四、阅读理解。〔人与社会——历史、社会与文化〕
April 23 is known as World Book and Copyright Day. The idea of setting a day to encourage reading came from UNESCO in 1995. In fact，it started long before that in Spain. In 1922，Spanish writer Vicente Clavel Andrés suggested the idea as a way to honor their famous writer Miguel de Cervantes. Four years later，the first celebration took place on October 7. In 1930，it was moved to April 23，the date of Cervantes’ death.
Every year since 2001，one city around the world is chosen to be the UNESCO World Book Capital for a year. The task of the city is to carry out activities to encourage “a culture of reading and spreading its values among all ages in and out of the country”.
Though no Chinese cities have been chosen as the World Book Capital so far，a recent national survey shows a steady(稳定的) rise in reading as a habit in China. According to the survey，each Chinese adult read an average of 4. 78 printed books and 3. 33 e - books in 2022，both a bit higher than the figures in 2021. Besides，listening to audiobooks(有声读物) was another rising habit，with 35. 5 percent of adults saying they were used to listening to them.
Reading books gives people the chance to look into different worlds and meet new people both real and imagined. Ancient Chinese people believed in the saying：Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles. Reading is a way to learn from the past，understand the world，and get life wisdom(智慧). So make every day World Book and Copyright Day!
1. When did Spain first hold a celebration to honor Cervantes?
A. In 1922.
B. In 1926.
C. In 1930.
D. In 1995.
2. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Printed books.
B. E - books.
C. Audiobooks.
D. Cultural books.
3. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. The meaning of a Chinese saying.
B. The importance of reading books.
C. The method of getting life wisdom.
D. The way of looking into different worlds.
April 23 is known as World Book and Copyright Day. The idea of setting a day to encourage reading came from UNESCO in 1995. In fact，it started long before that in Spain. In 1922，Spanish writer Vicente Clavel Andrés suggested the idea as a way to honor their famous writer Miguel de Cervantes. Four years later，the first celebration took place on October 7. In 1930，it was moved to April 23，the date of Cervantes’ death.
Every year since 2001，one city around the world is chosen to be the UNESCO World Book Capital for a year. The task of the city is to carry out activities to encourage “a culture of reading and spreading its values among all ages in and out of the country”.
Though no Chinese cities have been chosen as the World Book Capital so far，a recent national survey shows a steady(稳定的) rise in reading as a habit in China. According to the survey，each Chinese adult read an average of 4. 78 printed books and 3. 33 e - books in 2022，both a bit higher than the figures in 2021. Besides，listening to audiobooks(有声读物) was another rising habit，with 35. 5 percent of adults saying they were used to listening to them.
Reading books gives people the chance to look into different worlds and meet new people both real and imagined. Ancient Chinese people believed in the saying：Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles. Reading is a way to learn from the past，understand the world，and get life wisdom(智慧). So make every day World Book and Copyright Day!
1. When did Spain first hold a celebration to honor Cervantes?
A. In 1922.
B. In 1926.
C. In 1930.
D. In 1995.
2. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Printed books.
B. E - books.
C. Audiobooks.
D. Cultural books.
3. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. The meaning of a Chinese saying.
B. The importance of reading books.
C. The method of getting life wisdom.
D. The way of looking into different worlds.
答案：四、1~3. BCB
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇介绍世界读书日相关背景与阅读意义的阅读理解题，3道题分别对应细节查找、代词指代判断、段落主旨归纳三类常规阅读题型。解题时首先可以先划出每道题干的核心关键词，带着问题回原文定位对应段落：第一题锁定和首次举办纪念塞万提斯活动相关的时间信息，第二题往前追溯划线代词前最近的指代对象，第三题梳理最后一段的核心论述方向，排除仅覆盖局部细节的干扰选项，就能快速得出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：定位原文第一段内容"In 1922, Spanish writer Vicente Clavel Andrés suggested the idea as a way to honor their famous writer Miguel de Cervantes. Four years later, the first celebration took place on October 7."，1922年提出想法，四年后也就是1926年首次举办庆祝活动，对应选项B。
2. 代词指代题：定位第三段划线词所在句"Besides, listening to audiobooks(有声读物) was another rising habit, with 35. 5 percent of adults saying they were used to listening to them."，句中逻辑为人们习惯听的内容就是前文刚提到的有声读物，因此them指代audiobooks，对应选项C。
3. 主旨大意题：最后一段先后介绍了阅读能探索不同世界、从过去学习、理解世界、获得人生智慧等诸多价值，核心是阐述阅读的重要性。A选项仅为段中举例的俗语，C、D都只是阅读价值的其中一个局部小点，无法概括全段内容，对应选项B。
【答案】
1~3. BCB
【知识点】
阅读细节查找，代词指代判断，段落主旨归纳
【点评】
本篇阅读选材贴合文化热点，难度偏基础，覆盖了初中英语阅读最常见的三类基础题型，既考察学生快速定位原文信息的能力，也引导学生理解阅读的意义，大部分学生只要掌握回文定位的基本解题技巧，区分局部细节和核心主旨就能顺利得分。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一篇介绍世界读书日相关背景与阅读意义的阅读理解题，3道题分别对应细节查找、代词指代判断、段落主旨归纳三类常规阅读题型。解题时首先可以先划出每道题干的核心关键词，带着问题回原文定位对应段落：第一题锁定和首次举办纪念塞万提斯活动相关的时间信息，第二题往前追溯划线代词前最近的指代对象，第三题梳理最后一段的核心论述方向，排除仅覆盖局部细节的干扰选项，就能快速得出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：定位原文第一段内容"In 1922, Spanish writer Vicente Clavel Andrés suggested the idea as a way to honor their famous writer Miguel de Cervantes. Four years later, the first celebration took place on October 7."，1922年提出想法，四年后也就是1926年首次举办庆祝活动，对应选项B。
2. 代词指代题：定位第三段划线词所在句"Besides, listening to audiobooks(有声读物) was another rising habit, with 35. 5 percent of adults saying they were used to listening to them."，句中逻辑为人们习惯听的内容就是前文刚提到的有声读物，因此them指代audiobooks，对应选项C。
3. 主旨大意题：最后一段先后介绍了阅读能探索不同世界、从过去学习、理解世界、获得人生智慧等诸多价值，核心是阐述阅读的重要性。A选项仅为段中举例的俗语，C、D都只是阅读价值的其中一个局部小点，无法概括全段内容，对应选项B。
【答案】
1~3. BCB
【知识点】
阅读细节查找，代词指代判断，段落主旨归纳
【点评】
本篇阅读选材贴合文化热点，难度偏基础，覆盖了初中英语阅读最常见的三类基础题型，既考察学生快速定位原文信息的能力，也引导学生理解阅读的意义，大部分学生只要掌握回文定位的基本解题技巧，区分局部细节和核心主旨就能顺利得分。
【难度系数】
0.8