Reading is the key to school success, and like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking.
Educators (教育家) call it "automaticity (自动性)”．
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With more and more practice, he stumbles less and less. As a result, he can read by the phrases and soon by sentences. With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so that he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 t0 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice."Reading is the key to school success" means that reading_______.
| A．helps school develop faster |
| B．is a key to a successful school |
| C．helps students go to a key school |
| D．can improve students' learning results |
Children with "automaticity" can read faster because they_______.
| A．know how to read the words |
| B．pay attention to the meaning of the text instead of the words |
| C．read by themselves without any help |
| D．do not have to think while reading |
The underlined word "stumble" in the second paragraph means“ ”in Chinese.
| A．结结巴巴地读 | B．全神贯注地读 |
| C．心不在焉地读 | D．声情并茂地读 |
The best title for the passage is“_______”．
| A．IQ is the Key- to the Automaticity |
| B．TV is Bad for Children's Reading |
| C．Automaticity Needs a Lot of Practice |
| D．Automatic Readers Must Be Successful |
阅读理解A
Mrs. Black is a fifty years old woman. She lives in a beautiful house in a small town. She has two cats. One is very big and the other is quite small. She likes them very much. One day, Mrs. White, a friend of hers, comes to see her. When she sees two holes(洞) in the door, a large hole and a small hole, she is very surprised and says: “ My dear friend, why are there two holes in your door?”
“Let the cats come in and go out, of course.” Mrs. Black answers.
“But why are there two holes? Isn’t one enough?” asks her friend.
“How can the big cat go through the small hole?” Mrs. Black says.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。Mrs. Black lives in a tall building.
Mrs. Black has two cats. One is old and the other is young.
Mrs. White thinks one big hole in the door is enough.
Mrs. White loves her cats very much.
Mrs. Black thinks big cat goes through the big hole and the small cat goes through the small hole.
阅读下面的短文， 根据短文内容从下面方框中的七个选项中，选出五个适当的句子还原到原文中，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。
I go to a birthday party on August 2nd. _____. Alice is an English girl.But she learns Chinese in China. __
__ . I buy a skirt for her.Lots of people come to the party.We play games. __
___ . I eat some food. ___
___ . I think I eat too much.Next time (下次) when I go to a party,I only eat one hamburger,not five. __
___ .
| A. She is in my class. B. Then I can have fun at the party. C. My birthday party is very good. D. The happy thing foe me is to eat. E. When I am in my house,I am not well. F. It is for my friend,Alice. G. After the party,I feel very happy. |
Barry and Kim are twin(孪生的) brother and sister. But they like different sports. Barry likes soccer. He is in the school soccer club, and he plays soccer every day. He has 9 soccer balls in his bookcase. He also likes volleyball. He has 2 white volleyballs and 2 blue volleyballs. But Kim doesn’t like soccer or volleyball. She likes tennis. Tennis is interesting. She is in the school tennis club and she plays tennis every day. She has 7 tennis balls and 2 tennis rackets in her room. She also likes baseballs. She has 5 baseballs: 2 green baseballs and 3 yellow baseballs.
根据短文内容,选择正确选项。 How many (多少) volleyballs does Barry have?
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
What club is Kim in?
| A．The school soccer club. |
| B．The school volleyball club. |
| C．The school tennis club. |
| D．The school baseball club. |
The Chinese meaning (汉语意思) of "different" is "______".
| A．相似的 | B．不同的 | C．熟悉的 | D．陌生的 |
What does Kim like?
| A．Soccer and volleyball. |
| B．Soccer and baseball. |
| C．Tennis and volleyball. |
| D．Tennis and baseball. |
Which of the following is NOT true (下列哪项陈述是错误的)?
| A．Barry is Kim’s brother. |
| B．Barry plays soccer every day. |
| C．Kim doesn’t have tennis rackets. |
| D．Kim has 2 green baseballs. |
Lucy is a nice girl. She is twenty-six. She opens (开) a clothes store. Its name is Lovely Clothes Store. The store is for girls, not for boys. The store has clothes in many colors. Do you want to have a look at the store?
Clothes Colors Price
T-shirts blue, green and white￥25
Skirts red, green, yellow and black￥45 \ ￥65
Sweaters yellow, blue and red￥35 \ ￥55
Pants orange, white and green￥54 \ ￥84 \ ￥104
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。 The clothes in Lovely Clothes Shop are for ______.
| A．fathers | B．girls | C．stars | D．boys |
The T-shirt is ______ yuan each.
| A．25 | B．35 | C．54 | D．65 |
Serena can buy _________ skirt(s) for 130 yuan at the store.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
The store has ______ in yellow and red.
| A．T-shirts and sweaters | B．sweaters and pants |
| C．sweaters and skirts | D．T-shirts and pants |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．The store sells T-shirts for three colors. |
| B．A girl can find red shoes in Lucy’s store. |
| C．Lovely Clothes Store also sells food. |
| D．We can buy two pairs (条) of pants for 104 yuan in Lucy’s store. |
任务型阅读（每小题2分，共10分）
What must you do when you get a gift for your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thank-you note.The words “thank you” are very important.We have to use them very often.We say them when someone gives us a drink, helps us to pick up things, or lends us a book.___①___ important word is “please”, __①__ many people forget（忘记） to use it.②It is impolite（没有礼貌） to ask someone to do something if we don’t say “please”.We have to use it when we ask for something , too.It may be a book or a pen, more rice or help.
We have to learn to say “sorry” too.When we hurt someone, we will have to go up and say “I’m sorry”.When we forget something, we will also say “Sorry”．
Remember：“Thank you! Please! Sorry!”—these words are easy but important.Our children must learn to use them.They are pleasing（令人高兴的） words to use in any language.在①处填写适当的词，使句子完整．________、________
将②处翻译成中文．________________________________________________
回答问题：What will you say if your friends help you?
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We must also say “please” when we want something.
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