Several parents and children escaped the summer heat and enjoyed a refreshing “Leap Into a Good Book”．About 30 children and parents gathered as volunteers for both agencies.
After the readings，refreshments (點心) were offered and children and parents were given books，a gift bag and a bookmark with information on adult literacy (讀寫能力) programs.
Learn to Read of Northwest Florida Inc.and Even Start coordinated the event with hopes that combining their programs will help target functionally illiterate adults and their families.A functionally illiterate adult is one who has reading skills below a seventh­grade level.That often means they have difficulty filling out job applications，understanding a lease，reading medication labels or to their children.
Merelin Hernandez,9，a fourth­grader at Warrington Elementary School，understands the importance of reading.She also says it makes her happy when she is bored.“Reading helps me go to another grade，”she says.“I feel proud when I get a B because then I know I am reading well.”Monae Walker,7，a student at Oakcrest Elementary School，says reading teaches her and makes her happy.
Learn to Read of Northwest Florida Inc.provides one­on­one tutoring for basic reading and writing skills to adults 16 and older who are not in school.Tutors go through a 12­hour workshop and tutor their students 3 hours per week.The program currently has 150 active tutors.
Even Start is a family education program at McMillan Learning Center，which offers adult education classes and infant，toddler and prekindergarten services at no cost to families.Linda Harris，a teacher in charge of the Escambia Even Start program，says the program equips parents so they can help their children.
小題1:The event “Leap Into a Good Book”________．
A．was mainly held by Learn to Read
B．targeted functionally literate parents
C．was attended by about 30 volunteers
D．was held to enjoy reading in summer
小題2:According to the passage，a functionally illiterate adult________.
A．has skills below a seventh­grade level
B．has never got school education
C．has no ability to recognize English words
D．can’t fill out a job application
小題3:According to the passage，Monae Walker________.
A．was attending the one­on­one tutoring
B．was a school­leaver
C．was having a good time there
D．read books with her parents
小題4:According to the passage，Even Start can________.
A．make parents able to help their children
B．educate children how to use words
C．offer some services for families in life
D．offer a good place for children

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A

小題1:　D
解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段可知，該活動在夏天舉行，目標人群是家長和孩子。由第三段知，這個活動是由兩家公司共同舉辦的，故答案為D項。
小題2:　A
解析　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段可知，a functionally illiterate adult在讀寫能力上低于7年級水平，在填表和看懂醫(yī)藥標簽等方面有一定的困難，但是并不是一定不能，所以答案為A項。
小題3:　C
解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段可知，Monae Walker是一所小學的學生，她覺得自己非常開心，很享受這個讀書活動。
小題4:　A
解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章最后一段可知，Even Start免費為成年人提供一些課程，使他們能夠教育自己的孩子。
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[C] insolvable.
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A．①②③B．②③⑤C．①③⑤D．②③④

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