Read the passage carefully and

【题目】Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

To encourage the young people in Singapore to read widely， our government builds many libraries and holds reading campaigns yearly. There are many books in the library. There are non-fiction books and fiction books， reference books and magazines. Books provide knowledge about the world we live in. Reading is a good way of knowing the happenings in the world and the people around us. We gain a better understanding of people of different cultures and their customs. It is good to cultivate the habit of reading as knowledge is power. It also enables one to speak and write better.

1. How does the government encourage the young people in Singapore to read more books？

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2. Name two kinds of books that you can find in libraries.

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3. What do books provide？

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4. Which word in the passage means ‘develop’？

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5. Why is it good to cultivate the habit of reading？

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【答案】

1.The government builds many libraries and holds reading campaigns yearly.

2.We can find fiction/non-fiction books/magazines/reference books in libraries.

3.They provide knowledge about the world we live in.

4.The word ‘cultivate’ means develop.

5.It is becau knowledge is power and reading enables one to speak and write better.

【解析】略