At IRA’s annual research conference, held each year immediately prior to the annual convention, researchers and practitioners have an opportunity to share information about research-based best practices in reading education.

       The research conference is an important opportunity for educators whose primary responsibility is providing pre-service and in-service education in reading and literacy

Program

       Reading research 2007 will feature four distinct lines: beginning reading, comprehension, teacher preparation, and adolescent literacy. Get program details.

       The keynote speaker will be Donald J. Leu, holder of the John and Maria Neag Endowed Chair of Literacy and Technology |at the University of Connecticut.

       New this year, the 2007 IRA research award winners will be honored at a special Research Awards Luncheon during this conference and dissertation finalists will display their poster presentations

Registration            

       Prepaid registration is now open. The prepaid registration deadline is April 9,2007.

       Please note: Registration for the Saturday Reading Research Conference is limited, and we encourage attendees to take advantage of the savings and convenience of registering in advance. If there is additional space available on the day of the conference, only cash or checks will be accepted on site in Toronto.

       Conference registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and a closing wine and cheese reception. You can register online or by using the Convention Prepaid Registration Form from the December/January and the February/March issues of Reading Today or from the Preliminary Program, There will be no telephone registrations. Questions about registration should be directed to customerservice@ reading, org.

       Please note: Separate registrations are required for the Annual Convention, the Sunday Institutes, and the Saturday Research Conference!

Other information

       For information on travel and housing, visit the annual convention area.

       For further information on this conference,, contact the Research and 'Policy Division, international Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139, USA. E-mail; gkeating@reading.org. Telephone: 302-731-1600, ext. 226.

What is this passage mainly about?

       A．The registration information for IRA's annual research conference.

       B．Pre-service and in-service education in reading and literacy.

       C．Reading Research 20C 7.

       D．Convention Prepaid Registration Form.

Which of the following is true?

       A．Practitioners have no opportunity to attend the conference.

       B．The 2007 conference v/ill be held at the University of Connecticut.

       C．Attendees can make a phone call to register.

       D．Attendees can take the separate registrations．

What is new for 2p07 IRA annual research conference?

       A．The keynote speaker will be Donald J．Leu．

       B．IRA research award winners will be honored at a special-Research Awards Luncheon．

       C．Attendees will visit the annual convention area．

       D．Conference registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and a．closing wine and cheese reception．

2.根据汉语提示或首字母提示写出正确的单词：（请把完整的单词写在答题卷上！！！）
1. The painter does not ____________  (试图) to paint object as we see them with our eyes.
2. John Snow wanted to face the ________________(挑战) and solve this problem. 
3.  List poems have a ____________(灵活的) line length and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem.
4. You’ll find your colleagues very eager to ____________(帮助) you, so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if you’re interested.
5.  At first my new surroundings were difficult to ____________(忍受)。The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gasses had little oxygen left.
6.  Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression. Others try to c_______________ certain emotions. [来源:学§科§网]
7. John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the b________________ of ten people who had saved the life of another.
8. You can get burned by a v_______________ of the things :hot liquids, steam, fire , radiation, the sun electricity or  chemicals.
9. Y0u must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United kingdom e_________________ and worthwhile.
10. Art is influenced by the customs and f_______________ of a people.

