Passage B
Warm-up Activity
1.How should we behave as good-mannered readers in the library?
2.Why should the readers follow the rules in the library?
Develop Your Understanding
Library Rules for Students
1.Users are not allowed to bring their personal belongings into the library.All members are required to leave their personal belongings(books,files, briefcases, handbags, and registers, etc.) at the entrance of the library.
2.Don’t write, underline or mark the library books.The library books are carefully examined on return and the borrower will be held responsible for any defacing or damage to, or loss of library book(s) in their possession.
3.After use, leave the book(s) on the reading table, which will be returned by the library staff to the exact place according to the item’s Call Number(s).
*allow / ə'Iaʊ / v.允许；许可（做某事）
◆belongings / bɪ'Iɒŋɪŋz / n.动产；财物
*entrance / 'entrəns / n.入口；大门口
◆underline / ,ʌndə'Iaɪn /v.在……下面画线; 画底线标出
examine / ɪg'zæmɪn / v.仔细检查；考试
*responsible / rɪ'spɒnsəbI /a.负有责任的，需承担责任的
◆deface / dɪ'feɪs / v.损伤外观；使失面子
damage / 'dæmɪdʒ / n.损害，毁坏
*loss / Iɒs / n.丧失；遗失
*possession / pə'zeʃn / n.所有物；私人财物
4.Food and Drinks are not allowed in the library.
5.Use of mobile phones and smoking are strictly prohibited inside the library.
6.Sleeping / hot talk / unnecessary discussion / loud voices / disturbances/feet on tables & chairs / chatter talk with colleagues / are not allowed in the library.
7.Students are entitled to check out books(excluding text reference books and general reference books) for a period of one month as follows:
1) Undergraduate students 2 books.
2) Graduate students 3 books.
3) MS and PhD students 3/4 books.
8.In case of loss of book(s), five times the market price of the lost book will be charged.
9.The borrowed books will be renewed for a further period of one month, if the desired book has not been reserved by another user.Overdue books will not be renewed.
10.If a library ticket is lost or damaged, 50 yuan will be charged for a replacement library ticket.
★mobile / 'məʊbaɪI / a.移动的
*prohibit / prə'hɪbɪt / v.禁止；阻止
◆disturbance / dɪs'tзːbəns / n.打扰；扰乱
◆entitle / ɪn'taɪtI / v.使有资格；使有权利
*charge / tʃɑːdʒ / v.收费
★reserve / ri'zзːv / v.预订；保留
◆overdue / ,əʊvə'djuː / a.延期的；过期的
Check Your Study
Activity 1
Read the passage quickly and f ill in the blanks.
Some Rules In the Library
1.Users are not allowed to bring their 1） into the library.All members are required to leave their personal belongings at the 2） to the library.
2.Don’t write, underline or mark the library books.The library books are carefully examined 3） and the borrower will be held responsible for defacing or damaging to, or loss of library book(s) in their possession.
3.After use, leave the book(s) on 4） , which will be returned by the library staff to the exact place according to the item’s 5） .
Activity 2
Read the passage carefully and complete the following sentences.
1.What are not allowed to take into the library?
_____________________________________________________.
2.What are strictly prohibited inside the library?
Use of _____________________ and smoking are strictly prohibited.
3.How many books can undergraduate students borrow?
They are entitled to borrow _______________________________.
4.How much would be charged if one lost a book?
________________ the market price of the lost book.
5.How long can one keep a book after he renews it?
______________________________________________________.
Further Your Skills
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets.
1.Students（not allow）______________ to use mobile phones in class.
2.A teacher shall be a person in（possess）______________ of a particular kind of knowledge.
3.He must be（responsibility）______________ for this matter.
4.She decided to take the national（enter）______________ exam.
5.We are going to have an English（examine）______________ next week.
6.This policy is highly（damage）______________ to the interests of the poor.
7.You can work here without any（disturb）______________.
8.I want to report the（lose）______________ of a package.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences by translating the given Chinese into English.
1.All people are asked to leave their ______________（个人财产）before entering the library.
2.Foods and drinks ______________（不允许）to be taken into the classroom.
3.Smoking and spitting ______________（被严格禁止）in public.
4.______________（万一）fire, please ring the alarm bell.
5.Cigarette and alcohol ______________（有害）your health.
Exercise 3
Let’s sort out the vocabularies in this unit and build your dictionary.
