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Teachers and parents usually call attention to the pictures when they read storybooks to preschool children. But a new study tells that calling attention to the words and letters on the book may lead to better readers.
The two-year study compared (比较) children who were read to this way in class with children who were not. Those whose teachers most often discussed the words showed clearly higher skills in reading, spelling and understanding.
Shayne Piasta, a professor of teaching and learning at Ohio State University, says most preschool teachers would need only a small change in the way they teach. They already read storybooks in class. The only difference would be increased attention to the printed words.
Ms. Piasta says if you get children to pay attention to letters and words, it makes sense that they will do better at word spelling. But she says studies show that very few parents and teachers do this in a systematic (系统的) way.
They watched more than three hundred children aged four and five in classrooms in Ohio and Virginia. The children came from poor families and were poor in their language skills. They may become bad readers when they enter primary schools later.
Professor Justice says children’s language skills can be improved by discussing with him or her when you are reading a book to a child. There are different ways that adults can talk to children about the letters and words on the page. They can point to a word and discuss the shape of it with a finger. They can point out a word: “This is ‘dog’.” They can discuss the meaning of the word or how the words tell the story. And they can also show how words are written left to right in English.
49. What does the underlined phrase “it makes sense” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. It can be understood and agreed. B. It is impossible to happen.
C. It can be difficult to imagine and describe. D. It is surprising to see.
50. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Parents are more important than teachers for little children.
B. Teachers need to learn a lot to use the new teaching way.
C. It’s impossible for preschool children to understand words.
D. Skills are important to children’s reading development.
51. The writer wants to tell us that ____.
A. preschool children should have higher discussing skills
B. parents should make a plan to teach their children reading
C. teachers should help children pay attention to printed words
D. languages skills should be discussed with preschool children
查看习题详情和答案>>words as if it were yesterday:"Kerrel, I don't want you to take food from your father, because he has
AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him."
AIDS wasn't something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew
that this would be a family secret (秘密). My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone.
For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father's other
children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.
We couldn't afford all the necessary medication (治疗) for him, and because Dad was unable to work,
I had no money for school supplies and often couldn't even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling
completely lost, the teacher's words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.
I did not share my burden (反应) with anyone, I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at
classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults (成人) could be cruel (残酷). When my
father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was
too weak to feed himself.
I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was
completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit
National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone
who cared. She saved my life.
I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him. He had never spoken about AIDS to
anyone, even me. He didn't want to call attention to AIDS. I do.
B. He depended on the nurses in his final days.
C. He worked hard to pay for his medication.
D. He told no one about his disease.
B. Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.
C. Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson.
D. Kerrel was too tired to hear her teacher's words.
B. She thought it was shameful to have AIDS.
C. She found no one willing to listen to her.
D. She wanted to obey her mother.
B. To show how little people knew about AIDS.
C. To draw people's attention to AIDS.
D. To remember her father.
Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent 46 with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. 47, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became 48 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she 49 work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as 50 as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not 51 in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very 52 and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she 53 a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 54 with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his 55, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 56 Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was 57 me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that 58 my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”
Now Martin has 59 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s 60 helped him to feel good about himself.
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Voice of the students:
“Our parents hold too high expectations（期望）which put us under lots of pressure. They care too much about our lives and studies,” one student said.
“It’s impolite that some students’ parents read their children’s diaries without permission!” one student said angrily.
“Some of our teachers are so serious that we can’t make friends with them at all,” another student said sadly.
Voice of the parents:
One mother said, “After school, my daughter usually locks herself into her room and spends lots of time talking with others on the phone. And I can’t stand（忍受） her clothes and hairstyle!”
“I thought my son was doing very well in his studies. I didn’t realize I was being cheated by him until I got a call from his teacher,” said a father.
Voice of the teachers:
An English teacher said, “Today, the role of the teacher is to put knowledge into students’ brain. The power (权力) teachers have kept students away from them.”
“Some parents pay too much attention to their children’s grades instead of creating a lively and colorful environment at home,” another teacher said.
“In the past, teachers and students often played games together or talked with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about,” said a teacher. “A school should be a place where students can learn not only knowledge, but also how to face failure and frustration（挫折） bravely enough.”
【小题1】 What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?
| A．Students like telling how they feel to their classmates. |
| B．More and more students don’t like to be surveyed. |
| C．Some parents don’t like their children’s clothes and hairstyle. |
| D．There has been a great distance between students and parents as well as teachers. |
| A．欺骗 | B．批评 | C．表扬 | D．揭露 |
| A．Teachers feel what they are doing for students is good. |
| B．Parents, teachers and educational rules all influence students greatly. |
| C．Teachers should care more about excellent students. |
| D．Now teachers and students communicate better than before. |
| A．Unhappy Teenagers | B．Educational Rules |
| C．The Generation Gap | D．Serious Parents |
Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent? ???? with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. ??? , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ???? more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she ???? work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as ????? as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not ???? in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very ???? and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she ???? a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to ???? with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ???? , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly ???? Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was ???? me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that ???? my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”
Now Martin has ???? changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s???? helped him to feel good about himself.
1.A. conversation??? ?? B. report???? ?? C. survey???? ? D. speech
2.A. So?????????????? B. But??????? ? C. Therefore?? ? D. However
3.A. very??? ???????? B. many?????? ? C. much??????? D. too
4.A. could??????????? B. had to???? ??? C. should????? D. would
5.A. soon???????????? B. quickly??? ?? C. well??????? ? D. good
6.A. pleased????????? B. tired????? ??? C. bored?????? ? D. interested
7.A. worried????????? B. patient??? ??? C. careful???? ?? D. serious
8.A. made???????????? B. took?????? ?? C. got???????? D. thought
9.A. argue??????????? B. say??????? ? C. discuss???? ?? D. talk
10.A. surprised??????? B. surprising ??? C. surprise??? ?? D. surprises
11.A. which??????????? B. what?????? C. that??????? ?? D. how
12.A. seeing?????????? B. noticing?? ?? C. helping???? ?? D. watching
13.A. since??????????? B. before???? ?? C. after?????? ?? D. when
14.A. always?????????? B. hardly???? ?? C. really????? ?? D. just
15.A. advice?????????? B. love?????? ?? C. idea?????? ? D. decision
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