Question

【题目】 Could you imagine a library where you borrow tools, appliances and sports gear(用具)? As a student, Sabrina could see the simple solution to a problem — in order to reduce waste and create a good effect on our environment, perhaps we should try sharing the things we have.

When she arrived in Brisbane four years ago, Sabrina had nothing with her but a suitcase full of clothes and a laptop. To start settling in, she asked friends if she could borrow the things she needed. Over time, as she started to have things of her own, she would _______ them to her friends in return.

She then came to the conclusion that we don’t need to own every single tool for every single_______, we just need to have them; we need a place where we can borrow what we need —in other words, a library. Sabrina decided to put her idea into action and so the Brisbane Tool Library was born.

Within two years the tool library has grown to over 225 members and today is run by a team of volunteers, mostly women, from 13 different nationalities. For a small membership fee, the library offers _______ from hand and power tools to sporting and camping gear, and kitchen equipment.

The library now has over 500 items in its storeroom with another 500 waiting to come. These are items that would otherwise have gone into landfill when their owners are _________ them sitting on the shelf — most are still new. “It doesn’t need to be like this,” says Sabrina. “It’s not just about reducing waste when things are at the _______ of their life cycle. And recycling is not enough. We need to rethink purchasing from the very beginning. We need some change.”

It’s a part of the rise of the share economy, where phone apps allow _______ to share rarely-used goods with people who need them. Libraries have been around for centuries offering public use of shared resources.

【1】A.lendB.reportC.readD.sell

【2】A.excuseB.successC.purposeD.secret

【3】A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing

【4】A.fond ofB.tired ofC.surprised atD.afraid of

【5】A.startB.topC.restD.end

【6】A.learnersB.officersC.usersD.designers

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍了Sabrina建立布里斯班工具库的灵感来源、过程及其发展。这个工具库通过分享自己拥有的工具来减少浪费，并对环境产生好的影响。

【1】句意：随着时间流逝，当她开始拥有自己的东西，她把它们借给朋友们作为回报。

lend出借；report报告；read阅读；sell卖出。根据上文中“To start settling in, she asked friends if she could borrow the things she needed.”可知朋友曾借给她她所需的东西，由此可推出她把东西借给朋友们作为回报。故选A。

【2】句意：她当时意识到了我们不需要因每一个用途而拥有每一个工具，……

excuse借口；success成功；purpose用途；secret秘密。根据常识可知每一个工具都有它的用途。故选C。

【3】句意：收取少量的会员费，这个工具库提供一切东西，从手动和电动工具到运动和野营设备及厨房设备。

something某事物；everything一切；anything任何事物；nothing没有什么。根据题干中“from hand and power tools to sporting and camping gear, and kitchen equipment”可推出此处是指在这个范围内的一切东西。故选B。

【4】句意：这些物品大部分还是新的，原本可能已经在主人对放在架子上的它们感到厌烦时被填埋。

fond of喜欢；tired of厌倦；surprised at对……感到吃惊；afraid of害怕。根据题干中“items that would otherwise have gone into landfill”可知原本这些物品可能已经被填埋，由此推出是在主人厌烦它们的时候被填埋。故选B。

【5】句意：它不仅是当物品在它们生命周期的尽头时减少废弃物。

start开始；top顶端；rest剩余的；end最后。根据题干中“reducing waste”可推出此处说的是物品生命周期的尽头，用at the end of表示“在……尽头”。故选D。

【6】句意：它是共享经济崛起的一部分，手机软件允许用户和有需要的人们分享极少使用的商品。

learners学习者；officers官员；users用户；designers设计者。根据句意“手机软件允许____和有需要的人们分享极少使用的商品”结合常识可知此处是说用户。故选C。