Question

【題目】 The Haskell Free Library and Opera House might not be as well known as the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty. 【1】. Completed in 1904, the building is stationed directly between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont. with the official US -Canada borderline running right across the library's floor.

Martha Stewart Haskell and her son, Colonel Horace Stewart Haskell, both Canadians, built the building as a tribute(悼念) to Mrs Haskell's late husband, Carlos.【2】.

While the library’s official entrance is on the US side of the building, most of the books are on the Canadian side.【3】. The Opera House is similarly split, with most of its seats in the US and its stage in Canada. As Atlas Obscura reported, it is often said that the Haskell is the only library in the US with no books, and the only opera house in the country with no stage.

Passports and other forms of identification aren’t required to cross from country to country in the library, though the Haskell's website notes that the border inside the building“ is real and it is enforced”. 【4】. If they don't, they risk possible detention and fines.

Even beyond the building's unique position,library director Nancy Rumery told CTV News that Haskell staffers-Canadian and American alike-consider the institution to be like any other library in the world

“We’re just trying to be the best library we can.【5】.” she said. “These are all our neighbors and we do our very best to help them on their life-long learning journey. ”

A.The Haskell is full of mysterious places.

B.The Haskell is divided between the two countries.

C.Visitors have access to a variety of cultural resources.

D.Visitors are expected to their side of the border after a visit.

E.It’s undoubtedly one of America's most unique tourist attractions.

F.Our community is made up of people from two different countries

G.The family hoped that citizens would use it as a “center for learning and cultural enrichment”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】G

【3】B

【4】D

【5】F

【解析】

本文是說明文，介紹了跨美國(guó)和加拿大兩個(gè)國(guó)家邊境的一個(gè)獨(dú)特的圖書館和歌劇院——Haskell 免費(fèi)圖書館和歌劇院。

【1】

此題線索是代詞指代。選項(xiàng)E意思為：它無疑是美國(guó)最獨(dú)特的旅游景點(diǎn)之一。選項(xiàng)E中的it指代前一句的“The Haskell Free Library and Opera House”；下文緊接著說明它的獨(dú)特之處：美國(guó)和加拿大的官方邊界正好穿過圖書館的地板。故選E項(xiàng)。

【2】

選項(xiàng)G意思為：這家人希望市民們將其作為“學(xué)習(xí)和豐富文化的中心”。前一句中“加拿大人瑪莎·斯圖爾特·哈斯凱爾和她的兒子霍勒斯·斯圖爾特·哈斯凱爾上校建造這座大樓是為了向哈斯凱爾夫人已故的丈夫卡洛斯致敬�！碧岬�Martha Stewart Haskell一家人“Martha Stewart Haskell and her son, Colonel Horace Stewart Haskell …Mrs Haskell's late husband, Carlos.”；選項(xiàng)G中“the family”是指這一家人。故選G項(xiàng)。

【3】

空前一句提到“雖然圖書館的正式入口在美國(guó)一側(cè)，但大多數(shù)圖書都在加拿大一側(cè)”；選項(xiàng)B意思為：Haskell圖書館被這兩個(gè)國(guó)家分開了。選項(xiàng)B是順承空前一句的話題。故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】

此題線索是代詞指代。選項(xiàng)D意思為：游客在參觀后應(yīng)到他們(國(guó)家)那邊的邊境�？沼幸痪渲械�they 指代選項(xiàng)D中的visitors；空后一句“如果不這樣做，他們可能會(huì)面臨被拘留和罰款的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)”是順承選項(xiàng)D的話題。故選D項(xiàng)。

【5】

此題線索是代詞指代。選項(xiàng)F意思為：我們的社區(qū)由來自兩個(gè)不同國(guó)家的人組成�？蘸笠痪洹八麄兌际俏覀兊泥従樱�我們盡最大努力幫助他們走上終身學(xué)習(xí)的道路”中的“these are all our neighbors”指代選項(xiàng)F中的“people from two different countries”。故選F項(xiàng)。