五、阅读理解
If you are someone who likes to finish the day by taking a book to bed, Gladstone’s Library in the UK may be a good place for you. This is a library like any other but with a great difference — you can also sleep there. It is a great place for book-lovers. You can choose（选择）books from 150 000 and take them to bed!
In a beautiful town in North Wales, Gladstone’s Library is a popular place to spend a nice quiet weekend. It looks like an old library you see in a film and visitors say it has the right smell too! The library is open to the visitors in the day. For those who want to make the most of their reading, there are twenty-six bedrooms. They are just metres from the books, with prices（价格）starting at 145 a night. At first, the rooms were mostly used by theologians（神学家）. These days, anyone interested in reading can stay.
The library was the idea of William Gladstone. He wanted others to read his large collection（收藏）of books, so he moved more than 30 000 from his home to a library in the town nearby. By that time, he was over eighty years old and he didn’t live to see the opening of the library he always dreamed of.
But with his books and a lot of money he left（留下）, the building was open in 1889. Now, the library welcomes students, writers, scientists, theologians and those who just enjoy books.
（ ）1. What makes Gladstone’s Library different?
A. Readers can get books for free.
B. Readers can watch films in it.
C. Readers can spend a night there.
D. Readers can meet book-lovers.
（ ）2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The town.
B. The library.
C. The weekend.
D. The film.
（ ）3. Why did Gladstone move his books to a library?
A. Because he planned to move his house.
B. Because he didn’t like reading any more.
C. Because he couldn’t read when he was old.
D. Because he hoped to share his books with others.
（ ）4. Why does the writer write the passage?
A. To introduce Gladstone’s Library.
B. To tell us how to choose a good book.
C. To tell us the life story of Gladstone.
D. To ask people to read before going to bed.
答案：1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A
解析：
【分析】做这篇英语阅读理解时，先通读全文把握文章大意，再针对每个小题的关键词，回到原文定位对应段落，找到关键语句，对比选项得出答案。第1题找图书馆的不同点，定位第一段；第2题猜测代词指代，定位第二段；第3题找移书的原因，定位第三段；第4题判断写作目的，需结合全文内容分析主旨。
【解析】1. 细节理解题：根据第一段第二句“This is a library like any other but with a great difference — you can also sleep there.”可知，该图书馆的特别之处是读者可以在那里过夜，故选C。
2. 词义猜测题：根据第二段前半句“It looks like an old library you see in a film and visitors say it has the right smell too!”可知，it指代前文提到的the library，故选B。
3. 细节理解题：根据第三段第二句“He wanted others to read his large collection of books, so he moved more than 30 000 from his home to a library in the town nearby.”可知，Gladstone移书是为了和他人分享自己的藏书，故选D。
4. 主旨大意题：全文围绕英国的Gladstone’s Library展开，介绍了它的特点、历史等内容，作者的写作目的是介绍该图书馆，故选A。
【答案】1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节理解，主旨大意
【点评】本文是一篇介绍类英语阅读理解材料，内容清晰易懂，题目设置围绕细节查找、词义猜测和主旨把握，考查学生的英语阅读基础能力，解题时需准确对应原文信息即可完成作答。
【难度系数】0.7
