World Reading Day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor great writers, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.

Many countries celebrated World Reading Day. Take the UK as an example, on that day, millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. World Reading Day 2010 in the UK will take place on Thursday 4th March. Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only. The initiative is so well established in schools there that they want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading. Most other countries hold World Reading Day on 23 rd April every year.

World Reading Day is also celebrated in China. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, an avid reader, does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Reading Day 2009 he encouraged citizens to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading.”

       Reading can benefit people in many ways. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.

       “Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the out side world and perfect us. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day.

Which of the following statements about World Reading Day is TURE?

       A.It was set up to encourage people to learn English.

       B.China also celebrates it on 4th March every year.

       C.It is also the same day as some great writers was born or died.

       D.Only since 1998 has the UK begun to celebrate it.

An avid reader is a person who              .

       A.loves reading   B.never reads      C.does little reading    D.hates reading

According to the passage, reading can help people EXCEPT        .

       A.learn a foreign language better       B.know more about culture

       C.improve your memory greatly D.know more about the outside world

What’s the best title for the passage?

       A.World Reading Day in the UK       B.Reading makes a full man

       C.World Reading Day in China  D.World Reading Day and Reading

Every evening, 15-year-old Rashida returns home from school, changes out of her uniform, and rushes to a neighboring farm to help her mother harvest vegetables. Her father is disabled, so the modest profit the two of them earn must cover food, clothing and other necessities for all seven children and their parents. Despite having precious little time to study, Rashida is one of the top students at her junior secondary school. But with so much responsibility on her small shoulders, she admits that it is sometimes hard for her to imagine a more promising future.

Last year, Rashida was invited to join 155 other girls at Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp, a program designed to inspire girls growing up in the country’s Northern Region to dream big, and to support them to pursue those dreams. “We organized this camp because we wanted to let girls know that even if they are struggling with poverty, their lives will not be defined by limitations,” says Dolores Dickson, Camfed Ghana’s Executive Director.

Over the course of five days, the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely new to them.  Dr. Agnes Apusiga, a lecturer from the University of Development Studies, ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices, describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams. Participants then visited the University for Development Studies, where they toured the medical school and science labs. Another highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary School. Many of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer.

“When the girls arrived at camp, they were not ambitious, because they didn’t have any idea what the world held for them,” says Eugenia Ayagiba, Project Officer with Camfed Ghana. “Many had scarcely traveled beyond their own villages.”

“I think the most important thing that happened at the camp is that we opened a window of hope for a group of girls coming from backgrounds of poverty,” says Eugenia. For Rashida, who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her father’s disability, the experience was important. “She told one of the camp mentors(辅导员) that when she is at school, she often feels like a misfit, and she prefers to keep to herself,” says Eugenia. “But at the camp, it was different. She made friends with girls who have similar struggles. She took part in every single activity, every single game. On the last day, she said to her mentor, ‘The camp has challenged me to study hard. Now I see that there is light at the end of the tunnel.’

How many are there in Rashida’s family?

A.Seven   B.Eight      C.Nine       D.Ten

According to the passage, Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp is        

       A.a program to help poor girls to have ambition

       B.a program to help poor girl students to get university education

       C.a program to help poor girls to study hard

       D.a program to help the poor families

Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges?

       A.To show they are better than their schools

       B.To encourage them to get good education.

       C.To show them what they are like

       D.To get them to touch the advanced equipment there

What can we infer from the passage?

       A.Rashida has become friends with her mentors

       B.Rashida’s mentors has encouraged her a lot.

       C.Rashida was sad because of her father’s disability.

       D.Rashida has had her new dream since the camp

The best title of the passage is ___________.

       A.Poor Girls in Ghana B.Girls’ Career Camp

       C.Camfed Ghana        D.Students in Ghana Dream Big

Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have prevented students from carrying mobile phone during school hours.

  Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

  Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction(伤心的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

  She said some schools had tried not to let students use mobile phones at school. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

  Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school. They were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

  Many people say that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

Middle schools are prevented from carrying mobile phones      .

A. because they often talk with their friends   B. when they are free from homework

C. when they are at school                 D. because they cheat in exams

Some children get mobile phones      .

A. by telling lies to their parents            B. by making trouble in class

C. from their parents and friends            D. from some mobile phone users

Which of the following statements is true?

A. No school in Australia has done anything about the mobile phone use among students.

B. Teachers don’t allow the students to leave their mobile phones at school offices.

C. Some students had their mobile phones stolen at school.

D. Parents give their children mobile phones for no good reason.

It is implied(暗含) in the passage that      .

A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B. it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phone at school

C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

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