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 call it “automaticity (自动性)”.
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase. With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of words, so 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 to 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．do not have to think while reading |
| C．read by themselves without any help |
| D．pay attention to the meaning of the text |
Rossman tells that any child who ______ will possibly be an automatic reader.
| A．turns off TV one night 4 weeks |
| B．reads books by the word quickly |
| C．spends an hour reading every day |
| D．gets the same grades as others in exams |
The underlined word “stumble” in the passage 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 Depends on Practice |
| D．Automatic Reads Will Be Successful |
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
Today is the fifth day of August. It is Judy's birthday. When she comes back home from school, she sees a card on the table. It says, "There's a present (礼物) for you, Judy. Look for it in your bedroom." Judy runs into her bedroom. Her parents are looking at her and smiling. On the chair she sees a red box. She thinks her present must be in it. She opens it, and there is a piece of paper in it. She reads it, "Dear Judy, I'm your present. My first letter is in the word 'bag', but not in 'age'. My second letter is in 'like', but not in 'lake'. My third letter is in "know", but not in 'now'. And you can find my last letter in both 'desk' and 'get'. What am I?" Judy thinks for a while and says, "Aha, I know. But where is it?" Her father tells her it is in her study.
What is it? Do you know?When is Judy’s birthday?
| A．Aug．5th． | B．Aug．6th． | C．Sept．5th． | D．Sept．6th． |
What does the piece of paper in the box tell Judy?
| A．The color of her present． |
| B．The shape(形状)of her present． |
| C．The place(地点)of her present． |
| D．The name of her present． |
Where can Judy find her present?
| A．On the chair. | B．In her study. |
| C．In the box. | D．In the living room. |
What is Judy's present?
| A．A book. | B．A bag. | C．A bike. | D．A desk. |
下列哪幅图片代表的是文中划线单词“smiling”的意思：
根据上面的失物启事和招领启事内容回答下列问题。
What color is Lisa's jacket?
Where is Lisa's house?
Is Jack's father a teacher?
What's Jack's family name?
What's Mr. Hand's telephone number?
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）或(F)。
Dear Linda,
Do you want to know about my family? Well, I have a big family. My grandfather is Li Haitao. He's 60 years old. My grandmother is Huang Yingying. She's 59 years old. I have two aunts and an uncle. They are Li Li, Li Jia and Li Ming. Li Li is in America. She has a daughter. Her name is Rose. She's a three-year-old girl. They often come to Beijing to see us. Li Ming has a son named Li Xiaoping. Li Xiaoping is in England. He is a teacher. My parents are teachers, too. They work in No.1 Middle School in Beijing. I'm in No.1 Middle School, too. Oh, my father is my English teacher.
Yours, Li YinLi Ying is in Beijing.
Li Ying's cousin is in China.
Li Jia has a son named Li Xiaoping.
Huang Yingying is Li Ying's grandmother.
Li Ying is in No.1 Middle School and her mother is her English teacher.
看图选择正确答案。
Bill's family name is .
| A．Brown | B．Green | C．White | D．Jones |
Bill's aunt is
| A．Kate | B．Linda | C．Lisa | D．Lily |
Peter hassons.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
Lisa and Lily are Helen's
| A．aunts | B．friends | C．cousins | D．sisters |
Paul is Lisa's
| A．grandfather | B．uncle | C．teacher | D．father |
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
Hello! My name is David. I’m in Class 3, Grade 7. Here (1)___
our classroom. Thirty-two desks and thirty-two chairs (2) __ in it. Some bags are on the desks. Some books are in the bags. (3) 一些录像带在地板上。 Some plants are near the windows. They are fresh. What’s that ? It’s a map of China. Look! What’s this? It’s a baseball. (4) It’s Jeff’s baseball. It’s (5) under the desk.根据句意填入(1)、(2)处所缺的单词。(1)——(2)——
把(3)处划线的句子翻译成英语。
把(4)处划线的句子翻译成汉语。
对(5)处划线部分进行提问。
回答问题。
—Where are the 32 desks and the 32 chairs?
一They are______．