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The Library of Congress

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问题 The Library of Congress
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答案 The Library of Congress The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States. / It was founded in 1800 to serve the needs of the congressmen. / Today, it contains books, articles and documents on every subject imaginable. / Besides senators, congressmen and other government officials, / it serves libraries, researchers, artists and scientists throughout the country and the world. /The Library is one of the largest libraries in the world. / It has a collection of 74 million items which are housed in three buildings. / The bookshelves stretch for 350 miles. / Of the 18 million books, more than half are in languages other than English. / The main reading room is a great hall of marble pillars. / It is the center of activities in the library. / There is a computer catalog center with six terminals for quick access to information. / For greater speed and efficiency, / the library has installed an electric book - carrying system / that carries books from one building to another in only a few seconds.(160 words)
解析     本文介绍了美国的国会图书馆。首先要听清楚数字，文章中好几处出现了数字，要保证数字的准确。其次，专有名词、国家需要大写，例如“the Library of Congress”， “the United States”。最后，文章中有些单词考生可能不熟悉或会拼错，例如“imaginable”，“senator”，“congressmen”，“marble”，“pillars”，“terminals”。考生一方面需要提高辨音技能，另一方面需要理解文章的意思。
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