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 (自动性)”.

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 (短语). 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 (数量) 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 (适合) 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．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 Depends on Practice

D．Automatic Reads Will Be Successful

阅读下文并回答问题。

Ben is now fifteen years old. He is interested in collecting coins. He has been collecting them for three years. He can still remember how he started to collect them.

Two years ago, on a Saturday morning, Ben was bored.  He didn’t have anything to do. He wasn’t interested in doing anything. He didn’t want to watch TV or listen to the radio. He didn’t want to play sports or read books. “I’m bored,” Ben said. “What can I do? I want to do something interesting.” Ben’s father had an idea. “I have an idea,” his father said. “Why don’t you collect coins? Coins are fun to collect. And coins are everywhere. You see coins every day. Some coins are valuable. They will make you rich.” Since then, he has been collecting them from his parents.

Now Ben has a big piggy bank (存钱罐) which is filled with coins. Sometimes he can take some of them to buy some snacks with his parents’ permission. In March, 2012, there was an earthquake in Yunnan, and Ben donated many of his coins to help the homeless children in Yunnan. He said he was happy to help others who are in trouble.

1.What is Ben interested in?

___________________________________________________________________________

2.Did Ben’s father advise Ben to collect coins?

___________________________________________________________________________

3.How did Ben feel when he helped others in trouble?

___________________________________________________________________________

完成句子。（每空1分，共8分）

根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。

1.Chen Ping has already finished her homework. (改为否定句)

Chen Ping ___________  ____________ her homework yet.

2.The kid is playing the piano at the school music club. (对划线部分提问)

_____________ is the kid ____________ the piano?

3.I made up my mind to study math well. (改为同义句)

I ____________  ____________ study math well.

4.他代替我去了北京(完成译句)

He went to Beijing __________  __________ me.

口语交际。（每小题1分，共5分）

阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。

G．Yes，I did。

A：Morning, doctor.

B：Morning.    1  

A：I feel terrible. I feel cold on such a hot day.

B：  2  

A：Yes, I took it ten minutes ago. Maybe I have a fever.

B：Did you have breakfast?

A：   3  

B：Open your mouth and say “Ah…”

A：“Ah…”

B：   4   Nothing serious. Some medicine is enough.

A：   5 

B：I will give you some medicine. Just lie down and drink more water.

A：OK. Thank you. Bye.

B：Bye.

1. __________   2. __________   3. __________  4. __________   5. __________

短文填空。（每空2分，共16分）

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

China started to make its sixth population census (人口普查) from November 1, 2010. Census workers would go to every home to check who lived there. They would ask family members questions about   1  names, ages, jobs and so on.

China holds a census every about 10 years. The   2  one was in 1953. At that time, there were only about 600 million people in China. But in 2000, the number was 1.29 billion (十亿).

 3  does our country make a population census?

First, the census will help draw a big picture of the country. China has the largest population  4 the world, and it is still growing. The government could use the information from the census to help   5  to live better lives. For example, if the population census shows that there are a lot of kids in your area , the government will know that they have to   6  more schools there.

Second , from the population census, scientists can learn more about population growth. In some years the population grows larger than in others. Even in the same year, population growth is not the same in   7  places. Scientists can use the information to look for reasons behind the growth.

Third, the census will help to find the number of foreigners who are  8  in China. It can also find out how many Chinese have moved to other countries.

1. _______________   2. _______________   3. _______________  

4. _______________   5. _______________   6. _______________  

7. _______________   8. _______________

书面表达。（15分）

如今，网上有一句流行语：“吃荤的怕激素，吃素的怕毒素，喝饮料怕色素，吃什么心里都没有数。”这句看似是夸张的调侃，但在频繁出现的食品安全事件面前，透露出的是公众的无奈。

我们生活不能没有食物，所以食品安全很重要。请以“Food Safety”为题写一篇英语短文，简单介绍一下面对食品安全问题，作为中学生我们应该怎么做。

内容要点：1．拒绝不健康食品……；

2．在学校食堂就餐……；

3．不吃路边摊（the roadside stalls）上的食物……；

4. ……

要   求：1．词数：80词左右， 开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2．文中不能出现自己的姓名。

Food Safety

We can’t live without food. So food safety is very important.                                                                                                           

Chongqing is ____________ lively city with many places to have fun.

A．an               B．a                C．the              D．/

The boys put ___________ school bags on the playground.

A．they             B．theirs             C．them             D．their

Look at the map, it says Japan is ____________ the east of China.

A．to               B．on               C．at               D．in

—What a wonderful ___________ it is! You look lovely.

—Thanks. I took it in Paris last year.

A．photo            B．watch            C．stamp            D．book