1 . Some people like to read the biographies (传记) of influential people in history, like Martin Luther King Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi, while others prefer the classics, like Pride and Prejudice or the Old Man and the Sea. Preferences may vary, but a common truth is obvious: life couldn’t be lived without books.     1    

Created on April 23rd, 1995, by the United Nations, the day is all about celebrating the wonderful power of books and the joy of reading.     2     However, people of all ages can celebrate it in their own ways.

    3     Do you have a book you just can’t get around to finish? Why not curl up on the couch and enjoy every last page? If you have children, pick a topic they’re interested in and explore the magical world of literature together. It is the perfect day to teach them the joy of reading.

Yet it is also a good choice to get together with some friends and share the same book you all love. Hearing someone read aloud sentences you have only ever murmured to yourself could cause you to see them in a whole new way.     4    

Whichever way you choose to celebrate World Book Day, it’s an educational experience.     5     They are a door into another world, full of fiction and imagination or facts that teach you incredible new things.

A．It shows the importance of reading.

B．A common celebration is doing some reading.

C．That’s why World Book Day is a well-deserved holiday.

D．Doing some reading helps you understand the world better.

E．It’s especially meant to encourage a love of reading in children.

F．Additionally, varied understanding of a book allows heated discussions.

G．You will find books are more than simple pieces of paper with words on them.

3 . When I handed my daughter a copy of King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry, she looked skeptical. She reluctantly agreed to read it with me after I told her it was one of my favorite stories when I was her age, and her skepticism quickly morphed into enthusiasm as she fell in love with the book.

Watching her connect to the story brought back a flood of memories about my first time reading the book. It was like introducing my daughter to a much younger version of myself. I highly recommend other parents share their favorite childhood books, a sweet activity with lots of benefits.

Every night, I sit on the end of my daughters’ beds and read them the stories I’ve cherished for decades. This distraction-free time gives my kids the chance to ask questions about the book we’re reading, the “olden days” when I was a kid, and whatever else is on their minds.

My 9-year-old especially adores this time together and the deeper connection she feels to her family because of it. Reading her a book that holds significant meaning for me brings us together in a whole new way.

There’s nothing better than watching my kids’ reactions to books I’ve loved my entire life. They chattered with excitement when Charlie found his golden ticket in Roald Dahl’s classic and pulled the covers over their blushing faces when Almanzo asked Laura if he could walk her home in the Little House series.

In these moments, it feels like I’m reaching through time and connecting my childhood with theirs.

Every generation has books that define them. For my kids, it’s mostly fantasy and realistic fiction. By reading my childhood favorites to them, my kids step outside their comfort zones and try new genres, authors, and writing styles. My 9-year-old didn’t know she loved folklore until we read my favorite collection of Japanese children’s stories together. My 11-year-old became obsessed with wilderness survival stories when I read Scott O’Dell’s Island of the Blue Dolphins to her.

1. What can the underlined word in the first paragraph be replaced by?

A．changed

B．translated

C．built

D．burnt

2. How does reading together influence the author and his daughters?

A．They don’t understand each other.	B．They forget their unhappiness in the past.
C．They become closer to each other.	D．They get bored with each other.

3. What are the kids’ responses to the books the author loved in his childhood?

A．They are excited and pleased.	B．They are bored but curious.
C．They are astonished and sad.	D．They are uninterested but grateful.

4. What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph?

A．He burdens his children by reading.	B．He helps his children find their interests.
C．He fails to get his children out of fantasy.	D．He prefers to read children’s books.

4 . 为了迎接世界读书日，学校英语社计划以“Reading For Fun”为主题组织一场读书活动，请你写一份英文倡议书。内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动内容；
3. 发出倡议。
参考词汇：World Book Day世界读书日
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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English Club

April 20

5 . You probably have a local library that you can walk to. However, other kids aren’t so lucky as you. In some places, people either don’t have any libraries, or even worse, must face dangers to get there.

In Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan(阿富汗), many years of war and violence have made visiting the library too dangerous for children. It is not easy to solve the problem, but someone is trying to fix it.

Freta, a young university graduate, has devoted herself to improving the reading and storytelling abilities of children in Afghanistan. She bought a bus and turned it into a mobile library(also called a bookmobile). She calls it Charmaghz. Charmaghz has more than 600 books in Dari, Pashto and English. This allows pupils and street kids to read children’s books for free, which are in short supply at public schools and libraries. In addition to reading books on many topics, children can also play board games and listen to music in this library. The mobile library is a relatively safe place for them to read, play chess and see friends.

Freta brings Charmaghz to parks, schools and orphanages(孤儿院)around Kabul for a few hours at a time, making two or three stops each day. It is an efficient way to reach lots of children.

“I don’t think a mobile library will solve the thousands of problems that we have in our education system, ” said Freta, “but a mobile library is a small effort among a lot of efforts that we have to make. ”

1. What is Charmaghz?

A．A local bus.	B．A mobile library.
C．A nearby school.	D．A club for children.

