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1、上海市红桥区2016届高考英语 完形填空和阅理暑假选练（5）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The multimillion pound new Library of Birmingham (LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life. Set to open in 2013，the188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to
2、the Birmingham Repertory Theatre，with which it will share some equipment.As digital media(媒介)is important to its_idea，the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies. Brian Gambles，the LoB project director，says it is about givin
3、g people the right tools for learning：“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital，providing 24hour services which can be used through many different ways.It is important to enable us to reach more people，more effectively.” The digital library will，he says，be as important as the physical one，all
4、owing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public. Even before the LoB is complete，the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB，designed by Baden，the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists.Not only have the public been able to learn about t
5、he LoB，but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens. Two other small Birminghambased digital companies are also working on the LoB projects.Substrat，a digital design company，is developing what it calls an example o
6、f an “enlarged reality” project.It is about the use of an exciting smart phone，an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development.And The Peoples Archive is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in Cahoots，in which users
7、 will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.Gambles says：“Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as never before”【语篇解读】 本文是一则新闻报道。即将落成的Library of Birmingham(LoB)将是伯明翰市接受日常生活数字化的标志。1The underlined part“its idea”in Paragraph 3 refers to the i
8、dea of _.Athe equipment Bthe projectCthe digital media Dthe physical library解析词义猜测题。第三段中的“the project”指的是文章中出现的“the LoB project”，结合画线部分的上下文语境可知此处讲的是数字媒体对这个项目很重要，所以B项正确。答案B2While visiting the Virtual LoB，the public can _.Aget a general idea of the LoBBmeet many worldfamous expertsClearn how to put up
9、 a library buildingDunderstand how the specialists work on the project解析细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB.”可知，公众访问虚拟LoB可了解LoB的大体情况。答案A3Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?Aa，b，d Ba，c，e Cb，c，d Db，d，e解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知a、b两项正确，e项错误；根据倒数第二段的第二、三句可
10、知c项错误；由倒数第二段的最后一句可知d项正确。故选A项。答案A4The text is most probably taken from _.Aa computer book Ba library guideCa project handbook Da newspaper report解析推理判断题。文章主要介绍了即将落成的Library of Birmingham(LoB)的相关情况，最有可能是一则新闻报道。答案D。【广东省广州市2014综合测试】完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In America, if
11、 you are invited to a wedding, baby shower, bar mitzvah（成人礼）or other celebrations, youre expected to bring a gift. Usually, it should be modest in 1 , about $25. For a wedding, the bride will often have “registered” a list of gifts at a local department store, indicating the items she 2 .When you bu
12、y a registered item, tell the store that youre doing this, so the couple doesnt receive the 3 gift twice. For a baby shower, bring a gift 4 for a new born baby. For a bar mitzvah, bring a gift appropriate for a 13-year-old boy. Because they are such important occasions, gifts for bar mitzvahs tend t
13、o be more 5 , for example, a gold-plated pen. 6 the pen by carving the boys full name will be appreciated.If you wish to give a gift to American friends, choose something that is 7 to your country. It neednt be valuable or 8 , just typical of your homeland. 9 include a book about your country, an in
14、expensive souvenir, or something else that reflects your 10 . Young children who like collecting will probably be very 11 with a set of your countrys coins or stamps. Items that are 12 in your country but difficult to find abroad are also good.If staying with an American family, a good way of expres
15、sing your thanks is to take them to a form of 13 , such as a baseball game or a concert.When giving gifts to a business acquaintance, dont give anything too personal, 14 to a woman. A scarf or a hat is OK, but other types of 15 are not. Something appropriate for the office is best.1. A. size B. value C. weight D. appearance2. A. prefers B. owns C. uses D. imagines3. A. first B. best C. same D. similar4. A. general B. suitable C. demanding D. expensiv
