1 . We are seeking volunteers to join our program and make a difference in the lives of young children by sharing the joy of reading. As we know, in the field of education, the ability to read fluently and comprehend written text holds the key to unlocking a world of knowledge and opportunities. For children between the ages of 5 and 10, this skill is particularly crucial, as it forms the foundation for their academic and personal growth.
An Hour a Week from You
You’ll spend one hour a week reading stories with a child aged 5 to 10 years, on our secure online platform. The program involves two 30-minute sessions a week with the same child, spanning six weeks. Our online volunteering can fit around your schedule and there’s no need to travel. We ask all our volunteers to complete at least three programs a year, so we can continue to support as many children as possible.
A World of Opportunity for Them
With just one hour of your time each week, you can make a profound difference in a child’s life, nurturing their love for reading and fostering (促进) their ability to navigate the vast ocean of written communication. In essence, you help young readers make progress and open up a world of opportunity for their future.
Remember: YOUR TIME, THEIR FUTURE
As a bookmark volunteer, you’ll:
**help children gain the reading skills they need to progress at school and in life.
**help boost a child’s confidence by giving them one-to-one attention.
**show that learning to read can be fun! It’s amazing when you introduce a young reader to a book, comic, or poem that they love.
Join our community! Join us on this incredible journey! Volunteers can share tips and stories on our online forum and meet like-minded people at the online events. Enrich your week. Taking time out of your day to read with a child can support your own well-being as you enjoy a new experience. Together, we can create a world where every child has the opportunity to succeed both in school and beyond.
1. What is the impact of the reading program on children’s future?A.Enhancing their future career in literature. |
B.Guaranteeing academic success in higher education. |
C.Developing children’s preference for online learning. |
D.Creating a foundation for learning and future success. |
A.To ensure stable support for children. |
B.To enhance volunteer experience. |
C.To meet educational guidelines. |
D.To reduce administrative tasks. |
A.People hoping to improve reading skills. |
B.People preferring one-to-one interactions. |
C.People having a heart for helping others. |
D.People needing support from communities. |
A.Boosting children’s literacy and passion for reading. |
B.Enhancing children’s overall academic performance. |
C.Providing a platform for online social interactions. |
D.Training children to become professional writers. |
A.Improvement in professional skills. | B.Joy in assisting a child’s growth. |
C.Free books and comics. | D.Financial rewards. |
2 . On a cool autumn evening, while wandering through the streets of the old town, my attention was captured by a charming bookstore located between towering buildings. The warm light through its windows drew me closer, and without realizing it, I stood at its entrance, peering through the glass.
Earlier that day, after enjoying a pleasant lunch with friends, I had decided to explore the city on foot. Despite passing through this part of town numerous times, I had never spotted the charming bookstore. However, on this particular evening, something about it seemed irresistibly inviting.
Gently brushing away the fallen leaves from the window frame, I took a closer look inside. Rows of shelves filled with books of various sizes and colors stretched across the small and friendly interior, each volume whispering tales of adventure and wisdom. As my eyes moved over the titles, a wave of fond memories washed over me, transporting me back to my childhood.
Growing up, my world was dominated by sports and outdoor activities, often at my father’s insistence. He would say, “You need to play football, Alex. It builds character.” Yet deep down, I always felt out of place on the football field, my mind wandering to distant lands and heroic tales.
Every Sunday, after an exhausting football match, I would secretly go to my room and lose myself in books. The characters became my friends, and their journeys provided my escape. I still vividly recall the overwhelming joy I experienced when I first read about the adventures of a young wizard. His bravery and determination deeply touched me.
One day, our school librarian noticed my passion for reading and suggested I join the book club. Hesitant and unsure of my father’s reaction, I took the club flyer (宣传单) home, my heart racing with a mix of fear and hope. To my surprise, he was supportive, his typically serious expression softening as he signed the permission slip.
Joining the book club marked a turning point. I discovered a community where I truly belonged, and my passion for reading was embraced and nurtured. I began to craft my own stories, each one reflecting my dreams and desires.
As I stood there, lost in these thoughts, the door of bookstore opened, inviting me in. Stepping inside felt like coming home, a place where dreams and reality met. It was a reminder of how books had shaped my life, guiding me through the challenges of childhood and inspiring me to find my true passion.
