10 . Charles Darwin’s notebooks were first reported missing to the public in 2020. An anonymous (匿名的) person has returned Darwin’s two notebooks to the Cambridge University library. The notebooks, which include Darwin’s 1837 Tree of Life introductions, were returned to the library last month in a bright pink gift bag. “My sense of relief at the notebooks’ safe return is great and almost impossible to express,” said librarian Dr. Jessica Gardner.
The notebooks had been missing for long, while librarians had supposed they had just been misplaced. The library plans to put the notebooks on show in July as part of a coming exhibition (展览) called “Darwin in Conversation”. The Tree of Life is said to show Darwin’s thinking before he completed On the Origin of Species. “Objects like these help with our understanding of the history of humans,” said Stephen Toope, a professor at Cambridge.
The library said the notebooks were first removed in 2000 from the Special Collections Strong Rooms, home to the rarest and most valuable things. A usual check in January 2001 found that the small box having the notebooks was not returned to its right place, After a number of searches throughout the library over the years, the notebooks were not found. Gardner arranged a more careful search in 2020, led by experts who conducted fingertip examinations. The team searched the whole Darwin Archive, which includes more than 180 boxes. After these efforts failed, they had the result that the notebooks had been stolen.
Local police are pleased that the notebooks have finally been found. “We share the university’s delight that these priceless notebooks are now back where they belong,” a Cambridge police spokesman said. “Our investigation (调查) remains open and we are following up some lines of questions.”
1. When was the two notebooks’ loss first reported to the public?
A.In1837. | B.In 2000. | C.In 2001. | D.In 2020. |
2. What can be learned about the notebooks from paragraph 2?
A.A librarian misplaced them. |
B.They were lost at an exhibition. |
C.The library did nothing to get them back. |
D.They were important for us to understand the human history. |
3. What will the local police do in the following days?
A.Dig out more valuable things. |
B.Find more information about the notebooks. |
C.Open a right place for the notebooks. |
D.Celebrate the return of the notebooks further. |
4. Which is the best title for the text?
A.Darwin’s Notebooks Are Finally Returned |
B.Darwin’s Notebooks Are Missing for Years |
C.Two Important Notebooks Will Be Found Soon |
D.Efforts for Darwin’s Notebooks Have Been Made |