If you look for a book as a present for a child，you will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry Patten．J．K Rowling’s wizard is not alone ．The past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books ,which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased sales of classics such as The lard of the Rings．

Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children ．According to statistics in 1997, 23% said they didn’t like reading at all．In 2003, 35% didn’t．And around 6% of the children leave primary school each year unable to read properly．

Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computes games．Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile．Either way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class ．In his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most．

Reading Recovery is aimed at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacher．An evaluation this year reported that children on the school made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress ,and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age．

International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school, they read well ,but read text often for fun than those elsewhere ．Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success ．According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage．

51．Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1?

A．Many children’s books have been adapted from films．

B．Many high-quality children’s books have been published．

C．The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films．

D．The sales of presents for children have increased．

52．Statistics suggested that ．

A．the number of top students increased with the use of computers

B．a decreasing number of  children showed interest in reading

C．a minority of primary school children read properly

D．a huge percentage of children read regularly

53．What do we know about Reading Recovery?

A．An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year．

B．Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking．

C．It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading．

D．Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading．

54．Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _________．

A．take greater advantage of the project

B．show the potential to enjoy a long life

C．are likely to succeed in their education．

D．would make excellent future researchers

55．The aim of this text would probably be _________．

A．to overcome primary school pupils reading difficulty．

B．to encourage the publication of more children’s books

C．to remind children of the importance of reading for fun

D．to introduce a way to improve early children reading

If you look for a book as a present for a child. You will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry Patten J.K Rowling’s wizard is not alone the past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books ,which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased sales of classics such as The lard of the Rings.

Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children. According to statistics in 1997 23% said they didn’t like reading in all. In 2003, 35% did. And around 6% of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly.

Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computes games. Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class .In his pre-budget report , he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most.

Reading Recovery is wined at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacher. An evaluation either this year reported that children on the school made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age.

International research tends to find that when British children leave primacy school they read well, but read text often for fun than those elsewhere .Reading for fun matters because children who are been on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success . According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage.

1.Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1?

A．Marry children’s books have been adapted from films.

B．Marry high-quality children’s books have been published.

C．The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films.

D．The sales of presents for children have increased.

2.Statistics suggested that           .

A．the number of top students increased with the use of computers

B．a decreasing number of  children showed interest in reading

C．a minority of primacy school children read properly

D．a huge percentage of children read regularly

3.What do we know about Reading Recovery?

A．An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year.

B．Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking.

C．It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading.

D．Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading.

4.Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _________.

A．take greater advantage of the project

B．show the potential to enjoy a long life

C．are likely to succeed in their education.

D．would make excellent future researchers

5.The arm of this text would probably be _________.

A．to overcome primary school pupils reading difficulty.

B．to encourage the publication of more children’s books

C．to remind children of the importance of reading for fun

D．to introduce a way to improve early children reading

Hi Hongbo,
I’m so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city. It’s really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi’an, though there’s only one line there. Here in London we have twelve lines. By the way, we don’t use the word “subway” here. It’s American English. We call it “the Underground”, instead.
The London Underground is very famous. It’s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What’s more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I’ve got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.
In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I’m sure your city is developing fast. Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place there. I’m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!
So much for now. I’ll write soon again. Best wishes!
【小题1】Where is the writer from？

When we read books we seem to enter a new world.  This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very __36__.  Some stories are told  __ 37__   they were true. ; in other _38   , the stories are about people just like us doing what we do.  Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not  __39__ .  They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be   __40__ for us.  

But there is more to books and writing than this.  If we think about it, even realistic writing is only __41__.  How can we   __42 __  the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we seem to learn something about the real world.  And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than __43__.   Reading, like writing, is an action.  It is a way of  __ 44__.  When we read or write something, we do much more than simply look at words on a page.  We use our __45__―which is real―and our imagination―which is real in a different way to make the words come to life in our minds.  

Both realism and fantasy(幻想) use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to   __46__  us think.  When we read  __47__ realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we __48__ that we are real and they are __49__.  It sounds __50__ , but it works.  When we read, we fill in missing information and think about the causes and effects of   __51__   a character does.    __52__   a way, we are writing the book, too.

Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our __53__ when we are reading.  We pick up a book and lose __54__ in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next.  Knowing   __55__   we feel when we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.  

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　　While traveling abroad，Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money，so he wrote his bother 　1　 for ￡ 500．“Send me the money by 　2　 ，” he wrote，“to Fisher Bank in F．．．”

　　After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank．He showed his passport．

　　“Nothing has come 　3　 you，”he was told．This went on for two weeks，and Mr Frank got very 　4　．He sent another telegram to his brother，asking where the money was 　5　 reply，and not a single pence reached him．

　　In the fourth week Mr Frank was arrested for 　6　 to pay his hotel bill．

　　His passport，package and everything else were taken away from him．He tried to 　7　 the problem，but nobody would believe him．He was forced to stay in prison for 30 days as a 　8　．

　　When he was set 　9　，he immediately went to the Fisher Bank．The clerk he spoke to was a new man．“Have you 　10　 ￡ 500 for me？”he asked，eagerly，“My name is Jackson Frank．”

　　The clerk looked 　11　 the name in his book．“Yes，Mr Jackson．It is here It came by telegram．Let me see，Oh，nearly two months ago．We 　12　 where you were．”

　　He showed Mr Frank the order（汇票）that 　13　：“Pay Mr Jackson Frank the sum of ￡ 500．．．”．“Why didn't you pay me the money two months ago？”“Oh，that's not our 　14　，sir．Frank is usually a popular first name of a man while Jackson is a family name，isn't it？You see，your money is 　15　 the letter in our books．Why have you got such a 　16　 family name？” The clerk started laughing．“This a 　17　 mistake，isn't it？For you see，we're all human beings，and we'll all make such mistakes．A family name like Frank 　18　 strange to us．”Mr Frank kept 　19　 while the clerk talking．He really wanted to it somebody．

　　At last he said，“A human mistake is that what you call it？I'm afraid some human beings really need 　20　．”

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