高考提能练(四)必修Module 4A Social Survey My Neighbourhood.阅读理解A2019贵阳监测 A new library in Tianjin Tianjin Binhai Public Library recently became an online hit. The Daily Mail described it as the “worlds ultimate (终极的) library”， while the word “breathtaking” was the choice of Newsweek magazine. One look at the library and youll see why. With its futuristic (未来派的) design and walls loaded with books, its the dream library of every book lover.But as the surprise continues, theres a burning question lying in the back of our minds: When physical bookstores are closing down one by one, what makes libraries safe from the wave of digitization (数字化)? And do we really still need libraries now that weve got the Internet in our hands?Reporter Ian Clark has the answer. “Libraries are not declining in importance people are simply changing the way they use them，” he wrote on The Guardian website.What Clark means is that libraries have shifted from simply being storehouses of books to a medium to help “bridge the gap between the haves and the havenots”， according to website Libraries Are Essential. Since not everyone can afford a smartphone, a tablet or an Internet connection, and not everyone has the knowhow to search the Internet correctly and efficiently, its public libraries that make sure that these resources and technologies are available to a larger group of people.“Nobody is trying to sell you anything in the library. There is no pressure to buy and there is no judgment of your choices，” Anne Goulding, a professor at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, wrote on the Newsroom website. “There are few other spaces that you can just be in without somebody questioning your presence or your motivation.”体裁：说明文题材：文化主题：数字化时代的图书馆【语篇解读】本文主要说明了在数字化时代，图书馆存在的原因。【难句分析】Since not everyone can afford a smartphone, a tablet or an Internet connection, and not everyone has the knowhow to search the Internet correctly and efficiently, its public libraries that make sure that these resources and technologies are available to a larger group of people.分析：本句是一个复合句，其中包含Since引导的原因状语从句，原因状语从句中又包含由and连接的两个并列句，主句为its public libraries. people，是强调句型。译文：因为不是每个人都能买得起智能手机、平板电脑或能连接到互联网，而且不是每个人都知道正确和高效地搜索互联网的窍门，正是(有了)公共图书馆(才)确保这些资源和技术可以提供给更大的人群。1What cause book lovers to like Tianjin Binhai Public Library?ABreathtaking magazines.BWorlds ultimate buildings.CDesign and book walls.DDigitization.答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“One look at the library and youll see why. With its futuristic (未来派的) design and walls loaded with books, its the dream library of every book lover”可知，让图书爱好者喜欢上天津滨海公共图书馆的是它的设计和书墙。2Where does the text most probably come from?AA fiction. BA tour guide.CA newspaper. DA book.答案与解析：C考查文章出处。根据第一段中的“A new library in Tianjin Tianjin Binhai Public Library recently became an online hit. The Daily Mail described it as the worlds ultimate (终极的) library”可知，这篇文章可能出自报纸。3Why are physical libraries necessary to exist?AEveryone has a phone with them.BSome people are still used to the old ways.CMore and more people use computers.DPeople can buy what they want there.答案与解析：B考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Since not everyone can afford a smartphone, a tablet or an Internet connection, and not everyone has the knowhow. are available to a larger group of people”可知，由于并不是每个人都能通过网络获取知识，所以一些人依然在使用老方法，即去图书馆获取知识。4What does the text mainly talk about?ALibraries living on in the digital age.BInternet libraries nowadays.CPhysical libraries in the past.DPeoples dream libraries.答案与解析：A考查主旨大意。根据全文内容尤其是第二段中的“When physical bookstores are closing down one by one, what makes libraries. now that weve got the Internet in our hands”可知，这篇文章的主旨是在数字化时代，图书馆仍将继续存在。B2019太原模拟ShapeAccording to its website, Shape is a magazine for American women with active lifestyles. This womens health magazine covers everything from diet and exercise to psychology. What is great about Shape is that it knows that it must cover a lot more than fitness to give women all the information they need to stay healthy. Besides all the great features included in its print magazine, it also has an easily accessible website that anyone can use.Womens DayWomens Day is not only specifically a womens health magazine, but also includes a little information of what Shape has, along with more information on other aspects of life: family, money, travel and style. Many of the articles in Womens Day deal with specific diseases that are common to women, such as heart disease, breast cancer and others.Womens HealthFrom tips to recent health news to articles about world affairs, Womens Health has everything that you expect in a womens health magazine. Another great feature is that Womens Health has a great website full of information, as well as articles from past magazines that you can check out. This is a great resource, since it lets you get to see articles well at