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限时规范练(十二) (限时30分钟) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2023·河南省大联考高三上学期阶段性测试) Most Famous Libraries in the World Trinity College Library Designed by Thomas Burgh，the library is the largest in Ireland.Construction on the Long Room，the library's 65­meter­long main hall，began in 1712 and lasted 20 years.The original structure only had books on the lower level，but when the library's shelves were filled in the 1850s，the ceiling was raised to accommodate even more books.Today the Long Room holds 200，000 of the library's oldest books. Stuttgart City Library Opened in 2011，the German library is a splendid light­gray cube consisting of glass blocks designed by Eun Young Yi.Inside it，you'll find an airy central room，above which sits a multi­story stepped reading room lined with bookshelves.The library towers over the nearby buildings. Library of Parliament Taking the form of a Victorian Gothic chapter house complete with 16 flying buttresses，the 1876 Library of Parliament is one of Canada's prized architectural treasures—it's on the ten­dollar bill.Architects Thomas Fuller and Chilion Jones took inspiration from the British Museum Reading Room for the structure，lining the central hall with delicate wood shelves and wood carvings. Rampur Raza Library Founded in the late 18th century，the Indian library is home to a massive collection of Islamic and Asian texts and objects.The pink structure that houses the collection today was built in 1904 by Nawab Hamid Ali Khan as a mansion of Indo­European style.The Rampur Raza Library was later shifted to this grand building in 1957. 1．Of the following libraries，which is the oldest? A．Trinity College Library. B．Library of Parliament. C．Stuttgart City Library. D．Rampur Raza Library. 2．Who designed the library appearing on the ten­dollar bill? A．Eun Young Yi. B．Thomas Burgh. C．Nawab Hamid Ali Khan. D．Thomas Fuller and Chilion Jones. 3．What do the four libraries have in common? A．They house the rarest books. B．They were unusually designed. C．They we