Finding time to red is an important part of developing literacy skills for all kids. And there are many easy and convenient ways to make reading a part of each day-even when it’s tough to find time to sit down with a book.
Reading opportunities are everywhere you go. While riding in the car, for example, encourage kids to spot words and letters (on billboards, store signs, etc.), turning it into a game (“Who’ll be the first to find a letter B?”). While shopping, ask your preschooler to “read” pictures on boxes and tell you about them. Point out the difference between the words and the pictures on the boxes. Encourage older kids to tell you what’s on the shopping list.
Even daily tasks like cooking can provide reading moments. You can read recipes aloud to younger kids, and older kids can assist you as your cook by telling you how much flour to measure. Give your child a catalog to read while you sort through the mail. Ask relatives to send your child letters, e-mails, or text messages, and read them together. Help your child create letters or messages to send back to the relatives. These types of activities help kids see the purpose of reading and of print.
Even when you’re trying to get things done, you can encourage reading. While cleaning, for instance, you might ask your child to read a favorite book to you while you work. Younger kids can talk to you about the pictures in the favorite books.
Make sure kids get some time to spend quietly with books, even if it means cutting back on other activities, like watching TV or playing video games.
Most importantly, be a reader yourself. Kids who see their parents reading are likely to resemble them and become readers, too!
1.What is the best title for the text?
A. The Importance of Reading
B. Finding the Reading Moments
C. Improving the Kid’s Reading Skills
D. Sitting down with a Book
2.According to the passage, encouraging the children to write letters is to ______.
A. show the function of reading
B. examine their writing skills
C. improve the kids’ reading ability
D. keep in touch with the relatives
3.To encourage older children to read, you can ask them to______.
A. make the shopping list
B. measure the flour for you
C. describe the pictures on boxes
D. read a favorite book to you
4.What does the underlined word “resemble” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Enjoy. B. Read.
C. Imitate. D. Like.
A report says older adults who test their minds with increasingly difficult projects have better mental ability than those who do less demanding activities.
To keep our brains sharp as we age, we are often told to keep our minds active. As the old saying goes, “Use it or lose it.” But, there is very little scientific evidence to support than.
Denise Park is head of the university’s Center for ? Vital Longevity. She designed a study in which she and her tern placed 221 healthy aging and older adults into one of three groups.
“We asked people to learn new things, like quilting or photography. We asked other people to just do fun things like being in a social group function but were not likely to have a very large effect.”
The subjects took part in their assigned activities for 15 hours a week over three months. At the end of that time, the researchers found that the adults who learned new skills, such as digital photography, showed the greatest improvements on memory tests.
No improvements were seen in the results of those in the social group that did activities together like going on field trips. There were also no improvements among the third group that listened to classical music or did crossword puzzles.
Denise Park believes one reason for improved memory in the active learning group is that its members were being pushed to learn new skills. The other groups took part in what she call receptive activities. Learning new skills may not cure age-related mental decline. But, Ms. Park thinks being mentally active slows down the process.
Denise Park says the latest information shows that the improvements lasted for at least a year. She and her team plan to do longer follow-up studies with all three groups. She also is interested in learning whether taking part in demanding mental activities delays the development of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.
1.What may the social group be asked to do?
A. Learn to take photos.
B. Listen to music at home.
C. Go hiking together.
D. Do the dishes.
2.What did Denise Park and her team find?
A. Doing more exercise can help slow down our age-related mental decline.
B. Having a relaxing life is beneficial to keeping our minds sharp.
C. Keeping our minds active is associated with our health.
D. Learning new skills may help to keep our minds active.
3.If you want to keep your brain sharp you could_______.
A. go swimming with your friends.
B. play chess with your family.
C. learn how to repair the computer.
D. do crossword puzzles online
4.The text is likely to be selected from a book of______.
A. medicine B. education
C. aging D. science
Trapped under six stories of ruins after the Haiti earthquake leveled his hotel, Dan Woolley believed he was going to die. But rather than give in to despair, the film-maker spent 65 hours beneath the earth looking up ways t treat his injuries on his iPhone. He also wrote a moving diary for his family, thinking they would only read his last message of love and comfort after his death. Instead, he was pulled from the disaster after a week-and will soon be reunited with his family.
