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Many students of the past and present would agree that their favourite thing on campus is the vending machine. Whether it's serving up snacks or drinks, beholding the grand machine full of popular options with the luxury of money in your pocket and the power to choose whatever suits you most in that moment is a cherished feeling. If only, so many people wonder, it was this easy and affordable for kids to get their hands on new books? Well ... it could be, in fact.
And that's why this school just opened its first scholastic vending machine. In a bid to get kids reading more, this school is taking a new approach: present the bestselling pageturners of the world in a kidfriendly package. With racing imaginations that never turn off and a hunger for any excuse to do anything except their homework, it's more often than not that kids just need to open up a book in order to get sucked in and start flipping through pages left and right. And pretty much no kid can resist the temptations of a vending machine.
But this vending machine gets even better: the books inside are available through the purchase of tokens — not money. And these tokens are earned through a system that rewards kids from visiting and finishing other books. Through a partnership with the local library, students can check out and return books there for free to qualify themselves for the book vending programme, which prevents difficulties affording books independently from becoming an issue for these students.
Once the students have earned a token, they've earned a free book — from a machine stocked with $1，000 worth of books inside. The vending machine even features books from every genre to ensure that there's something for everyone.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了为了让孩子们多读书，一所学校开设了一台图书自动售卖机，且里面的书可以通过阅读获得，这台自动售卖机甚至提供各种类型的书籍，以确保每个人都能买到自己喜欢的类型。
1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. How a vending machine functions.
B. What makes students excited on campus.
C. What inspires the vending machine programme.
D. How a vending machine brings convenience.
C 段落大意题。根据第一段的内容和第二段第一句可知，第一段主要说明了是什么激发了图书自动售卖机项目的产生。故选C。
2. What do we know about the new vending machine?
A. It provides a limited category of books.
B. Students earn its tokens by reading books.
C. Children can borrow books from it for free.
D. About 1，000 books are available in each machine.
B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But this vending machine gets even better: the books inside are available through the purchase of tokens — not money. And these tokens are earned through a system that rewards kids from visiting and finishing other books.”可知，学生可以通过读书来获得图书自动售卖机的代币。故选B。
3. Which words can best describe the scholastic vending programme?
A. Advanced but complex.
B. Traditional and effective.
C. Pioneering but impractical.
D. Creative and considerate.
D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“And that's why this school just opened its first scholastic vending machine. In a bid to get kids reading more, this school is taking a new approach: present the bestselling pageturners of the world in a kidfriendly package.”以及第三段中的“Through a partnership with the local library, students can check out and return books there for free to qualify themselves for the book vending programme, which prevents difficulties affording books independently from becoming an issue for these students.”可推知，图书自动售卖机项目是一种新方法且避免了学生难以独立支付图书费用的问题。由此可见其具有创造性且考虑周到。故选D。
4. What's the author's purpose in writing the text?
A. To advertise a vending machine that serves books.
B. To introduce a new way to encourage children to read.
C. To promote a system designed to improve reading ability.
D. To suggest a new approach to dealing with learning difficulty.
B 写作意图题。根据第二段中的“And that's why this school just opened its first scholastic vending machine. In a bid to get kids reading more, this school is taking a new approach: present the bestselling pageturners of the world in a kidfriendly package.”以及文章的主要内容可推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍一种鼓励孩子们阅读的新方法。故选B。
