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[2017·浙江卷6月考] 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a __36__ place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They __37__ various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was __38__ that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more __39__ to her than mountains of gold. The books are in every language— new books, ancient books, __40__ a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old. She had asked the government for __41__ to move the books to a __42__ place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. __43__，she brought books home every night, __44__ her car late after work. Her friends came to __45__ her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant __46__ to hide some books. All through the __47__，Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, __48__ them over the sevenfoot wall and __49__ them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war __50__. Then nine days later, a fire burned the __51__ to the ground. One day, the bombing stopped and the __52__ left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be __53__ again while the city was __54__. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs (郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and __55__ peace and a new library. 36. A. meeting B. working C. personal D. religious 37. A. raised B. handled C. reported D. discussed 38. A. worried B. angry C. doubtful D. curious 39. A. practical B. precious C. reliable D. expensive 40. A. then B. still C. even D. rather 41. A. permission B. confirmation C. explanation D. information 42. A. large B. public C. distant D. safe 43. A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Seriously D. Secretly 44. A. starting B. parking C. filling D. testing 45. A. stop B. help C. warn D.