《2026年天利38套中考试题精选英语浙江专版》

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My husband built a small two-floor house for our Little Free Library. It looked exactly like our own house. Both of us love reading, so instead of taking boxes of books to a used book sale, we now place them in this little library near the street to share them with others.
Over the past 15 years, thousands of books have been shared through our little library. Sometimes, people also leave DVDs and CDs. Our library is on a busy street near a subway station, so many people pass by every day.
The library has become a special part of our neighborhood. One man often takes books from our library to share with people at a nearby old people's home. Other people have left us cards, chocolates, and even a drawing from a local artist to show their thanks.
The books in our library show the diversity of our city. Most books are in English, but we also often see Arabic, French, and Russian books. I even keep some books in languages I don't understand because I enjoy collecting different ones. Interestingly, the library hasn't helped us reduce the number of books in our home—we now have more books than ever!
Some people think Little Free Libraries compete with bookstores. But for us, this hasn't been true. We still buy books and use the bookstores often. The difference is our Little Free Library has connected us to book lovers and helped us share the joy of reading in our busy neighborhood.
1. What is the Little Free Library according to the text?
A. A small house for sharing books.
B. The writer's new house to live in.
C. A big market to read and sell books.
D. A library for old people in the city.
2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Things readers forget to take away.
B. Ways to pay for the books in the library.
C. People's love for the special library.
D. The writer's opinion on local people.
3. What is the meaning of the underlined word “diversity” in the text?
A. Things that are almost the same.
B. Experiences from the past.
C. Something that looks very nice.
D. Many kinds of cultures or ideas.
4. What is probably the writer's attitude (态度) towards bookstores?
A. Doubtful.
B. Supportive.
C. Disappointed.
D. Unclear.

答案： 1—4 ACDB