Question

Reading is very important.World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It’s set up to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading.It is also the day to honor great writers.
Many countries celebrate 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,the former Premier of China,is an avid reader.He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy.On World Book Day of 2009,he called on 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 follow the latest developments of science and technology.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.
Books,magazines,newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us know more about the outside world.therefore,it is necessary for us to spend more time reading every day.
【小题1】When is World Book Day?
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【小题2】What can the students do on that day in England？
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【小题3】How many advantages of reading does the passage mention?
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【小题4】Is it difficult for us to learn everything at school?
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【小题5】Why is World Book Day set up ?
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Answer 1

【小题1】On April 23 every year.
【小题2】Millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England.
【小题3】4
【小题4】Yes.
【小题5】To encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading and also to honor great writers.
/ It’s set up to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading and it is also the day to honor great writers.

解析试题分析：短文大意：阅读是很重要的。阅读可以帮助我们变得更有知识和聪明。阅读能帮助我们遵循科学和技术的最新发展。读书给我们关于世界文化和其他地方的信息。阅读是学一门语言像英语的重要途径。
世界图书节在每年的四月二十三日。它的设立是为了鼓励人们去发现阅读的快乐。这也是纪念伟大作家的一天。
【小题1】根据第一段第二句World Book Day falls on April 23 every year.可知该作答：On April 23 every year.
【小题2】根据第二段第二句On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England.可知该作答：Millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England.
【小题3】根据第三段Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter. Reading helps us follow the latest developments of science and technology. 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.可知该作答：4
【小题4】根据生活常识可知该作答：Yes.
【小题5】根据第一段后两句It’s set up to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor great writers.可知该作答：To encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading and also to honor great writers./ It’s set up to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading and it is also the day to honor great writers.
考点：任务型阅读。