_________ Museum address: Shakespeare Street.

potential exhibit. In truth, however, donated objects require storage space, which is not free, and routine conservation, which is rather expensive. Therefore, such gifts exacerbate rather than lighten the demands made on a museum s financial resources. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above？

A．To keep patrons well disposed, a museum will find it advisable to put at least some donated objects on exhibit rather than merely in storage.

B．The people who are most likely to donate valuable objects to a museum are also the people who are most likely to make cash gifts to it.

C．A museum cannot save money by resorting to cheap storage under less than adequate conditions, because so doing would drive up the cost of conservation.

D．Patrons expect a museum to keep donated objects in its possession rather than to raise cash by selling them.

E．Objects donated by a patron to a museum are often of such importance that the museum would be obliged to add them to its collection through purchase if necessary.

听力原文：W: Sorry, Tim. I can't add the file in without the president's approval.

M: But it is important, Susie. I want to be sure it gets the attention it needs and the information I faxed you is delivered to all the members with the meeting package.

W: I agree it is a relevant issue, but it's not my call.

M: Can you call John for me, and get him to approve it？ Thank you very much.

Where does the dialog probably happen？

A．In the restaurant

B．In the post office

C．In the museum

D．In the office

s the city' s people who add that extra dimension which makes it vibrant, memorable, famous and much-visited. London is such a city, and a major exhibition about its people makes this point by pulling together paintings, drawing and prints by artists over the centuries to show Londoners from all walks of life and in all manners of setting. The capital' s renowned old markets, most now gone, like Covent Garden and Billingsgate, captured the eye of painters because of the extraordinarily disparate range of characters mingling together. Processions and ceremonial events were popular subjects, although many artists were inspired by the individuals they saw: the street traders, laborers, merchants, craftsmen, society folk, servants, visiting foreigners, the very poor, the old, and the criminals. There is a book which accompanies the show and from which In Britain has chosen its illustrations. Londoners is published Thames and Hudson, 30-34 Bloomsbury street, London WC1B 3QP. Telephone 01- 636 5488. It has 237 illustrations, 20 in color: ￡20 in hardback, ￡9.95 paperback. Available post-free direct form. the publishers to addresses overseas, or form. bookshops in the UK.

The exhibition continues until August 2 at the Museum of London. Open Tuesday to Saturday,

According to the advertisements, the element which adds the real color to a city is ______.

A．the city itself

B．its inhabitants

C．the buildings

D．the markets

s the city's people who add that extra dimension which makes it vibrant, memorable, famous and much-visited. London is such a city, and a major exhibition about its people makes this point by pulling together paintings, drawing and prints by artists over the centuries to show Londoners from all walks of life and in all manners of setting. The capital's renowned old markets, most now gone, like Covent Garden and Billingsgate, captured the eye of painters because of the extraordinarily disparate range of characters mingling together. Processions and ceremonial events were popular subjects, although many artists were inspired by the individuals they saw: the street traders, laborers, merchants, craftsmen, society folk, servants, visiting foreigners, the very poor, the old, and the criminals. There is a book which accompanies the show and from which In Britain has chosen its illustrations. Londoners is published Thames and Hudson, 30-34 Bloomsbury street, London WC1B 3QP. Tele- phone 01-636 5488. It has 237 illustrations, 20 in color: ￡20 in hardback, ￡9.95 paperback. Available post-free direct form. the publishers to addresses overseas, or form. bookshops in the UK.

The exhibition continues until August 2 at the Museum of London. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission free.

According to the advertisements, the element which adds the real color to a city is ______.

A．the city itself

B．its inhabitants

C．the buildings

D．the markets

s the city's people who add that extra dimension which makes it vibrant, memorable, famous and much-visited. London is such a city, and a major exhibition about its people makes this point by pulling together paintings, drawings and prints by artists over the centuries to show Londoners from all walks of life and in all manners of settings. The capital's renowned old markets, most now gone, like Covent Garden and Billingsgate, captured the eye of painters because of the extraordinarily disparate range of characters mingling together. Processions and ceremonial events were popular subjects, although many artists were inspired by the individuals they saw. the street traders, laborers, merchants, craftsmen, society folk, servants, visiting foreigners, the very poor, the old, and the criminals. There is a book which accompanies the show and from which In Britain has chosen its illustrations. Londoners is published by Thames and Hudson, 30 34 Bloomsbury street, London WC1B 3QP. Telephone 01-6365488. It has 237 illustrations, 20 in color. ￡20 in hardback, ￡9.95 paperback. Available post-free direct from the publishers to addresses overseas, or from bookshops in the UK.

The exhibition continues until August 2 at the Museum of London. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm, admission free.

