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【题目】There are rolling hills and ivy-covered brick buildings. There are small classrooms, high-tech labs, and green fields. There’s even a clock tower with a massive bell that rings for special events.

Cushing Academy has all the characteristics of a New England school, with one exception. This year, after having had a collection of more than 20,000 books, officials have decided the 144-year-old school no longer needs a traditional library. They have decided to give away all their books. The future, they believe, is digital.

“When I look at books, I see an outdated technology,” said James Tracy, headmaster of Cushing. “We’re not discouraging students from reading. We see this as a natural way to shape emerging trends and use technology. Instead of a traditional library, we’re building a virtual library where students will have access to millions of books on the computer. We see this as a model for the 21st-century school.”

Not everyone on campus is sold on Tracy’s vision.

Liz Vezina, a librarian at Cushing for 17 years, said she never imagined working as the director of a library without any books. “It makes me mad,” said Vezina, who has made a career of introducing students to books. “I’m going to miss them, and there’s something lost when they are done on a computer. There’s sensual side to them — the smell, the feel, the physicality of a book is something really special.”

Cushing is one of the first schools in the country to give up its books. William Powers, author of a book called the changes at Cushing “radical（激进的）” and “a huge loss for students”.

“There are modes of learning and thinking that at the moment are only available from actual books,” he said. “There is a kind of deep-dive reading that’s almost impossible to do on a screen. Without books, students are more likely to do the quick reading that screens enable, rather than be by themselves with the author’s ideas.”

【1】What is special about Cushing Academy?

A. It is built in rolling mountains

B. Its buildings are covered with ivy.

C. There will be no books in its library.

D. There is a clock tower with a big bell.

【2】The underlined sentence in the passage probably means _________.

A. not all people agree with Tracy’s idea

B. Tracy’s idea is welcome in the school

C. in Tracy’s opinion not all books are sold

D. not everyone can imagine a virtual library

【3】【改编】According to the Powers, actual books can make students _________.

A. do a lot of quick reading

B. develop the habit of reading

C. experiencing the pleasure of reading

D. make sense of the author’s views deeply

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Cushing is facing challenges

B. The Internet library promises a bright future

C. A library says goodbye to books

D. Cushing leads the world in digital technology