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ANightOutSoTheyCanRead

　　Comeone,comeall,andjoinTravellingStoriesfora 

NightOutSoTheyCanRead!

Don’tmissout!

　　Time：

7-10p.m.Saturday,Nov.7th.

　　Place：

SanDiego’sEastVillage

　　Activities：

AttendantswillbeabletoenjoyteaorcoffeeanddeliciousfoodfromafewofSanDiego’smostamazingrestaurants!

　　Manyactivitieswilltakeplaceduringthenight.IDWPublishingissupportingaChildren’sArtShow,whereeveryonewillbeabletowalkthroughthegalleryandgettoknowtheinspiringstoriesofallthechildreninfluencedbytheStoryTentprogram.Therewillalsobesilentauction（拍卖）tables,aswellasafungrouptesttoseewhoreallyissmarterthana3rdgrader!

　　Organizer：

TheeventishostedbyformerNBAplayerR.MichaelAnderson,whobenefitedfrombothTravelingStories’localandinternationalliteracy（读写能力）programs.

　　Wish：

Itisourhopethatthroughthe 

NightOutSoTheyCanRead 

event,TravelingStorieswillbeabletodoublethenumberofchildrenweprovidebooksfor.Helpusmakethisgoalpossible!

　　Tickets：

Ticketsfortheeventareonly$40apieceuntilOctober20th!

ActfastandgettheEarlyBirdspecial!

Onceitends,ticketsgoupto$45apiece.TherearealsoVIPticketsavailablefor$50（priceincreasesto$52afterOct.20th）!

TheVIPticketincludesaccesstoaMixologyClasspresentedbySt.PetersburgVodkaat18:

30p.m.,andabigparkingspaceintheMonikerLot.

　　PleasevisitourTICKETSEVENTPAGEortheEVENTPAGEonTravelingStories.Orginordertolearnmore,aswellasbuytickets!

　　Unabletoattend 

a 

NightOutSoTheyCanRead,butstillwanttomakeadonation？

Pleasejoinus!

　　Wehopetoseeyouthere!

21．ThefollowingactivitiesareincludedintheeventEXCEPT________.

A．enjoyingdrinksandtastyfood

B．attendingaChildren’sArtShow

C．takinganinterestinggroupquiz

D．providingclothesforpoorchildren

22．Fromthetext,weknowthatR.MichaelAnderson________.

A．isafamousbasketballplayernow

B．willholdmostactivitiesduringthenextyear

C．organizedtheeventbecausehehopedotherplayerscouldreadmorelikehim

D．thoughtthatTravellingStories’programmeshadhelpfulandusefuleffectonhim

23．Howmuchwillyousaveifyoubuy4ticketsonOct.15thinsteadofonOct.21th？

A．$52.　　　　　　　　　　B．$50.

C．$20.　　　　　　　　　　D．$4.

24．Wherecanweprobablyfindthetext？

A．Inaschoolreport.

B．Inapopularsciencemagazine.

C．Inawebsiteaboutfreereading.

D．InabookaboutaformerNBAplayer.

B

　　WhenIgotthroughthedrivingtestlastsummerandfinallyhadthedrivinglicense,MomandItookourfirsttriparoundanemptyparkinglot.ThenIfoundthatmymotherwasnotthebestteacherforme.Itwasn’tthatsheshouted,ortoldmethatIwasdoingpoorly.Asyoucanimagine,mymother’s“helpfulinstructions”onlymanagedtomakememorenervous.

　　SinceIcouldnolongerpracticewithher,thejobwasplacedinthehandsofmyfather.TheideaoflearningfromDadwasnotonethatthrilledme.Ilovedhimdearly,butIjustdidnotseeDadassomeoneIcouldbecomfortablelearningfrom.Healmostnevertalked.Wesharedatypicalfather-daughterrelationship.He’daskhowschoolwas,andI’dsayitwasfine.Unfortunately,thatwasthemostofourconversations.Spendinghoursalonewithsomeonewhomightaswellhavebeenastrangerreallyscaredme.

　　Aswegotintothecarthatfirsttime,Iwasnotsurprisedatwhathappened.DadandIdrovearound,sayingalmostnothing,asidefromafewinstructionsonhowtoturn.Asmylessonswenton,however,thingsbegantochange.DadwouldturntheradioupsoIcouldfullyappreciatehisfavoriteStonesmusic.Andheactuallybegantalking.Iwassoonhearingaboutpastfaileddates,“basicbody”gymclass,andothertalesfromhispast,includingsomeofhisfirstmeetingwithMom.

　　Dad’ssuddenchattinesswas 

astounding 

untilIthoughtaboutwhyhewastellingmesomuchinthecar.InalltheyearsthatIhadwonderedwhymyfatherneverspokethatmuch,IhadneverstoppedtoconsiderthatitwasbecauseIhadneverbotheredtolisten.Homework,friends,andevenTVhadallcalledmeawayfromhim,and,consequently,Ineverthoughtmyquietfatherhadanythingtosay.

　　SinceIbegandrivingwithhim,mydrivingskillhasgreatlyincreased.Moreimportant,though,isthatmyknowledgeofwhomyfatherishasalsoincreased.Justlivingwithhimwasn’tenough—ittookdrivingwithhimformetogettoknowsomeonewhowasamystery.

25．Theauthorcouldn’tpracticedrivingwithhermotherbecause__________.

A．shecouldn’ttalkwithhermother

B．shedidn’ttrusthermother

C．herfatherwantedtoteachher

D．hermothermadehernervous

26．Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.

