In Copenhagen(哥本哈根), there’s a special library. There, you can borrow a person instead of a book. It’s called the Human Library. Instead of reading a book, you spend 30 minutes learning about the person, or the “human book”. “We publish people like open books. Our readers ask questions and get answers from their ‘book’,” the organization says.

The Human Library Organization wants to address people’s prejudices(偏见) by helping them to talk to some special people. People would not normally meet or speak with those special people. Hopefully, people will learn more about them, and then clear up some misunderstanding about them. “The Human Library Organization is an all-over-the-world event. It works to make chances for personal conversations. Readers can talk with the ‘human book’ on a given topic(特定的话题). These topics, which people don’t often talk about in daily life, are difficult or challenging and even make people feel bad. ” the organization says.

The Human Library was created by a Danish man named Ronni Abergel. He wondered if a human library could bring people together peacefully like a traditional one. He started the first Human Library at the Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen in 2000. It ran for four days with eight hours of conversations each day. More than 1,000 people took part.

The first permanent(固定的) Human Library was built in Lismore, Australia, in 2006. Till now, the project has partners(伙伴) in more than 80 countries across the world. Though most happen as events, there are a few permanent Human Libraries.

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1.What do readers do in the Human Library?

A They buy books.

B They read books.

C They talk to each other.

D They talk with human books.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段的“you spend 30 minutes learning about the person, or the ‘human book’”以及“Our readers ask questions and get answers from their ‘book’”可知，读者在“真人图书馆”里与“真人图书”进行交谈。故选D。

2.Which has the closest meaning to the underlined word “address”?

A Put on.

B Take away.

C Think about.

D Look over.

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句的后文“Hopefully, people will learn more about them, and then clear up some misunderstanding about them.”人们会更多地了解他们或喜欢他们的人，然后消除关于他们的误解，由此可知真人图书馆组织(The Human Library Organization)的目的是“消除”人们的偏见。故选B。

3.The topics between readers and the “human book” are _________.

A common

B easy

C hot

D unusual

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Readers can talk with the ‘human book’ on a given topic. These topics, which people don’t often talk about in daily life, are difficult or challenging and even make people feel bad.”可知，这些“真人图书”都有特定的话题，而这些话题通常是人们在日常生活中不常谈论的，且具有难度或者具有挑战性，甚至会让人感觉不舒服的。即这些话题比较特别，不常见。故选D。

4.How many hours did people talk in the first Human Library?

A Four.

B Eight.

C Thirty-two.

D One thousand.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段的“He started the first Human Library at the Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen in 2000. It ran for four days with eight hours of conversations each day.”可知，第一个“真人图书馆”运行了4天，每天8个小时的交谈，即32个小时。故选C。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A Borrow People from Human Library.

B Ask Questions and Get Answers.

C A Library with Many Special Books.

D More Human Libraries are Needed.

解析：选A。A 文章标题题。本文主要介绍了兴起于丹麦哥本哈根的“真人图书馆”的相关情况。A项“从真人图书馆借阅人”最符合文章大意。故选A。