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The world?s first completely paperless public library is located in Bexar County, Texas, in the United States.
Bexar County?s so-called Biblio Tech is a low-cost project with big ambitions. Its first branch is in a relatively poor district on the south side of the city of San Antonio. It has 100 e-readers on loan, and dozens of screens where the public are able to browse (浏览), study, and learn digital skills. It is a truly bookless library — although that is not a phrase much to the liking of BiblioTech?s project co-ordinator, Laura Cole. She prefers the description “digital library”— after all, there are books there, but in digital form.
Christopher Platt, director of collections and circulation at the New York Public Library, argued that accessing a digital version of a book was not enough. “People travel from all over the world to our library, not just to access an item, but to touch it and feel it in order to get a sense of the overall importance of the work,” he said.
But “bookless” does not mean “cheap”. Publishers charge libraries up to five times the normal hardback (精装本) price for an e-book of a popular title, Christopher Platt said. And certain types of e-books simply do not work as well as printed books, especially when some library e-readers are still text-only. This was just one of many reasons, he felt, that bookless libraries would not be sweeping
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the board just yet. Children?s author Alan Gibbons is a firm believer in the role of libraries, especially school libraries. Working in international schools in China and Thailand, Mr. Gibbons noted that even in the best schools where every child was given an iPad, the school library, stocked with real books, was seen as an important resource.
Christopher Platt at the New York Public Library has another view on the bookless future: “It?s still early. We?ve spent 100 years getting the print stuff right, so it could be a while before we get the e-stuff right.”
28. What can we learn about the paperless public library in Texas? A. It was built in a rich district. B. People can develop digital skills there. C. It cost a large sum of money. D. It?s the world?s biggest library.
29. By saying “bookless does not mean cheap”, Christopher Platt means that _________. A. travelling to the library costs foreign readers a lot B. e-readers are very expensive
C. readers must pay to read in the digital library D. e-books are more expensive than printed ones
30. The underlined phrase “sweeping the board” in Paragraph 5 probably means _____. A. fading out
B. leaving quickly D. coming soon
C. becoming successful
31. Which of the following might Alan Gibbons agree with? A. School libraries with printed books won?t disappear. B. Asian children like printed books. C. Asian children like electronic products.
D. Printed books in school libraries need improving.
D
You get anxious if there?s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you?re not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smartphone addiction.
For some people, smartphones have liberated them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy(自主权) in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though, smartphones have become tyrants (暴君) in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off, relax and recharge their batteries.
Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his iPhone. So he developed an app — Moment — to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they?re spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached (突破). “Moment?s goal is to promote balance in your life,”
his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”
Dr Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this ?always on? culture are that your mind is never resting, and you?re not giving your body time to recover, so you?re always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”
And as the number of connected smartphones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis (瘫痪) and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they?re controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr Christine Grant. 32. What?s the first paragraph mainly about? A. The popularity of smartphones. B. The progress of modern technology. C. The signs of “always on” stress. D. The cause of smartphone addiction.
33. Kevin Holesh developed Moment to __________. A. research how people use their mobile phones B. help people control their use of mobile phones C. make people better use mobile phones D. increase the fun of using mobile phones
34. What?s Dr Christine Grant?s attitude towards “always on” culture? A. Confused. B. Positive. C. Doubtful. D. Critical. 35. According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means __________. A. we will become less productive B. we can make a decision more quickly C. we will be equipped with more knowledge D. we can work more effectively
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。
Travel tips that are no longer true
We all love an inside trip, but some of the classic tips for travelers no longer hold true. ___36___ 1. Book a plane ticket far in advance to save money.
This myth may have been true back in the 1960s, when flights were less common than they are today. Back then, the demand for a flight would naturally increase as the date approached, there being few other options. 37 According to recent studies, the best time to buy a domestic ticket was between six and seven weeks before.
2. 38
Don?t ignore the benefits of going straight to the hotel to negotiate (商谈) a good deal on a room. Many hotel chains offer rate guarantees and encourage customers to book directly. Hotels also frequently have discounts or some offers that third-party websites don?t know. Apart from this, hotels give the upgrades, not the booking agents.
3. Avoid street food.
39 If this means standing up at a cheap street stall (摊位), then follow the crowd. Don?t sit down at a restaurant and spend four times more, on the simple assumption that it?s the only safe option. Can you see what?s going on in the kitchen?
4. Carry your money in a special pocket or pouch.
This is the fastest way to stand out from locals — who will have their money in a wallet or purse. Only take what you need when you leave your hotel room. 40 A. When in Rome, do what the Romans do.
B. And make sure to put your wallet in a front pocket.
C. This is only true if you are buying products that are heavily taxed. D. Let yourself relax in a warm room for one or two people in single beds.
E. Check the updates on these tall tales (说大话) to save cash and add experience to your trip. F. These days, many alternatives for the most popular routes mean that demand stays steady. G. The best hotel prices are on travel websites. 第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Maureen worked in an office with twenty other people, and she liked her job. Getting ahead in her career wasn?t 41 to her until the day that her friend and co-worker Betty was promoted to be the boss of the unit. Betty couldn?t have gotten the 42 if Maureen had tried to. In the eyes of the other co-workers Betty was always cheerful, 43 and ambitious, while Maureen was low-key (低调的) and easy-going.
Before Betty got the promotion, Maureen had been 44 at her work, even if she had not been specially happy. But once Betty was made 45 , Maureen began to fill up with resentment (怨恨) until she 46 her job and hated Betty. 47 she made a big mistake because she had a feeling of 48 all the time. Maureen began to see Betty as the source of all her problems, and she 49 to remember that she had not particularly wanted the promotion anyway. Now she just thought that it should be hers. 50 examining herself to see what her real goal was in life, she began to 51 on Betty and regarded Betty as her enemy. Maureen became completely 52 on her resentment, and she couldn?t get out of the 53 situation.
One of the major problems with resentment is that you believe that your 54 is entirely caused by some outside person. You stop 55 what you can do to improve your situation, because
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you decide that your injured feelings are the 56 of someone else?s fault. You just give up trying to find real 57 . Dealing with resentment needs awareness and 58 . First of all, you need to 59 you are feeling resentful and then try to stop yourself feeling upset. Only in this way can you solve the 60 in your life. 41. A. equal 42. A. job
43. A. hard-working 44. A. annoyed 45. A. head 46. A. did 47. A. Strangely 48. A. safety 49. A. tried 50. A. Instead of 51. A. drop in 52. A. keen 53. A. social 54. A. anger 55. A. calling on 56. A. goal 57. A. differences 58. A. bravery 59. A. admit 60.
A. case
B. native C. similar B. order C. position B. good-looking C. peace-loving B. pleased C. excited B. guide C. princess B. got C. knew B. Usually C. Eventually B. pride
C. unhappiness
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C. crime
D. important D. direction D. smooth-talking D. skilled D. assistant D. disliked D. Immediately D. unemployment
D. preferred
D. As for D. make comments D. dependent D. dangerous D. anxiety D. cheering for D. reason D. relationships D. calmness D. prove D. problem