Mr. Woolley had travelled from America to Haiti with his colleague David Hames. Both had been working for charity. He was in the entrance-hall when the earthquake struck and just had time to dive into a comer before the building fell. Buried under tons of ruins, the film-maker downloaded a first aid application to his iPhone. He used the light from the iPhone to show him his injuries and diagnosed it properly as a broken leg. Then, he used the instructions from the app to treat the serious bleeding. The app advised him not to go to sleep if he felt he was going into shock. The resourceful Mr. Woolley set his phone alarm to go off every 20 minutes to keep him awake. New technology has played a huge part.
Mr. Woolley used a small black notebook to write messages to his family. He had thought his relatives would read them after he was dead. “I was in a big accident. Don’t be upset at God,” he wrote, “I’m still praying that God will get me out, but He may not. But He will always take care of you.”
Mr. Woolley was eventually located by a French rescue team and removed to the U.S. where he was reunited with his wife. Speaking after being flown to Miami for surgery, he said, “Boy, I cried. I wanted to use that time to do everything I could for my family. If it could be just to leave some notes that would help them in life, I would do that.”
He is now looking forward to seeing his family.
1.In the diary, Mr. Woolley noted his family.
A. he was looking for ways to survive
B. his iPhone was more than useful
C. he wanted to do something for his family
D. this might be his last messages of love
2.Which of the following statements is not wrong?
A. Woolley was confident that he would survive.
B. Woolley was making a film when the earthquake broke out.
C. Woolley is now reconvening in a Haiti hospital.
D. Woolley tried to stay conscious under the ruins.
3.What is the most important factor in Woolley’s survival?
A. His beloved family. B. The high technology.
C. His strong will. D. The French rescue team.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. A Large Earthquake Hit Haiti
B. Strong Will Saved Woolley
C. A Man Used an iPhone to Survive
D. Nothing Is More Important than Family
Memorandum（备忘录） To: Members of all departments From: Annette Derringer Subject: Year-end party Date: November 26 |
This is just a quick note to let you all know the arrangements for next month’s year-end party. As you know, the party will be held at the Green Vale Country Club, which we have reserved between 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm on the evening of December 21st. 1 have received replies from almost all of you confirming attendance, but if you have not let me know yet, please do so in the next day or two. Tickets for all employees have been covered by the company. The manager of Green Vale has asked me to explain one or two things to those of you who have not been there before. Basically, there is enough parking space for only 100 vehicles, so he would like to ask those of you planning to drive to try car pool（拼车）as much as possible. Also, the number of lockers available is small, so guests should try to keep belongings to a ,minimum. Thanks in advance, Annette |
To: Annette Derringer aderringer@belway.com From: Kype Berwick Subject: Year-end party Date: November 28 |
Annette, I will be able to attend the year-end party at the Green Vale Country Club on December 21st although I do not think I will be able to arrive before 7:30. I was wondering if it would also be possible to bring a couple of guests. I know it is a bit of a last-minute request, but my brother and his wife are planning to visit us at that time, and they would love to see the Green Vale. If it is not a problem, then could you let me know how much I should pay for their tickets? Also, assuming this is OK, we are planning to drive down in a single car to reduce the need for paring and also to allow us to keep our belongings in the ear. I will have a couple of days off before the party, and I will not be in my office December 17th, so could you get back to me before then? Thanks a lot, Kyle |
1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the memorandum?
A. Payments for extra guests.
B. Time of the year-end party
C. Parking restrictions.
D. Storage of personal items.
2.Kyle Berwick writes to Annette Derringer mainly to____.
A. ask the price of movie tickets
B. explain why he cannot to the party
C. confirm the route to the hotel.
D. ask if he can bring guests to the party.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The manager of the Green Vale doesn’t want the members to go there by car.
B. Annette is in charge of making arrangements for the year-end party.
C. The members can take as many belongings as they can with them.
D. Kype Berwick won’t bring guests to the party if he as to pay for the tickets.
假如你是李华，你远在美国工作的叔叔想要回国发展，来信向你询问家乡的情况。请你给他写一封回信，要点如下：
1.家乡的变化（街道、绿化、建筑）；
2.存在的问题（环境、交通）；
3.希望他为家乡做贡献。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：做贡献make contributions to
Dear uncle,
I'm glad to hear that you will come back to our homeland for development.____________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear members,
It is a great honor to speak here for our English club,which was formed two month ago.I'm also gladly that our club has held series of activities including offering services to the visitors to the Expo.As the Expo received a great many of visitors,it required helpers with a good command of English.On hearing the call,all members devote all their time to serve others.Not only did many improve his basic skills but improved communication between Chinese but western people.
I believe future activities will be organizing to make our club more attract.
