Say Yes to ReadingWrite a one-page report titled “The Best Book I Read This Year

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Say Yes to Reading
Write a one-page report titled “The Best Book I Read This Year” and enter it in the Boy’s Life 2012 “Say Yes to Reading!” contest.
The book can be fiction or nonfiction. But the report has to be in your own words— 500 words tops. Enter in one of these three age categories(类别)：
● 8 years old and younger
● 9 and 10 years old
● 11 years old and older
First-place winners in each age category will receive a $100 gift certificate(礼券) good for any product in the Boy Scouts official retail catalog(零售目录). Second-place winners will receive a $75 gift certificate and third-place winners a $50 gift certificate.
Everyone who enters will get a free patch(眼罩). In coming years, you’ll have the chance to earn different patches.
The contest is open to all Boys’ Life readers. Be sure to include your name, address, age and grade in school on the entry. Send your report to:
Boys’ Life Reading Contest
S306
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
Entries(参赛作品) must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2012 and must include entry information and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Winners of the 2011 reading contest will be announced in the July 2012 issue of Boys’ Life magazine.
And the 2010 first-place winners are:
8 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER
Tyler Bergmann chose “Can You Keep a Secret?” by PJ Petersen as his favorite book. “It talks about honesty and the importance of being trust-worthy, which really matter between friends,” Tyler writes.
9 AND 10 YREARS OLD
Nathaniel Griffis read “The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones” by Rick Riordan. Writes Nathaniel: “As I read, I learned about places I have never been and things I have only imagined.”
11 YEARS OLD AND OLDER
Devin MacGoy, 12 chose “The Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Grane. “A reader can take away many lessons,” Devin writes.
小题1:The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A．persuade kids to enter a contest

B．ask kids to read more books

C．encourage kids to buy Boys’ Life

D．advertise some children’s books

小题2:According to the passage, _________.

A．each first-place winner will get $100

B．the report should have 500 at least

C．whoever enters will get a patch for free

D．one can copy some words from the book

小题3: Who learns something about friendship from reading a book?

A．Tyler Bergmann	B．Nathaniel Griffis
C．Devin MacGoy	D．PJ Petersen

小题4: After Nathaniel Griffis read “The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones”, he might be ________.

A．puzzled

B．worried

C．bored

D．excited

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D

解析

试题分析：本文是一则广告，文中介绍了the Boy’s Life 2012 “Say Yes to Reading!”的比赛的要求和获奖学生的奖励，所有参加的人都免费给一个眼罩。并在文中介绍了2010年获奖名单。
小题1:写作意图题。根据Write a one-page report titled “The Best Book I Read This Year” and enter it in the Boy’s Life 2012 “Say Yes to Reading!” contest 说服孩子参加比赛，故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Everyone who enters will get a free patch(眼罩). 所有参加的都免费给一个眼罩，故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据It talks about honesty and the importance of being trust-worthy, which really matter between friends 友谊的重要性，故选A。
小题4:推理判断题。根据As I read, I learned about places I have never been and things I have only imagined 了解到没有去过的地方和仅仅想象过的事情，因此推断他是很高兴的，故选D。
点评：作者态度、倾向是指作者对陈述的观点是赞同、反对还是犹豫不定，对记叙或描写的人、物或事件等是赞颂、同情、冷漠还是厌恶、憎恨。作者的这种思想倾向和感情色彩往往隐含在文章的字里行间，或流露于修饰的词语之中。因此，在推断过程中，应特别注意文中作者的措辞，尤其是表达感情色彩的形容词。