Question

    World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday of March each year. It was started by the LitWorld.Org website in 2010. Now it has reached 65 _____________such as America and China.

The website has a  ___________aim ( 目标 ). It is to encourage almost 800 million people all over the world who cannot read to enjoy the fun of reading _____________. The website wants its visitors to imagine a ___________where everyone can read.

The website has invited its visitors to join a Global Literacy Movement to reduce the number of illiterate (目不识丁的) people in the world.

You can celebrate it by reading aloud and_______________. When you find a book and are ready to _____________aloud, remember to find an audience ( 听众). You will be very_____________if you discuss the book with your audience.

Celebrating World Read Aloud Day is a way to_______________the world that everyone can read. Lots of people_______________that World Read Aloud Day will change the world although it is not a(n)________________festival in the world. Do you want to celebrate World Read Aloud Day?

1.A.towns B.cities C.countries

2.A.lucky B.great C.busy

3.A.books B.sports C.names

4.A.job B.world C.hobby

5.A.wildly B.heavily C.happily

6.A.live B.watch C.read

7.A.patient B.bored C.excited

8.A.open B.show C.return

9.A.laugh B.agree C.push

10.A.important B.easy C.new

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界朗读日，它的主要目的是鼓励世界各地无法阅读的人能享受到读书的乐趣，庆祝世界朗读日可以让人们知道每个人都能阅读，虽然这不是一个重要的节日，但是它能改变这个世界。

1.句意：现在它已经抵达65个国家了，例如美国和中国。

towns城镇；cities城市；countries国家。根据空格后的“such as America and China”可知空格处指“国家”。故选C。

2.句意：这个网站有一个伟大的目标。

lucky幸运的；great伟大的；busy忙碌的。根据下文“It is to encourage almost 800 million people all over the world who cannot read to enjoy the fun...”可知这个网站有一个伟大的目标。故选B。

3.句意：它鼓励全世界大约80亿不能阅读的人去享受读书的乐趣。

books书；sports运动；names名字。根据空格前的“reading”可知此处表示“读书”。故选A。

4.句意：网站想让它的访问者去想象一个人人都能阅读的世界。

job工作；world世界；hobby爱好。根据空格后的定语从句“where everyone can read”可知网站想让它的访问者想象一个人人都能阅读的世界。故选B。

5.句意：你可以通过大声且开心地朗读去庆祝它。

wildly野蛮地；heavily沉重地；happily开心地。根据上文“It is to encourage almost 800 million people all over the world who cannot read to enjoy the fun...”可知你可以通过大声且开心地朗读去庆祝它。故选C。

6.句意：当你找到一本书并且准备大声地朗读时，记得去找一个观众。

live居住；watch观看；read阅读。三个选项中只有read能和aloud搭配，表示“大声朗读”，符合语境。故选C。

7.句意：如果你和观众一起讨论这本书，你会很激动的。

patient耐心的；bored无聊的；excited激动的。根据上文“remember to find an audience”可知如果和观众一起讨论这本书，你会感到很激动。故选C。

8.句意：庆祝世界朗读日是一个向世界展示人人都可以阅读的方式。

open打开；show展示；return返回。根据上文“The website wants its visitors to imagine a ...where everyone can read.”可知庆祝世界朗读日是一个向世界展示人人都可以阅读的方式。故选B。

9.句意：许多人都认为世界朗读日将改变这个世界。

laugh嘲笑；agree同意；push推进。根据上文“Celebrating World Read Aloud Day is a way to...the world that everyone can read.”可知许多人都认为世界朗读日将改变这个世界。故选B。

10.句意：虽然世界朗读日在世界上不是一个重要的节日，但是许多人都认为它将改变这个世界。

important重要的；easy容易的；new新的。根据常识可知世界朗读日在世界上不是一个重要的节日。故选A。