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【导读】这是一篇说明文。疫情导致英国图书馆大量关闭，家庭购买和收藏书籍成为流行趋势，但作者认为图书馆有着不可替代的价值，前景依然光明。 |
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Libraries are romantic places.The romance is that of reading, and the wealth of human imagining and learning that is contained in them.Access to the knowledge and literary art(poetry, fiction, drama) in a library is precious—and particularly valuable to young minds and people of any age with an interest in education.
It would be hard to find anyone who actively disapproves of libraries.But when it comes to reality, Britain’s libraries are on less solid ground.The number of books borrowed in the year ending in March,2021 was 72.9m，down 56% on the previous year.Physical visits also collapsed, from 214.6m to 59.7m.
Of course, this is the behaviour that one would expect during a pandemic .Many libraries were closed during this period, while people were discouraged from unnecessary mixing.Book sales climbed to their highest in a decade in 2021, which suggests that some former users of libraries may have bought books instead.
Private libraries at home, whether large collections or single bookshelves, appear to be developing well.But the hope must be that visits and loans at public libraries will soon return to their former level too.Like any other service, libraries need users.And while booksellers might in one sense be regarded as competitors, in fact the vast majority of those involved in the trade, from publishers to poets, are library lovers.
This has something to do with the romantic idea of the reader as explorer, with every book a door to a new store of feeling or understanding.But it also involves the recognition that if books are to form part of our life, there must be space in public for them.Books can be treasured possessions, but there is also something special about a copy that arrives in your hands having passed through those of others—and that will go on being passed between strangers who share your curiosity.
1．What has happened to British libraries?
A．They have been in a bad state.
B．They have become romantic places.
C．They have got great appeal for artists.
D．They have suffered great loss of users.
2．What has led to the home library boom in Britain?
A．People avoid close contact in public.
B．Many libraries have been pulled down.
C．People have access to affordable books.
D．More people disapprove of public libraries.
3．What does the author try to convey in the last paragraph?
A．Books are personal belongings.
B．Libraries are a paradise for adventurers.
C．Books should be attached importance to.
D．Libraries contribute to human connection.
4．What is the main idea of the text?
A．Libraries will fade out of stage.
B．Libraries will hold a promising future.
C．Booksellers benefit from libraries’ collapse.
D．The pandemic has boosted British book sales.
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