WorldReadingDaywassetupbytheUNESCOin1995toencouragepeopleespeciallyteenagerstodiscoverthepleasureofreading.ItisalsothedaytohonorgreatwritersforexampleWilliamShakespearebornordeadonthatday.
ManycountriescelebratedWorldReadingDay.TaketheUKasanexampleonthatdaymillionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksofspecialpriceamuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstore.Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998.WorldReadingDay2010intheUKwilltakeplaceonThursday4thMarch.PleasenotethatthisdateappliestotheUKandIrelandonly.TheinitiativeissowellestablishedinschoolstherethattheywanttomakesurethattheDayhappensintermtimetoreallymakethemostofthisopportunitytocelebratebooksandreading.MostothercountriesholdWorldReadingDayon23rdAprileveryyear.
WorldReadingDayisalsocelebratedinChina.ChinesePremierWenJiabaoanavidreaderdoeslotsofreadingeverydaythoughheisverybusy.OnWorldReadingDay2009heencouragedcitizenstodomorereading.Wensuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading.“Bookscannotchangetheworldbutpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading.”
Readingcanbenefitpeopleinmanyways.Readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.ReadingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish.
“Readingmakesafullman”(Bacon1597).Booksmagazinesnewspapersandotherkindsofreadingmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Thereforeitisnecessaryforustospendtimeonreadingeveryday.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWorldReadingDayisTURE?
A.ItwassetuptoencouragepeopletolearnEnglish.
B.Chinaalsocelebratesiton4thMarcheveryyear.
C.Itisalsothesamedayassomegreatwriterswasbornordied.
D.Onlysince1998hastheUKbeguntocelebrateit.
2.Anavidreaderisapersonwho .
A.lovesreading
B.neverreads
C.doeslittlereading
D.hatesreading
3.AccordingtothepassagereadingcanhelppeopleEXCEPT