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When children are little, we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that

we can be sure they "know" all the words they are reading. This means that when they don't know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. They may lose face in public. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid (消除) them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously (冒险地).

One day soon after school had started, I said to them, "Now I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. ! am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that's enough for me. Also I'm not going to ask you what words mean."

The children sat amazed and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, "Mr Holt, do you really mean that?" I said just as seriously, "I mean every word of it."

During the .spring she really surprised me. One day, she was reading Moby Dick (白鲸) at her desk. I said. "Don't you find parts of it rather heavy going?" She answered, "Oh, sure, but I just skip over (略过) those parts and go on to the next good part."

This is exactly what reading should be. an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else.

1.According to the passage, children's fear and dislike of books may result from_______

A. reading little and thinking little

B. reading often and adventurously

C. being made to read too much

D. being made to read aloud before others

2.The teacher told his students to read____________

A. for enjoyment

B. for knowledge

C. for a larger vocabulary

D. for higher scores in exams

3.When hearing the teacher's talk, the children probably felt that__________

A. it sounded exciting but stupid

B. it was not surprising at all

C. it sounded too good to be true

D. it was funny but dangerous

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE?

A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.

B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.

C. She learned to enjoy some parts of the difficult books. :

D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.

5.From the teacher's point of view,____________.

A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while reading

B. children should be left to decide what to read and how to read

C. reading is never a pleasant and exciting experience in school

D. reading means understanding every little piece of information

1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B 【解析】本文题材为校园生活类，讲述如何培养学生们的阅读能力。文中讲述了常见的小学生在校阅读方法的弊端，主张学生自由阅读、快乐阅读、养成经常阅读、自我选择取舍和自由汲取知识的阅读习惯，从而收获意想不到的效果。 1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段"When children are little we make them read...

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