When the lazy days of summer arrive and the schedule is packed with swimming, camp, and family
vacations, it can be a challenge to find time for learning.But kids' reading skills don't have to grow cold
once school's out.Here are some ways to make reading a natural part of their summer fun:
     Explore your library.Visit your local library to check out books and magazines that your kids haven't
seen before.Many libraries have summer reading programs, book clubs, and reading contests for even
the youngest borrowers.With a new library card, a child will feel extra grownup checking out books.
     Read on the road.Going on a long car trip?Make sure the back seat is stocked with favorite reads.
When you're not at the wheel, read the books aloud.Get some audiobooks (many libraries have large
selections) and listen to them together during driving time.
     Make your own books.Pick one of your family's favorite parts of summer-whether it's baseball, ice
cream, or the pool-and have your child draw pictures of it or cut out pictures from magazines.Stick the
pictures onto paper to make a booklet and write text for it.When you're done, read the book together.
Reread it whenever you like!
     Keep in touch.Kids don't have to go away to write about summer vacation.Even if your family stays
home, they can send postcards to tell friends and relatives about their adventures.Ask a relative to be
your child's pen pal and encourage them to write each week.
     Keep up the reading habits.Even if everything else changes during the summer, keep up the reading
routines around your house.Read with your kids every day-whether it's just before bedtime or under a
shady tree on a lazy afternoon.And don't forget to take a book to the beach!Just_brush_the_sand_off_
the_pages-it's_no_sweat!

1. The purpose of the passage is to________.

A. encourage parents to read
B. give advice on raising kids
C. raise a good summer reader
D. suggest places for vacations

2. If you drive on a long trip in summer, you can________.

A. visit the local library and join book clubs
B. borrow some audiobooks to listen to
C. keep in touch with friends by sending postcards
D. read your own picture books with your son

3. By saying "Just brush the sand off the pages-it's no sweat", the author means________.

A. taking away the sand on the book is very difficult
B. a special book is needed when you're reading on the beach
C. one can remove the sand on the book with a brush easily
D. there's no trouble reading even on the beach

4. Who are the intended readers of the passage?
A. Parents.  
B. Students.
C. Teachers.  
D. Editors.

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为多余选项。
     Six Ways to Improve Reading Comprehension
     Help your child keep what he reads --- a crucial skill, especially as he gets older and needs to
gain important information from textbooks. 
     Let him read aloud.
     This forces him to go slower, which gives him more time to process what he reads.   1  
     Provide the right kinds of books. 
       2   He should recognize at least 90 percent of the words without any help. Stopping to figure
out a word makes it tough for him to focus on the overall meaning of the story. 
       3   To gain meaning from text, your child needs to read quickly and smoothly- a skill known
as fluency. Rereading familiar, simple books gives your child practice at decoding words quickly,
so he'll become more fluent.
     Talk to the teacher.
     If your child is struggling strongly with comprehension, he may need more help with his reading-for
example, building his vocabulary or practicing phonics skills.
     Supplement class reading.
     If his class is studying a particular theme, look for easy-to-read books or magazines on the topic
. Some previous knowledge will help him get better prepared and make his way through tougher
classroom texts.
     Talk about what he's reading.
     This "talking processing" helps him remember and think through the themes of the book.   4  . For
example:
     Before: "What interests you in this book?"
     During: "   5   . Is it turning out the way you thought it would?"
     After: "Can you summarize the book? What did you like about it?"
A. Reread to build fluency.
B. Plus, he's not only seeing the words, he's hearing them, too.
C. What's going on in the book?
D. Do you know all the characters' names in the story?
E. Make sure your child gets lots of practice of reading books that aren't too hard.
F. He should recognize at least 90 percent of the words without any help.
G. Ask questions before, during, and after a reading session.

     June 26, 2000 - the Human Genome(基因组) Project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed at
drawing the genetic(遗传的) map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. The scientific
and medical communities are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for getting rid
of diseases and prolonging(延长) human life. But those communities and policymakers also are careful
about the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of life.
     For the last few years, the genetic advances in the developing field of biotechnology(生物技术) have
provides material for all kinds of work, but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets
of the human genetic code have opened a world of possibilities for human health, as well as for the
popular imagination.
   While European and Japanese researchers are making rapid progress in decoding(解码) human DNA,
the leading organization for genetic research is in the United States, which began in 1990, is "unlocking
the code" of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal diseases . Already, the Human Genome Project
has become widely known and praised for finding the genes connected with terrible diseases as yet, and
making progress toward separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or AIDS.
     Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections and
genetic diseases. Medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to develop a lot of new drugs for these illnesses.

1. Why did the scientists work hard at mapping the human genome?

A. Because the human genome can help us live longer.
B. Because they wanted to be better known than others.
C. Because the human genome can provide a lot of money
D. Because the human genome's completion can help them get rid of many diseases.

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. If the genes can be found, scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses.
B. The scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers.
C. Many medical companies show great interest in drawing the human genome map.
D. The United States began the Genes Study early in the 19th century.

3. Which country studied the genes most rapidly in the world?

A. Japan.  
C. The United States  .  
B. British England    
D. China.

4. We can conclude that the Human Genome Project can cause _______.

A. the policy makers to feel very happy.  
B. the scientists to work harder
C. many people to live longer.          
D. a lot of companies to produce many new drugs

5. What' the best title of the passage?

A. unlocking genetic code                     
B. the genes' discovery
C. human genome's science                    
D. the genes and the scientists