1. What was the author’s first impression of the bookstore on the autumn evening?A.It appeared to be closed and deserted. | B.It seemed disappointing and dark. |
C.It was incredibly welcome. | D.It looked modern and busy. |
A.To improve his strong personal qualities. |
B.To keep him physically fit and healthy. |
C.To prepare him for a sports career. |
D.To follow a family tradition. |
A.strict and demanding | B.mindless and annoying |
C.considerate and approving | D.protective and understanding |
A.It isolated him from social life. | B.It made him give up on sports entirely. |
C.It shaped the author’s personal growth. | D.It changed the author’s view on reading. |
A.Meeting expectations. | B.Pursuing one’s passions. |
C.Exploring with excitement. | D.Prioritizing physical activities. |
3 . I grew up in libraries, or at least it feels that way. I was raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, just a few blocks from the brick-faced Bertram Woods branch of the Shaker Heights Public Library system. I went there several times a week with my mother. She and I would walk in together, but as soon as we passed through the door, we each headed towards our favorite sections. The library might have been the first place I was ever given autonomy.
Even when I was maybe four or five years old, I was allowed to head off on my own. Then, after a while, my mother and I would reunite at the checkout counter with our finds. Together we’d wait as the librarian pulled out the date card and stamped it with the checkout machine — that giant fist thumping the card with a loud chunk-chunk, printing a crooked due date underneath a score of previous crooked due dates that belonged to other people, other times.
Those visits were dreamy, frictionless (没有摩擦的) periods that held the promise of leaving me richer than I’d arrived. It wasn’t like going to a store with my mom, which guaranteed a tug-of-war between what I wanted and what my mother was willing to buy me; in the library, I could have anything I wanted.
After we had finished checking out the books, I loved being in the car and having all the books we’d gotten stacked on my lap, pressing me under their solid, warm weight, their Mylar covers sticking a bit to my thighs. It was such a thrill leaving a place with things you hadn’t paid for; such a thrill expecting the new books we would read. On the ride home, my mother and I talked about the order in which we were going to read our books, a serious conversation in which we planned how to pace ourselves through this charmed period of grace until the books were due.
When I was older, I usually walked to the library by myself, lugging back as many books as I could carry. Occasionally, I did go with my mother, and the trip would be as engaging as it had been when I was small. Even when I was in my last year of high school and could drive myself to the library, my mother and I still went together every now and then, and the trip unfolded exactly as it had when I was a child, with all the same beats and pauses ‘and comments and daydreaming, the same perfect rhythm we’d followed so many times before. After my mother passed away two years ago, I plunged into a deep shadow of grief for a long time. When I miss my mother these days, I like to picture us in the car together, going for one more magnificent trip to Bertram Woods, during which we talked, laughed — as if she were still in my company, giving me inexhaustible strength.
1. In this passage, the word “autonomy” (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to “________”.A.vitality | B.freedom | C.inspiration | D.entitlement |
A.the author and her mother borrowed books that no other people had ever read before |
B.the author and her mother were dreaming of going to the library |
C.the author and her mother would play some games when they were shopping |
D.the author would fail to buy what she wanted in the store |
A.they would plan to read their newly-borrowed books with feverish enthusiasm |
B.they would have a serious conversation about which book attracted them the most |
C.they would be anxious to recommend to each other the books they had borrowed |
D.they would agree on buying the books they had just borrowed if they enjoyed them |
A.Grieved. | B.Shocked. | C.Miserable. | D.Comforted. |
A.One specific memory of a childhood trip to the library. |
B.The fond childhood memories of her mother taking good care of her. |
C.How her affection for going to the library has endured into her own motherhood. |
D.Why her own child made up their mind to become a librarian after finishing college. |
Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good’ at what it does that there’s always a temptation (诱惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.
Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren’t?
To answer these questions, Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines (学科). Considering this, you might expect the book to be a dry recitation(背诵)of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox (非常规的), and perhaps unfortunate, way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader’s attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.
On the whole, Brooks’ story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’ attempt to translate his tale into science.
1. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?(no more than 10 words)2. Why does Brook use a story to introduce scientific theories?( no more than 15words)
3. According to The Social Animal, how can we learn about the science of child development?(no more than 10 words)
4. Please explain the underlined word ”weighty" in English.(no more than 1 word)
5. Do you like Brooks’ way of dealing with science in The Social Animal? Why?(no more than 20 words)
My name is Clare, welcome to University College London Library. When you join the university you are given an ID card which also counts as your library card. So when you find the book you want to borrow you get your ID card, go to the reception desk and you give them the card and the book. They scan the book, put it onto your library record, the computer reads the bar code (条形码) — then you can borrow it.
To borrow a book, you need to come to the catalogue hall and get the computer screen. For example, we’re going for “book title”— if you click under “type word or phrase”— so we put in “Oliver Twist”, then click on “go” and it comes up with all the titles with Oliver Twist. So we’ll go with this one say the 1949 edition. It’ll tell you which library it’ll be in and how many copies are available, so we’ll then go and find the book.
The main problems that students have with using the library card are things like when the books haven’t been borrowed but cannot be found on the shelf. It’s likely that they’re often being used by someone in the library, so they are not on the shelf.
My advice when using the library card would be: ask others for help, either the librarians or other students. They’re more than delighted to help. So next time, don’t hesitate to ask, because we are here to help. Another good way is to come to a library tour. Most libraries will hold tours for new students within the first two weeks or so of term —make sure you come on one of the tours and they will show you where everything is and how it all works.
1. What is Clare’s job? (no more than 10 words)2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? (no more than 10 words)
3. Where is it if a book that is not borrowed but cannot be found on the shelf? (no more than 10 words)
4. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4? (no more than 10 words)
5. What do you think of your school library? Why? (no more than 20 words)
读书的益处 | 获取知识,增长见识,使人快乐。 |
存在的现象 | 听音乐,看电视,上网,占用了大部分业余时间。 |
发出倡议 | 多读书,读经典好书,向世界传播中国传统文化。让读书成为我们生活的一部分。 |
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Growing Up with Good Books
Reading plays an important role in our life because
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7 . Coolest Bookstores in the World
Where did you buy your last book? Chances are that you bought it on the Internet. But if you did, you missed the remarkable experience of browsing in a real bookstore. As British author NeilGaiman once said, “A town isn’t a town without a bookstore.” These days, bookstores offer lots of great books and plenty more.
Eslite Dunnan Store
Time magazine once named Eslite Dunnan Store in Taiwan province, China “Asia’s best bookstore”. One visit to the store tells you why. The store, spread across five floors, offers a combination of restaurants, music and over 200,000 books. With its comfortable reading spots, visitors sometimes say it’s like a library. Others have called it the “7-Elevent of bookstores” because it’s open 24 hours a day.
Book Garden
The world’s biggest bookstore is Tehran, Iran’s book Garden with 700,000 square feet of space. In addition to restaurants and a theater, the Book Garden features a park on the roof. Visitors can pick up one of1,000 free books to read while enjoying the fresh air and sunshine from the Book Garden’s rooftop park.
Saraiva Bookstore
Rio de Janeiro’s Saraiva Bookstore might be the world’s most colorful bookstore. The visible upper level is lined with books arranged (排列) by their colors. This rainbow effect provides a colorful greeting for shoppers as they arrive. A rainbow path also leads young readers into the children’s section.
Liberia Acqua Alta
Venice, Italy, is a city surrounded by water. Its books are displayed in all things related to water, such as boats and bathtubs to protect them when the shop floods during high tide. It overlooks one of Venice’s many canals, and the smell of old books fills the air.
1. What does the quote in the first paragraph indicate?A.It is very important to read for anyone. |
B.The bookstore has become a necessary part of modern life. |
C.Bookstores are just as important as other buildings. |
D.A town should have more than one bookstore in modern society. |
A.it’s like a big shopping mall | B.it has the largest collection of books in Asia |
C.you can eat anywhere in the bookstore | D.you can come in the middle of the night |
A.Eslite Dunnan Store. | B.Book Garden. |
C.Saraiva Bookstore. | D.Liberia Acqua Atla. |
A.It greets people with colorful books. | B.Shoppers can paint books with color. |
C.It is open twenty-four hours a day. | D.Shoppers can find a rainbow there. |
A.they match canals in Venice | B.the store is surrounded by water |
C.they can be preserved from water | D.the store is known for floods |
8 . Storytelling is an ancient art form that has been used to hand down legends, tales and factual stories. Perhaps the first thing that springs to mind when you think of storytelling is the fantasy land that took shape in your mind while Mom or Dad told you stories about princes, castles and monsters, with a unique voice for each character.
