There are many rules (制度) in the old libraries. For example, no photos, no drinking and no phones. But now a lot of libraries don’t have too many rules. They paint the rooms beautiful colors so readers would like to read there. There aren’t hard chairs in these libraries.

There are nice sofas in them. Some of them are open 24 hours every day. In the libraries in America,

readers can make a 1free call. That means that they don’t need to pay any money for making a call. In the kid’s library in Denmark, children can sleep there if it is too late. In some libraries in Australia, they have a kids’ “story time”. 2今天图书馆是孩子们娱乐和学习知识的好去处。

任务（一）：根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.Why do many libraries paint their rooms beautiful colors now?

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2.In which country do some libraries have a kids’ “story time”?

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任务（二）：请写出1处下划线黑体单词“free”的汉语意思。

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任务（三）：请将文中2处划线的句子翻译成英语，每空一词。

4.Today libraries are good places for kids to ________ ________ and learn something.

任务（四）：请给短文选择一个最恰当的英文标题。

5.A. New Libraries    B. Library Rules    C. Old Libraries    D. Free Libraries

There are many rules (制度) in the old libraries. For example, no photos, no drinking and no phones. But now a lot of libraries don’t have too many rules. They paint the rooms beautiful colors so readers would like to read there. There aren’t hard chairs in these libraries.
There are nice sofas in them. Some of them are open 24 hours every day. In the libraries in America,
readers can make a 1free call. That means that they don’t need to pay any money for making a call. In the kid’s library in Denmark, children can sleep there if it is too late. In some libraries in Australia, they have a kids’ “story time”. 2今天图书馆是孩子们娱乐和学习知识的好去处。
任务（一）：根据短文内容回答下列问题。
【小题1】Why do many libraries paint their rooms beautiful colors now?
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【小题2】In which country do some libraries have a kids’ “story time”?
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任务（二）：请写出1处下划线黑体单词“free”的汉语意思。
【小题3】________________________________________________________________________
任务（三）：请将文中2处划线的句子翻译成英语，每空一词。
【小题4】Today libraries are good places for kids to ________ ________ and learn something.
任务（四）：请给短文选择一个最恰当的英文标题。

选词填空：从方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填空，完成短文。

Last week, my friend, Mike, decided to take a trip to Beijing by train. I   1. to the train station to see him off（为他送行）.

He   2. a lot of luggage（行李）with him. So I got on the train with him and helped him   3. away his luggage. There were a lot of people on the train. Some of them had no   4. and they stood in the aisle（过道）. When I tried to get off the train, one worker    5., “The train is leaving now. Please get on the train as   6. as possible. ” Then many people tried to get on the train. It was   7. for me to move. Before I could get off, the train began to   8.. Then my friend said to me, “Why don’t you go to Beijing with me ? You will have a great time there. ” I thought it was not a bad idea. So I went to Beijing for the first time.

选词填空：从方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填空，完成短文。