A．She liked Ronny very much.

　　B．She wanted to encourage Ronny.

　　C．Ronny had no money to buy books.

　　D．Ronny was the most improved reader.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段中的"I believed the gift could cheer him up"可知，作者是想通过颁奖来鼓励Ronny。

　　3．After listening to Ronny's reading, the author felt ________.

　　A．upset and disappointed　　　 B．worried and happy

　　C．curious and satisfied D．moved and surprised

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第五段中的"Fighting back tears ..."可知作者是带着感动的心情去听Ronny给她读书的，再根据倒数第二段"he read to me more fluently than I'd ever thought possible for him"可知，作者因为Ronny进步非常大而感到很惊讶。

　　4．Which of the following can best describe the passage?

　　A．True happiness comes from helping others.

　　B．A small action makes a big difference.

　　C．A teacher is better than two books.

　　D．One is never too old to learn.

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。作者为了鼓励Ronny送了一本书给他，而这一小小的举动却对Ronny产生了很大的影响。

　　B

　　This year's Miss Chinatown Fashion Show was more than just a showcase for clothing and shoe designers. It was also a fund­raiser (募捐活动) and volunteer sign­up event for the grassroots organization Reading to Kids. "We are looking for donations as well as volunteers to come and read，" said Reading to Kids volunteer Andrea Ramcke. "It's a volunteer organization. There are only two paid workers."

　　According to Reading to Kids, the organization tries to encourage underserved children with a love of reading so as to enrich their lives and chances of success in the future. "It's primarily for children who don't have a lot of reading in the home, whose parents are good at a second language or they're good at a second language，" Ramcke said. "So we have a lot of immigrants from everywhere and lots of first generation kids who don't have a lot of books in the home."

　　At present, Reading to Kids gathers 901 children and 388 volunteers at reading clubs on the second Saturday of every month at eight Los Angeles elementary schools.

At the reading clubs, pairs of volunteers read aloud to groups of children divided up by age groups, while the parents receive training on how to encourage their children to read