Question

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 call it “automaticity (自動性)”.

A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase (短語). With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so 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 (數量) of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 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 (適合) 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.

1.Children with “automaticity” can read faster because they don’t have to think about ________.

A．how to read the words                   B．the meaning of the words

C．reading by themselves                   D．the meaning of the text

2.Rossman tells that any child who ________  will possibly be an automatic reader.

A．turns off TV one night 4 weeks

B．reads books by the word quickly

C．spends an hour reading every day

D．gets the same grades as others in exams

3.The underlined word “stumble” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．結結巴巴地讀                         B．全神貫注地讀

C．心不在焉地讀                          D．聲情并茂地讀

4.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 Depends on Practice

D．Automatic Reads Will Be Successful

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了閱讀中的自動性，并告訴我們閱讀中的自動性可以通過練習來提高。

1.根據第二段With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text。描述，可知選B。

2.根據短文第四段Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity.描述，可知選C。

3.聯系下文reading by the phrase (短語).可知此處指的是隨著練習，孩子們結巴得越來越少，故選A。

4.這篇短文主要講述了閱讀中的自動性可以通過練習來提高，故選C。自動性依賴于練習。

考點：關于閱讀自動性的說明文閱讀

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