【正文】 ise people not to waste food B In recent years, little free libraries of all shapes and sizes have popped up. Often built by munity members, they could be found on street corners and the sidewalks across the United States, hoping to share their book collections with their neighbors. Minneapolis, Minnesota, even hosted the first Little Free Library Festival, where book fans came together to promote literacy (讀寫能力 )in their munities． For the most part, little free libraries have more in mon with book sharing shelves in hotels, local parks, coffee shops and other public spaces than the traditional public library. Based on the rule of take a book, leave a book, these little libraries can take many forms from birdhouselike wooden structures to redesigned newspaper selling machines, Robert Wirsing writes for the Bronx Times. The little free library anization began when a citizen of Hudson, Wisconsin, named Todd Bol built a little oneroom schoolhouse, filled it with books and placed it in his front yard to honor his mother who passed away in 2021. Together with a local educator named Rick Brooks, the two began placing little free libraries across Wisconsin and sharing the idea with people across the country. Something we are eager for in this information age is that connection between people, Bol tells Margret Aldrich for Book Riot. I want to show how Little Free Library is about readers inspiring readers. It goes on and on. While Little Free Libraries seem like a harmless means to promote literacy by sharing books with neighbors, a few of the roadside landing libraries have caused minor legal problems. officials in Los Angeles and Shreveport, Louisiana, have told some citizens that their homemade libraries broke city roles and that they would have to remove them to avoid being fined. Still, little free libraries have been well accepted by their mnunities. For anyone interested in making their own at home, the anization has posted helpful tips and guides for building the little book lending boxes in their neighborhoods. 24． What can we know about the little free libraries in America? A． They are stateowned. B． They are popular nationally. C． They are set up to sell books. D． They help those with no books to read. 25． What is a mon character of little free libraries? A． They lie in many public places. B． They share a large collection of books. C． They pete with traditional public libraries. D． They exist mainly in the form of wooden houses. 26． What is Todd Bol39。t have picked better speakers than them, because the most important inspiration anyone can ever get is someone who lives his living by example. Steve Jobs, Stanford University: Remembering you are going to die, the best way I know is to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited so don39。 opinions drown out your own inner voice... Oprah Winfrey, Stanford University: I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school... And the secret I have learned to get ahead is being open to the lessons from the grandest universe of all. Don39。 are empty and— and now you39。t spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity but you missed the right opportunity. Recognize that there will be failures and obstacles. But you will learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others. 32． Who wants to express Don39。t do something, your brain is going to immediately give up. If, however, you tell yourself that you can totally do this, your brain will wake up and rise to the challenge. ____38____ Instead of saying: I can39。s time to set boundaries by looking after yourself for a change. D． But when you return home, it39。t feel my fingers, but I didn39。s the secret to a happy life. 41． A． confident B． old C． alive D． successful 42． A． rock B． coal C． stone D． wood 43． A． then B． as C． when D． while 44． A． idea B． problem C． help D． way 45． A． without B． despite C． offering D． sharing 46． A． if B． although C． in case. D． so that 47． A． man B． woman C． boy D． girl 48． A． suprised B． embarrassed C． hopeful D． terrible 49． A． wake B． put C． warm D． cheer 50． A． rubbed B． kissed C．