Question

Children who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of becoming better readers than those who don’t. With the help from their parents, children can learn techniques to improve their reading skills.

“A lot of parents think after their child learns to read, they should stop reading to them,” Donna George said. “They are sadly mistaken.”

George offers her services to parents at the Title I Learning Centers. She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable thing parents can do. “It is better for children to hear things at a higher level than where they are,” George said. “Parents are their child’s first teacher.” Parents help their children build listening, phonics, comprehension and vocabulary skills when they read aloud to them.

Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy —television and limit the time their children spend watching television. George suggested not allowing kids to have a TV in their bedrooms, setting a schedule of when kids can watch or keeping a list of how many programs children watch. Louise Joines said while her 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son enjoy reading, the television sometimes becomes a distraction. So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the Harry Potter series.

Parents who do not read themselves should not count on their children being interested in it. If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day, children would not have so many problems in school. It is the parents’ job to help build that desire in their children, and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important.

1.According to George, reading aloud to children_______________.

A. helps them correct mistakes

B. is helpful to their reading

C. is parents’ first duty to their children

D. can get children out of television’s attraction

2.The underlined word “distraction”(in Paragraph 4) means something that_________

A. can improve children’s reading

B. can help children’s right way of reading

C. can make children interested in reading

D. stop children from concentrating on reading

3.Which of the following is important according to the fourth paragraph?

A. Reading skills.

B. Reading speed.

C. Reading materials.

D. Reading environment.

4.If the passage is not completed, which of the following can follow the fifth paragraph?

A. Parents choose reading materials for their children.

B. Advice is given to control their children.

C. What TV programs children can watch during reading.

D. How children improve their reading by themselves.

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. D

4. A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，本文讲述了父母亲陪孩子阅读是他们能够做的很重要的事情，对孩子有很大的帮助。同时提出父母亲要给孩子创造出良好的学习环境。

1.推理判断题。根据第三段二三句“She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable thing parents can do. “It is better for children to hear things at a higher level than where they are,” George said.”可知George认为父母亲向孩子大声阅读是他们能够做的很重要的事情，对孩子有很大的帮助。故B项正确。

2.猜测词意题。根据本段第一句“Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy —television and limit the time their children spend watching television.”可知父母亲应该避免让孩子看太多的电视，限制孩子看电视的时间。因为看太多的电视会影响孩子的阅读。所以本句中的“distraction”表示消极含义，ABC三项都表示积极含义，只有D项表示消极含义，指看电视能够分散孩子的注意力。故D项正确。

3.推理判断题。作者在第四段里提出父母亲应该避免让孩子看太多的电视，限制孩子看电视的时间。因为看太多的电视会影响孩子的阅读。本段最后一句“So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the Harry Potter series.”建议父母应该给孩子创造一个适合阅读的情景。说明本段主要涉及的是父母亲给孩子创造出良好学习环境的重要性。故D项正确。

4.推理判断题。本段最后一句“It is the parents’ job to help build that desire in their children, and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important.”告诉我们父母亲应该让孩子知道应该阅读什么样的书，续写部分最可能讲述的是父母亲给孩子所选择的阅读材料。故A项正确。