　　If you look for a book as a present for a child, you will be spoiled for choice even in a year when there is no new Harry Potter．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 in turn led to increased sales of classics such as The Lord 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％ did．And around 6％ of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly．

　　Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability(可利用性)of computer games．Maybe the books boom(繁荣)has affected only the top of the educational pile．Either way, Chancellor Gordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class．In his pre-budget(预算)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 earlier this year reported that children on the scheme 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 less－often for fun than those elsewhere．Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on(热衷)reading can expect lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator(指示物)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?
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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．

(2)

Statistics suggested that ________．
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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 large percentage of children read regularly．

(3)

What do we know about Reading Recovery?
[　　]
A．	An education 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 ________．
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A．	takes greater advantage of the project．
B．	shows the potential to enjoy a long life．
C．	is likely to succeed in their education．
D．	would make excellent future researchers．

(5)

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 childhood reading．

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阅读理解。

     My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something
in it would help me for the rest of my life.
     Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. Only part always
times out. "Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one hay, you will do something
great that will set you among the very best." Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe
in myself. "You will do something great." He didn't know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in
my life when I've felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask. "Is this
what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?"
     A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though.
I've come to believe he'd want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in, somebody
else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered
question we had. Our kids don't hold back because they're afraid to fail. They're only afraid of failing us. They
don't worry about being disappointed. Their fear－as mine was until my father's letter－is of being a
disappointment.
     Give your children permission to succeed. They're writing for you to believe in them. I always knew way
parents loved me. But trust me. That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief
in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts; "Don't worry; you'll do something great."
Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

1. We learn from the text that the author _____.

[ ]

A. lost his father when he was young
B. worked hard before he read his father's letter
C. asked his father's permission to believe in himself
D. knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do

2. What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?

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A. Children need their parents' letters.
B. Children are afraid to be disappointed.
C. His children's fear of failure held them back.
D. His father's letter removed his fear of failing his parents.

3. Which of the following is true of the author?

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A. He got no access to success.
B. He wrote back to his father at 12.
C. He was sure his parents loved him.
D. He once asked his father about the letter.

4. The main purpose of the text is to _____.

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A. describe children's thinking
B. answer some questions children have
C. stress the importance of communication
D. advise parents to encourage their children

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If we are not _______ the progress we have made, we will have greater success.

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