Reading instruction in the classroom is a key concern for all teachers and there are many ways to go about it. However, is our determination to achieve excellence in reading skills in our children killing their love and enjoyment of a good book?
In my work with parents, I am frequently asked the best ways to encourage reluctant readers to be engaged with books. Parents report that their children return home from school with no inclination to pick up a book and read.
Any eager reader will gladly talk about the joy with a good book to read away the hours on a cold, rainy afternoon. Reading a good book is one of life’s greatest pleasures. We need to share these experiences with our children in order to assist them in developing into strong readers. But the use of boring, mass-produced home reading texts in children’s early years at school can be seen as the beginning of this negative cycle.
As children progress through their schooling life, there are many other instances of learning reading skills that don’t help reading development. Frequently, teachers feel the pressure to give their students “just enough” in terms of reading strategies to be able to achieve the test, which leaves little time to focus on reading for pleasure.
Kelly Gallagher, a high school teacher, outlines the term “Readicide” in his book. He says it’s: the systematic killing of the love of reading, often worsened by foolish, boring practices found in schools.
Recent research shows that many teachers tend to follow the traditional literacy practices that they have experienced in their own education, which can often have negative intentions for their students.
While teaching children key concepts for analyzing and evaluating texts is important, the manner in which it is done and time that is spent on this can lead to unexpected results. Schools aren’t to blame when it comes to not arresting students’ lack of interest in reading, but they have an important role to play in fostering reading enjoyment.
1.What does the underlined word “inclination” mean?
A.Energy B.Task
C.Intention D.Requirement
2.What does the term “Readicide” refer to?
A.To develop reading habits B.To read for pleasure
C.To learn reading skills D.To kill a love for books
3.According to the text, teachers at school ______.
A.focus on teaching reading strategies
B.ignore key concepts for analyzing texts
C.are to blame for students’ poor reading
D.fail to follow the traditional reading practices
4.What might be suitable title for the text?
A.Reading books is to experience pleasure
B.Learning to love books is even more important
C.Teaching reading helps reluctant readers
D.Getting pleasure from books makes capable readers
Many of us are quick to blame（责备）others for how we feel: "He makes me so mad!" or "he really hurt my feelings. "But did someone really "make me angry" or are we feeling the anger in us getting kicked up in response to the way someone behaved towards us?
The difference between the two is in who the responsible party is for the way we feel. If we blame others for our feelings we will finally feel reasonable at whatever our retaliation（报复）my be, and we will explain that it was their fault, not ours. "They were driving me mad".
When we blame others for the way we feel we have in fact given power to others for the state of our emotional wellbeing（健康）. The truth is , no one controls our feelings but us. If we are finding that people in our lives really know how to "push our buttons（means make us angry）" then we are not doing a good enough job at protecting our "buttons." We are the ones leaving our buttons out in the open so that other people can "push them." Ultimately, the switch for our buttons is inside us - not on the outside.
While there are some things in life that are clearly out of our control , like the weather or a flight that's two hours late, how we act and respond to other people's behavior is not among them. Our responses to others are well within our control.
If someone is "making us" so mad , for example, that we get angry, we are not doing enough to learn about what drives our anger and how to properly cope with it. My suggestion is taking time before you get angry. and putting some work into taking an inventory（清单）of the past. An inventory can show you how much of your past experiences influence your feeling reactions in the current moment.
When we finally realize that so much of our present feelings and reactions are driven from within ourselves and our own past experiences, we will be ready to make the changes in our lives that will better secure our buttons so that they are no longer left out in pubic for everyone to push at will.
1.What result will appear if we blame others for our emotions（情感）?
A.We consider others to be correct.
B.We consider ourselves to be correct.
C.We consider we were driving ourselves mad.
D.We consider they were driving themselves mad.
2.What's the author' attitude towards feelings?
A.We should blame others for the way we feel.
B.We should enable others to control our feelings.
C.We should let others know our daily life clearly
D.We should control personal feelings ourselves.
3.According to the author, which can always be under our control?
A.Our own behavior. B.The delay of a flight
C.Other people' s feelings. D.The weather conditions.
4.Which proverb best suits the author' s advice in Paragraph 5?
A.A burden of one's choice is not felt. B.Think twice before acting.
C.A friend is easier lost than found. D.A good beginning is half done.
One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的)to the most powerful came for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.
We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,
“My I get you something ?”
“A coffee would be nice.”
Then I bought him a cup of coffee, We talked more , and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked,
“How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath?”
“Who?”
