You might think the largest library in the world would be in Europe. But it isn’t. It’

You might think the largest library in the world would be in Europe. But it isn’t. It’s in Washington D.C. It’s called the Library of Congress.

President John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress. He wanted them to be able to read books about law. The first 740 books were bought in England. They were simply set up in the room where Congress met. Then Thomas Jefferson sold Congress many of his own books. He felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law. This idea changed the library forever.

The library grew and grew. Now it covers a large area of land. It contains20million books as well as many pictures, movies, globes and machines. Experts in every field work there. Hundreds of people call every day with all kinds of questions. Many of them get answers right over the phone.  

The library is a huge storehouse. Thomas Edison’s first movie and Houdini’s magic books are preserved there. And it is the proud owner of the world’s best collection of humorous books.

The first step in starting the Library of Congress was         .

A. buying Thomas Jefferson’s books

B. buying books from England

C. putting up the library building

D. asking experts in every field to work there

Thomas Jefferson’s opinion about the library was that      .

A. it should buy books on law

B. it should be the largest in the world

C. it should have books on all subjects

D .it should answer all kinds of questions

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Thomas Jefferson enriched the collection of the Library.

B. The Library of Congress is in Washington D.C.

C. The Library of Congress has books on all subjects from the very beginning.

D. You can ask the experts in the Library of Congress all kinds of questions by phone.

The best title for this passage is       .

A. General Introduction to the library of congress

B. The building of the Library of Congress

C. The Library of Congress—the American’s Pride

D. The Library of Congress—the World’s Best Collection of Humorous Books

答案

【小题1】B

【小题2】C

【小题3】C

【小题4】A


解析:

【小题1】根据文章的第二自然段“President John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress. He wanted them to be able to read books about law. The first 740 books were bought in England.”即约翰-亚当斯总统在1800年为国会议员建立图书馆,目的是让他们能读有关法律的书,最初的740本是从应该购进的。由此可以断定该题选B

【小题2】根据“He (John Adams) felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law. ”他认为国会应该欧各种各类的书籍,不仅仅是有关法律的书。由此可以断定该题选C

【小题3】根据“He (John Adams) felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law. ”他认为国会应该有各种各类的书籍,不仅仅是有关法律的书。此可以断定,选项A B D 是正确的,故该题选C

【小题4】根据文章的大意可知,本文主要介绍了“the Library of Congress”的一些情况,从创立,经扩充,最后成为最大的图书馆。故该题选A

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