Who says kids don't read? Not Taylor Swift.

The superstar made a stop on her tour promoting (推荐) her new album.

She wanted to share her passion (激情) for reading and writing. She met with some New York City public school kids and 100 more on the Intenet via(经由) Skype.

Swift, whose 1989 has stayed at No. 1 for weeks, is a lifelong lover of books and writing. But she said after chatting with the teens at Scholastic she isn't ruling out(排除) other writing projects.

She's already an unpublished novelist. At 13 or 14, she wrote a 400-page book. It was based on her life and friends. She had left them behind during a summer away with her family.

"But since then, I've discovered music and that's the form of writing that inspires (激励) me the most," Swift said.

Her meetup with the kids at the book publisher's headquarters was turned into a 30-minute video. It is available at Scholastic.com. In it, she encourages more young people to "open a world of possible" through books.

The students on Skype were from Troy, Michigan, and Poway, Calih~rnia. They had made signs declaring the superstar's awesome words, The in-person New Yorkers offered Swift their book recommendations. Among them were: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper and Harry' Potter by J.K Rowling.

1.Taylor Swift shared her passion for reading with students___ during her tour promoting her

album.

A. in a college B. on the Internet C. in a library D. in a primary school

2.According to the report, 1989 was probably a(n) _______

A. novel B. movie C. album D. play

3.Taylor Swift wrote a novel at the age of 13 or 14, but______.

A. she didn't have it published B. she refused to read it

C. she's never read it D. she never told anybody about it

4.After Taylor Swift wrote her 400-page novel, she discovered _______

A. writing novels inspired her most

B. music was a form of writing which inspired her most

C. music could inspire her most, while writing couldn't

D. music and writing were completely different

5.The best title for the report might be _________

A. Taylor Swift wants you to read B. Reading makes Taylor Swift a success

C. Reading and music D. Taylor Swift and her passion

Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy, well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.

So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.

Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的)interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their own rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim.

1.Jean spends a lot of time on QQ because she is ____________.

A. rich B. famous C. young D. lonely

2.Jean thought “David” was special because he __________.

A. made her quite happy on QQ

B. was from San Francisco

C. sent her a picture of himself

D. was tall and good-looking

3.When Jean and “David” met and introduces themselves to each other, who felt surprised?

A. “David”

B. Both “David” and Jean

C. Jean

D. Neither “David ”nor Jean

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.

B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often.

C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.

D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ.

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