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It is the end of an era for the famous red telephone boxes on the streets of the United Kingdom. The telephone boxes once gave people shelter and comfort to keep in touch. But the country has made the decision to scrap half of the remaining cultural icons.

But in the Chinese city of Shanghai, the government have a different way to deal with the red boxes. The 263 telephone boxes in Shanghai’s Xuhui District will be turned into mini-library stands. The telephones will remain in case of emergency, while touch screens will be added for audio books and the city’s library system, the district cultural bureau and China Telecom’s Shanghai branch announced on August 19.

With six different themes, the telephone boxes will offer up to 60 books for people to borrow and read inside, e-books and audio books, or one book for in-depth reading. Two other kinds of boxes will introduce famous local historical figures or provide places for book donations and book reading activities.

More themes will be introduced later, such as those exhibiting non-tangible cultural heritage and reading equipment for the blind.

It is important to create an atmosphere to encourage reading. If there is a place to read near a bus station, they might read while waiting for the bus. These boxes are expected to encourage good reading habits.

1.The underlined word “scrap” means ______ in Chinese.

A 清除

B 修复

C 清洁

D 回收

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据第一段内容上海徐汇区把电话亭改造成迷你图书馆，反复利用已有资源可知前面是要清除取缔这些电话亭，故选A。

2.The telephone boxes in Xuhui District were turned into_______.

A shelter houses

B small libraries

C cleaning houses

D police stations

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句The 263 telephone boxes in Shanghai’s Xuhui District will be turned into mini-library stands. 可知上海徐汇区把电话亭改造成了迷你图书馆，故选B。

3.You can _______ in the changed telephone boxes.

A make a call

B read an e-book

C find book donation places

D all of the above

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段可知电话被保留了，以防有紧急情况，因此可以打电话；根据第三段可知在改造后的电话亭图书馆里可以阅读电子书和可视图书，在改造后的电话亭图书馆可以获得图书捐赠地点信息，故选D。

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A Blind people can read in the telephone boxes too.

B The small libraries were moved near to the bus stop.

C The small libraries were set to encourage reading.

D The telephones were remained to offer free calls for the poor.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段It is important to create an atmosphere to encourage reading. If there is a place to read near a bus station, they might read while waiting for the bus. These boxes are expected to encourage good reading habits.可推知阅读很重要，这些电话亭的改造是希望鼓励阅读，故选C。

5.What do you think of the change of the telephone boxes in Shanghai?

A Wise and helpful.

B Brave and far-sighted.

C Stupid but hard-working.

D Lazy and short-sighted.

解析：选A。观点态度题。上海将电话箱变成迷你图书馆，鼓励人们读书、培养人们的阅读习惯、让等车的人可以用读书打发时间可知这一举措是英明惠民的，故选A。