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 "automaticiy" 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 |
Should teenagers be asked to move out when they start working? In many Western countries, teenagers are allowed to move out at eighteen. Their parents believe that they should be educated to take care of themselves from a young age. This way, when they start working they can manage their own lives. However, in most Asian societies, it is not common for teenagers to move out. Chinese parents believe that it is better for children to live with parents who can take care of them. But the young should then look after their parents as they get older. That is why many Chinese adults continue to live with their parents.
根据短文内容，判断句子的正误，正确的在答题卡上涂“T”，错误的涂“F”。（每小题1分，共5分）Western teenagers should be allowed to move out when they start working.
Teenagers should be educated to take care of themselves from eighteen in Western
countries..Teenagers can manage their own lives before they start working in many Western
countries.In most Asian societies, it is common for teenagers to move out
In China, parents and children often live together to take care of each other.
When you want to go shopping，decide how much money you can spend for new clothes．Think about the kind of clothes you really need．Then look for those clothes on sale．
There are labels inside all new clothes．The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes．The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water．A sweater label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water．The label on a coat may say “dry clean only．” Washing may ruin（损坏） this coat．If you do as the directions say on the label，you can keep your clothes looking their best．Many clothes today must be dry cleaned．Dry cleaning is expensive．When buying new clothes，check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned．You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed．
You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made．Well-made clothes last longer．They look good even after they have been washed many times．Clothes that cost more money are not always better made．They do not always fit better．Sometime less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes．If you want to save money you can buy clothes that_____．
| A．don't fit you | B．don't last long |
| C．need to be dry cleaned | D．can be washed |
The label inside the clothes tells you______．
| A．how to keep them looking their best |
| B．how to save money |
| C．whether they fit you or not |
| D．where to get them dry cleaned |
The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is___．
| A．to look for well-made clothes |
| B．to see how much money you can pay |
| C．to know how to wash them |
| D．to read the labels inside them |
We learn from the reading that cheaper clothes______．
| A．are always worse made |
| B．must be dry cleaned |
| C．can not be washed |
| D．can sometimes fit you better |
The best title（标题） for the reading should be______．
| A．Buying Less Expensive Clothes |
| B．Taking Enough Money When Shopping |
| C．Being a Clever Clothes Shopper |
| D．Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes |
Jess really felt very happy．When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk．It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip．This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity．Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him．In fact, he had been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food．As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him．
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked．Everyone was pleased that Jess thought that was true．But there was no camping trip．The whole thing was made up．
At first, Cindy thought it was fun．But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings, Cindy had a second idea．She knew that Jess’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use．Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth．Her close friends would be angry with her．What could she do now?The sentence“…he drowned his feeling with food” means“_____________ ”．
| A．he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely |
| B．he asked for a lot of food from his classmates |
| C．he brought his food to his classmates |
| D．he had a lot of food to put on weight |
What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth? ____________
| A．Jess would go on the camping trip himself． |
| B．Jess’s family would be angry with Cindy． |
| C．Cindy might have trouble with her friends． |
| D．Jess would be thankful to his classmates． |
If Jess really bought a sleeping bag, ______________．
| A．everyone else would also buy one |
| B．it would be the best in the class |
| C．Cindy would pay for it |
| D．He would have it for no use |
From the story we can guess _________．
| A．everybody would go camping in the class |
| B．Jess had few friends in the class |
| C．Cindy was Jess’s best friend in the class |
| D．Jess joined in many out-of-school activities |
The best title for this passage is _____________．
| A．Jess and His School | B．Jess and His Friends |
| C．An Invitation for Jess | D．Jess and His Camping Trip |
Most American students have said goodbye to fancy （高档的） fruits these days．In school canteens（小卖部） across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place．
“People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store．“They don’t know what the future will bring．”
During the financial crisis （金融危机）, several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close．This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods．
Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals．In more than two-dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts （怀疑） about simply making ends meet （维持生计）．
The crisis began last year．Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily．Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back．This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money．Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders （国界）, the whole world was in trouble．
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market（金融市场）．But no one is sure whether it will help or not．President George W．Bush has warned it will take some time．
Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble．Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
| A．Because they think it’s unnecessary． |
| B．Because they don’t have the habit of spending money． |
| C．Because they worry about their future． |
| D．Because they don’t have enough money． |
The underlined word “concerns” probably means _____．
| A．worries | B．conditions |
| C．hobbies | D．experiences |
The fifth paragraph mainly _____．
| A．tells what it is like in a crisis |
| B．explains why there is a crisis |
| C．warns people of the danger of the crisis |
| D．asks people not to borrow money from banks |
People feel _____ about the US plan to save the market．
| A．satisfied | B．doubtful |
| C．hopeless | D．angry |
The best title for the story is _____．
| A．Ways to make ends meet |
| B．The money problem facing the world |
| C．Healthy fancy fruits |
| D．The art of borrowing |
There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life．He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions （比赛）．He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup （银杯） for the Rose of the Year．
Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school．Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted （引诱） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses．So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day．
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times．Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful．He had been to school to report to the headmaster； but this had not done any good．He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden； but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away．He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw； but they soon found others．
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea．He put up a large notice （布告） made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses．On it he had written the words： DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE．After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble； the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses．It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________．
| A．build glass-houses in his free time |
| B．grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup |
| C．win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color |
| D．grow a rose with the longest name |
Boys were often tempted to ________．
| A．throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-house |
| B．throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school |
| C．be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses |
| D．play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses |
Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______．
| A．at times when school-boys were walking near them |
| B．all the school day when there were no boys about |
| C．where he could not be seen by the boys passing |
| D．in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day |
Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass．
| A．be on watch in his free time |
| B．ask the headmaster for help |
| C．pick up all the stones around his garden |
| D．do all the above |
Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to ______．
| A．write some words on the glass |
| B．put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses |
| C．give the boys something else to throw stones at |
| D．send for policemen． |