Reading is the key to school success, and like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking.
Educators (教育家) call it "automaticity (自动性)”．
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With more and more practice, he stumbles less and less. As a result, he can read by the phrases and soon by sentences. With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so that he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 t0 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.
【小题1】"Reading is the key to school success" means that reading_______.

根据所给提示完成下列句子。

1.让我们尽最大的努力来帮助贫困地区的孩子们。

Let’s __________________________________________ the children in poor areas.

2.你去过盐城科技博物馆多少次了？

_________________________________ Yancheng Science and Technology Museum?

3.要想更好地了解世界，我们有必要学好英语。

It is necessary______________________________ to know more about the world.

4.钟晶医生做着如此重要的工作，村民很感激她。

Doctor Zhong Jing is doing ____________________________ the villagers are grateful to her.

5.这部纪录片帮助人们近距离观察野生动物的生活。

This documentary helps people__________________________________.

The rich man gave away 5 _____ his money to charity to help the poor children in Africa.

The father’s role in the family is important. One researcher says babies who are cared for by their fathers have greater cognitive(认知的) development at one year of age than babies not cared for by their fathers. Another researcher reports that by spending time with their-pre-school children, fathers can help to develop children’s language ability. Researchers also point out that for school-age children, fathers are one bridge with the outside world.
Father who value(重视) education have children who do better in school than those children whose fathers don’t value education. What’s more, fathers who spend quality time with their children may give their children happy memories which may last a lifetime.
While each father is a unique person who educates children in his own style, good fathers have something in common.
Good fathers attend their children’s school activities. They also involve the children in their lives and the adult world by taking them to see the workplace, or by taking them when the car needs to be repaired, etc.
Good fathers expect a great deal from their children, but also accept and support the unique individuals(个体) that their children are becoming.
Good fathers prefer explanations and reasoning to force.
Good fathers know their time with children is really an investment(投资) in them.
Being an involved father is good for children and good for fathers. Both children and fathers have the chance for growth and development. Today’s lifestyles are changing. More and more fathers are keeping a balance between their personal life, work, and family time.
【小题1】 The passage is mainly about ________.

A.根据汉语或英文提示，结合句意，填上适当的单词

1.The excited people were shouting with _______________(激动)

2.The book________（写 ）by the famous writer has just come out.

3.Don’t argue with me. I’ll spend as much time as I can__________(解释) it to you.

4.I have no _______(选择)but to do my homework..

5.Forests are ________(消失) faster than we think.

6.The victim had a lot of _________(敌人) before, so it’s difficult to know who the murderer was.

7.It was a great success and she became famous ___________(立即)。

8.Thursday is the ______(五) day of a week.

9.The host came to the stage, _________(hold) a microphone in his hand.

10.He was ______(terrible) ill and was sent to the hospital at once.

11.He was seen ________(attack) the victims with a sharp knife at that time.

12.Some famous stars will be ______(interview) about their recent work.

13.What he did still ______(make) us feel very sad now.

14.He _______(prefer) tea with nothing when he was here several years ago.

15.She devoted much of her time to ________(help) poor children in the world.