Storytelling does not just take place at bedtime or round a campfire, however. It can take some other forms, either via the books we read or the films we watch. But they usually have some elements in common: rather than a list of dry facts, stories have plots and they introduce characters. We respond to stories, particularly when there is emotional detail.
And unlike what we suppose, storytelling is not just a form of entertainment, but a form of learning as well. Long before reading and writing became widely spread and available, oral storytelling had already been a form that the wisdom and knowledge of the people were passed down from elders to children. A good story engages our curiosity, emotions and imagination.
Storytelling helps with learning also because stories are easy to remember. Research has found that learning obtained from a well-told story is remembered more accurately, and for far longer, than from facts and figures.
And above all, stories have a transformative power to allow us to see the world in a different way than we do if we just encounter it on our own. Stories are an entry point to understanding a different experience of the world.
This aspect of storytelling-presenting a different perspective of the world—is important when it comes to connecting with each other. It gives us an opportunity to learn from another person’s experience and it can shape, strengthen or challenge our opinions and values. So, when someone tells us their own personal story, we catch a glimpse (瞥见) of a view of the world that may be slightly or significantly different from our own. When we see the world as they see it, or walk in their shoes, the experience can inspire empathy (共情;同理心) with them.
1. What occurs to us the moment we think of “storytelling”?A.A child's imaginary world. |
B.Voices of Mom or Dad. |
C.An ancient art form. |
D.Factual stories. |
A.Form and style. |
B.Facts and figures. |
C.Emotional and physical details. |
D.A series of events and characters. |
A.It carries more wisdom and knowledge. |
B.It is more widely available to young learners. |
C.It satisfies our imagination and releases our emotions. |
D.It makes what is learned more precise and longer lasting. |
A.By offering us more opportunities to know people. |
B.By helping us stay connected with the contemporary world. |
C.By allowing us to understand the world the way they see it. |
D.By enabling us to tell reality from imagination. |
A.The History of Storytelling |
B.The Power of Storytelling |
C.The Forms of Storytelling |
D.The Art of Storytelling |
9 . If you are looking for a unique gift for a graduate, I recommend these children’s picture books for their wit and wisdom.
I Wish You More
I Wish You More, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld, is a book full of good wishes, expressed in a way that graduates will appreciate. While acknowledging (承认) life isn’t perfect, the wishes are always for the best. Wishes include, “I wish you more give than take” and “I wish you more umbrellas than rain”. The book’s creators effectively combine humor, wisdom and affection in it.
If You Hold a Seed
The author and illustrator Elly MacKay’s illustrations tell this quiet story about a little boy who plants a seed and patiently cultivates and cares for it over the seasons until it reaches maturity. This story also serves as a metaphor (隐喻) for working towards a dream or goal with care and patience and reaching it over time, which makes If You Hold a Seed a good graduation gift.
Only One You
In this picture book written and illustrated by Linda Kranz, a mother and a father decide it is time to share their wisdom with their son, Adri. While Adri’s parents’ words are indeed wise, it is the mixed media artwork illustrating their meanings that makes this book so special. For example, “If something gets in your way, move around it” is illustrated with a line of rock fish that detour around a fishing line with a worm on it.
1. How does the writer introduce I Wish You More?A.By showing some examples. |
B.By telling an interesting story. |
C.By making a comparison. |
D.By explaining the meanings of the wishes. |
A.Plants have something to do with seeds. |
B.It is not easy for a plant to reach maturity. |
C.The book can be regarded as a good gift for kids. |
D.Care and patience are important in realizing a goal. |
A.take it more expensive |
B.show the writer’s artistic standard |
C.help readers to understand it better |
D.encourage readers to overcome difficulties |
1. 说明读书节的意义,如养成读书的习惯、营造读书的氛围等;
2. 说明读书节注意的事项,如每人准备2-3本书,组建读书兴趣小组筹;
3. 预祝读书节圆满成功。
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2. 可适当增加细节,以使内容充实、行文连贯;
3. 开头已给出,不计入总词数。
世界读书日:World Reading Day
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