5.When we talk about a library,we may think of shelves and shelves lined with books.But a new library set to open this fall in Texas won't have any books----at least not the kind you can leaf through..
There will be 10,000 digital books available for loan(借出)in the BiblioTech library in Bexar County,Texas.About 1.7 million county residents will be able to check out the books online without leaving their homes.The library will also provide 100 e-readers for people to borrow.In the library,people can work,study and access the Internet using dozens of computer stations.
"We wanted to find a cheap,effective way to bring reading and learning to the county and also focus on the change in the world of technology,"Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff,the man who started the project,told reporters.
Digital-only academic libraries already exist in the US.The University of Texas at San Antonio opened the first in 2010,and officials say it's been a success.Many public libraries even offer digital books in addition to paper copies.But Biblio Tech will be the country's first completely paperless public library system.Tucson,Arizona,and Newport Beach,California,attempted to open bookless public libraries in 2002 and 2011,respectively,but both ended up offering paper books after public outcry.
However,Residents of Tucson and Newport Beach lived close to libraries and could easily get to them.Many areas of Bexar County,on the other hand,lack public libraries,so residents don't have easy access to books.Wolff hopes Biblio Tech will solvethat problem.
Critics argue against digital-only libraries,saying many people prefer to see and hold actual books.Some say books with pictures,such as children's books and how-to books,work better than digital books.Others say people who aren't comfortable with technology won't be able to use the paperless libraries.They also point out that many digital books are not available for libraries to purchase for their collections.
But supporters of digital libraries say these institutions will make books available to more people,like the residents of Bexar County.Wolff himself,who collects print books,says he doesn't intend paperless libraries to replace traditional ones,but to exist alongside them."People are always going to want books,"he says."But the world is changing."
71.Wolff hopes to open more paperless libraries across the country,if Biblio Tech succeeds.What do we know about the Biblio Tech library?C
A.The first 10,000 people can read the digital books for free.
B.It will provide about 1.7 million digital books for the readers.
C.People can read the digital books at the library or at home.
D.It won't provide the loan service for people out of Texas)
72.From Paragraph 4,we can infer thatC.
A.Officials in the US helped build the digital-only academic libraries.
B.The first digital-only academic library opened in 2002 in the US
C.Other attempts at opening digital-only public libraries have failed.
D.The University of Texas once tried to open a bookless public library.
73.What does the underlined part"that problem"in Paragraph 5 refer to?A
A.People in Bexar County can't read books easily.
B.Tucson and Newport Beach lack public libraries.
C.There aren't digital libraries in Bexar County.
D.Residents aren't comfortable with technology.
74.What are the reasons why critics are opposed to digital-only libraries?B
a.Some people enjoy seeing and possessing printed books.
b.Books with pictures work better than digital ones.
c.Some people aren't good at using the Internet.d.The prices of some digital books are too high.
A.abd B.abc C.acd D.bcd
75.From what Wolff said in Paragraph 7,we learn thatD.
A.The future of print books is controlled by readers
B.Digital books will take the place of print ones soon
C.People will lose their interest in reading books in the future
D.Paperless libraries and the traditional ones should coexist.
分析 本文讲述在Bexar郡建立第一个无纸化图书馆:Biblio Tech图书馆,当地居民可以在网上借书. 美国其他地方也有过数字图书馆,大多因民众抗议而失败
.开办者Wolff想要Bexar居民能容易地读书,他认为数字图书馆应与传统的并存.
解答 CCABD
71.C 细节理解题.根据第二段第二句"About 1.7 million county residents will be able to check out the books online without leaving their homes"居民能够网上借书不用离开家可知Bibio Tech图书馆可以让人们即可在图书馆看电子书也可在家看电子书.故选C.
72.C 细节理解题.根据第四段最后一句"Tucson,Arizona,and Newport Beach,California,attempted to open bookless public libraries in 2002 and 2011,respectively,but both endedup offering paper books after public outcry."图森、亚利桑那…尝试开办无纸化图书馆,但由于民众抗议最终还是提供纸张书,可知这些开办仅数字化的图书馆失败了.故选C.
73.A 细节理解题.根据前一句"Many areas of Bexar County,on the other hand,lack public libraries,so residents don't have easy access to books.",许多Bexar地区的人缺少公共图书馆,居民不容易得到书,可知that problem就是指Bexar居民不能容易地读书.故选A.
74.B 细节理解题.根据倒数第二段"saying many people prefer to see and hold actual books.Some say books with pictures,such as children's books and how-to books,work better than digital books.Others say people who aren't comfortable with technology won't be able to use the paperless libraries."可知,反对数字化的图书理由有:更喜欢实在的书;有图片的书更好;不会用电脑.故选B.
75 D 细节理解题. 根据第七段第二句"he doesn't intent paperless libraries to replace traditional ones,but to exist alongside them."可知,传统图书馆将会与电子图书馆并存.D项符合文意.A、C项段中未涉及,B项与原文相悖.故正确答案为D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.