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【题目】Almost two thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before they go to bed. Most of these kids like mom's storytelling more than dad’s. Researchers said they carried out a study that showed younger children aged 3－4 were most hungry for more stories. Over three quarters of them said they wished their parents to read to them more often. More than half of all children aged 3－8 said story time was their favorite pastime with their parents.

“The results of our research reveal the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource(资源)in children's lives，” said child psychologist Richard Wolfson.

Storytelling ranked before television or video games among pastimes for kids.82 percent of them said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better. This finding came from a survey of 500 children aged 3－4 in Britain. According to the research，there are two ways for mothers to become the best storytellers. They can use funny voices to show different characters in a story. They can also make their own special sounds to keep the story interesting and attractive. When mom and dad are not at hand，celebrities will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from famous people like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Other movie stars like Zac Efron，Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson are also welcomed by children.

“It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children. But these moments can help build close relationship between parents and children，and also can play an important part in their child's development，”said Wolfson.

【1】The study shows that as fouryearold children get older，they ________．

A. depend more on stories from parents B. become less thirsty for bedtime stories

C. show more interest in playing outdoors D. become better storytellers to other children

【2】If a mother wants to be a better storyteller，she'd better ________．

A. use different sounds to make the story sound more real

B. invite other family members to read stories together

C. ask children to play different roles in the stories

D. make a lot of noise to keep the children awake

【3】The word “celebrities” in the third paragraph refers to persons ________．

A. who love children very much B. who are known about by many people

C. who write stories for children D. who can tell stories very well

【4】With the last paragraph，the passage wants to tell us that ________．

A. few parents can afford the time to tell stories

B. with love dads can also become good storytellers

C. it is worth spending time reading with our children

D. it doesn't take much time to enjoy stories with our children

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】文章大意：本文主要讲述的是睡前故事对于孩子的作用。随着孩子年龄的增长，对睡前故事会变得越来越没有兴趣。但是在孩子小的时候，会痴迷于睡前故事，做父母的最好抽出时间来为孩子读故事，因为父母为孩子阅读睡前故事不仅可以巩固父母与孩子之间的感情，同时还对孩子的成长有积极作用。

【1】B

推理判断题。根据文中第二段的句子younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more stories. Over three-quarters of them said they wished their parents to read to them more often．和文中第三段中的句子 More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favorite pastime with their parents. 通过前后对故事依赖的孩子的数量的对比，可以看出孩子越大，对故事的依赖性就会越低，其兴趣也会发生转移，由此确定选择B。

【2】A

推理判断题。文中提到"They can use funny voices to show different characters in a story"一个母亲要想成为一个好的故事阅读者，可以用不同的声音或语调来表现故事书中的不同人物，以此来使故事变得更加动听，由此确定选择A。

【3】B

词义猜测题。文中提到"over 30percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from famous people like Harry Potter，star Daniel Radcliffe．Other movie stars"超过30%的孩子想听…的睡前故事，比如哈利波特，或者电影明星，比如Emma Watson，由此确定这里的celebrities是指名人。选择B。

【4】C

推理判断题。文中提到"But these moments can help build close relationship between parents and children"父母为孩子阅读睡前故事可以巩固父母与孩子之间的感情，同时还对孩子的成长有积极作用，由此确定选择C。