10．Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence-it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment．
are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school．Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly．As parents，you can play an important role in improving your children's literacy（讀寫能力）．You can make a difference by listening，asking questions，giving information，and reading with your children outside school hours．
Here are 8tips on how to help your children to read and write：
•having everyday conversations with your children
•trying to ask more"wh-"questions instead of easy"yes"or"no"questions
•encouraging your children to talk about events you don't know
•reading to your children each night
•listening to your children read
•teaching your children how to use dictionaries
•talking about your children's writings
•practicing filling in forms，writing letters，sending cards or emails
You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together．In the club，children must read 15books from the Challenge book list and 5more books chosen by themselves．The reading must be done in one year．There are over 1，000books on the list．What's more，it is a wonderful way to help your children to write．For example，you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews．Remember to make positive comments as much as possible．
71．This passage is mainly written forC．
A．childrenB．teachersC．parents D．doctors
72．B is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2．
A．"Listening and speaking skills"
B．"Reading and writing skills"
C．"Listening and writing skills"
D．"Reading and listening skills"
73．C is in the 8tips above．
A．"Teaching your children how to use tapes"
B．"Asking"yes"or"no"questions"
C．"Listening to your children read"
D．"Talking about your children's dictionaries"
74．In the Reading Challenge Club，children have to readD in one year．
A.5books B.10booksC.15books D.20books
75．Parents can help children to write by encouraging them toC．
A．draw pictures or take photos
B．listen to pop music
C．write diaries or book reviews
D．play computer games．
分析 本文屬于科教類的短文閱讀．文章講的是如何幫助孩子提高閱讀和寫作技能．
解答 71-75 CBCDC
71．C．寫作意圖題．從Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence可知其對象是父母，故選C．
72．B．細節(jié)理解題．此題要聯(lián)系上下文來考慮．根據(jù)第二段中Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly可知，講的都是搞高閱讀和寫作技能，故選B．
73．C．細節(jié)理解題．定位到8個建議中的第5條listening to your children read，其他幾項在文中并沒提到，故選C．
74．D．數(shù)字計算題．根據(jù)下文In the club，children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves可知讀至少20本書，選D．
75．C．細節(jié)理解題．答案來自最后一段倒數(shù)第二句：For example，you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews，可知是寫日記，故選C．
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