“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs.”
I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!
My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and sincerity.
1.What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?
A.Unfriendly. B.Untidy. C.Gentle. D.Kind.
2.The author bought coffee for the old man because
A.he thought the old man was poor B.he wanted to start a conversation
C.he intended to show his politeness D.he would like to thank the old man
3.How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?
A.Proud. B.Pitiful. C.Surprised. D.Regretful
4.What is the message mainly expressed in the story?
A.We should learn to be generous. B.It is honorable to help those in need.
C.People in high positions are not like what we expect. D.We should avoid judging people by their appearances.
Technology makes listening to holiday music easier than ever. There are endless sources to help you find your favorite Christmas tunes and many other songs. People have explored how to listen to holiday music with high - tech devices.
Apple Music
This is the first year you can use Apple Music to listen to holiday songs. Apple Music has more than 30 million songs and is available in over 100 countries.
Tell voice assistant Siri to "play holiday music" to open the music program on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. Apple Music app is available in the Google Play store, but not with voice assistant.
For the first three months, you can use it for free. After that, users have to pay a subscription fee.
Googdle Play Music
Google Play Music is also in the holiday spirit. Go to the Google Play Music Holiday page and search for "holiday music. "
Google Play Music in available for free if you don’t mind the advertisements. If you do, buy a paid subscription（订阅费）to avoid them. Google Play Music offers more than 30 million songs from 58 countries.
Tune In Radio
Listen to radio stations with Tune In Radio. This is an online service and offers stations from all seven continents （七大洲）in the world, including Antarctica（南极洲）. Tune In Radio is available on your computer and is free to online user. In the United States, Britain and Canada, a paid subscription gives you more stations without advertisements.
1.What can we learn about Apple Music?
A.It is popular in over 200 countries. B.It is a new tool to listen to holiday music.
C.It can only be used for three month. D.It can only be used after the subscription
2.According to the passage, Google Play Music .
A.is favored by young people B.doesn't allow any advertisement（广告）
C.has the smallest number of songs D.can always be used for free
3.We can learn that Tune In Radio .
A.offers stations from around the world B.is available on our mobile device
C.have over 30 million songs D.in expensive in America and Canada
假设你是晨光中学学生会主席李津，为了提升同学们的环保意识，你校准备于下周六开展“垃圾分类助推活动”，你将代表学校在学校的动员大会上发言，呼吁同学们积极参加活动，并介绍活动的具体安排，内容包括：
1.活动的原因及意义
2.活动当天的具体安排
3.报名方式
注意：
1.词数不少于 100；
2.可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：垃圾分类 garbage sorting
Good morning, everyone! It’s my honor to be here to share my opinions on garbage sorting.
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Thank you!
Bert Kate, my grandfather, celebrated his 90th birthday in November 2016. Bert loved sports and was an enthusiastic Yankees (an American professional baseball team based in the New York City) fan, so it was no wonder that over the years, he was an avid (热切的) listener to WFAN radio and, in particular, the afternoon show hosted by Mike Francesa.
Bert had health issues in his later years that limited his mobility, and when he lost his vision three years ago, his attachment to his radio and Francesa became more pronounced. He just loved listening to Mike talk about sports and his Yankees each afternoon. Those hours brought him so much pleasure.
Of course, Mike will be leaving Dec.15,2017 after 30 years at the station. Mike lives in the same community where I work on Long Island, and I have gotten to know him over the past 20 years. So when my grandfather was approaching his special birthday the year before last year, I asked Mike for a favor: to call Bert and wish him a happy birthday.
Mike agreed without hesitation. Two days before the special day, Mike stopped at my workplace. I called Bert at his nursing home and put Mike on the phone. It was a complete surprise to Bert. Mike spent more than 10 minutes wishing Bert a happy birthday and, of course, talking about the Yankees.
When my family celebrated Bert’s birthday two days later, he couldn’t stop talking about the phone call. Over his lifetime, he said it was one of the nicest things anyone had ever done for him.
Unfortunately, Ben’s health declined last year and he passed away July 13,2017. But even in his final months in the hospital and nursing home,he always had a radio set to WFAN to listen each afternoon to Mike Francesa.And he also had the memory of that special phone call for his 90th birthday.
1.Why did Bert listen to WFAN radio for many years? ( no more than 10 words)
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2.What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph2? (1 word)
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3.What happened two days before Bert’s birthday? ( no more than 10 words)
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4.What is the best title for the text? (no more than 5 words)
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5.What do you think of the author? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
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