The Ancient Town of Fenghuang, one of China’s most well-known ancient towns, was under water as heavy rain hit the center of the country, with tens of thousands of people leaving from the area. Heavy rain and floods(洪水) lasted for the past few days. Waters in the nearby Tuojiang River rose by almost one meter above warning level(警戒线), causing heavy rainstorms. More than 120, 000 local people and tourists have been helped to leave there because of the terrible disaster. And more than 4,000 shops in the town have been shut. Several bridges on the Tuojiang River have been damaged or destroyed. Water has flowed(流) into many bars, restaurants and hotels in its ancient town, and electricity in the ancient town has been cut off. About 128, 000 people have been affected by the floods. Though the heavy rains have stopped, but the popular tourist spot remains closed for local people’s safety.

A shoe shop owner named Kuang said the flood was the worst the town had experienced. “The floods came so quickly that I didn’t have time to move the shoes,” he said sadly.

“The flood has led to the Ancient Town of Fenghuang becoming a water town,” said a post on a discussion page on the topic set up on Sina Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter.

“We could only live in an old factory now where many homeless people have to stay together. The crowded space is full of sadness.” Tang said.

At least 14 people were killed in flooding in Hunan Province and the neighboring province of Jiangxi and region of Guangxi last month, Xinhua reported.

1.Why did many people try to leave the Ancient Town of Fenghuang?

A.Because of the heavy snow. B.Because of the serious flood.

C.Because of the homeless people. D.Because of the crowded space.

2.What does the underlined word “disaster” mean?

A.大雪 B.灾难 C.河流 D.地震

3.How many people were affected by the flood?

A.120, 000 B.About 128, 000 C.More than 4, 000 D.14

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The flood was not serious at all.

B.The Ancient Town of Fenghuang is a water town in Hunan Province.

C.This flood which hit Fenghuang is the worst the town has experienced.

D.No people died in this flood.

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.The Famous Ancient Town of Fenghuang

B.Floods Hit the Ancient Town of Fenghuang

C.Fenghuang Is a Wonderland

D.Help the Homeless People

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.

1."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

2.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

3.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

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 Needs a Lot of Practice

D.Automatic Readers Must Be Successful

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