1 . The Reader(《朗读者》) is a popular TV show in China. It invites people to read aloud on the stage. The show also tells moving stories behind those people. They can read many things, like poems, books and letters.
Many people are fans of the show. They begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now, the show gives people a place to read. It is a reading pavilion(朗读亭). It showed up in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an. Let’s have a look!
The pavilion is not very big. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone(麦克风) in it and it records people’s voices.
Everyone can read for three minutes in it. You can read anything you like. The show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.
Lots of people come to the pavilion to read. Yu Duohan is an 11-year-old girl from Shanghai. She read the story Take a Snail for a Walk(《牵一只蜗牛去散步》). “I love reading aloud,” she said. “It makes the story become more beautiful.”
The pavilion will also come to other cities across the country. You can read your favorite stories in the pavilion soon.
1. What can’t people read in The Reader?| A．Poems. | B．Letters. | C．Ads. | D．Stories. |
| A．The Reader is a popular book. |
| B．The show will ask some of the readers to read on TV. |
| C．YuDuohan, a 12-year-old boy, likes reading aloud very much. |
| D．You and your friends can get into the pavilion together. |
| A．Because her mom wants her to read aloud. |
| B．Because reading is her homework every day. |
| C．Because reading aloud makes the story more beautiful. |
| D．Because she wants to join the TV show-The Reader. |
| A．There will be pavilions in each city. |
| B．People from more and more cities can read aloud in pavilions. |
| C．The Reader invites people to read in the pavilion. |
| D．People have to read aloud in their cities. |
| A．A small place for reading aloud | B．People who like to read aloud |
| C．Why we need to read aloud | D．Reading aloud is good |
2 . Many Americans love sports. This does not really mean that they get any exercise. What they do is to watch national teams on TV. They watch baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf and tennis which means that for most of the weekends they sit in front of the TV. Sometimes, their friends watch with them.
Baseball is the great American sport and every team has fans. Almost every big city has a team, and as each team plays 162 games a year, following baseball can take up a lot of time. The playing season begins in spring and finishes in the fall World Series(世界职业棒球赛), when two leading teams play against each other. The first to win four games wins the Series. Although called World Series, it has only one other country to take part in —Canada.
Football played in autumn and winter is also popular. It is not at all like the game called soccer. There isn’t much kicking in American football, which has more to do with running with the ball and knocking people down. Each team only plays 16 games during the season, and these take place on Sundays and Monday evenings. Half the country watches the final game on a Sunday, in January.
When there are no good games on TV, Americans watch college sports. Many colleges feel that if they want their former(以前) students to give money to their old schools, they need a winning football team. To our surprise,this seems to be true.
1. When do most Americans and their friends usually watch games on TV?| A．On Sundays. | B．On a Sunday, in January. | C．On most weekend. | D．On Monday evenings. |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．Half the country watches the final football game in America. |
| B．American football is like the game called soccer. |
| C．Many Americans like watching games on TV. |
| D．Many colleges want their former students to give money to their old schools. |
| A．The colleges are really poor and need money most. |
| B．The former students love their old schools very much. |
| C．The college always get a lot of money from the former students. |
| D．The former students will give money if their school team wins the game. |
| A．Games on TV | B．Football in America | C．The Way to Play Sports | D．Americans Love Doing Exercise |
