2.It's such a happy-looking library,painted yellow,decorated with palm-tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof.About the size of a microwave oven,it's pedestrian-friendly,too,waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach country Estates,along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.
It's a library built with love.
A year ago,shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization,a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available,she announced to her family of four,"That's what we're going to do for our spring break!"
Son Austin,now a 10th-grader,didn't see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox.But Janey insisted,and husband Peter unwillingly got to work.The 51-year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he'd built years earlier for daughter Abbie's toy horses,and made a door of glass.
After adding the library's final touches (装点),the family hung a signboard on the front,instructing users to"take a book,return a book,"and making the Henriksen library,now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world,the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
They stocked it with 20 or so books they'd already read,a mix of science fiction,reference titles,novels and kids'favorites."I told them,keep in mind that you might not see it again,"said Janey,a stay-at-home mom.
Since then,the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself,thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers.The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
The project's best payoff,says Peter,are the thank-you notes left behind."We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular."(317 words)

66.In what way is the library"pedestrian-friendly"?B
A.It owns a yellow roof.
B.It stands near a sidewalk.
C.It protects book lovers from the sun.
D.It uses palm-tree stickers as decorations.
67.Janey got the idea to build a library fromD
A.a visit to Brian Williams                                
B.a spring break with her family
C.a book sent by one of her neighbors                
D.a report on a Wisconsin-based organization
68.The library was builtC
A.by a ship supply company                              
B.on the basis of toy horses
C.like a mailbox                                              
D.with glass
69.What can we infer about the signboard?C
A.It was made by a user of the library.
B.It marked a final touch to the library.
C.It aimed at making the library last long.
D.It indicated the library was a family property.
70.The passage tells us that the usersA
A.donate books to the library                            
B.get paid to collect books for the library
C.receive thank-you notes for using the library  
D.visit the library over 5 times on average daily.
1.In my living room,there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to"Bloom (开花) where you are planted."It reminds me of Dorothy.I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s,when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville,Kentucky.The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program.Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who"bloomed"in her remote area.
Dorothy taught in a school In Harlan County,Kentucky,Appalachian Mountain area.To get to her school from the town of Harlan,I followed a road winding around the mountain.In the eight-mile journey,I crossed the same railroad track five times,giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times.Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains,I found it depressing.The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.
From the moment of my arrival at the little school,all gloom (忧郁) disappeared.Upon arriving at Dorothy's classroom.I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen.The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects.Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for"dinner"(lunch).In case you don't know,poke greens are a weed-type plant that grows wild,especially on poor ground.
Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students.Her enthusiasm never cooled down.When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification,Dorothy was ready.She came to the assessment and passed in all areas.Afterward,she invited me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory,as if she had received her Ph.D.degree.After the meal,she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand.She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝),but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.(360 words)

61."Early Childhood Development"in Paragraph 1 refers toB
A.a program directed by Dorothy                             
B.a course given by the author
C.an activity held by the students                              
D.an organization sponsored by Union college
62.In the journey,the author was most disappointed at seeingB
A.the long track            
B.the poor houses             
C.the same train          
D.the winding road
63.Upon arriving at the classroom,the author was cheered up byA
A.a warm welcome                                                 
B.the sight of poke greens
C.Dorothy's latest projects                                       
D.a big dinner made for her
64.What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph?C
A.She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.
B.She got a pen as a gift from the author.
C.She passed the required assessment.
D.She received her Ph.D.degree.
65.What does the author mainly intend to tell us?D
A.Whatever you do,you must do it carefully.
B.Whoever you are,you deserve equal treatment.
C.However poor you are,you have the right to education.
D.Wherever you are,you can accomplish your achievement.
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