An artist in Argentina is taking literacy very seriously.
有位阿根廷的藝術家非常重視文化素養。

　　The country of Argentina has a violent past. In the 1970s, a military takeover plunged the country into several years of violence and fear. Economic difficulties made the problems even worse. Thousands of people disappeared and hundreds of thousands suffered major traumas. Then in 1983, following a war for the Falkland Islands with Britain, Argentina got a second chance. The people ousted their violent leadership in a free and democratic election. Things started to change, but there was a lot of healing to do. The country has been turning itself around for the last three decades.
　　One recent step toward making Argentina a better place was taken by the artist Raul Lemesoff. He redesigned an old car to look like a tank to carry books. It was originally a Ford Falcon, a type of car popular among the previous military leaders. The artist then welded on some shelves and made a fake gun turret for the top of the tank. He calls his hybrid tank-library the Weapon of Mass Instruction. Unlike most weapons, however, this weapon was designed for knowledge and peace.
　　As Lemesoff drives his mobile tank library down the streets, anyone is free to take a book from the shelves that line each side of the car. When full, the tank carries about 900 books. All the books are privately donated, so they are free to the public. Pedestrians, cyclists, and even other drivers will grab a book in their leisure time. The tank cruises the streets in the city and the country, anywhere that Lemesoff feels people could use a book to read. The project's purpose is to contribute to peace through literature, and the fact that literature comes from a tank-shaped library is pretty cool, too.

1. What happened to Argentina in 1983?
(A) It was taken over by violent leaders.
(B) People stopped reading as many books.
(C) Argentina started building a new kind of tank.
(D) There was a change to more peaceful leadership.
2. What does Lemesoff do for a living?
(A) He is a mechanic.
(B) He is an artist.
(C) He is a librarian.
(D) He is a political leader.
3. According to the article, where do the books on the tank library come from?
(A) Lemesoff buys them from the poor.
(B) He finds them on the street.
(C) They are borrowed from public libraries.
(D) They are donated by others.
4. Which of the following is NOT true about the mobile tank library?
(A) It used to be a real tank.
(B) It can carry around 900 books.
(C) It can drive normally on city streets.
(D) Anyone can take a book at any time.

來自坦克的書
有位阿根廷的藝術家非常重視文化素養。
　　阿根廷這個國家有一段充滿暴力的過去。在 1970 年代，一場軍事接管行動使得該國陷入為期好幾年的暴力與恐懼。經濟困境讓這些問題變得更加嚴重。當時有數千人失蹤，而且有數十萬人遭受重大創傷。隨後在 1983 年的一場與英國爭奪福克蘭群島的戰爭之後，阿根廷得到了第二次機會。人民在一場自由民主的選舉當中將其殘暴的領導者驅逐下臺。該國的情況開始有了轉變，不過仍有許多療癒工作要進行。該國在過去三十年來已逐漸扭轉頹勢。
　　最近有一位藝術家勞爾•李蒙索夫踏出了這一步，讓阿根廷成為一個更好的地方。他重新設計了一輛舊車，讓它看起來像是一輛裝載著書籍的坦克車。它原先是一輛福特獵鷹汽車，也是相當受到過去眾多軍事領導人歡迎的一種車款。接著，這位藝術家在車上焊上了一些架子，並為坦克的頂部製作了一個假的砲塔。他把他的混合型坦克圖書館稱作『大眾化教育武器』。然而，這種武器和大部份武器不同的是，它是專為知識與和平所設計的。
　　當李蒙索夫在街上駕駛著他的行動坦克圖書館，任何人都可以免費從排列於車子各個邊上的書架拿取書籍。這輛坦克車在滿載的時候可攜帶大約九百本書籍。所有的書籍都是私人捐贈的，因此大眾可以免費取用。舉凡行人、單車騎士，甚至是其他司機在空閒的時候都會拿起書本來翻閱。這輛坦克車會巡迴於這座城市以及鄉間的街道上，去到任何一個李蒙索夫認為人們可能會用到書本來閱讀的地方。這項計劃的目標便是透過文學為和平貢獻一份心力，而事實上這種來自坦克造型圖書館的文學也蠻酷的。
1. 1983 年，阿根廷發生了什麼事？
(A) 該國由暴力領袖所接管。
(B) 人們不再閱讀那麼多書了。
(C) 阿根廷開始打造一輛新式的坦克。
(D) 有一項能擁有更和平領導者的轉變。
題解：根據本文第一段，在 1983 年的一場與英國爭奪福
克蘭群島的戰爭之後，阿根廷得到了第二次機會。人民在一場自由民主的選舉當中將其殘暴的領導者驅逐下臺，故 (D) 項應為正選。
2. 李蒙索夫靠什麼維生？
(A) 他是一名技術人員。
(B) 他是一名藝術家。
(C) 他是一名圖書館管理員。
(D) 他是一名政治領袖。
題解：根據本文第二段，最近有一位藝術家勞爾•李蒙索夫踏出了這一步，讓阿根廷成為一個更好的地方，故 (B) 項應為正選。
3. 根據本文，坦克圖書館的書籍從何而來？
(A) 李蒙索夫向窮人購買的。
(B) 他在街道上發現的。
(C) 它們是從公立圖書館借來的。
(D) 它們是由別人捐贈的。
題解：根據本文第三段，所有的書籍都是私人捐贈的，因此大眾可以免費取用，故 (D) 項應為正選。
4. 下列哪一項有關行動坦克圖書館的敘述是不正確的？
(A) 它曾經是一輛真正的坦克。
(B) 它可以攜帶大約九百本書籍。
(C) 它能正常在城市街道上行駛。
(D) 任何人皆可隨時拿取書籍。
題解：根據本文第二段，李蒙索夫重新設計了一輛舊車，讓它看起來像是一輛裝載著書籍的坦克車。它原先是一輛福特獵鷹汽車，也是相當受到過去眾多軍事領導人歡迎的一種車款，上述說明與 (A) 項敘述不符，故 (A) 項應為正選。

答案：　1. D　2. B　3. D　4. A