2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?

A．Freta turned a bus into a bookmobile with street kids.

B．The bookmobile can be a completely safe place to read books.

C．Children can’t play games or listen to music in a bookmobile.

D．Public schools and libraries may not have enough children’s books.

3. Why does Freta make Charmaghz stop two or three times each day?

A．It can make Freta famous.

B．Freta likes making friends.

C．The government asks her to do so.

D．It enables more children to read books.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A woman makes Kabul well-known.

B．Kabul gets a bookmobile for kids.

C．A bookmobile helps adults read more.

D．War and violence make reading dangerous.

6 . Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers is a celebration of an everyday object — the book, represented here in almost three hundred artworks from museums around the world. The image of the reader appears throughout history, in art made long before books as we now know them came into being. In artists’ representations of books and reading, we see moments of shared humanity that go beyond culture and time.

In this “book of books,” artworks are selected and arranged in a way that emphasizes these connections between different eras and cultures. We see scenes of children learning to read at home or at school, with the book as a focus for relations between the generations. Adults are portrayed (描绘) alone in many settings and poses —absorbed in a volume, deep in thought or lost in a moment of leisure. These scenes may have been painted hundreds of years ago, but they record moments we can all relate to.

Books themselves may be used symbolically in paintings to demonstrate the intellect (才智), wealth or faith of the subject. Before the wide use of the printing press, books were treasured objects and could be works of art in their own right. More recently, as books have become inexpensive or even throwaway, artists have used them as the raw material for artworks — transforming covers, pages or even complete volumes into paintings and sculptures.

Continued developments in communication technologies were once believed to make the printed page outdated. From a 21st-century point of view, the printed book is certainly ancient, but it remains as interactive as any battery-powered e-reader. To serve its function, a book must be activated by a user: the cover opened, the pages parted, the contents reviewed, perhaps notes written down or words underlined. And in contrast to our increasingly networked lives where the information we consume is monitored and tracked, a printed book still offers the chance of a wholly private, “off-line” activity.

1. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．An introduction to a book.	B．An essay on the art of writing.
C．A guidebook to a museum.	D．A review of modern paintings.

2. What are the selected artworks about?

A．Wealth and intellect.	B．Home and school.
C．Books and reading.	D．Work and leisure.

3. What do the underlined words “relate to” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Understand.	B．Paint.
C．Seize.	D．Transform.

4. What does the author want to say by mentioning the e-reader?

A．The printed book is not totally out of date.

B．Technology has changed the way we read.

C．Our lives in the 21st century are networked.

D．People now rarely have the patience to read.

7 . Visiting a library may not seem fun or interesting, but the ones below might be the most beautiful and attractive around the globe.

Widener Library, Massachusetts, the United States

As Harvard’s flagship library, the Widener Library was built in 1912. The library was named after Harry Elkins Widener, a 1907 Harvard graduate who donated 3, 300 books, invaluable paintings and money. The length of shelves reaches 91 kilometers. Today, it is known as a “silent library”, with two floors of quiet study rooms and five floors of underground literary resources.

Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra, Portugal

The Biblioteca Joanina was named after its founder, King John V of Portugal, who started building the library in 1717. The library, located at the University of Coimbra, houses 300, 000 book collections. Many of the books were printed before the 1800s. The library is a huge tourist draw because of its decorative dark-wood arches and shelves.

Trinity College Old Library, Dublin, Ireland

Located in the center of Dublin, the Trinity College Old Library was constructed in 1712. With its two stories of dark-wood arches, the library is not only one of the world’s oldest libraries, but one of the most famous ones. The Long Room in the library is 65 meters long, filled with 200, 000 books and sculptures of great writers associated with the college.

Tianjin Binhai Library, Tianjin, China

Unlike the other libraries on our list, this one is practically new. As a cultural landmark of Tianjin, the Binhai Library officially opened to the public in 2017. Its breathtaking design was described by Time magazine as a “ziggurat” and has received a lot of attention from the public. The 33, 700 square-meter building can hold 1. 35 million books. Built in just five years, it has become a tourist attraction since it was finished.

1. What do the four libraries have in common?

A．The areas of the buildings.	B．The dates when they were built.
C．The admiration from the public.	D．The number of book collections.

2. Which library was built in honor of a university graduate?

A．Widener Library.	B．Biblioteca Joanina.
C．Trinity College Old Library.	D．Tianjin Binhai Library.

3. How is Tianjin Binhai Library different from the other three libraries?

A．It was named after King of Portugal.	B．Its books are before the 18th century.
C．It is a new one with the shortest history.	D．It has a room with books and sculptures.

8 . These are some of our favorite LEARN MORE ABOUT CHINA books. They are a good introduction to different topics, from the Great Wall to Chinese festivals.

