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The multi-million pound new Library of Birming-ham( LoB) will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life.

Set to open in 2013 , the LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.

As digital media(媒介)is important to its idea, the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.

Brian Gambles, the LoB's project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning, "The aim is to mix the physical with the digital? providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.,,

The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the serv?ices, making sure that it is never closed to the public.

Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB, designed by Baden. Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.

Two other small Birmingham-based digital compa?nies are working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls "enlarge re?ality" project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development. And The People's Archive is an online library of historical figures of the city being built by a digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.

Gambles says, "Technology will enable us to make the library's content and services open to citizens as never before.,,

1. The underline part "its idea" in Paragraph 3 refers to

the idea of      .

A. the equipment

B. the project

C. the digital media

D. the physical library

2. While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can .

A. get a general idea of the LoB

B. meet many world-famous experts

C learn how to put up a library building

D. understand how the specialists work on the project

3. Which of the following is TRUE of the LoB when it opens?

a. It offers better learning tools,

b. It reaches users in different ways.

c. It provides users with smart phones.

d. It allows users to enrich its material.

e. It gives non-stop physical and digital services.

A. a, b, d B. a, c, e

C. b, c, d D. b, d, e

4. This text is most probably taken from .

A. a popular science book

B. a library guide

C. a handbook

D. a newspaper report

【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道,主要报道了伯明翰图书馆(Library of Birmingham)将会被改建成一个全新的数字化图书馆一事。

B推理判断题。根据文章第三段的"As digital media(媒介) is important to its idea , the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies work?ing at the new technologies."可知,its idea指代the idea of the project,故选B项。

A细节理解题。根据文章第六段第二句"Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has al?so enabled those working on the LoB to understand the build?ing and how it will work before it even opens."可知,公众通过参观虚拟的伯明翰图书馆会对其有一个总体的了解,故选A项。

A细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句"Brian Gambles, the LoB's project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning, * The aim is to mix the physical with the digital ^ providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways.",和第七段最后~"句"...in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.,,可知,伯明翰图书馆开放时会有A选项中的这些功能,故选A。

D文章出处题。根据文章第一段开篇点题,并结合对全文的整体理解可推知,本文是一篇新闻报道,故选D。

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Cherish yourself with good nutrition. Depression can af?fect appetite. One person may not feel like eating at all, but another might overeat. If depression has affected your eating, you'll need to be extra mindful of getting the right food.

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When children grow up and want to 13 , their par?ents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 14 to babysit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a 15 but not an obli?gation (责任 ,义 务).

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A.    had poor eyesight but wore no glasses

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D.    was once a poor man in Hollywood

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C.    He wrote a play for a famous director.

D.    His strange temper made him very famous.

3.    Which of the following is probably TRUE about Dean?

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B.    He was too shy to express himself.

C.    He committed suicide on a highway.

D.    He was a crazy fan in fast driving.

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A.    The death of James Dean.

B.    James Dean's movies.

C.    The beginning of a legend.

D.    The life of an actor.

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