Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest(牧师)in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.

John Medcalf, the priest,was moved. He also realised that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books,they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?

M-call got a new idea from the barefoot(赤脚)doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians first appeared in the villages of northern Peru,almost thirty years ago.

The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The 12ura1 Library Network of Peru.

At first,they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hat work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.

1.The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo

A. had a lot of books B. bought candles from others

C. stayed in the church D. enjoyed reading books

2.The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to .

A. to grow to love books B. to bring books to people

C. to read and write D. to build a new library

3.The passage doesn't mention

A. when the barefoot librarians appeared B. who worked as village librarians at first

C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors D. how many village libraries Peru has today

4.It can be inferred(推断)from the passage that

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

Where do you think people will live in the future? Can you imagine people will work and live in the sea? But how will people go to work then? By submarine( 潜 水 艇)?

Some scientists believe that some day submarines will be as many as today’s cars. A famous French driver says, “One day, people will work on the ocean floor as they do on the street!”.

If people want to live in the sea, they have to solve a lot of problems, like those of living on the moon such as lack( 缺 少 ) of oxygen and weightlessness( 失 重 ). Many problems are hard to solve. For example, what will happen to our bodies if we live in the sea for a very long time? Scientists are looking for answers.

Maybe in 50 years people will be able to live in the sea, away from the noisy cities on land. They will find it fun and interesting to live in the sea. And life in the sea is more comfortable. Don’t you think so?

1.Maybe people in the future will to work on the ocean floor.

A.drive a car B. take a bus C.take a submarine D.swim

2..What problem will people have if they live in the sea?

A.They will feel cold.

B.They will feel tired.

C.They will become quite heavy.

D.They will have difficulty in breathing.

3.The writer thinks living in the sea is than living on land.

A.better B.worse C.easier D.noisier

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.People may be weightless in the sea.

B.The sea is noisy and crowded for man to live.

C.Some scientists believe submarines will be popular in the future.

D.There are some problems to solve if people want to live in the sea.

5.What's the best title of the article?

A.Living in the Sea B. Living in Submarines

C. Living on Land D. Living on the Moon

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