图书自动售货机向儿童免费发放书籍
A vending(售卖) machine is usually where a person buys snacks and drinks.
In Washington, D.C, some vending machines are providing a new snack: free children’s books. The Book Vending Machine program is the first of its kind in the U.S. It is the newest addition to “Soar with Reading”, a program started five years ago by JetBlue Airlines and designed to encourage kids to read more and to get books into the hands of kids that need them most. Dozens of books that appeal to children are within reach, at the push of a button. Stories are about dinosaurs, elephants, knights, robots and lots of other things. And the kids get a lot of encouragement.
The program is a joint(共同的) effort with a children’s book company. The vending machines are located in churches, grocery stores, schools and a branch of the Salvation Army in southeast D.C. There are a lot of books in the machines and children are allowed to take as many as they want.
Icema Gibbs is director of Corporate Social Responsibility for JetBlue Airways. He said, “Making sure that kids develop a life-long love of reading when they are really young is really important to us. We hope it helps us have better future crew members and people who work for us.”
Studies have shown that having books at home has a positive effect on children’s test scores in school. It makes kids more likely to read for pleasure.
“Our program is trying to get books in the hands of children who don’t have age-appropriate(适龄的) books at home. They can touch and pick a book that was important to them so nobody, no adult was telling them what book they had to take.” Icema Gibbs added.
The kids are excited about getting a book to read and to keep.
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1.1.JetBlue Airlines started the program “Soar with Reading” to _________.
A improve children’s imagination
B collect lots of books
C benefit its business
D inspire children to read
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段的“designed to encourage kids to read more”可知JetBlue Airlines 公司的“Soar with Reading”项目是为了鼓励孩子 多阅读而设立的。故选 D。
2.Who is unavailable to the free books from vending machines?
A A boy going to church with his grandma.
B A student studying at a high school.
C A girl going shopping for groceries
D A soldier of the Salvation Army.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段的“The vending machines are located in churches, grocery stores, primary schools and a branch of the Salvation Army in southeast D.C...children are allowed to take as many as they want”可知教堂、杂货店、小学和华 盛顿东南部的一个救世军分支里面都有这种图 书自动售货机，儿童可以免费领取喜欢的书籍。 D 项中的士兵属于成人，不在可以免费领取图书 的人员范畴内。故选 D。
3.What does Icema Gibbs think of the Book Vending Machine program?
A It does not really matter to young people.
B It helps companies have better future crews.
C It tells children what book they have to take
D It may have a great influence on the future society.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第四段的“develop a life-long love of reading”和“We hope it helps us have better future crew members and people who work for us.” 可知这个项目可能会让下一代爱上阅读，从而有 助于培养出更优秀的下一代，对整个社会来说这 将是一件好事。故选 D。
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A The Soar with Reading program.
B Reading and our future generation.
C The Book Vending Machine program.
D How to make kids fall in love with reading
解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章围绕图 书自动售货机向儿童免费发放书籍这一话题展开，故选 C。