Question

      This year's Miss Chinatown Fashion Show was more than just a showcase for clothing and shoe designers. It was also a fund-raiser(募捐活動) and volunteer sign-up event for the grassroots organization Reading to Kids.We are looking for donations(捐贈) as well as volunteers to come and read, ” said Reading to Kids volunteer Andrea Ramcke. “It's a volunteer organization. There are only two paid workers. 、

     According to Reading to Kids,the organization tries to encourage underserved children with a love of reading so as to enrich their lives and chances of success in the future. “It's primarily for children who don't have a lot of reading in the home,whose parents are good at a second language or they’ re good at a second language,” Ramcke said. “So we have a lot of immigrants (移民） from everywhere and lots of first generation kids who don't have a lot of books in the home."

     At present,Reading to Kids gathers 901 children and 388 volunteers at reading clubs on the second Saturday of every month at eight Los Angeles elementary schools.

     At the reading clubs,pairs of volunteers read aloud to groups of children divided up by age groups,whik the parents receive training on how to encourage their children to read at home. Ramcke also added that the kids are asked to join in by asking questions and reviewing the material along with doing a啊craft(工藝) project in relation to the book”. Every child also gets a book to take home and books are donated to school libraries through the program.

      “The kids develop a love of reading,Ramcke said. “Studying doesn’t become as hard to them when they learn how to explain it a little bit better. They learn how to think about their words. Their team communication skills and their grades go up."

6;What was special about this year5 s Miss Chinatown Fashion Show?

   A. -It encouraged people to read.

   B. It donated books to Reading to Kids.

   C. It offered support to Reading to Kids.

   D. It asked show designers to volunteer.

7. The purpose of Reading to Kids is to help kids.

   A. who love reading and writing

   B. who don't read a lot at home

   C. who don't know foreign languages

   D. who are good at using two languages

8. How often are the reading clubs held?

   A. Every day.

   B. Once a month.

   C. Twice a month.

   D. Every Saturday.

9. While kids are read to at the reading clubs,their

parents .

   A. are reading the material

   B. are learning arts and crafts

   C. are asked questions about reading

   D. are trained to encourage their kids to read

10. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

   A. How Reading to Kids works.

   B. Why reading is important to kids.

   C. The way to get kids to love reading.

   D. The influence of Reading to Kids on kids.

Answer 1

6. C 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. D

6. C.推理判斷題。由第一段中的It was also a fund-raiser and volunteer sign-up event for the grassroots organization Reading to Kids 可知，該 時裝秀幫助Reading to Kids募捐和招募志愿者，故選C項。

7. B.細節(jié)理解題。由第二段f的It's primarily for children who don t have a lot of reading in the home 可知， Reading to Kids的目標群體是在家不 常閱讀的孩子，故選B項。

8. B.細節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的 reading clubs on the second Saturday of every month可知，閱讀俱樂部每月 組織一次活動，故選B項。

9. D.細節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的 while the parents receive training on how to encourage their children to read at home可知，孩子們參加閱讀倶樂部的活動時，他們的父母會接受關(guān)于如何激勵孩子們閱讀的培訓(xùn)，故選D項。

10. D.段落大意題。最后一段主要講 Reading to Kids給孩子們帶來很大的 積極影響：孩子們不僅愛上了閱讀， 而且溝通能力和學(xué)習(xí)成績都有提問，故選D項。