What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.
One library in New York City turned into(变成)a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?
The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn't want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.
【小题1】Where did the story happen?_________.

A．In New York City.

B．In a school in New York City.

C．In the streets in New York City.

D．In most libraries in New York City.

【小题2】The library had hundreds of ___________.

A．workers in it	B．policemen in it
C．people living in it	D．computers in it

【小题3】The people in the story _______________.

A．were all the workers in the library

B．were all people near the library

C．didn't read any books

D．wanted to buy some computers

【小题4】Why did 250 people move into the library? Because_____________.

A．these people wanted to save money

B．these people needed places to live in

C．the library was very quiet

D．they loved the library and they didn't want to lose it

【小题5】From the passage we know that ___________.

A．the library was kept open at last

B．the library was closed because no one read in it

C．the library became a home of these people

D．the city saved a lot of money

---Why did Suzy look so stressed when we saw her?

---Because she wondered________.

A．what her sister has done during the trip

B．when would her father come back

C．if she had passed the driving test

D．where did the other friends do

 

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A type of bird that is now extinct (消失) is the passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon lived in the eastern part of North America. Scientists believe that in the year 1500 there were as many as five billion of these birds living from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. They flew at great speeds and would travel to many places to look for food. Passenger pigeons grew to be about 16 inches long.
Settlers who came to North America killed the passenger pigeon for food and for its feathers. The forests where they lived were cut down to clear the land for farming. Because the passenger pigeon laid only one egg at a time, their population did not grow quickly. The last passenger pigeon died at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens in 1914.
Another type of bird that has become extint is the dodo. The dodo lived on an island called Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It had short, stubby legs and wings and a large curved beak. The dodo was about the size of a large turkey. It was acturally related to the pigeon, but it could not fly. Like the passenger pigeon it laid only one egg at a time. Dodos became extinct because they were eaten by sailors and animals, such as pigs and monkeys, that the sailors brought to the island. The dodo is believed to have died out in 1680.
Another flightless bird that has become extinct is the moa. The moa lived on the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Like the dodo, the moa’s legs were shorter, but some of these birds grew to be more than ten feet tall. And the causes of its extinction is the same as the dodo’s.   The moa is believed to have died out sometime during the 1700s.
【小题1】 Were there many passenger pigeon in the year 1500?
【小题2】 When did the last passenger pigeon die at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens ?
【小题3】 Where did the dodo live before it died out?
【小题4】 How many kinds of birds have died out in the passage?
【小题5】Why have these birds died out?