35 Library
What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers.
Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in．
One library in New York City turned into a home for
250 people for several days. They moved into their library and slept on the floor. Why did the people do so？Because the city wanted to close一t to save money. These
New Yorkers loved their library. They didn't want to lose it．So they moved in．
At last the city agreed to keep the library open，and the people all went home．
图书馆
图书馆是用来做什么的?大多数图书馆里有用来阅读的书籍和其他读物，其中的很多都是有声读物。一些图书馆里甚至还有计算机。
很少人会把图书馆想成一个居住的地方。
纽约城的一个图书馆有几天成了250人的家。他们搬进了图书馆，睡在地板上。人们为什么这么做呢？因为政府想把它关闭后用来节省钱。这些纽约人爱他们的图书馆。他们不想失去它，于是就搬进去了。
最后，政府同意图书馆继续开放，所有的人也都回了家。
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词汇：
Library 图书馆 even 甚至
computer 计算机 several 几个的
lose 丢失，失去 agree 同意
I．听全文录音，判断正（T)误(F)
1 ．Not every library hav e computers.
2 ．Once 250 people lived in a library in London．
3 ．Those people moved into the library in order to save money.
4 ．At last the city agreed to open another library．
II．听录音，补全下列段落
Very 1 people would think of a library as a place to 2 in．
One library in New York City turned into a 3 for 4 people for 5 days．They moved into their library and slept on the 6 ．Why did the people do so? Because the city wanted to 7 it to save money.These New Yorkers 8 their library. They did n’t want to 9 it．So they moved in．
At last the city agreed to keep the library 10 ，and the people all went home．
答案：
I ．1 ．T 2．F 3．F 4. F
II ．1．few 2. live 3．home 4.250 5．several
6. floor 7.close 8.loved 9.lose 10.open