快来参加“暑期阅读冒险”活动吧！
School may be officially out for summer, but Books-A-Million is just getting started with a reading program to keep kids learning outside the classroom! Now through August 13, the bookstore chain is hosting its annual Summer Reading Adventure, a literacy challenge designed to improve the students’ achievement during the summer break. With a wide selection of popular books to enjoy and a special prize for reading, program participants can keep engaged, entertained and ready for a successful school year coming fall.
“Numerous research studies reveal that children experience learning losses when they don’t engage in educational activities over the summer, which can really set them back when the school season returns,” said Sandra Wilson, senior book buyer at Books-A-Million. “Our Summer Reading Adventure program is a simple way to motivate kids to continue learning and keep their brains active throughout the vacation break.”
James Patterson, who has written multiple best-selling children’s books, has been named the ambassador for Books-A-Million’s Summer Reading Adventure Club. The program’s reading list features 60 popular titles for both kids and teens, including “Jacky Ha-Ha,” “Public School Superhero,” “House of Robots,” “Treasure Hunters,” “I Funny” and more from “Middle School” book series. The reading list is available at all Books-A-Million stores or online at booksamillion.com.
To participate in the summer challenge, students must read any three books from the designated list and return a completed book log with their parents’ signature to a Books-A-Million store location by August 13. Participants who complete the reading challenge will receive a FREE James Patterson lunch box! For more information about the Summer Reading Adventure,please visit
http://www.booksamillion.com/summeradventure.
1.What is the purpose of Summer Reading Adventure?
A To announce the beginning of summer vocation officially.
B To visit all the bookstore chains which keep kids reading.
C To encourage students to learn outside the classroom.
D To teach students the best way to select good books.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句后半部分的 a literacy challenge designed to improve the students’ achievement during the summer break 可以得知该活动就是要让学生在假期中读书，也就是鼓励学生在课外学习。故选 C。
2.What does Sandra Wilson imply in the second paragraph?
A Children become lazy during the summer vocation.
B Children shouldn’t engage in educational activities.
C Children should be made to read books in summer holidays.
D Children lack reading experience in their daily life.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。第二段 Sandra Wilson 所说，“研究表明，当孩子们暑假期间不参加教育活动时，他们会经历学习损失，这会让他们在秋季开学时受挫，而暑期阅读冒险项目是一个简单的方法，可以激励孩子继续学习，并让他们的大脑在整个假期中保持活跃 ”，因此他暗含的意思是在暑假期间孩子们也应该继续阅读。故选 C。
3.How can a child know the reading list?
A Through the Internet.
B Asking James Patterson.
C Going to the library.
D Buying best-selling books.
解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句 The reading list is available at all Books-A-Million stores or online at booksamillion.com.可知阅读清单可以在 Books-A-Million 的所有书店或在网上找到，故选 A。
4.What should the parents do if their children take part in the program?
A They should read at least three books.
B They should face a lot of challenges.
C They should sign in children’s book log.
D They should try to pay for a lunch box.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句的“...students must read any three books from the designated list and return a completed book log with their parents’ signature to a Books-A-Million store location by August 13”可以得知学生要把带有父母签名的读书日志交到任何 家Books-A-Million 的书店，由此可知家长需要为孩子的读书日志签字。故选 C。