10．Whether rich or poor，parents who have books in the home increase the level of education their children will attain，according to a 20-year study led by Mariah Evans．
For years，educators have thought the strongest predictor of attaining high levels of education was having parents who were highly educated．But，the study showed that the difference between being raised in a bookless home compared to being raised in a home with a 500-book library has as great an effect on the level of education a child will attain as the difference between having parents who are barely literate （有文化的） and having parents who have a university education．
Being a sociologist，Evans was particularly interested to find that children of lesser-educated parents benefit the most from having books in the home．What kinds of investments should we make to help these kids get ahead？The results of this study indicate that getting some books into their homes is an inexpensive way that we can help these children succeed．Evans said，"Even a little bit goes a long way．Having as few as 20books in the home still has a significant impact on   motivating a child to a higher level of education，and the more books you add，the greater benefit the children get．"
The researchers were struck by the strong effect having books in the home had on children's educational attainment even above and beyond such factors as education level of the parents，the father's occupation or the economic level of the country．
Having books in the home is twice as important as the father's education level，and more important than whether a child was brought up in a developing country or a developed country．Surprisingly，the difference in educational attainment for children born in developed country and children born in developing country was just 2years，less than two-thirds of the effect that having 500or more books in the home had on children．

8．In the past educators held a point of view thatD．
A．children whose family had a library would possibly attain high levels of education
B．children who were born in poor families studied harder than those in rich families
C．parents'level of education had nothing to do with their children's levels of education
D．children whose parents are highly educated would attain high levels of education
9．What does the underlined word"motivating"in Paragraph 3mean？A
A．Making somebody determined to do something．
B．Helping somebody to finish something
C．Making somebody ready to do something．
D．Preventing somebody from achieving something．
10．Which of the following has the most important effect on the level of education a child will attain？D
A．The economic level of the country．
B．The father's occupation．
C．Education levels of parents．
D．Having books in the home．
11．What is the best title for the passage？D
A．The best investment parents should make．
B．Ways to make children get a higher level of education．
C．Reading books is good for the development of children．
D．Books in home have a great effect on children's education levels．

分析 本文主要講述了影響孩子教育水平的因素，告訴我們家里有書對(duì)于孩子的影響甚至超過父母接受過高等教育對(duì)孩子的影響．

解答 8．D 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容For years，educators have thought the strongest predictor of attaining high levels of education was having parents who were highly educated．教育家們認(rèn)為父母接受過高等教育的對(duì)孩子以后的教育有著很大的影響，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選D
9．A 詞義猜測(cè)題．根據(jù)文章2、3段一直說家中有書對(duì)孩子的教育的積極影響．以及Having as few as 20books in the home still has a significant impact on   motivating a child to a higher level of education，and the more books you add，the greater benefit the children get．"由此可知，家里有書可以激勵(lì)孩子獲得更高水平的教育，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選A
10．D 推理題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容The researchers were struck by the strong effect having books in the home had on children's educational attainment even above and beyond such factors as education level of the parents，the father's occupation or the economic level of the country．由此可知，家里有書對(duì)于孩子的影響甚至超過父母接受過高等教育或者經(jīng)濟(jì)條件對(duì)孩子的影響．結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選D
11．D 主旨題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，主要講述了父母的教育水平對(duì)孩子受教育程度的影響，繼而又告訴我們家里有書對(duì)于孩子的影響甚至超過父母接受過高等教育或者經(jīng)濟(jì)條件對(duì)孩子的影響．結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選D

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是科教類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對(duì)文章通讀一遍，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測(cè)，一定要做到有理有據(jù)

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