The red phone box in Britain is a perfect example of the British traditional culture. However, with the fast development of mobile phones, it has lost its place in people’s everyday life. In order to save their loved red phone boxes, people have come up with many ideas, for example, to turn them into toilets or art houses.
In a village in Somerset, a place in South West England, villagers have found a new way to save their red phone box. They turned it into a mini library to deal with the shortage of libraries in their area. The idea was given by a local villager, Janet Fisher, who lives opposite the phone box. Villagers got together to set up the book box. Over 100 books and a lot of movies and music CDs are available at this mini library. The books are of different kinds, including from cooking books to the classics and children’s books. People can put the books that they have read inside the phone box, and take away the books that they’d like to read. The books are always changing. There is a regular check on the books to keep the phone box collection fresh.
Anyone is free to come to read books there. The phone box library is open every day around the clock and is lit (the past form of “light”) at night. “ It’s very pleasing that the red phone box has been saved. More importantly, it can continue providing a service for us,” said one of the villagers.
小题1:The red phone box has been a symbol of _________.
A．the British culture
B．the European art of building
C．the development of mobile phones
D．British people’s daily life小题2: People in Somerset turned the red phone box into a mini library to _________.
A．make it like the new one
B．help solve the shortage of library service
C．provide a place to exchange ideas
D．make the collection of the local library larger小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE about the red phone box?
A．People can borrow books and enjoy the films and CDs there.
B．The library was set up by a local villager living opposite a phone box.
C．The library is open to the public day and night.
D．Regular check is made to keep the books in good order.