	CHINA Ages: 9 to 12. The book takes you from traditional China to a modern day -to-day China: language, family life, festivals, religion and food. With the wonderful photos, an art CD and a poster included, this book is a keeper. It’s a book, but also a trip that educators, students and parents can enjoy taking together.
	ALL ABOUT CHINA Ages: 7 to 10. As the title says, it’s all about China. It takes you on a historical journey, such as inventions, dynasties, landmarks, festivals and everyday life in China. Although covering many aspects of China, it is very entertaining for children. It is not only entertaining but also informative, with fun hands-on activities such as long-life noodles recipes and Chinese New Year crafts.
	ANCIENT CHINA Ages: 10 to 13. Learning Chinese history has never been more fun! The first emperor, the Silk Road, Chinese inventions, the teachings of Confucius and more. This book is one of the series on Ancient Civilizations: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and so on. It is a mini museum between the covers of a book.
	MY CHINA TRA VEL JOURNAL Ages: 5 to 8. Travel Journal This book is the story of Emma (6) and Joe (7) and their adventures in China, flying kites with their Chinese friends. It teaches children about fascinating faraway places to inspire curiosity in their little minds. Lots of fun pictures make the book come to life. This is NOT a travel journal for kids to record their travel experience. It is about Emma and Joe’s experience in China.

1. Who would be the most suitable readers for the books in the passage?

A．Parents.

B．Children.

C．Educators.

D．Tourists.

2. What can you do if you buy ALL ABOUT CHINA?

A．Travel to China.	B．Listen to an art CD.
C．Enjoy fun activities.	D．Visit a mini museum.

3. Which book describes two girls’ experience in China?

A．CHINA.	B．ALL ABOUT CHINA.
C．ANCIENT CHINA.	D．MY CHINA TRA VEL JOURNAL.

9 . How to Be a Good Reader

Many people enjoy reading as a way to relax and enrich their minds. Reading is a so an increasingly important skill to learn and develop to be successful in school and in the professional world.    1    , there are several ways to improve your read ng or help a child become a better reader.

●Start at a comfortable reading level

    2    . If you plan to read a material that is difficult in the beginning, you are more likely to give up and less likely to achieve your goal in the long run. If you have chosen a book with a very narrow focus, like a scientific work, you might want to read more familiar topics first.

●    3    

The more you connect reading with comfort and relaxation, the more likely you are to continue developing your reading skills. Reading can be great fun, rather than a daily activity.

●Practice your reading

Studies have shown that people who spend more time reading and take in a greater number of reading materials develop a greater reading skills. This improves their ability to take in knowledge more generally. As with anything else, developing reading skills takes work.    4    .

●Read materials that interest you

You are absorbed in reading when it is an enjoyable experience.    5    , you are more likely to put the book down and take part in a different activity. Please find books related to your hobbies, career goals, or a topic that makes you curious.

A．While all of them are useful

B．If you are bored while reading

C．Create a pleasant reading environment

D．Reading is of great importance in our life

E．Although you may find it difficult to be a good reader

F．Begin by reading texts that are slightly below your level

G．Therefore, you need to set aside some time to read everyday

10 . Hungry for more “Great British Baking Show” ? Sample these tasty reads.

The “Great British Baking Show” is a long running reality show, once seen as a heartwarming escape. Here is a list of books that can also fulfill that particular “Bake Off” dish of sugary and heartwarming.

“The Charm Offensive” by Alison Cochrun

Though there are no sugary treats of the baked variety in the novel, this does offer that competition and a sweet finish. In order for Dev and Charlie to get together, each must face their biggest emotional barriers, have discussions about mental health and become vulnerable (脆弱的) with each other. All of this adds up to an open-hearted and heartwarming story.

“Black Cake” by Charmaine Wilkerson

You won’t be able to feed the title of this book without watering for sweetness. But the details of this novel and its back story are as rich as the most delicious dessert. A black cake recipe by Wilkerson subscription Sweet Reads calls for one whole pound of dark brown sugar—but notes “Quantities are approximate. Eleanor never did write them down.”

“Chef’s Kiss” by T. J. Alexander

In the novel, Simone is an inspired baker, which means that there are many passages detailing how she creates original recipes both at work and at home. The book nods at the competitive food industry in general, where celebrity chefs and social media can make or break a career.

“Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake” by Alexis Hall

The competition that Rosaline takes part in is a very real “Bake Off” , and she completes with three bakes per episode (集). But it also gives a behind-the-scenes look at what we all imagine is really being said by the hosts and producers when the cameras are off.

1. What can we learn from Alison Cochrun’s book?

A．How to avoid being weak.

B．How to get on well with others.

C．How to overcome barriers in work.

D．How to bake sugary and sweet cakes.

2. What gift can you get with a purchased Wilkerson’s book?

A．Delicious dessert.

B．A black cake recipe.

C．Free subscription to Sweet Reads.

D．A pound of dark brown sugar.

3. Which book described the influence of famous chefs?

A．Chef’s Kiss.

B．Black Cake.

C．The Charm Offensive.

D．Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake.