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【題目】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 (自動性)”

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 phrases(短語). 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(數(shù)量) of time that 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 sentence, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.

【1】The sentence “Reading is the key to school success” means that reading___________.

A. helps school develop faster

B. is the key to a successful school

C. helps students go to a key school

D. can improve students’ learning results

【2】Rossman tells that any child who _____________ will probably 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

【3】The underlined word “stumbles” in the passage means “_____________” in Chinese.

A. 結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地讀 B.全神貫注地讀

C.心不在焉地讀 D. 聲情并茂地讀

【4】The best title for the passage should be “ ______________________”.

A. IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity

B. TV Is Bad for Children’s Reading

C. Automaticity Depends on Practice

D. Automatic readers Will Be Successful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文通過小孩練習(xí)說話的事例以及Alan Rossman的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，說明養(yǎng)成自動閱讀的關(guān)鍵在于閱讀的數(shù)量，而不必考慮詞語的意思。

【1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。句意：閱讀是通向成功的鑰匙。可知意思是閱讀能提高孩子學(xué)習(xí)的效果。故選D。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity的描述可知，每周花3.5到4小時（即每天1小時）看書的小孩都有可能達(dá)到自動閱讀。故選C。

【3】A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)短文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的描述可知，小孩子從單個字母發(fā)音而發(fā)現(xiàn)詞的意義，通過練習(xí)，結(jié)巴現(xiàn)象越來越少，采用詞匯閱讀。故選A。

【4】C標(biāo)題歸納題。聯(lián)系上下文，小孩練習(xí)說話需要大量的練習(xí)，Alan Rossman的研究也發(fā)現(xiàn)，養(yǎng)成自動閱讀的關(guān)鍵在于閱讀的數(shù)量。所以，短文的最佳題目應(yīng)該是：自動閱讀取決于練習(xí)。故選C。