Guide to Stockholm University Library

Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.

Zones

The library is divided into different zones.The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading，and places where you can sit and work with your own computer.The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs.The ground floor is the zone where you can talk.Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.

Computers

You can use your own computer to connect to the Wi－Fi specially prepared for notebook computers；you can also use library computers，which contain the most commonly used applications，such as Microsoft Office.They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.

Group－study Places

If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others，you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor.Some study rooms are for 2－3 people and others can hold up to 6－8 people.All rooms are marked on the library maps.

There are 40 group－study rooms that must be booked via the website.To book，you need an active University account and a valid University card.You can use a room three hours per day，nine hours at most per week.

Storage of Study Material

The library has lockers for students to store course literature.When you have obtained at least 40 credits(學(xué)分)，you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year's rental period.

Rules to be Followed

Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library.Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.

Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library，but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.

1.The library's upper floor is mainly for students to________.

A．read in a quiet place

B．have group discussions

C．take comfortable seats

D．get their computers fixed

2.What condition should be met to book a group－study room?

A．A group must consist of 8 people.

B．Three－hour use per day is the minimum.

C．One should first register at the university.

D．Applicants must mark the room on the map.

3.A student can rent a locker in the library if he________.

A．can afford the rental fee

B．attends certain courses

C．has nowhere to put his books

D．has earned the required credits

4.What should NOT be brought into the library?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．Mobile phones.? ????????????? ????????????? B．Orange juice.

C．Candy.? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．Sandwiches.

Why is reading so important? Joseph Addison once said, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is ? 1. the body.” I am sure you ? 2.? have heard this quote. Reading is a great hobby, ? 3.? makes you discover yourself. Reading good stories can help you solve some problems in your own life. Besides, reading ? 4.?? sets a good example to younger generations.

Sadly, people nowadays seem to have totally lost interest in this activity. Children are busy with computer games, ? 5.? adults use their cell phones or computers to search for information. 6.? seems that people have forgotten ? 7.? importance of reading. Anybody can use the Internet to look for information, but the sources are ?? 8. as reliable as a book.

To open a book is always beneficial! Don’t spend all your spare time on the computer screen or cell phones.

The concept of solitude(獨處) in the digital world is almost non?existent.In the world of digital technology，e?mail，social networking and online video games，information is meant to be ___.Solitude can be hard to discover____it has been given up.In this respect，new technologies have___our culture.

The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n)____as we’ve known it.People have become so____in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted____they’d rather not be.Today we can talk，text，e?mail，chat and blog(寫博客)，not only from our____，but from our mobile phones as well.

Most developed nations have become ____on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it，and at this point not____it would make them an outsider.____，many jobs and careers require people to be____.From this point of view，technology has changed the culture of work.Being reachable might feel like a___to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.

I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who____wants it.Computers can be shut____and mobile phones can be turned off.The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many____，as well as disadvantages.Travelers have ended up____on mountains，and mobile phones have saved countless lives.They can also make people feel ____and forced to answer unwanted calls or____to unwanted texts.

Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society____across generations.Some find today’s technology a gift.Others consider it a curse.Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject，it’s hard to imagine what life would be like____daily advancements in technology.(2012·江蘇)

1.A.updated? B．received

C．shared? D．collected

2.A.though? B．until

C．once? D．before

3.A.respected? B．shaped

C．ignored? D．preserved

4.A.edge? B．stage

C．end? D．balance

5.A.sensitive? B．intelligent

C．considerate? D．reachable

6.A.even if? B．only if

C．as if? D．if only

7.A.media? B．computers

C．databases? D．monitors

8.A.bent B．hard

C．keen? D．dependent

9.A.finding? B．using

C．protecting? D．changing

10.A.Also? B．Instead

C．Otherwise? D．Somehow

11.A.connected? B．trained

C．recommended? D．interested

12.A.pleasure? B．benefit

C．burden? D．disappointment

13.A.slightly? B．hardly

C．merely? D．really

14.A.out? B．down

C．up? D．in

15.A.aspects? B．weaknesses

C．advantages? D．exceptions

16.A.hidden? B．lost

C．relaxed? D．deserted

17.A.trapped? B．excited

C．confused D．amused

18.A.turn? B．submit

C．object? D．reply

19.A.vary B．arise

C．spread? D．exist

20.A.beyond? B．within

C．despite? D．without

Scientists study ____ human brains work to make computers.

A. when????????????? B. how??????????????? C. that?????????? D. whether

We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.

Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect — but to have no tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in schools or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on the efficiency, the values and the purpose of each teacher.

Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them--- a form of favoritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from ill-respected school? can show certificates to prove he or she is suitable for the job, while the lack of certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well-respected school. This defence of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s reputation, unable to compete with the child from the favored school.

The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer.

1.The underlined word “favoritism” in paragraph three is used to describe the phenomenon that _______.

A. bright children also need certificate to get satisfying jobs.

B. children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs.

C. poor children with certificates are favored in job markets.

D. children attending ordinary schools achieve great success.

2.What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?

A. Schools for bright children would lose their reputation.

B. There would be more opportunities and excellence.

C. Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.

D. Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation.

3.The opponents of the examination system will agree that _______.

A. jobs should not be assigned by systematic selection.

B. computers should be selected to take over many jobs.

C. special classes are necessary to keep the school standards.

D. schools that win academic subjects should be done away with.

4.The passage mainly focuses on __________.

A. schools and certificates.????????? B. examination and equality.

C. opportunity and employment.???? D. standards and reputation.