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教学资料范本 2020版高考英语总复习高考提能练四含解析外研版必修 编 辑： __________________ 时 间： __________________ 1 / 7 高考提能练 ( 四) Module 4 A Social Survey — My Neighbourhood Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A [20xx · 贵 阳 监 测 ] A new library in Tianjin — Tianjin Binhai Public Library — recently became an online hit. The Daily Mail described it as the “worlds ultimate ( 终极的 ) library ”， while the word “breathtaking ” was the choice of Newsweekmagazine. One look at the library and youll see why. With its futuristic ( 未来派的) design and walls loaded with books, its the dream library of every book lover. But as the surprise continues, theres a burning question lying in the back of our minds: When physical bookstores are closing down one by one, what makes libraries safe from the wave of digitization ( 数字 化)? And do we really still need libraries now that weve got the Internet in our hands? Reporter Ian Clark has the answer. “Libraries are not declining in importance — people are simply changing the way they use them ，” he wrote on The Guardian website. What Clark means is that libraries have shifted from simply being storehouses of books to a medium to help “bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots ” ， according to website Libraries Are Essential. Since not everyone can afford a smartphone, a tablet or an Internet connection, and not everyone has the know-how to search the Internet correctly and efficiently, its public libraries that make sure that these resources and technologies are available to a larger group of people. “Nobody is trying to sell you anything in the library. There is no pressure to buy and there is no judgment of your choices ， ” Anne Goulding, a professor at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, wrote on the Newsroom website. “There are few other spaces that you can just ‘be’ in without somebody questioning your presence or your motivation. ” 体裁：说明文 题材：文化 主题：数字化时代的图书馆 【语篇解读】 本文主要说明了在数字化时代，图书馆存在的原因。 【难句分析】 Since not everyone can afford a smartphone, a tablet or an Internet