Promoting reading among children in book deserts

河南 谷戰峰

為幫助貧困學生讀到新書，一高中女生樂此不疲。

主題語境：社會 篇幅：326詞 建議用時：6分鐘

1 When Rania Zuri learned about“book deserts”, places where books are difficult to access, she was inspired to take action in a big way.Rania,now a high school senior from West Virginia, founded The LiTE Arary Society to provide children in areas affected by poverty with brand-new books and promote a love for reading.

2 Acting as the CEO of The LiTEArary Society, Rania works with Head Start, a federal program for poor preschool children.To date,The LiTEArary Society has donated more than $140,000 in value of new books, impacting more than 13,000 preschool children nationwide.

3 “In Appalachia, so many children in Head Start don't even have one book at home,”Rania says.“In my home state of West Virginia,in this past spring,I donated a brandnew book to every single child in Head Start—almost 7,000 in total.”

4 This mission has since expanded to all 50 states, with The LiTEArary Society donating brand-new books to Head Start classrooms in the most remote areas of each state.These books have the power to spark a lifelong love for reading among children.

5 “Traveling throughout Appalachia and the nation,I have witnessed the magical connection between the children and the brand-new books we gave out,”Rania shares.“Some children even,quite literally,jump for joy.”

6 To date, Rania is currently in the middle of her largest initiative, The Fifty Nifty Head Start Road Tour.She is traveling throughout the nation to rural Head Start classrooms to donate brand-new scholastic books—one for each child to take home.“It has been quite an adventure that has taken me everywhere,”she says.“For instance, I just donated brand-new books to a Head Start center in Alaska that is only accessible by boat!”

7 Rania says,“If we are able to start youth-led movements to solve some of the most pressing issues of our time, we can make the world a better place for future generations.”

Reading Check

Detail1.Why did Rania Zuri found The LiTEArary Society?

A.To become famous among high school students.

B.To raise money for poor students in remote areas.

C.To provide poor children with brand-new books.

D.To call on more people to fall in love with reading.

Vocabulary2.Which can replace the underlined word“spark”in paragraph 4?

A.Inspire.

B.Change.

C.Apply.

D.Copy.

Gist3.What does paragraph 6 mainly talk about?

A.Rania's new destinations.

B.Rania's present schedule.

C.Rania's impact on children.

D.Rania's support from the nation.

Inference 4.Which of the following words can best describe Rania?

A.Careful.B.Patient.

C.Curious.D.Helpful.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentence in the text

When Rania Zuri learned about“book deserts”,places where books are difficult to access,she was inspired to take action in a big way.當拉尼婭·祖里了解到“書籍沙漠”，即書籍難以獲取之地時她受到啟發，采取了大規模的行動。

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復合句，when 引導時間狀語從句；where 引導定語從句，修飾先行詞places。

Ⅱ.Text-centered chunks

learn about 了解

take action 采取行動

act as 擔任……角色

in total 總計

give out 分發

for instance 例如