Someone looking through their relative’s belongings found “Famous Composers”. It was a book published (发行) in 1902. According to the St. Paul Public Library, it was last borrowed 17 years after it was published. “There’s been a time or two when something has come back, and maybe it has been checked out for 20 or 30 years, but nothing where it looks like it has been out for some 100 years,” John Larson, the library’s manager, told The Associated Press.

“Famous Composers” was written by Nathan Haskell Dole. It records the lives and works of famous composers including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin. The book only spent a short time in the library and had been checked out many times leading up to the last time in 1919.

According to the Minnesota Public Radio, Larson found that the book was cataloged (编目) in 1914, just before a fire destroyed (毁坏) 160,000 books in the library in the Old Market Hall. Almost a third of the library’s books had already been borrowed during the fire. As a result, “Famous Composers” was one of the fortunate works to have survived.

What will happen to the book now? That’s unclear. Larson said the book is in terrible condition and that he doubts it will be available for circulation. But he believes the library will keep it. “It has reached a point where it’s not just an old book, it’s an artwork. It has a little bit of history to it,” he told the AP.

1.When was “Famous Composers” last borrowed?

A In 1919.

B In 1914.

C In 1902.

D In 1900.

解析：选A。A数字计算题。根据第一段第二句“It was a book published in 1902.”可知，这本书于1902年出版；根据第一段第三句“it was last borrowed 17 years after it was published.”可知，这本书最后一次被出借是在（1902+17=）1919年。故选A。

2.What can’t we know about “Famous Composers” from the passage?

A Its writer.

B Its cover.

C Its main idea.

D The year of its publication.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段的“It was a book published in 1902”可知，这本书于1902年出版；根据第二段的“‘Famous Composers’ was written by Nathan Haskell Dole.”可知这本书的作者是内森·多尔；根据第二段的“It records the lives and works of famous composers including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin.”可知，这本书主要记录了包括巴赫、莫扎特、贝多芬和肖邦等在内的著名作曲家的生活和作品；文章并未提到这本书的封面。故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “fortunate” mean?

A Popular.

B Famous.

C Valuable.

D Lucky.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据划线部分前面的“a fire destroyed 160,000 books”和后面的“to have survived”可知，该书于1914年纳入图书馆书目，隔年图书馆发生火灾，导致16万本藏书付之一炬，但是火灾发生期间三分之一外借的书籍幸运躲过焚毁之灾，其中包括这本《著名作曲家》，因此它是“幸运的”书籍之一。故选D。

4.What does Larson think of the book now?

A New.

B Useless.

C Easy.

D Meaningful.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段的“It has reached a point where it’s not just an old book, it’s an artwork. It has a little bit of history to it”可知，拉森认为，这本书它已不仅仅是一本旧书，它还是一件艺术品，它有了一段历史。因此他认为这本书有意义。故选D。

5.Where can we find the passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a dictionary.

C In a notebook.

D In a cookbook.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。本文主要描述了一部在外借期间躲过图书馆大火的书，并且该书出借100多年后被归还图书馆。结合文章中的“told The Associated Press（美联社）”“he told the AP”可知，本文是一篇新闻报道，因此我们可以在报纸上读到本文。故选A。