Children who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of becoming better readers than those who don’t. With the help from their parents, children can learn techniques to improve their reading skills.
“A lot of parents think after their child learns to read, they should stop reading to them,” Donna George said. “They are sadly mistaken.”
George offers her services to parents at the Title I Learning Centers. She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable thing parents can do. “It is better for children to hear things at a higher level than where they are,” George said. “Parents are their child’s first teacher.” Parents help their children build listening, phonics, comprehension and vocabulary skills when they read aloud to them.
Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy
—television and limit the time their children spend watching television. George suggested not allowing kids to have a TV in their bedrooms, setting a schedule of when kids can watch or keeping a list of how many programs children watch. Louise Joines said while her 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son enjoy reading, the television sometimes becomes a distraction. So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the Harry Potter series.
Parents who do not read themselves should not count on their children being interested in it. If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day, children would not have so many problems in school. It is the parents’ job to help build that desire in their children, and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important.According to George, reading aloud to children_______________.
| A．helps them correct mistakes |
| B．is helpful to their reading |
| C．is parents’ first duty to their children |
| D．can get children out of television’s attraction |
The underlined word (in Paragraph 4 ) means something that_________
| A．can improve children’s reading |
| B．can help children’s right way of reading |
| C．can make children interested in reading |
| D．can make children not attentive |
Which of the following is important according to the fourth paragraph?
| A．Reading skills. | B．Reading speed. |
| C．Reading materials. | D．Reading environment. |
If the passage is not completed, which of the following can follow the fifth
paragraph?
| A．Parents choose reading materials for their children. |
| B．Advice is given to control their children. |
| C．What TV programs children can watch during reading. |
| D．How children improve their reading by themselves. |
Which one would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Children Spend More Time Reading with Parents. |
| B．Parents Are Their Child's First Teacher. |
| C．How Parents Make Their Child a Better Reader. |
| D．How to Improve Children's Reading Ability. |
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第一节 语篇翻译 阅读下面的短文，将画线的句子译成英文或中文。（共5小题，计10分）
Without Thomas Edison, the world might still be in the dark. He lit up the whole world with the electric light. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.他花了很多时间寻找第一份工作。When he was 12 years old, he became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him because the train caught fire by accident. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to make his experiments.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, 以便于他有更多时间忙于他的发明. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age ofHe left a number of inventions that improved the quality of life._________________________________________________________________________
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A) 信息归纳(本题有5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，完成下面表格，把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。
| Four students were invited to an interview by the local English newspaper to share their opinions on after-class activities. The following is what they said in the interview. |
| Mary: In our school, after-class activities are very popular. Students in our school enjoy many different kinds of after-class activities, such as the English corner, swimming, playing the piano and singing. I take part in the chess club. I play with other club members after class every day. |
| Erin: I’m a member of the music club in our school. I can learn different kinds of music instruments, including the violin, the piano, the guitar and so on. I like playing the piano best. It’s very interesting. |
| John: I take part in the poem club after class. I have learned a lot from the activities which are held by the club. I can not only improve my skills of poem writing, but also make a lot of new friends who have the same hobbies. |
| Peter: Some teachers think after-class activities take up too much time. In their opinions, we are already under great pressure with so much homework to do. But I think it’s necessary for schools to provide us with a chance to develop our other skills besides what we are taught in class. What’s more, after-class activities help us relax. |
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| Erin’s favorite music instrument |
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| The skills that John improves by taking part in after-class activities |
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| The disadvantage of after-class activities that some teachers think |
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| The reason why students are under great pressure |
Different weather makes people feel different. It influences health, intelligence and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northwest and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have some heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year(July and August).
Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feeling. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. Low air pressure（气压） may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.According to the writer, fat people may feel bad in ________weather.
| A．cold | B．cool | C．warm | D．hot |
The underlined word “intelligence” means _________ in Chinese.
| A．性格 | B．思考 | C．智力 | D．成绩 |
A report shows that people may have more intelligence when ______ comes.
| A．rain | B．a strong wind |
| C．very hot weather | D．low air pressure |
The writer want to tell us that_____________.
| A．hot and cold weather influence all people in the same way |
| B．weather influences people’s behavior |
| C．IQ changes when weather changes |
| D．people feel good on low-pressure days |
The best title for this passage is_________.
| A．Hot Weather Causes Health Problems |
| B．Different Weather Makes People Feel Bad |
| C．Weather Influences Feelings |
| D．Weather Influences Health, Intelligence and Feelings |
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| Best-sellers in Xinhua Bookstore This notice will offer you some information about the best-sellers in our bookstore. You can use this guide to help you to choose. |
| The Thing About Thugs（暴徒） Published on July 23rd. Written by Tabish Khair. Price: $25. When a series of beheadings terrorize Victorian London, it falls on a confessed former member of a bloodthirsty Indian “Thuggee” cult and his friends to find the real killer. |
| The Spark of Life Published on Sept. 17th. Written by Frances Ashcroft. Price: $29. This book explains the meaning of life. Jerry is a young engineer who falls in love with a nurse. Before he can hit on her, he is hit by a lightning. He is thought dead, but recovers. |
| Familiar Published on Sept.24th. Written by J.Robert Lennon. Price: $15. It is a series books of five novels, six collections of essays, seven volumes of poetry（诗歌）, and several children’s books. The books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. |
| Dear Life Published on Nov. 6th. Written by Alice Munro. Price: $26. This book collects short stories. A wealthy young woman had an affair with the married lawyer. She was hired by her father and came up with a surprising way to deal with the blackmailer who finds them out. |
The Thing About Thugs was published______.
| A．on July 23rd | B．on September 17th |
| C．on September 24th | D．on November 6th |
Lin Hua wants to buy Familiar and Dear Life for her mother on Mother’s Day. She should pay _________.
| A．$44. | B．$50 | C．$41 | D．$43 |
According to the above notice, the cheapest book is ________.
| A．The Thing About Thugs | B．The Spark of Life |
| C．Familiar | D．Dear Life |
If Lucy only has 40 dollars, whose book can she buy?
| A．Tabish Khair’s and Frances Ashcroft’s. |
| B．Frances Ashcroft’s and Alice Munro’s |
| C．J. Robert Lennon’s and Alice Munro’s |
| D．Tabish Khair’s and J. Robert Lennon’s. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．If you want to read poetry you can buy The Thing About Thugs. |
| B．If you want to read love stories you can buy The Spark of Life. |
| C．Familiar has been translated into more than two dozen languages. |
| D．If you want to read short stories you can buy Dear Life. |