17.World Book Day falls on April 23 every year.It 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 celebrate World Book Day.Take UK as an example.On that day,millions of school children can buy books of special price,a much lower price than usual,in any bookstore.It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China.Wen Jiabao,Premier of China,does lots of reading every day.On World Book Day 2009,he called on people o do more reading.Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading."Books can not change the world,but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,"he said. Why do people like reading?One big advantage is that reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent.Also,reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology.Besides,reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world.When we read,we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us.We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers.The more we read,the more we know.What's more,reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. "Reading makes a full man".Books,magazines,newspapers and other"kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us.So it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day.
(1)Is World Book Day on April 23 every year?
(2)In UK,what can school children do on World Book Day?
(3)What did Premier Wen Jiabao suggest young people do?
(4)How many advantages of reading are mentioned in the passage?
18.目前各校都在組織一些課外活動,例如外出參觀,郊游,演講比賽,藝術(shù)節(jié)、志愿者活動、運(yùn)動會等.假如你是李明,你的美國筆友湯姆來信,想了解你的課外活動情況.請你告訴他你最喜歡的課外活動是什么?談?wù)勀愕慕?jīng)歷,并說說你的感受.提示詞語:school trip, speech competition, art festival, volunteer work, sports meeting, take part in ,feel, … 注意: 1.詞數(shù):90詞左右; 2.可是當(dāng)發(fā)揮,以使行文連貫; 3.文中不要出現(xiàn)真實(shí)校名和人名. Dear Tom, I'm glad to hear from you and I'm happy to tell you something about my school activities. _______________. What is your favorite activity? Write to me. Yours, Li Ming