余明华

Many people love to read comic （漫畫） books. There are so many kinds to choose from. Comics can be funny， scary， or full of action.

A lot of readers buy comics each month. Others prefer to rent them. It's cheap and easy. People go to comic book rental stores. They read the books in the store or take them home. Some people rent five or ten comics at a time. They read them quickly （快速地）， return them， and rent more.

【词汇拓展】

1. funny 有趣的 2. scary 可怕的 3. prefer 更喜欢 4. rent 租;借 5. return 归还

I. 词汇练习

1. I sometimes close my eyes during ________ movies.

2. Can you ________ these DVDs to the rental store？

3. ________ stories make me laugh.

4. How much does it cost to ________ a comic？

II. 阅读练习

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. What is the main idea of this passage？

A. Many comic book readers love to rent comics.

B. There are many kinds of comic books.

C. Everybody rents comic books.

D. Some people buy comics every month.

2. Renting comics ________.

A. is free B. does not cost a lot of money

C. is not common D. is hard to do

3. The article does NOT discuss ________.

A. reading comics at a library B. renting comics

C. different kinds of comics D. reading comics in stores

4. What does “at a time” mean？

A. quickly B. in total

C. for a good price D. at the same time