Reading is very important. World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It encourages people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor (尊敬) great writers.
Many countries celebrate (慶祝) World Book Day. On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, is an avid reader. He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on (號(hào)召) people to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can not change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said.
Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology (技術(shù)). Reading gives us information about other cultures and places in the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading.
Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time reading every day.
小題1:When is World Book Day?   
A．August 8 every year. B．March 12 every year.
C．April 23 every year.D．June 6 every year.
小題2:An avid reader is a person who __________.
A．loves readingB．never readsC．does some readingD．hates reading
小題3:World Book Day was set up in order to encourage people to __________.
A．learn foreign languagesB．do more reading
C．buy more booksD．know more about science
小題4:According to the passage, reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _____.
A．learning English betterB．knowing more about cultures
C．improving your healthD．knowing more about the outside world
小題5:What’s the best title for the article?
A．World Book Day in England.
B．Suggestions on Reading.
C．World Book Day in China.
D．World Book Day and the Advantages of Reading.

小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D

小題1:根據(jù)World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. 可知選C。
小題1:根據(jù)It encourages people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. 可知選A。
小題1:根據(jù)Many countries celebrate (慶祝) World Book Day.及下文描述可知舉辦世界讀書(shū)日主要就是號(hào)召人們多讀書(shū)，故選B。
小題1:根據(jù)Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter.及下文描述可知讀書(shū)不一定有助于健康，故選C。
小題1:通過(guò)閱讀本文可知這篇短文主要是介紹世界讀書(shū)日和讀書(shū)的好處，故選D。
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