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 (短语). 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 (数量) 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 (适合) 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 |
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| B．possibly learn to speak English in 24 hours |
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How I study English
I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest(爱好)in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject – English. It was fresh for me . I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary(词汇). Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever(不论何时)I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.
And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.
Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words, I hope every student can learn English well.Why do some students often “have a headache”?
| A．Because they are easy to catch cold. |
| B．Because it’s often very cold |
| C．Because they think English is easy. |
| D．Because they don’t think English is easy. |
The writer tells us that we should be____in English if we want to learn it well.
| A．interest | B．interested |
| C．interesting | D．strict |
The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ______.
| A．I got a good way. | B．I had a good idea. |
| C．I did badly in the exam . | D．I did well in the exam. |
The writer thinks English is interesting because________.
| A．English is full of stories. |
| B．English is full of jokes. |
| C．his teacher often teaches them nice English songs. |
| D．of nothing |
Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?
| A．speaking bravely | B．Writing to foreign friends |
| C．Reading aloud | D．Writing English diaries |
Hello! I am Joy. I’m a girl. I’m eleven. I’m in Class Eight, Grade Seven. This is my friend, Joan. She is twelve. She is a high school student(中学生). She is in Class Seven, Grade Eight. My English teacher is Miss White, but her English teacher is Miss Green. Look(看)！That’s my mom. She’s a Chinese(语文, 中文) teacher. ____ is in Class Eight, Grade Seven.
A. Joan B. John C. JoyJoan is Joy’s(乔伊的)____.
A. teacher B. friend C. student Joan is ____.
A. eleven B. twelve C. thirteen Joy’s (乔伊的)English teacher is ____.
A. Miss White
B. Miss Green
C. Joy’s mom Joy’s mother is ____.
A. a student
B. a friend
C. a Chinese teacher
Li Hong is from China. She is thirteen years old. My name is Rose. I’m from England. I’m thirteen, too. We are in the same grade, but we are not in the same class. Li Hong is in Class 3, Grade 1. I’m in Class 5. She and I are good friends.
根据短文内容，判断正确写(T)错误写(F)。Li Hong is from China.
Rose is in Grade 1.
They’re in the same class.
They’re of the same age(相同年龄).
They’re not friends.
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me,”You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.(耐力)
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, you can see all of the nice things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence.(信心) I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal(水晶).The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _____ for Father and Son.
| A．hard | B．enjoyable |
| C．painful | D．comfortable |
The word “quit” in the passage means”________”.
| A．carry on | B．put off |
| C．give up | D．pick up |
Which of the following is similar in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
| A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. |
| B．The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
| C．You can find life is full of nice things. |
| D．Never give up half-way. |
We can infer (判断) from the last paragraph that ________.
| A．the writer was very successful in his life |
| B．the writer didn’t reach the top of the mountain |
| C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father |
| D．The writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
The best title for the passage is “______
| A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
| B．Enjoy the Beautiful Views |
| C．Congratulations Between Father and I |
| D．Father and I |