A．exciting　　　　　B．frightening

C．shocking　　　　　D．interesting

27．Whatsurprisedtheauthorwhenthedrivinglessonswenton？

A．HerDadlikedmodernmusic.

B．HerDadwasachattyperson.

C．HerDadwasthebestteacher.

D．HerDadtoldherhissadstories.

28．Withherstory“CarTalk”,theauthorindicatesthat________.

A．familymembersneedrealcommunication

B．mothersarelesspatientthanfathers

C．fatherslovetheirdaughtersdearly

D．ittakestimetoimprovethefather-daughterrelationship

C

　　AnnMakosinski,16,wasjustanotherteenagerwithanotherscienceprojectwhenshejoinedherlocalsciencefair（展览会）inVictoria,Canada.Herinvention,aflashlightthatispoweredfromhandheat,tooksecondplaceatthecompetition.

　　“It’saverysimpleproject,”saidArthurMakosinski,Ann’sfather.“Let’smoveonanddosomethingdifferent.”

　　ButifAnnhadleftherproject,theworldmayhavemissedoutonalightsourcethatdoesn’tusebatteries,solarpowerorwindenergy.

　　Twoyearsago,AnnfoundthatafriendofhersinthePhilippinesdidn’thaveelectricity.AccordingtoAnn,herfriendcouldn’tcompleteherhomeworkandwasfailinginschool.“SoIwantedtodosomethingtohelpmyfriendinthePhilippines,”saidAnn.

　　Anngottowork.Afterafewexperiments,her“hollowflashlight”wasborn.Itshinesforaslongasyouholdontoit.AtthesuggestionofKatePaine,herninthgradebiologyteacher,AnnsubmittedherflashlightintotheGoogleScienceFair.

　　Afewmonthslater,inSeptember,Annwasnamedafinalistinheragegroup.Atthesciencefair’scelebrationnight,AnnandArthurstayedwithtopGoogleengineers,well-knownscientistsandsomeofthemostcreativekidsontheplanet.

　　Herswasthelastnametheyexpectedtobecalledoutthewinnerforheragegroup.Whenitwas,Arthuralmostdroppedhiscamera!

　　Andthenthere’sthebusinessofchangingtheoriginaldesignformarket.Atabout24lumens（流明；

光束强度单位）,Ann’sflashlight’sbrightnessfallsshyofcommercialflashlights.

　　Ofhereffortstoincreaseherflashlight’sefficiency,shesaid,“Iwanttomakesuremyflashlightisavailabletothosewhoreallyneedit.”

29．WhatdidAnn’sfatherthinkaboutherideaoftheflashlight？

A．Hedidn’tthinkmuchofit.

B．Hewassatisfiedwithit.

C．Heconsideredittobedifferent.

D．Hethoughtitwouldbehardtocarryout.

30．Anndecidedtoworkontheflashlight________.

A．attherequestofherfriend

B．underherparents’encouragement

C．afterlearningaboutherfriend’ssituation

D．tohelppeoplewholackaccesstoelectricity

31．Theunderlinedpart“Arthuralmostdroppedhiscamera”showsthat________.

A．hewasalittlecareless

B．hewasshockedbytheresult

C．hewasdelightedattheresult

D．hewaseagertotakeapictureofAnn

32．WhatdoweknowaboutAnn’sflashlight？

A．Itworksbetterthancommercialflashlights.

B．Ithasmadeadifferencetothepoor.

C．Ithasbeenputonthemarket.

D．Itneedsimproving.

D

　　ZachBonnerknowsjusthowfartryingcangetyou.Earlierthismonththeeleven-year-oldcompletedhisbiggestcharityprojecttodate.HewalkedalmosttwothousandkilometersfromhishomeinFloridatoWashingtonD.C.toraisemoneyforhomelesschildreninAmerica.

　　Hecalledhisproject“FromMyHousetotheWhiteHouse.”HecarriedamessagetoPresidentObamaandlawmakers.HeaskedforhelpforthehomelesschildrenintheUnitedStates.ThewalkraisedtensofthousandsofdollarsforZach’scause.

　　HismothersaysZachhasalwaysenjoyedcommunityservicework.ShesaysitbeganwhenHurricaneCharleyhitFloridain2004.Zachdecidedtohelpvictimsbywalkingaroundhisareawithhislittleredwagoncollectingandgivingoutbottlesofwater.Hegotthenickname“LittleRedWagonBoy.”

　　Now,“LittleRedWagon”isthenameofZach’sfoundation.Ithasraisedmoneyforplaygroundsandsheltersforhomelesschildren.Zachalsogivesoutthousandsofbackpacks.Hefillseach“Zachpac”withatoy,personalcleaningsupplies,socks,sewingsupplies,afirst-aidkitandfood.

　　Zachhaswonmanyawards,metseveralpresidentsandbeenontelevision.Butthatisnotwhyhewantstohelppeople.ZachBonnersaysifyouhaveagoodheartyouhavetouseit.And,hesays,charityworkisalotoffun.

　　Eighteen-year-oldChristinaJohnsonandheroldersisterGenevastartedtheirproject,“BringItOn,”intheBronxareaofNewYorkCityin2004.Theywantedtoimprovetheplacewheretheylived.Theareawassodangeroustheirparentswouldnotletthemplayoutside.

　　Thegirlsstartedaprogramtoempowerchildrenintheircommunity.“BringItOn”organizesenvironmental“jams”tocleanupwasteinthearea.Thegroupalsoholdsclassesandtalksonhealth,leadership,howtosetupsmallbusinessesandotherissues