Question

Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.

　     　 are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy（读写能力）. You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.

Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:

²   having everyday conversations with your children

²   trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions

²   encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know

²   reading to your children each night

²   listening to your children read

²   teaching your children how to use dictionaries

²   talking about your children’s writings

²   practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails

You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.

1.This passage is mainly written for __________.

A. children      B. teachers     C. parents      D. doctors

2.__________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2.

A. “Listening and speaking skills”         B. “Reading and writing skills”

C. “Listening and writing skills”      D. “Reading and listening skills”

3.__________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above.

   A. “Listening to the radio every day    ” 

B. “Listening to your children read”

   C. “Reading to your children each night”          

D. “Talking about your children’s writings”

4.In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read __________ in one year.

A. 5 books          B. 10 books  C. 15 books            D. 20 books

5.Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to__________.

A. draw pictures or take photos         B. listen to pop music 

C. write diaries or book reviews            D. play computer games

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇关于如何提高孩子读写能力的说明文，作者对读写能力的重要性及如何提高孩子的读写水平提出了具体建议，阅读中需要注意把握这些要点。

1.根据Helping your children to read and write at home 描述可知本文主要是写给父母的，故选C。

2.根据下文Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly.可知此处指的是读写能力。故选B。

3.根据Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write: 下文8个要点，可知没有提到选项A。

4.根据children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves.描述可知15+5=20.故选D。

5.根据you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews.描述可知选C。

考点：考查如何提高孩子读写能力的说明文