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, hestumblesless 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.
1.“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
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.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
Jack Green is 75 years old. He is not in good condition. “I think I'm ill，” he tells his wife. “I feel awful. I've got a headache and I don't feel like eating.”
“You've put on a lot of weight recently. You should see the doctor” his wife says. “Ask him how to lose weight. It's not good for your health.”
“OK，” says Jack. He goes to see a doctor.
The doctor checks his heart and weighs him. Then he says, “You are too heavy. You need to do some exercise to lose about 30 kilograms. Run two miles a day for the next 100 days. Then call and tell me your weight.”
A week later, the doctor receives a call from Jack. “Doctor, I ran two miles every day and I feel much better. But I have a new problem.”
“What's that？” asks the doctor.
“I'm 14 miles away from home, and I can't find my way back.”
1.Why does Jack feel awful?
A.Because he is in good condition.
B.Because he has a headache.
C.Because he feels like eating.
D.Because he works hard.
2.Who suggests that Jack should see a doctor?
A.His wife. B.His son. C.His daughter. D.His mother.
3.According to the doctor, how many kilograms should Jack lose?
A.Thirteen. B.A hundred. C.Thirty. D.Fourteen.
4.What's Jack's new problem?
A.He forgets how many miles to run.
B.He can't find his way back home.
C.He runs for such a long time.
D.He loses a lot of weight.
5.The passage is probably from a ________．
A.letter B.poster C.report D.storybook
Will you give your friend a gift at the graduation ceremony？Do you know how to _____ the gift? Here is some advice for you.
If your friend is going to a high school, choose _____ he can use there. This could be as simple as a gift basket _____ with notebooks and pens. You can also choose a book to encourage him _____ he is in difficulty. Gift books written _____ for middle school graduates can be found in gift shops and bookstores.
Pick an electronic thing that can be _____ to the high school. A radio, a CD player, an alarm clock, or even an MP4 player can be quite _____ for them.
Make a gift by _____ if you have enough time. For example, a paper cup can be made into a great graduation gift by _____ the name of your friends, the graduation date or the name of your school.
Pick a photo album(相册) if your friend is going to be far away from home. He will ______ his family and friends. So the gift will help him remember his best time with loved ones.
1.A.finish B.choose C.use D.sell
2.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
3.A.agreed B.did C.filled D.talked
4.A.because B.if C.whether D.so
5.A.specially B.especially C.probably D.properly
6.A.carried B.refused C.understood D.thought
7.A.careful B.useful C.careless D.difficult
8.A.myself B.itself C.yourself D.himself
9.A.remembering B.spending C.sharing D.adding
10.A.miss B.know C.forget D.mind
The first astronauts(宇航员)
Since the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines_______at the sky. This is very different from the situation_______years ago when people could only use their eyes. Perhaps they dreamed of _______ the universe. When did humans first go into space? The story began not so very long ago,_______the firstastronauts were not people-they were animals. Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as _______as possible for humans. So they decided to experiment with animals and test_______in spaceflights. Insects, mice, frogs, dogs and monkeys were some of the animals_______first went into space. Many of them_______, but they helped to make space travel safer for humans. For their great service, we _______forget these animals. Albert I was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died________ his space ship landed back on Earth.
1.A.look B.to look C.looking D.looked
2.A.thousand B.thousands C.thousand of D.thousands of
3.A.explore B.to explore C.explored D.exploring
4.A.as B.or C.but D.so
5.A.safe B.safer C.safest D.the safest
6.A.they B.them C.their D.theirs
7.A.whom B.what C.that D.whose
8.A.die B.died C.have died D.will die
9.A.shouldn’t B.may not C.don’t have to D.needn’t
10.A.if B.because C.after D.since
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听独白,回答下列各小题。
1.Sally learned to when she was young.
A.write music B.sing C.dance
2.Sally thinks the lyrics of western music are .
A.exciting B.great C.relaxing
3.Sally dislikes music.
A.pop B.country C.electronic
4.Sally often listens to her radio or MP3 player .
A.on the road B.at school C.at home
5.Sally watches on TV when she gets home.
A.movies B.dramas C.concerts