Herta Müller, the Romanian-born German writer, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. Ms. Müller, 56, immigrated to Germany from Romania in 1987. She is the first German writer to win the Nobel in literature since Günter Grass in 1999 and the 13th winner writing in German since the prize was first given in 1901. She is the 12th woman to gain the literature prize. But unlike previous winners like Doris Lessing and V. S. Naipaul, Ms. Müller is unknown inside of literary circles in Germany.
“I am very surprised and still cannot believe it,” Ms. Muller said in a statement released by her publisher in Germany. “I can’t say anything more at the moment.”
She has written some 20 books, but just 5 have been translated into English, including the novels “The Land of Green Plums” and “The Appointment.”
At a news conference on Thursday at the German Publishers & Booksellers Association in Berlin, where she lives, Ms. Müller, wearing all black, appeared overwhelmed(不知所措) by all the cameras in her face.
When asked what it meant that her name would now be mentioned in the same breath as German greats like Thomas Mann and Heinrich Böll, Ms. Müller remained philosophical(达观的). “I am now nothing better and I’m nothing worse,” she said, adding: “My inner thing is writing. That’s what I can hold on to.”
Earlier in the day, at a news conference in Stockholm, Peter Englund, secretary of the Swedish Academy, said Ms. Müller was honored for her “very, very distinct special language” and because “she has really a story to tell about…and growing up as a stranger in your own family.
【小题1】.we can learn from the passage that Ms. Muller is_______.

Herta Müller, the Romanian-born German writer, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. Ms. Müller, 56, immigrated to Germany from Romania in 1987. She is the first German writer to win the Nobel in literature since Günter Grass in 1999 and the 13th winner writing in German since the prize was first given in 1901. She is the 12th woman to gain the literature prize. But unlike previous winners like Doris Lessing and V. S. Naipaul, Ms. Müller is unknown inside of literary circles in Germany.

“I am very surprised and still cannot believe it,” Ms. Muller said in a statement released by her publisher in Germany. “I can’t say anything more at the moment.”

 She has written some 20 books, but just 5 have been translated into English, including the novels “The Land of Green Plums” and “The Appointment.”

At a news conference on Thursday at the German Publishers & Booksellers Association in Berlin, where she lives, Ms. Müller, wearing all black, appeared overwhelmed(不知所措) by all the cameras in her face.

When asked what it meant that her name would now be mentioned in the same breath as German greats like Thomas Mann and Heinrich B??ll, Ms. Müller remained philosophical(达观的). “I am now nothing better and I’m nothing worse,” she said, adding: “My inner thing is writing. That’s what I can hold on to.”

Earlier in the day, at a news conference in Stockholm, Peter Englund, secretary of the Swedish Academy, said Ms. Müller was honored for her “very, very distinct special language” and because “she has really a story to tell about…and growing up as a stranger in your own family.

we can learn from the passage that Ms. Muller is_______.

  A. the 1st writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature since 1999

  B. the 12th winner for the Nobel Prize in Literature since 1901

  C. the 13th woman writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature

  D. a German citizen since she moved to German in 1987

 Ms. Müller was surprised at the news about her winning the award because ____.

A. she was born a Romanian person      

B. she had failed many times in winning it

C. she had never wanted to win the prize   

D. she  was only an unknown writer

 The underlined expression “in the same breath” is the nearest in meaning to ____.

A. instead of    B. at the same moment   

C. in a breath    D. under the same roof

We can infer according to the passage that ____.

A. her  honored works are based on her own experience

B. most of Ms. Müller’s novels are unsuccessful works 

C. Ms. Müller is feeling much better after she becomes the award winner

D. Ms. Müller was honored because she’s described the Germans’ life vividly

2.根据汉语提示或首字母提示写出正确的单词：（请把完整的单词写在答题卷上！！！）

1. The painter does not ____________  (试图) to paint object as we see them with our eyes.

2. John Snow wanted to face the ________________(挑战) and solve this problem. 

3.  List poems have a ____________(灵活的) line length and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem.

4. You’ll find your colleagues very eager to ____________(帮助) you, so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if you’re interested.

5.  At first my new surroundings were difficult to ____________(忍受)。The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gasses had little oxygen left.

6.  Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression. Others try to c_______________ certain emotions. [来源:学§科§网]

7. John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the b________________ of ten people who had saved the life of another.

8. You can get burned by a v_______________ of the things :hot liquids, steam, fire , radiation, the sun electricity or  chemicals.

9. Y0u must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United kingdom e_________________ and worthwhile.

10. Art is influenced by the customs and f_______________ of a people.