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【题目】 Many years ago, my mother read from the book Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey to me. I remember as if it were yesterday, hearing her voice at my side on a cold wintry night. My mother’s voice changed my world.

Long before I could read on my own, she shared with me the strength and beauty of McCloskey’s language a story of a little girl and her mother out in nature, co-existing with a mother bear and her own baby. The power of the story, of language and of my mother all came together. And it happened many times after that, over and over. The read aloud made me a reader.

Years later, I was reading aloud a picture book to a small child in a classroom. His life, so far, had not been easy. His childhood was troubled by poverty and loneliness. In that moment, in the joy of the read aloud, he had an idea that started something big.

What he said was this: “Mrs. Allyn, let’s make sure everyone knows how good this feels. Let’s have a holiday for the read aloud” Therefore, my organization, LitWorld, created a grassroots movement World Read Aloud Day in 2010 to honor this young boy’s wish for everyone to be able to have a read aloud every day.

Since the day he shared that good idea with us, World Read Aloud Day has become a worldwide event reaching over one million people in more than 65 countries around the world. This year we are over 600 cities strong, a number that is growing every day.

Children who grow up as readers become engaged citizens of the global world, and every child deserves the right to read. When I say that reading aloud will change the world, I know it sounds simple. But one of the many great things about giving kids access to the power of stories and sharing them together is that it is simple. It is also cheap and easily done. And the impact is huge.

【1】How did the author’s parent change her life?

A. By reading aloud to her.

B. By listening to her reading.

C. By buying many books for her.

D. By encouraging her to read aloud.

【2】According to Paragraph 3, the author was probably the little boy’s .

A. motherB. teacher

C. best friendD. favorite writer

【3】What does the small child’s idea in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. To start a holiday.B. To reduce poverty.

C. To found LitWorld.D. To overcome loneliness.

【4】What can we know about World Read Aloud Day from Paragraph 5?

A. Its origin.B. Its future.

C. Its purpose.D. Its development.

【5】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Sticking to reading isn’t easy.

B. Reading gives a high rate of return.

C. Reading aloud isn’t actually simple.

D. Kids should try to change the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了大声阅读对孩子们的巨大影响，以及World Read Aloud Day的开端以及后来的发展。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“I remember as if it were yesterday, hearing her voice at my side on a cold wintry night. My mother’s voice changed my world.”可知父母亲大声朗读改变了作者的一生。故A项正确。

【2】推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Years later, I was reading aloud a picture book to a small child in a classroom.”可知作者是在教室里向一个小孩大声朗读一本图画书。通常只有老师才会这样做，由此可知作者最可能是一位老师。故B项正确。

【3】词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句“What he said was this: “Mrs. Allyn, let’s make sure everyone knows how good this feels. Let’s have a holiday for the read aloud””可知小男孩的主意是出去度假来宣传read loudly的好处。故A项正确。

【4】主旨大意题。根据本段第一句“Since the day he shared that good idea with us, World Read Aloud Day has become a worldwide event reaching over one million people in more than 65 countries around the world”可知本段主要介绍了World Read Aloud Day的开始以及后来的发展。故D项正确。

【5】推理判断题。根据本文最后一句“And the impact is huge.”可知大声阅读对孩子们未来的发展影响很大。故B项正确。