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 (教育家) call it "automaticity (自动性)”．
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With more and more practice, he stumbles less and less. As a result, he can read by the phrases and soon by sentences. With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so that 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 of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 t0 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 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."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 |
Children with "automaticity" can read faster because they_______.
| A．know how to read the words |
| B．pay attention to the meaning of the text instead of the words |
| C．read by themselves without any help |
| D．do not have to think while reading |
The underlined word "stumble" in the second paragraph 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 |
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 Needs a Lot of Practice |
| D．Automatic Readers Must Be Successful |
How much sleep do we need? People are all different. Some people need only three or four hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep seven to eight hours a night.
Some people find it hard to fall asleep. About one in three Americans have a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia(失眠症). Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people have special(特殊的) ideas to make themselves sleep. Benjamin Franklin had four beds. He moved from bed to bed to fall asleep. Mark Twain lay(躺) on his side across the end of his bed.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。Different people need different amounts of sleep(睡眠时间).
Most Americans sleep more than 8 hours a night.
If a person has insomnia, he can never fall asleep.
About 1/3 of Americans have a problem with sleep.
Mark Twain had four beds to make himself sleep.
A very new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but found he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.
At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, “Have you got change(零钱) for ten pence(便士)?” “Wait a moment, ” the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pocket, “I'll see whether I can help you. ”
“Don't you know how to speak to an officer?” the young man said angrily. “Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence? ”
“No, sir,” the old soldier answered quickly.The young officer and his mother lived______.
| A．in the same town | B．in different places |
| C．in another town | D．in the other town |
The young officer wanted to telephone his mother to tell her______.
| A．that he was going to visit her |
| B．where his train would leave for |
| C．what time his train would arrive at the station |
| D．that he was then at the station |
He looked around for help because he______.
| A．had no money to make the phone call |
| B．did not know where to make the phone call |
| C．needed some change for the phone call |
| D．wanted to get change from the old soldier |
The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier______.
| A．was polite to him |
| B．was not polite to him |
| C．didn't know how to speak to him |
| D．didn't like to help him at all |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry. |
| B．The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station. |
| C．He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way. |
| D．He didn't know the soldier before. |
Mr. Zhang正在国外旅游，这是他宾馆的房卡。请根据房卡正反两面的信息，选择正确的答案。
Mr. Zhang lives in ______.
| A．Hotel Eiffel | B．Hotel Concorde |
| C．Hotel Mapol | D．Hotel Napoleon |
The hotel is _____.
| A．on King Street near a bank |
| B．next to a museum |
| C．near a train station |
| D．on George Street |
______ buses can reach the hotel.
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
If Mr. Zhang gets lost, he can ______.
| A．take Bus 507 to the hotel |
| B．wait until the light is green |
| C．go back to the hotel to search the Internet |
| D．call the hotel at the phone number on the card |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Open the door when the red light is on. |
| B．The card can be used to open the door. |
| C．The card can be used for shopping. |
| D．Mr. Zhang can keep the card when he checks out. |
The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice (注意)it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his hands. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It's much better to be without shoes than without feet, ”he thought. There was no reason (理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was happierTom passed the shop______.
| A．on foot | B．by bus | C．by bike | D．in a car |
Why did Tom stop in front of the shop? Because he wanted______.
| A．to buy the shoes |
| B．to look at the shoes he liked |
| C．to look at the shoes in the shop window |
| D．to look at the shoes on the front row |
The pair of shoes he liked was ______.
| A．too expensive | B．quite cheap |
| C．not there | D．not sold yet |
Tom went into the park because he______.
| A．was thinking how to tell his mother about it |
| B．wanted to see the boy |
| C．didn't want to make his mother worried |
| D．he felt sad |
From the story we can know that Tom______.
| A．liked new shoes very much |
| B．loved his mother best |
| C．didn't want to go to school |
| D．didn't want to stay at home |
Kangkang’s Timetable
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Mon. |
Tues. |
Wed. |
Thur. |
Fri. |
| 8:00-8:45 |
Chinese |
Math |
English |
Chinese |
English |
| 8:55-9:40 |
English |
Chinese |
Math |
English |
Chinese |
| 10:10-10:55 |
Math |
English |
Politics |
Music |
Math |
| 11:05-11:50 |
Geography |
P. E. |
Music |
Math |
Art |
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| 14:20-15:05 |
History |
Geography |
Chinese |
P. E. |
Computer science |
| 15:15-16:00 |
Biology |
Biology |
Chinese |
History |
Computer science |
| 16:10-16:55 |
Outdoor activities |
Class meeting |
Outdoor activities |
Outdoor activities |
Outdoor activities |
根据表格内容，完成任务。
任务一：判断正（T）误（F）。Kangkang has an English lesson every weekday.
Classes begin at ten to eight in the morning.
任务二：回答问题。How many Chinese lessons does Kangkang have every week?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7It’s 11:30 on Friday morning. What class is he having now?
A．English B. Art C. MathHow many classes does Kangkang have every Wednesday?
A. five B. eight C. Seven
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