Question

When children are little, we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that

we can be sure they "know" all the words they are reading.  This means that when they don't know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone.  They may lose face in public. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid (消除) them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously (冒险地).

One day soon after school had started, I said to them, "Now I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. ! am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not.  If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that's enough for me.  Also I'm not going to ask you what words mean."

The children sat amazed and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously,  "Mr Holt, do you really mean that?" I said just as seriously, "I mean every word of it."

During the .spring she really surprised me.  One day, she was reading Moby Dick (白鲸) at her desk.  I said.  "Don't you find parts of it rather heavy going?" She answered,  "Oh, sure, but I just skip over (略过) those parts and go on to the next good part."

This is exactly what reading should be. an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else.

1.According to the passage, children's fear and dislike of books may result from_______

A. reading little and thinking little

B. reading often and adventurously

C. being made to read too much

D. being made to read aloud before others

2.The teacher told his students to read____________

A. for enjoyment

B. for knowledge

C. for a larger vocabulary

D. for higher scores in exams

3.When hearing the teacher's talk, the children probably felt that__________

A. it sounded exciting but stupid

B. it was not surprising at all

C. it sounded too good to be true

D. it was funny but dangerous

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE?

A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.

B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.

C. She learned to enjoy some parts of the difficult books. :

D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.

5.From the teacher's point of view,____________.

A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while reading

B. children should be left to decide what to read and how to read

C. reading is never a pleasant and exciting experience in school

D. reading means understanding every little piece of information

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】本文题材为校园生活类，讲述如何培养学生们的阅读能力。文中讲述了常见的小学生在校阅读方法的弊端，主张学生自由阅读、快乐阅读、养成经常阅读、自我选择取舍和自由汲取知识的阅读习惯，从而收获意想不到的效果。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段"When children are little we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children，so that we can be sure they"know"all the words they are reading．This means that when they don't know a word，they are going to make a mistake，right in front of everyone．"，可知孩子们会因害怕在众人面前大声朗读犯错误而害怕甚至讨厌读书，故答案选D。

2.细节理解题。由第二段老师的话"I would like you to read a lot of books this year，but I want you to read them only for pleasure"，可见老师是想让学生们为了享受乐趣而读书，故答案选A。

3.推理判断题。由第三段第一句"The children sat stunned and silent．"孩子们震惊和沉默地坐着，可见孩子们很吃惊，难以令人置信，故答案选C。

4.推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句话Oh，sure，but I just skip over those parts and go on the next good part（哦，当然，但我只是跳过这些部分，继续读下一个好的部分。）可知，选项A错误；从这里也可以看出小女孩在读一些不易懂的书的时候，学会了欣赏其中的一些段落，故C对；而选项B、D文章中都没有提到，故答案选C。

5.推理判断题。根据全文可知，作者提倡快乐阅读，主旨是让孩子们成为阅读的主体，让孩子自主选择阅读内容和阅读方式，这就提升了他们的阅读兴趣，故答案选B。