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【題目】 When was the last time you used a phone booth on the street? With the rise of mobile phones, they have become something out of date. But Shanghai is trying to bring new life to the old phone booths by turning them into mini—libraries.

Shanghai plans to divide 263 phone booths in Xuhui district into six new types. One type will each offer 60 books for people to read or borrow. A second type will— allow users to listen to audiobooks（有聲書）and even record their own voices. A third type will become " Celebrity Exhibition Halls（名人亭）",showing old photos and works of famous artists like Ba Jin and Zhang.

Shanghai is not the only city trying to save the old phone booths. The British has cared about them even more, since the red phone booths became a part of the country’s identity（標識）. The world‘s first phone booth was built in the 1880s in Germany. But in the 1930s the UK painted them red and made them a special attraction in cities.

In recent years the country has come up with many ideas to help phone booths stay useful. The UK company British Telecom has added screens and free WiFi to some booths. Users can use them to surf online and search for maps and weather reports.

The company also allows people to rent（租） some booths to change them as they want to. Since 2009, more than 1, 500 phone booths have been turned into flower shops, mini—cafes, art museums and even shower rooms（浴室）, according to the Sina News.

Maybe in the future phone booths will become city attractions once again, but in a more creative way.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

【1】How many books will be each library booth in Shanghai offered?

A.263.B.60.C.44.D.1,500.

【2】Among the six new types of phone booths in Shanghai, people can NOT ________.

A.read and borrow booksB.listen to audiobooks

C.record their own voicesD.play video games

【3】What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

A.British Telecom has new ways to reuse telephone booths.

B.The British can buy flowers from a telephone booth.

C.If you want to take a shower in the UK, just enter a booth.

D.Booths in the UK have been useless for years.

【4】What does the underlined word “booth " mean?

A.充電器B.數(shù)據(jù)線C.公用電話亭D.車庫

【5】What can we infer from the story?

A.No one wants to use the telephone booths now.

B.Britain’s red phone booths are losing their social identity.

C.Phone booths will attract people " s attention again.

D.Phone booths around the world are becoming popular.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

文章講述的是各國都在重新利用公用電話亭。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“One type will each offer 60 books for people to read or borrow”可知，是60本。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)短文的第二自然段的內(nèi)容“Shanghai plans to divide 263 phone booths in Xuhui district into six new types. One type will each offer 60 books for people to read or borrow. A second type will— allow users to listen to audiobooks and even record their own voices. A third type will become " Celebrity Exhibition Halls ",showing old photos and works of famous artists like Ba Jin and Zhang上海計劃將徐匯區(qū)的263個電話亭劃分為6個新類型。其中一種類型將每種提供60本書供人們閱讀或借閱。第二種類型將允許用戶收聽有聲讀物，甚至可以錄制自己的聲音。第三類將成為“名人展覽館”，展示巴金、張等著名藝術家的老照片和作品。”可知，答案選D。故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“In rent years the county has come up with many ideas to help phone booths stay useful在租金年里，這個國家想出了許多辦法來幫助電話亭繼續(xù)使用�！笨芍�,答案選A。故選A。

【4】詞義猜測題，根據(jù)" With the rise of mobile phones ,they have become something out of date. But Shanghai is trying to bring new life to the old phone booths by turning them into mini—libraries.”“隨著手機的使用…...但是上海正通過把它變成微型圖書館......可推測這個劃線的詞是“公用電話亭”。故選C。

【5】主旨大意題，通讀短文可知:各國都在想辦法重新利用已經(jīng)廢棄的公用電話事。那么它也會重新受歡迎起來。故選C。