More than ever, kids today have given up reading for activities like watching TV

More than ever, kids today have given upreading for activities like watching TV, playing video games and surfing theInternet, but recently a new trend (趋势) has been catching on that will hopefully change that.

In fact, book clubs are becoming morepopular among American kids. 11-year-old Kenya Debarros read about singer LenaHorne. “It was just amazing to see a black woman as the star and not just amammy or a maid,” she says. But did all these kids come enthusiastically (热情地)? No, not exactly.

“I like book club, uh, I don’t know, but Iam just trying it out. My mom didn’t make me, but I just tried it out,” says16-year-old Antonio Nash.

And if they’ll try it, the experts say,there are ways to get them to come back. Make it fun, serve pizza, servechocolate cakes and have door prizes (门票对号奖). It also helps to connect books to the real world. They talk aboutthings that are happening in the community, so they can relate whatever they’veread in the book to what’s happening now.

Here they have long talks about the booksthey have selected, which most kids don’t get to do when they’re in school, andthese kids say, in book clubs they’re learning to love books and love reading.

“I feel like I’m actually in the book anddoing what the actual main character is doing,” says 13-year-

-old Justin Woodard.

16-year-old Antonia McManus says readinggives her a nice break from the day, “Sitting down and reading a book gives mesome time to get away from the world, and get my mind straight.”

52. What does the underlined phrase“catching on” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Happening.              B.Realizing.    C. Becoming popular.   D. Bringing in.

53. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Book clubs develop very fast in America.

B. Book clubs are popular among Americankids.

C. American kids’ habits are changingtowards reading.

D. A new trend helps change children inAmerica.

54. It can be known from the passage that______.

A. book clubs are designed to improve kids’study

B. book clubs are mainly to help kidsforget the reality

C. kids like to go there for the silentsurroundings

D. kids may get unexpected rewards in bookclubs

55. Why does Antonia McManus like going tothe book club?

A. She finds reading restful.

B. She could get some sound sleep.

C. She likes the noisy conditions there.

D. She can deal with her problems there.

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52---55   CBDA

【解析】略