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t to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.As digital media(媒介)is important to its_idea,_the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local panies working at the new technologies.Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning:“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital, providing 24173。hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.Even before the LoB is plete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虛擬的)LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.Two other small Birmingham173。based digital panies are also working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design pany, is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development. And The People39。s Archice is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content pany in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and ment on the material.Gambles says: “Technology will enable us to make the library39。s content and services open to citizens as never before.”投資數(shù)百萬(wàn)英鎊的伯明翰新建圖書館將會(huì)是目前很有代表性的數(shù)字化圖書館,在這樣的圖書館,人們將會(huì)體驗(yàn)新的閱覽工具,并且能夠真正做圖書館的主人,即:能夠參與圖書內(nèi)容的增補(bǔ)與建議。9.The underlined part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of ________.A.the equipment B.the projectC.the digital media D.the physical library答案:B。詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下一句話的信息詞“the project is already providing...”可以斷定此處的代詞its 指的就是the project。10.While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can ________.A.get a general idea of the LoBB.meet many world173。famous expertsC.learn how to put up a library buildingD.understand how the specialists work on the project 答案:A。細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。在倒數(shù)第三段中,信息句“Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB...”可以給以提示:即:公眾可以很好地了解LoB的具體情況,即同選項(xiàng)A所說(shuō)的一樣。11.Which of the following is TRUE of the LoB when it opens?a.It offers better learning tools.b.It reaches users in different ways.c.It provides users with smart phones.d.It allows users to enrich its material.e.It gives non173。stop physical and digital services.A.a(chǎn),b,d B.a(chǎn),c,e C.b,c,d D.b,d,e 答案:A。細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。 在文章的第三段中提到這樣“right tools for learning”“used through many different ways ”以及倒數(shù)第二段的最后“add to and ment on the material”都表明了關(guān)于開放時(shí)的LoB的情況,即同選項(xiàng)A。12.The text is most probably taken from ________.A.a(chǎn) puter book B.a(chǎn) library guideC.a(chǎn) project handbook D.a(chǎn) newspaper report答案:D。文章出處判斷題。既然是針對(duì)于公眾的信息,應(yīng)該是面對(duì)普通公眾,即選擇最大眾化的媒體,即新聞報(bào)道。