Question

    A school in Buffalo, New York has filled a vending machine(自动售货机) with books to get young students more interested in reading.

Lock up a lot of books behind a wall of glass and with a special gold coin students at the school can pick out their favorite books. They get to take the books home for free. And the best part? It’s not a system based on behavior or attendance. The process is designed so that every student will get a chance to use the machine at some point.

The idea was first introduced by the assistant principal, Unseld Robinson, who was inspired by another school he visited doing similar. He thought it could be a funny way to get parents and students at his school to read. Now, after a year of fund-raising,the machine has been filled with over $1,000 worth of books—all of which will be continuously added through various donations(捐赠).

Robinson says that many children in Buffalo are not reading as much as they should. So the idea of the vending machine was “to encourage reading in and out of school as well as increase every child’s overall excitement about reading.”

1.How do the students of the school get the book from the machine?

A.By asking the head teacher.

B.By using some cash.

C.By using some special coin.

D.By exchanging the books with new ones.

2.Who can get a free book from the machine?

A.The student with the best behavior.

B.The student with the best attendance.

C.The student with real gold coins.

D.The student with good luck.

3.What do people think of the activity?

A.Boring. B.Meaningful and useful. C.Useless. D.Doubtful.

4.Why did the assistant principal use this method?

A.The students here didn’t read enough books.

B.The school could get more donations.

C.The students here could earn extra money.

D.The school could improve the students’ score.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。纽约一所学校采用自动售货机的形式，鼓励学生多读书。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段Lock up a lot of books behind a wall of glass and with a special gold coin students at the school can pick out their favorite books.可知，将很多书锁在玻璃墙后面，用一枚特别的金币，在学校里学生可以挑选自己喜欢的书。所以学生使用特殊金币，可以从自动售货机中选取喜欢的读物。故选C项。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第二段内容And the best part? It’s not a system based on behavior or attendance. The process is designed so that every student will get a chance to use the machine at some point.(最好的部分呢？这不是一个基于行为或出勤率的系统。该过程经过精心设计，以便每个学生在某个时候都有机会使用机器。)可知，每个月都会随机有孩子获得奖励，即不看行为，不看出勤，不看家境，只看运气。故选D项。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中Now, after a year of fund-raising,the machine has been filled with over $1,000 worth of books-all of which will be continuously added through various donations(捐赠).(现在，经过一年的筹款，这台机器已经装满了价值超过1000美元的书——所有这些书都将通过各种捐赠不断增加。)可知，该活动是一个正能量的活动，是有意义的。故选B项。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句Robinson says that many children in Buffalo are not reading as much as they should. (鲁滨逊说，布法罗的许多孩子读的书不够用。)可知，这里的学生并没有尽可能多地阅读，也就是阅读量不够，故选A项。