According to the advertisement, the element which adds the real color to a city is ______ .

A．the city itself

B．its inhabitants

C．the buildings

D．the markets.

t a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle.

Yes, unfortunately, that's a common problem with books made from wood pulp.

I suppose to make paper from wood that you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white.

Exactly and it's the acid that eventually eats away the paper.

Oh, that actually make sense, but this book's not even 75 years old and I've seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they're in fine condition.

Well, you see, books have been made from wood pulp only since 1850's, before that they were made from materials mostly animals' skins or C, no chemicals were added.

It's a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. Is there anything that can be done to preserve them.

En, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid.

That doesn't sound very economical.

No, it isn't. It's not practical to treat a large number of books with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable 1st edition books in our collection.

Well, thanks for the explanation. I'd better get back to my project.

Good luck, and I hope the old book hold long enough for you to finish it.

(31)

A．The early history of bookbinding.

B．How old books become valuable.

C．Economical ways to protect old books,

D．Why some books deteriorate.

hat a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle.

M: Yes. Unfortunately, that's a common problem with books made from wood pulp.

W: I suppose that to make paper from wood you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white.

M: Exactly, and it's the acid that eventually cat's away the paper.

W: Oh, that actually makes sense, but this book's not even 75 years old and I've seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they're in fine condition.

M: Well, you see, books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850s, before that they were made from materials mostly animals' skins, and no chemicals were added.

W: It's a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. Is there anything that can be done to preserve them？

M: En, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid.

W: That doesn't sound very economical.

M: No, it isn't. It's not practical to treat a large number of book's with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable edition books in our collection.

W: Well, thanks for the explanation. I'd better get back to my project.

M: Good luck and I hope the old book will bold long enough for you to finish it.

(23)

A．The early history of bookbinding.

B．How old books become valuable.

C．Economical ways to protect old books.

D．Why some books decay.

hat a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle.

M: Yes. Unfortunately, that's a common problem with books made from wood pulp.

W: I suppose that to make paper from wood you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white.

M: Exactly, and it's the acid that eventually eats away the paper:

W: Oh, that actually makes sense, but this book's not even 75 years old and I've seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they're in free condition.

M: Well, you see, books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850s, before that they were made from materials mostly animals' skins, and no chemicals were added.

W: It's a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. Is there anything that can be done to preserve them？

M: Eh, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid.

W: That doesn't sound very economical.

M: No, it isn't. It's not practical to treat a large number of books with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable edition books in our collection.

W: Well, thanks for the explanation. I'd better get back to my project.

M: Good luck and I hope the old book will hold long enough for you to finish it.

(23)

A．The early history of bookbinding.

B．How old books become valuable.

C．Economical ways to protect old books.

D．Why some books decay.

hat a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle.

M: Yes, Unfortunately, that's a common problem with books made from wood pulp.

W: I suppose that to make paper from wood you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it tam white.

M: Exactly, and it's the acid that eventually eats away the paper.

W: Oh, that actually makes sense, but this book's not even 75 years old and I've seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they're in fine condition.

M: Well, you see, books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850s, before that they were made from materials mostly animals' skins, and no chemicals were added.

W: It's a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. is there anything that can be done to preserve them？

M: En, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid.

W: That doesn't sound very economical.

M: No, it isn't. It's not practical to treat a large number of books with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable edition books in our collection.

W: Well, thanks for the explanation. I'd better got back to my project.

M: Good luck and I hope the old book will hold long enough for you to finish it.

(27)

A．The early history of bookbinding.

B．How old books become valuable.

C．Economical ways to protect old books.

D．Why some books decay.

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文：W: Excuse me, I've been using this old book for a research project and I noticed that a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle.

M: Yes, unfortunately, that's a common problem with books made from wood pulp.

W: I suppose to make paper from wood that you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white.

M: Exactly, and it's the acid that eventually eats away the paper.

W: Oh, that actually make sense, but this book's not even 75 years old and I've seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they're in fine condition.

M: Well, you see, books have been made from wood pulp only since 1850, before that they were made from materials mostly animals' skins or C, no chemicals were added.

W: It's a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. Is there anything that can be done to preserve them.

M: En, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid.

W: That doesn't sound very economical.

M: No, it isn't. It's not practical to treat a large number of books with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable first edition books in our collection.

W: Well, thanks for the explanation. I'd better get back to my project.

M: Good luck, and I hope the old book hold long enough for you to finish it.

According to the man, why do modern books decay？

A．They are often handled improperly by readers.

B．The paper is destroyed by chemicals.

C．The ink used in printing damages the paper.

D．The glue used in the binding loses its strength.