四、阅读理解
According to UNESCO, there are 740 million people unable to read or write in the world. And 250 million children of primary school age have no basic reading and writing skills. However, reading makes everything possible in life: education, work and escaping poverty(贫困). Considering that, the Global School Community aims to bring digital books to all the children of the world and their families.
Digital technology makes a real difference. It can reach across the world and is fairly inexpensive. The Global School Community makes e-books available to children all around the world, either through mobile phones, tablets or computers, saving the cost of making books and transport. Technology also helps improve our communication skills. Through the use of technology, distance teaching(远程教学) is one example of the success of communication through the internet.
The first books a child reads can have a great influence on that child. The greater the influence, the more likely the child is to continue reading and learning throughout his life. E-books not only provide knowledge and information, but help people grow healthily in mind. They can provide hours of entertainment and can connect schools all over the world. Studies have shown that children make much progress after only five months of reading e-books. Bido Hafrag, a child from Egypt, said, “Reading e-books not only helps me learn to read and write, but gives me much confidence. It also helps me have a better understanding of the world.”
The Global School Community has a huge e-book library for every school to enter. It aims to bring digital books to all children and their families, and help schools, colleges and universities to connect with each other. Please join our family of schools, write an e-book or share resources(资源) at globalschoolcommunity.com.
() 1. What’s the plan of the Global School Community?
A. To make every child aware of the meanings of reading.
B. To bring digital books to all children and their families.
C. To offer chances to teachers to teach all over the world.
D. To build up the confidence of the children from poor areas.
() 2. What are the advantages of e-books?
A. They can reach across the world.
B. They are cheap.
C. They can help improve our communication skills.
D. All of the above.
() 3. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. E-books help readers learn and make progress.
B. E-books provide knowledge and information.
C. E-books improve communication skills a lot.
D. E-books have more advantages than printed books.
() 4. What does the writer write the passage for?
A. To introduce a new way to see the outside world.
B. To help connect all the schools around the world.
C. To invite us to join the Global School Community.
D. To explain the history and development of e-books.

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C

翻译:
### 四、阅读理解
根据联合国教科文组织的统计，全球有7.4亿人不识字。并且有2.5亿小学适龄儿童不具备基本的读写技能。然而，阅读让生活中的一切成为可能：教育、工作以及摆脱贫困。考虑到这一点，全球学校社区旨在为全世界的所有儿童及其家庭提供电子书籍。
数字技术带来了切实的改变。它可以覆盖全球，而且成本相当低廉。全球学校社区通过手机、平板电脑或电脑向世界各地的儿童提供电子书，节省了书籍制作和运输的成本。科技还有助于提高我们的沟通技巧。通过使用技术，远程教学就是通过互联网进行交流取得成功的一个例子。
孩子阅读的第一本书会对其产生很大的影响。影响越大，孩子就越有可能在一生中持续阅读和学习。电子书不仅提供知识和信息，还能帮助人们在思想上健康成长。它们可以提供数小时的娱乐，还能将世界各地的学校联系起来。研究表明，孩子们在阅读电子书仅五个月后就取得了很大的进步。来自埃及的孩子比多·哈夫拉格说：“阅读电子书不仅帮助我学习读写，还给予我很大的信心。它也帮助我更好地了解这个世界。”
全球学校社区拥有一个庞大的电子书图书馆，供每所学校使用。它旨在为所有儿童及其家庭提供电子书籍，并帮助中小学和大学相互建立联系。请加入我们的学校大家庭，在globalschoolcommunity.com上编写一本电子书或分享资源。
（ ）1. 全球学校社区的计划是什么？
A. 让每个孩子都意识到阅读的意义。
B. 为所有儿童及其家庭提供电子书籍。
C. 为教师提供在全球授课的机会。
D. 增强贫困地区儿童的自信心。
（ ）2. 电子书的优势有哪些？
A. 它们可以覆盖全球。
B. 它们价格低廉。
C. 它们有助于提高我们的沟通技巧。
D. 以上都是。
（ ）3. 第三段主要讲了什么？
A. 电子书帮助读者学习并取得进步。
B. 电子书提供知识和信息。
C. 电子书大大提高了沟通技巧。
D. 电子书比纸质书更有优势。
（ ）4. 作者写这篇文章的目的是什么？
A. 介绍一种了解外部世界的新方式。
B. 帮助连接全球所有的学校。
C. 邀请我们加入全球学校社区。
D. 解释电子书的历史和发展。