3 . Libraries. They have that reassuring smell of well-read pages, are peaceful, have free Internet and, of course, abundant books.

But guess what? There’s a new kind of library sweeping the nation — a tool library — and it’s just as cool, but in all sorts of different ways.

It’s often said that the average electric drill is only used for 11 minutes in its entire lifetime. Granted, it doesn’t take that long to drill a hole, but still — that’s crazy. Yet the majority of households have one, even though DIY is actually a really infrequent activity for most people.

What if you could just borrow tools when you need them, and drop them back so that they can be used by someone else all the time you’re not DIY-ing? Well, in some parts of Scotland, you now can. Membership-based tool sharing services are popping up in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Linlithgow and Cumbernauld. They work just like a normal library but instead of books, you can borrow a massive range of tools and equipment when you need them, then drop them back when you’re done.

Zero Waste Scotland’s Andrew Pankhurst recently renovated (翻新) his house using the Stirling Tool Library. He said, “It’s amazing. It had all the tools I was looking for, and some I didn’t even realize I needed.”

And that’s the beauty of a tool library. Borrow a tool, use it for one afternoon at a small amount of cost of buying it and instead of it cluttering up your house gathering dust, it’s back off to a busy life all across town, week in and week out.

The tools available to borrow are mainly received as donations. The tool library will then repair them if needed and PAT test for safety ready to be borrowed and saved from going to landfill.

So next time you have a job to do around the house, why not borrow rather than buy?

1. What can we learn from paragraph 3?

A．The electric drill is worth buying.

B．People dislike to use out-of-date tools.

C．Most of the tools aren’t often used at home.

D．DIY is a really frequent activity for most people.

2. What does Andrew Pankhurst think of the tool library?

A．Familiar.	B．Practical.
C．Essential.	D．Disappointing.

3. What do the underlined words “cluttering up” probably mean?

A．Clearing up.

B．Piling up.

C．Throwing out.

D．Breaking up.

4. What might be the best title for the text?

A．Borrowing Is the New Buying

B．Please Make a Donation Today

C．When in Doubt, Go to the Library

D．Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Two Tree Coffee, located in the Liyukou Village of Huyi District in the city of Xi’an, quickly went viral (走红) on social media.

The popularity of the cafe is     1    (large) due to the boom (暴涨) in cultural and ecological tourism in recent years,     2    (combine) with the government’s efforts at environmental preservation.

In recent years, the Chinese government     3    (strengthen) the long-term protection project, and adopted     4    (measure) such as the establishment of the five-level forest chief system. More and more urban residents, especially those     5     Xi’an, are attracted to the mountain villages for slow-paced vacations.

Wang visited many places before     6    (decide) to build the cafe here. “Cafes are among the favorite businesses of young people, and they provide     7     strong sense of uniqueness when they appear in the countryside,” she said. “People come here not only to consume coffee,     8    to ‘pay’ for the green ecology and the pastoral (田园的) environment.”

In front of the cafe is a tourism highway,     9    connects the store with many artistic villages along the mountain range. Art helps the villages to become     10    (fashionable) and livable, while retaining their natural beauty, than before.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I have lived in Herne, Canterbury for 23 years. I     1     (bear) here and moved away to Guildford later, but Canterbury is one of the most beautiful, popular and historic cities in England.

People who live in Canterbury are welcoming and     2     (extreme) passionate about their city. We have a strong sense of community. It is     3     honor and privilege to work in such a beautiful     4     (locate). The Franciscan Gardens, the heart of the city, change so much throughout the seasons     5     there is always something incredible to see. Located beside the River Stour, the Franciscan Gardens are the site of the first settlement of the Franciscan Friars, sent over in 1224 by St Francis     6     (spread) the word and work for the poor. We have two amazing gardeners, Robert and Tracey, who take care     7     this wonderful setting. The gardens are the lungs of Canterbury, hidden behind the busy high street -- a place of peacefulness, full of history. As soon as you enter the gardens, the Friar’s Path takes you to the beautiful Wisteria Walk. Following on from this, is the stunning rose wall. We grow many vegetables and     8     (cut) flowers and medicinal plants, which are given to the patients in the Eastbridge Hospital next door. It is next to Greyfriars Chapel, the only     9     (remain)of the Franciscan Friary     10     most parts were destroyed by Henry Ⅷ during the dissolution.

7 . 语法填空

Hutongs are the many little alleys that connect the courtyards of     1     (tradition) houses. They are a feature of ancient Chinese architecture. Nowadays, hutongs also refer to the courtyards and the communities there. Most of Beijing’s hutongs were built between the 13^th and 19^th    2     (century). The Emperors during these periods built hutongs to help keep control over the city. They were then able to place guards at the entrances of the     3     (vary) of hutongs, making it easier to keep     4     eye on people’s movements. People’s houses     5     (build) facing each other around courtyards,    6     people supported each other, and shared the joy and sorrow, and played together. Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty, hutongs were built     7     (house) the increasing population, but they were     8     (poor) made. After the People’s Republic of China was founded, the government undertook the preservation of many hutongs. Hutongs,    9     (show) that Beijing is truly ancient     10     modern, are important and are loved by the tourists.