Question

【題目】World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO(聯(lián)合國教科文組織) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to find the pleasure of reading.

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. Take the UK as an example. On that day, millions of school children can buy books of special price, much lower than usual in any bookshop. It has been done every year since 1998.

Reading can benefit(有益于)people in many ways. Reading helps us follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become.

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 speaking and writing. Reading helps us. "Reading makes a full man." Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us.

Therefore, it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.

【1】When was World Book Day set up?

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【2】How do the bookshops in the UK celebrate World Book Day?

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【3】Do you think it's necessary to form the habit of English reading? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】In 1955.

【2】They sell books of special price, much lower than usual.

【3】略（可以有多種表達）

【解析】短文大意：每年的四月二十三日是世界的讀書日。聯(lián)合國教科文組織，在1955年，為了鼓勵人們，尤其是年青人，去發(fā)現(xiàn)讀書的快樂，設(shè)立了讀書日�，F(xiàn)在許多國家慶祝世界讀書日�！伴喿x使人充實。”書籍、雜志、報紙和其他類型的閱讀材料可以幫助我們更多的了解外面的世界和完美自己。

【1】根據(jù)第一段第二句It was set up by UNESCO(聯(lián)合國教科文組織) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to find the pleasure of reading可知，世界讀書日在1955設(shè)立的。所以答案為：In 1955。

【2】 根據(jù)第二段第三句On that day, millions of school children can buy books of special price, much lower than usual in any bookshop.可知，英國書店他們賣特價書，比平常要低很多，來慶祝世界讀書日。 所以答案為：They sell books of special price, much lower than usual。

【3】根據(jù)第四段第一句Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English可知，養(yǎng)成英語閱讀習(xí)慣是有必要的。根據(jù) "Reading makes a full man." Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us.可知，閱讀使人充實、書籍、雜志、報紙和其他閱讀材料可以幫助我們了解更多的外部世界和完善我們。所以答案可以為：Yes, I do. Because reading makes a full man.（答案不唯一）。