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【题目】 The Haskell Free Library and Opera House might not be as well known as the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty. 【1】. Completed in 1904, the building is stationed directly between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont. with the official US -Canada borderline running right across the library's floor.

Martha Stewart Haskell and her son, Colonel Horace Stewart Haskell, both Canadians, built the building as a tribute(悼念) to Mrs Haskell's late husband, Carlos.【2】.

While the library’s official entrance is on the US side of the building, most of the books are on the Canadian side.【3】. The Opera House is similarly split, with most of its seats in the US and its stage in Canada. As Atlas Obscura reported, it is often said that the Haskell is the only library in the US with no books, and the only opera house in the country with no stage.

Passports and other forms of identification aren’t required to cross from country to country in the library, though the Haskell's website notes that the border inside the building“ is real and it is enforced”. 【4】. If they don't, they risk possible detention and fines.

Even beyond the building's unique position,library director Nancy Rumery told CTV News that Haskell staffers-Canadian and American alike-consider the institution to be like any other library in the world

“We’re just trying to be the best library we can.【5】.” she said. “These are all our neighbors and we do our very best to help them on their life-long learning journey. ”

A.The Haskell is full of mysterious places.

B.The Haskell is divided between the two countries.

C.Visitors have access to a variety of cultural resources.

D.Visitors are expected to their side of the border after a visit.

E.It’s undoubtedly one of America's most unique tourist attractions.

F.Our community is made up of people from two different countries

G.The family hoped that citizens would use it as a “center for learning and cultural enrichment”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】G

【3】B

【4】D

【5】F

【解析】

本文是说明文，介绍了跨美国和加拿大两个国家边境的一个独特的图书馆和歌剧院——Haskell 免费图书馆和歌剧院。

【1】

此题线索是代词指代。选项E意思为：它无疑是美国最独特的旅游景点之一。选项E中的it指代前一句的“The Haskell Free Library and Opera House”；下文紧接着说明它的独特之处：美国和加拿大的官方边界正好穿过图书馆的地板。故选E项。

【2】

选项G意思为：这家人希望市民们将其作为“学习和丰富文化的中心”。前一句中“加拿大人玛莎·斯图尔特·哈斯凯尔和她的儿子霍勒斯·斯图尔特·哈斯凯尔上校建造这座大楼是为了向哈斯凯尔夫人已故的丈夫卡洛斯致敬。”提到Martha Stewart Haskell一家人“Martha Stewart Haskell and her son, Colonel Horace Stewart Haskell …Mrs Haskell's late husband, Carlos.”；选项G中“the family”是指这一家人。故选G项。

【3】

空前一句提到“虽然图书馆的正式入口在美国一侧，但大多数图书都在加拿大一侧”；选项B意思为：Haskell图书馆被这两个国家分开了。选项B是顺承空前一句的话题。故选B项。

【4】

此题线索是代词指代。选项D意思为：游客在参观后应到他们(国家)那边的边境。空有一句中的they 指代选项D中的visitors；空后一句“如果不这样做，他们可能会面临被拘留和罚款的风险”是顺承选项D的话题。故选D项。

【5】

此题线索是代词指代。选项F意思为：我们的社区由来自两个不同国家的人组成。空后一句“他们都是我们的邻居，我们尽最大努力帮助他们走上终身学习的道路”中的“these are all our neighbors”指代选项F中的“people from two different countries”。故选F项。