Passage 10

四川卷

Lainey finished third grade. She had good grades and could read　 1 　grade level, but she did not like to read. On a family car trip, her Aunt Dede pulled out a copy of Harry Potter, as a surprise for her　 2 　. But Lainey took one look at it,　 3 　her eyes, and said, “Boring!”

Aunt Dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it.　 4 　the youngest children in the class were　 5 　by the story. They　 6 　with great interest and then　 7 　joined in grand conversations about Harry’s adventures.

“How can you say it’s　 8 　? Have you read it?” asked Aunt Dede.

“No, it’s too long and it doesn’t have any　 9 　,” complained Lainey.

“Oh, that’s where you are　 10 　; there are lots of pictures. Every page is full of pictures; you just have to read the words to　 11 　them. It’s like magic.”

“Nice try, Aunt Dede,” Lainey replied　 12 　from the back seat.

Another　 13 　was in order. “Well, if you don’t want to read it, give it　 14 　. Maybe your mom would　 15 　hearing the story.” The book sailed through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud. By the end of the first chapter,　 16 　were coming from the back seat:“Please read a little　 17 　.”

Lainey is an example of an　 18 　reader. As shown here, Lainey can become　 19 　about reading when　 20 　with literature on topics that interest her, and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.

1. A. within　B. on　C. to　D. above

2. A. daughter　B. niece　C. student　D. friend

3. A. opened　B. dried　C. rolled　D. shaded

4. A Even　B. Still　C. Just　D. Yet

5. A. surprised　B. annoyed　C. puzzled　D. attracted

6. A. read　B. told　C. listened　D. wrote

7. A. suspectedly　B. anxiously　C. calmly　D. enthusiastically

8. A. amazing　B. boring　C. ridiculous　D. humorous

9. A. pictures　B. stories　C. adventures　D. conversations

10. A. crazy　B. foolish　C. wrong　D. different

11. A. see　B. match　C. show　D. recognize

12. A. sourly　B. patiently　C. eagerly　D. shyly

13. A. idea　B. try　C. belief　D. behavior

14. A. away　B. out　C. in　D. back

15. A. enjoy　B. admit　C. mind　D. finish

16. A. decisions　B. requests　C. comments　D. promises

17. A. more clearly　B. longer　C. louder　D. more carefully

18. A. unpleasant　B. innocent　C. unwilling　D. independent

19. A. astonished　B. worried　C. confused　D. excited

20. A. presented　B. concerned　C. disturbed　D. replaced