Question

6．Teachers and parents usually call attention to the pictures when they read storybooks to preschool child．But a new study suggests that calling attention to the words and letters on the page may lead to better readers．
The two-year study compared children who were read in this way in class with children who were not．Those whose teachers most often discussed the print showed clearly higher skills in reading，spelling and understanding．These results were found one year and even two years later．
 Shayne Piasta，an assistant professor of teaching and learning at Ohio State University，was a n author of the study．She says most preschool teachers would find this method manageable and would need only a small change in the way they teach．They already read story-books in class．The only diff erence would be increased attention to the printed text．"If you get children to pay attention to letters and words，it makes sense that they will do better at word recognition and spelling．"But she says research suggests that very few parents and teachers do this in a systematic way．
   More than 300 children aged four and five were observed in classrooms．They came from poor families and were below average in their language skills．For thirty weeks，the children took part in a program called Project STAR-Sit Together and Read．The project is based in Ohio State．It tests the short-term and long-term results of reading regularly to preschool children in their classrooms．
    There are different ways that adults can talk to children about print．They can point to a letter and discuss it，and even trace the shape with a finger．They can point out a word and discuss the meaning of the print or how the words tell the story．And they can talk about the organization of the print--for instance，showing how words are written left to right in English．
56．What do we know about the ways preschool children are usually taught？B
A．Preference is given to the shape of the letters and the organization of the print．
B．More attention is paid to the picture，with words and letters being ignored．
C．The focus of the teaching is on bringing them up to be good readers．
D．Equal attention is paid to the texts and the pictures．
57．Shayne Piasta suggested that preschool teachers shouldC．
A．read storybooks regularly in class．
B．learn to manage their class well
C．often discuss the printed words and letters  
D．search for a better method of reading
58．The children who joined in Project STAR wereA．
A．very poor in their reading          
B．mostly cleverer than others
C．especially good at language skills   
D．worried about reading problems
59．Which of the following is TRUE about the study on language skills of preschool children？D
A．Many teachers want to change their way of teaching preschool children．
B．Attention of the pictures has made the children uninterested in reading．
C．Teachers are often prevented from taking different approaches to language teaching．
D．Project STAR aims to research into the results of reading books to preschool children in the classro om．
60．The last paragraph mainly tells usC．
A．why we should discuss the meaning of the print 
B．the shape of the letter is the focus of teaching
C．how we can teach children about print   
D．English words are usually written from left to right．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述的内容是幼儿教育方面的一个新的研究成果，告诉我们要更多注意文字和语言方面，而不仅仅是图片的教育．给学龄前儿童读书时，很多老师和父母关注的是图画，但研究表明，此教孩子关注图片旁的单词更有利于培养孩子的拼写、阅读和理解的技能，而且老师只需稍微调整教学方式，就能做到．

解答 BCADC
56．B细节理解题．根据第一段Teachers and parents usually call attention to the pictures when they read storybooks to pre-school children．But a new study suggests that calling attention to the words and letters on the page may lead to better readers．可知老师和家长在给学龄前儿童故事书的时候通常只重图画，但一项新的研究表明，关注书页上的字母和单词能更好地培养孩子们的阅读能力．由此可知，现在的老师和父母亲过度的关注图片教育孩子，而忽视了文字和语言方面的教育．故选B．
57．C推理判断题．根据第三段Shayne Piasta，an assistant professor of teaching and learning at Ohio State University，was an author of the study．She says most pre-school teachers would find this method manageable and would need only a small change in the way they teach可知他建议对方做出改变，也就是从以前的方法转换到现在的注意文字和语言方面．故选C．
58．A细节理解题．根据第六段的The children came from poor families and were below average in their language skills．This put them at risk of reading problems later．可知，这些孩子的阅读技能很糟糕．故选A．
59．D 细节理解题．根据倒数第二段The project is based at Ohio State．It tests the short-term and long-term results of reading regularly to pre-school children in their classrooms．STAR这一项目的目的是检测给学龄前儿童在课堂上定期阅读的短期和长期效果．故选D．
60．C主旨大意题．根据最后一段There are different ways that teachers and parents can talk to children about print．可知，最后一段主要讲述的是老师和家长教育孩子文字的方法．故选C．

点评 文讲述的内容是幼儿教育方面的一个新的研究成果．文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案．