SAN FRANCISCO―The “Reading Wizard”, an 11 year old boy, whose offer to read to children without being paid at a local library was refused by libraries, will get to read to younger kids after all.

Mayor Willie Brown last Wednesday ordered San Francisco Public Library officials to allow John O’Connor to read to preschool children to get them interested in books and stop them from watching television and video games.

“I didn’t expect this kind of attention. ” John said, “It’s just shocking.”

John has chosen his first book, “The King’s Giraffe”, and made up fliers inviting neighborhood children, aged from three to six, to the Presidio Branch every Wednesday afternoon. He planned to call himself the “Reading Wizard” and wear a special hat, fake glasses and a black coat.

But his idea was refused on the phone, in person and finally with a letter from Toni Bernardi, the chief of the library’s children and youth services. Using terms like “age appropriate material”（适龄读物）,she wrote that only library workers are allowed to read to children.

John then went to a member of the city board of supervisors（督导董事会）, who advised him to write letters to the library officials.

“Our libraries are supposed to turn kids on, not to turn them off.” Brown said he enjoyed “the creative idea, the sense of civic duty and the caring for others that John clearly showed us.”

57．Who is the “Reading Wizard”?

       A．Presidio Branch.                                            B．The King’s Giraffe.

       C．John O’Connor.                                          D．Toni Bernardi.

58．The 11 year old boy asked librarians at the local library for permission to        .

       A．play video games                                        B．wear something strange

       C．design fliers for new books                          D．read stories to young children

59．By dressing up as a wizard, the boy probably hoped to        .

      A．put up a performance

       B．frighten the three year old boys

       C．get the officials shocked

       D．attract the children’s attention

60．We can infer that Mayor Willie Brown        .

       A．praised the boy for his new idea

       B．received a call from the library for children

       C．informed the boy to stop reading to children

       D．held a party for John and his friends at the library

SAN FRANCISCO—The “Reading Wizard”, an 11 – year – old – boy, whose offer to read to children without being paid at a local library was refused by libraries, will get to read to younger kids after all.

Mayor Willie Brown last Wednesday ordered San Francisco Public Library officials to allow John O’Connor to read to preschool children to get them interested in books and stop them from watching television and video games.

“I didn’t expect this kind of attention. ” John said, “It’s just shocking.”

John has chosen his first book, “The King’s Giraffe”, and made up fliers inviting neighborhood children, aged from three to six, to the Presidio Branch every Wednesday afternoon. He planned to call himself the “Reading Wizard” and wear a special hat, fake glasses and a black coat.

But his idea was refused – on the phone, in person and finally with a letter from Toni Bernardi, the chief of the library’s children and youth services. Using terms like “age appropriate material”（适龄读物）,she wrote that only library workers are allowed to read to children.

John then went to a member of the city board of supervisors（督导董事会）, who advised him to write letters to the library officials.

“Our libraries are supposed to turn kids on, not to turn them off.” Brown said he enjoyed “the creative idea, the sense of civic duty and the caring for others that John clearly showed us.”

1．Who is the “Reading Wizard”?

       A．Presidio Branch.                                         B．The King’s Giraffe.

       C．John O’Connor.                                          D．Toni Bernardi.

2．The 11 – year – old boy asked librarians at the local library for permission to        .

       A．play video games                                        B．wear something strange

       C．design fliers for new books                          D．read stories to young children

3．By dressing up as a wizard, the boy probably hoped to        .

      A．put up a performance

       B．frighten the three – year – old boys

       C．get the officials shocked

       D．attract the children’s attention

4．We can infer that Mayor Willie Brown        .

       A．praised the boy for his new idea

       B．received a call from the library for children

       C．informed the boy to stop reading to children

       D．held a party for John and his friends at the library

　　SAN FRANCISCO--The“Reading Wizard”（巫师）, an 11-year-old boy, whose offer to read to children without being paid at a local library was refused by libraries, will get to read to younger kids after all.

　　Mayor Willie Brown last Wednesday ordered San Francisco Public Library officials to al-low John O'Connor to read to preschool children to get them interested in books and stop them from watching television and video games.

　　“I didn't expect this kind of attention,”John said.“It's just shocking.”

　　John has chosen his first book, The King's Giraffe, and made up fliers inviting neighborhood children, aged from three to six, to the Presidio Branch every Wednesday afternoon He planned to call himself the“Reading Wizard”and wear a special hat, fake glasses and a black coat.

　　But his idea was refused--on the phone, in person and finally with a letter from Toni Bernardi, the chief of the library's children and youth services. Using terms like“age-appropriate material”（适龄读物）,she wrote that only library workers were allowed to read to children.

　　John then went to a member of the city board of supervisors（督导董事会）, who advised him to write letters to the library officials.“Our libraries are supposed to turn kids on, not turn them off.”

(1) Who is the“Reading Wizard”?

[　　]

(2) The 11-year-old boy asked librarians at the local library for permission to ________.

[　　]

(3) By dressing up as a wizard, the boy probably hoped to ________.

[　　]

A．put up a performance

B．frighten the three-year-old boys

C．get the officials shocked

D．attract the children's attention

(4) We can infer that Mayor Willie Brown ________.

[　　]

A．praised the boy for his new idea

B．received a call from the library for children

C．informed the boy to stop reading to children

D．held a party for John and his friends at the library

(5) The underlined sentence in the passage means that our libraries ________.

[　　]

A．should allow kids to read to younger children

B．should get children interested, not bored

C．should open the door while the children are outside

D．will turn on the lights when kids come in, and turn them off when kids go out

　　SAN FRANCISCO--The“Reading Wizard”（巫师）, an 11-year-old boy, whose offer to read to children without being paid at a local library was refused by libraries, will get to read to younger kids after all.

　　Mayor Willie Brown last Wednesday ordered San Francisco Public Library officials to al-low John O'Connor to read to preschool children to get them interested in books and stop them from watching television and video games.

　　“I didn't expect this kind of attention,”John said.“It's just shocking.”

　　John has chosen his first book, The King's Giraffe, and made up fliers inviting neighborhood children, aged from three to six, to the Presidio Branch every Wednesday afternoon He planned to call himself the“Reading Wizard”and wear a special hat, fake glasses and a black coat.

　　But his idea was refused--on the phone, in person and finally with a letter from Toni Bernardi, the chief of the library's children and youth services. Using terms like“age-appropriate material”（适龄读物）,she wrote that only library workers were allowed to read to children.

　　John then went to a member of the city board of supervisors（督导董事会）, who advised him to write letters to the library officials.“Our libraries are supposed to turn kids on, not turn them off.”

(1) Who is the“Reading Wizard”?

[　　]

(2) The 11-year-old boy asked librarians at the local library for permission to ________.

[　　]

(3) By dressing up as a wizard, the boy probably hoped to ________.

[　　]

A．put up a performance

B．frighten the three-year-old boys

C．get the officials shocked

D．attract the children's attention

(4) We can infer that Mayor Willie Brown ________.

[　　]

A．praised the boy for his new idea

B．received a call from the library for children

C．informed the boy to stop reading to children

D．held a party for John and his friends at the library

(5) The underlined sentence in the passage means that our libraries ________.

[　　]

A．should allow kids to read to younger children

B．should get children interested, not bored

C．should open the door while the children are outside

D．will turn on the lights when kids come in, and turn them off when kids go out