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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 book 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 Thursady 4 th 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.
1.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 celebrates it.
2.An avid reader is a person who .
A.loves reading B.never reads C.does little reading D.hates reading
3.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
4.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
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Millions of people pass through the gates of Disney's entertainment parks in California, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these places an almost universal attraction? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks? Well, one reason is the way they're treated once they get there. The people at Disney go out of their way to serve their“guests”, as they prefer to call them, and to see that they enjoy themselves.
All new employees, from vice presidents to part-time workers, begin their employment by attending Disney University and taking “Traditions I”. Here, they learn about the company's history, how it is managed and why it is successful. They are shown how each department relates to the whole. All employees are shown how their part is important in making the part a success.
After passing“Traditions I”, the employees go on to more specialized training for their specific (具体的) jobs. No detail is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires four eight-hour days of training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple ordinary job, he replied, “What happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the parade starts or what bus to take back to the campgrounds?... We need to know the answers or where to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy party.”
Even Disney's managers get involved in the daily management of the park. Every year, the managers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes. For a full week, the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail(单轨车), and take up any of the 100 jobs that make the entertainment park come alive. The managers agree that this week helps them to see the company's goals more clearly.
All these efforts to serve the public well have made Walt Disney Productions famous. Disney is considered by many as the best mass service provided in America or the world. As one long-time business observer once said, “How Disney treats people, communicates with them, rewards them, is in my view the very reason for his fifty years of success ... I have watched, very carefully and with great respect and admiration, the theory and practice of selling satisfaction and serving millions of people on a daily basis, successfully. It is what Disney does best.”
(1)The first day they come to Disney parks, all new employees ________.
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A.begin by receiving on-the-job training
B.must learn several jobs
C.begin as ticket takers
D.have already attended Disney University
(2)The main objective of the Disney employees is to ________.
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A.learn all parts of the business
B.see that their guests enjoy themselves
C.be able to answer all kinds of questions
D.keep their important guests happy
(3)Each year, managers wear special service clothes and work in the park to ________.
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A.set a good example for employees
B.remind themselves of their beginning at Disney
C.gain a better view of the company's objectives
D.replace employees on holiday
(4)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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A.Tourists learn the history of Disney in its entertainment parks.
B.Disney attracts people almost from all over the world.
C.Parades are regularly held in Disney's entertainment parks.
D.Disney's managers are able to do almost all kinds of work in the Disney parks.
(5)This passage is mainly about ________.
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A.how Disney employees are trained
B.the history and traditions of the Disney enterprises
C.why Disney enterprises make a lot of money
D.the importance Disney places on serving people well
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