2806.If you're a book lover who can't help but get lost in a story,you're probably constantly looking for ways to have your friends and family join in the reading fun! (1)
Know your own reading preferences.Since you are more likely to be persuasive in recommending something you enjoy,it helps to know your own reading preferences.It's also helpful to write down some book reviews and your feelings about the books you read. (2)
Ask them what they last read. (3)
Once you get a sense of the kinds of books they like,you'll be better prepared to make an appropriate(合適的)recommendation. Encourage them to read a book about their city.If they recently moved to a new city,give them a book that relates to jye.ai.It could be a book about the unique art and architecture of the city. (4)
For example,if they just moved to New York City,you could give them the novel Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote. (5)
If they are passionate about their career or have just decided to change careers,they may enjoy a title related to their vocation.Search for a book that relates to their career.Remember:The best recommendations are well tailored(定制的)to them.
A.Take inspiration from their occupation. B.Make a recommendation based on their personal style. C There are several strategies of how to recommend books. D.Another option is a novel hat takes place in their new city. E.You can gather much information by asking about the books they read. F.You might have to search for their favorite book alongside book stores. G.You can use them to decide whether to recommend the books to a friend.
2810.When Adan Gonzalez was a high school student in a poor neighborhood in Dallas,TX,he had dreams of going to college.But first he needed to get through high school.Then he needed to apply for college. At one time,Adan shared one bedroom with six others while his father worked long hours as a custodian(看門(mén)人) and his mother held part-time jobs to help feed the family.Unlike many other students in America there was no Internet in his apartment,and too often no electricity.To complete homework requiring online access,he would walk late at night,after sports practices,to a McDonald's or Starbucks to catch enough of Wi-Fi signals to finish his homework on a borrowed laptop.When he had to research and apply for college,he hit the streets in search of a signal that didn't have a password attached to it. Fortunately,Adan was resourceful,hard-working and patient to jump over this gap in technology which traps many other poor youths. In today's digital world,students can't learn as well without the Internet.Going forward into tomorrow,there will only be a bigger gap between the Internet haves and the have-nots.As the have-nots continue to struggle to keep up,our entire educational system will also struggle to keep up globally and later our workforce will struggle,too.And that's an even bigger problem in the near future. Recently,Adan has graduated from Georgetown University decorated with national awards,captain of the boxing team,and has engaged over 10,000 youths through his Si Se Puede Network.Yes,this is his story.And now we need to change it so others can have the same happy ending without as many struggles in the story.
(1)From Paragraph 2 we can learn that Adan Gonzalez
. A.had to help feed his family B.had a poor family background C.didn't like living with his family D.used to turn off lights to save money (2)What does the underlined part "this gap in technology" in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?
A.Having no electricity. B.Having no laptops to use. C.Having no Wi-Fi password. D.Having no Internet for homework. (3)Paragraph 4 mainly shows that
. A.today's educational system is struggling B.many students struggle in this digital world C.having Internet is important to today's students D.the whole country's workforce will suffer one day (4)The text is most probably written to
. A.share Adan Gonzalez's life story B.inspire readers with Adan Gonzalez's story C.show today's world is unfair to poor students D.invite us to help poor students have access to the Internet