World Reading Day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor great writers, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.
Many countries celebrated World Reading Day. Take the UK as an example, on that day, millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. World Reading Day 2010 in the UK will take place on Thursday 4th March. Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only. The initiative is so well established in schools there that they want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading. Most other countries hold World Reading Day on 23 rd April every year.
World Reading Day is also celebrated in China. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, an avid reader, does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Reading Day 2009 he encouraged citizens to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading.”
Reading can benefit people in many ways. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.
“Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the out side world and perfect us. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day.
【小題1】Which of the following statements about World Reading Day is TURE?
| A．It was set up to encourage people to learn English. |
| B．China also celebrates it on 4th March every year. |
| C．It is also the same day as some great writers was born or died. |
| D．Only since 1998 has the UK begun to celebrate it. |
| A．loves reading | B．never reads | C．does little reading | D．hates reading |
| A．learn a foreign language better | B．know more about culture |
| C．improve your memory greatly | D．know more about the outside world |
| A．World Reading Day in the UK | B．Reading makes a full man |
| C．World Reading Day in China | D．World Reading Day and Reading |
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The first newspaper was written by hand and put on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B.C. In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn't have a regular newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily current. It came out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started the Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper published daily in the American colonies (殖民地). By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (發行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun(《朝日新聞》). It sells more than eleven million copies every year.
1．The first regularly printed European newspaper was started in ________.
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2．The first daily newspaper in English was started ________.
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3．From the article, we know that ________.
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A．many people in the world read newspaper now
B．the first newspaper was printed in Rome in 59B.C.
C．one English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world
D．newspapers have a long history in the United States
4．Which of the following is true?
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A．Germany had the earliest European printed newspaper
B．The first American newspaper was forbidden by the government
C．The first English newspaper started in England
D．Newspaper started in 59B.C.
5．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “Newsletter”?
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He wasn’t sick. He wasn’t old. And he wasn’t losing. He had a very good final season and won his last game in 2008. And then he walked away.
Lloyd Carr was 62. That’s a few years earlier than retirement(退休) age in America and many years earlier than some college football coaches say goodbye. How was Carr, who coached University of Michigan, able to leave so easily?
“ It can be intoxicating,” Carr admits. “The Saturday afternoons and the crowds. And when you win, there’s nothing like it.”
But the job needs hard work. The pressure to win. The endless training. The hours are so long that sleeping at the office is a normal thing. I reported Carr’s career at Michigan from 1995 to 2007. I saw him run onto the field before 100,000 cheering fans, saw him enjoy a share of a national championship with a 12-0 season.
And when I visited him recently in retirement, the difference was noticeable. He seems much calmer, relaxed, more at peace. He says, “As much fun as it is, there’s a period when you have other things to deal with.”
Carr knew he wanted to travel, see the world, read more, do other work. He is now connected with a children’s hospital, does some speaking, plays golf, and enjoys relaxing with his wife, Laurie, and their many grandchildren.
Several of today’s big-name coaches are all about Carr’s retirement age. Nick Saban turns 59 this month. Jim Tressel is 57. Frank Beamer is already 63. None of them seems to be slowing down.
So when, I ask Carr, is the right moment to leave such a great job?
He thinks. Finally, he says, “When you love it and can still walk away from it. That’s the right moment.”
【小題1】Lloyd Carr stopped working as a coach because he _______.
| A．was too old | B．was injured seriously |
| C．had other things to experience | D．followed others’ examples |
| A．exciting | B．disappointing | C．surprising | D．puzzling |
| A．was always free after retirement |
| B．was a failure as a football coach |
| C．missed the time when he coached |
| D．enjoyed his retirement life very much |
| A．a football player | B．Lloyd Carr’s assistant |
| C．a retired coach | D．a sports reporter |
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He wasn’t sick. He wasn’t old. And he wasn’t losing. He had a very good final season and won his last game in 2008. And then he walked away.
Lloyd Carr was 62. That’s a few years earlier than retirement(退休) age in America and many years earlier than some college football coaches say goodbye. How was Carr, who coached University of Michigan, able to leave so easily?
“ It can be intoxicating,” Carr admits. “The Saturday afternoons and the crowds. And when you win, there’s nothing like it.”
But the job needs hard work. The pressure to win. The endless training. The hours are so long that sleeping at the office is a normal thing. I reported Carr’s career at Michigan from 1995 to 2007. I saw him run onto the field before 100,000 cheering fans, saw him enjoy a share of a national championship with a 12-0 season.
And when I visited him recently in retirement, the difference was noticeable. He seems much calmer, relaxed, more at peace. He says, “As much fun as it is, there’s a period when you have other things to deal with.”
Carr knew he wanted to travel, see the world, read more, do other work. He is now connected with a children’s hospital, does some speaking, plays golf, and enjoys relaxing with his wife, Laurie, and their many grandchildren.
Several of today’s big-name coaches are all about Carr’s retirement age. Nick Saban turns 59 this month. Jim Tressel is 57. Frank Beamer is already 63. None of them seems to be slowing down.
So when, I ask Carr, is the right moment to leave such a great job?
He thinks. Finally, he says, “When you love it and can still walk away from it. That’s the right moment.”
1.Lloyd Carr stopped working as a coach because he _______.
A．was too old B．was injured seriously
C．had other things to experience D．followed others’ examples
2.The underlined word “intoxicating” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.
A．exciting B．disappointing C．surprising D．puzzling
3.It can be inferred from the text that Lloyd Carr ________.
A．was always free after retirement
B．was a failure as a football coach
C．missed the time when he coached
D．enjoyed his retirement life very much
4.The author is most probably ________.
A．a football player B．Lloyd Carr’s assistant
C．a retired coach D．a sports reporter
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