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　　Jenifer Reilly began reading to her daughter Abby shortly after she was born. At first, the infant chewed (咀嚼) on the book covers and drooled (流口水) over the pages. Jenifer didn't mind. She even let Abby sleep with her books. By the time Abby was one, she loved books. She'd nestle (依偎) on her mother's lap and listen wide-eyed as Jenifer read about snow children and dancing bears. When she started to walk, Abby often sat next to the family's Labrador (一种猎犬) with an upside-down book in hand, reading to the dog.

　　Like Abby's mother, I read to all my children—just as my parents read to me, and as I now read to my 12 grandchildren. Reading aloud is one of the best-kept secrets of good parenting. It has tremendous (巨大的) impact (影响) on a young mind and gives youngsters a head start on their education. Children like Abby, educators say, can be 2．5 years ahead in reading readiness when they enter kindergarten (幼儿园).

　　Children often gain more than learning skills, however. Reading teaches sharing and involvement. It brings families together and makes children feel loved. When I read to groups of children at schools and libraries across America, without any prompting. (促使) one or two will climb up and sit on my lap. The rest, sitting on the floor, will squeeze (挤) forward, crowding around my feet.

　　So start a family read-aloud program, and you can't begin too soon. Carol Brown read to her son, Hanson, shortly after she brought him home from the hospital. Over the next few years, she read him book after book. By the time Hanson was in kindergarten, he read on his own, even though he was severely (严重地) learning disabled. Eventually his reading skills leveled off. Today school is hard for him, but he continues to love and enjoy books. “For Hanson,” says his mother, “I know that reading to him all those years made an enormous (巨大的) difference.”

　　The important thing is to start reading aloud.

1．The writer calls for the parents to read to their children because ________.

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A．reading can make children love books

B．reading can make the children feel the parents' love

C．reading can help children start their education

D．All the above.

2．By Jeniffer's example, the writer wants to show that ________.

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A．it wasn't suitable to read to the baby too early, because the baby may tear the books

B．reading to the children can make them love their dogs

C．reading to the children can make them love and enjoy books

D．reading to the children too early will make them story-tellers

3．The sentence “So start a family read-aloud program, and you can't begin too soon.” (in Para. 4 ) most probably means ________.

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A．it's not suitable to read to children too early

B．you should start to read to your children as soon as possible

C．you should not start to read to your children right now

D．when you read to your children, don’t begin too suddenly

4．Because Carol Brown read to her son Hanson very early, Hanson ________.

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A．lose the learning ability

B．can not read by himself

C．need not read by himself

D．maintains his love of books though he is unable to learn

5．According to the author, which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．Reading to children can make them ready for reading by themselves more early than other children at the same age.

B．Reading can create a chance for the family members to get together.

C．Reading can make the children full of love to the world.

D．Reading can teach the children how to learn very early.

A student and his teacher were walking through the forest. The student was disturbed(扰乱) by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest（不安）. He asked his teacher, “Why most people’s minds are restless, and only a few have a calm mind? What can one do to still the mind ?”

   The teacher looked at him, smiled and said, “I will tell you a story. An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away denovo”. This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can't you stay for a while in one place?" The fly answered, "I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses pull me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them. What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?" The elephant stopped eating and said, “My five senses do not rule my attention. Whatever I do, I get immersed(沉湎于) in it. Now that I am eating, I am completely immersed in eating. In this way I can enjoy my food and chew（咀嚼）it better. I rule and control my attention, and not the other way around."

   The student's eyes opened wide and smile rose on his face. "I understand! If my five senses are in control of my mind and attention, then my mind is in constant unrest. If I am in charge of my five senses and attention, then my mind becomes calm".

   "Yes, that's right", answered the teacher, "The mind is restless and goes wherever the attention is. Control your attention, and you control your mind".

1. How did the elephant drive the fly away?

  A. With its long tail.           B. With its long ears.  

C. With its strong legs         D. With its long trunk.

2.The reason why the elephant stayed calm and still was that _______.

   A. it didn’t have a sense of direction

   B. it was too heavy to move around like the fly

   C. it paid much attention to things around it

   D. it concentrated (集中) on what it was doing

3.The underlined word “denovo” in the second paragraph probably means _______.

A. in total   B. in common   C. once again   D. as usual

4. The main purpose of the passage is to tell the readers _______

A. the relationship between the mind and attention

B. how to make use of the five senses

C. people should stay calm and still

D. only the elephant can control the mind and attention

 

A student and his teacher were walking through the forest. The student was disturbed(扰乱) by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest（不安）. He asked his teacher, “Why most people’s minds are restless, and only a few have a calm mind? What can one do to still the mind ?”
The teacher looked at him, smiled and said, “I will tell you a story. An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away denovo”. This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can't you stay for a while in one place?" The fly answered, "I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses pull me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them. What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?" The elephant stopped eating and said, “My five senses do not rule my attention. Whatever I do, I get immersed(沉湎于) in it. Now that I am eating, I am completely immersed in eating. In this way I can enjoy my food and chew（咀嚼）it better. I rule and control my attention, and not the other way around."
The student's eyes opened wide and smile rose on his face. "I understand! If my five senses are in control of my mind and attention, then my mind is in constant unrest. If I am in charge of my five senses and attention, then my mind becomes calm".
"Yes, that's right", answered the teacher, "The mind is restless and goes wherever the attention is. Control your attention, and you control your mind".
【小题1】 How did the elephant drive the fly away?

A．With its long tail.	B．With its long ears.
C．With its strong legs	D．With its long trunk.

【小题2】The reason why the elephant stayed calm and still was that _______.

A．it didn’t have a sense of direction

B．it was too heavy to move around like the fly

C．it paid much attention to things around it

D．it concentrated (集中) on what it was doing

【小题3】The underlined word “denovo” in the second paragraph probably means _______.

A．in total

B．in common

C．once again

D．as usual

【小题4】 The main purpose of the passage is to tell the readers _______

A．the relationship between the mind and attention

B．how to make use of the five senses

C．people should stay calm and still

D．only the elephant can control the mind and attention

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my 1_____ apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2_____between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 3____every time she leaned over to talk to him. 4_____ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such 5____ in a public place? I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6_____ it turned out, it was an Italian movie. 7____ about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8_____ on my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9____. Afetr a while I heard 10____ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11____ of the popcorn crunching(咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12 _____. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 13 ____ to watch Kojak on TV frequently.

He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 14____I saw him again in NewYork speaking 15_____English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I 16_____like I had been betrayed(背叛). When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 17____we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 18_____ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19____ in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it 20_____ out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

.A.warm            B. hot              C. heated            D. cool

. A.crack            B. blank            C. break             D. opening

. A.seat              B. view            C. space             D. angle

. A.while            B. whenever         C. or                D. and

. A.attraction         B. attention          C. affection           D. motion

. A.since             B. when             C. what              D. as

. A.Within            B. After            C. For                D. Over

.A.set               B. chew              C. fix               D. taste

. A.too               B. still              C. though            D. certainly

.A.much             B. any               C. no               D. few

. A.voice            B. sound             C. rhythm            D. tone

. A.wonder          B. imagine          C. wander             D. depart

. A.enjoyed          B. happened          C. turned             D. used

. A.until            B. because              C. then            D. therefore

. A.false             B. informal            C. perfect          D. practical

. A.felt               B. looked             C. seemed         D. appeared

. A.While            B. Before             C. If               D. Once

. A.empty            B. quiet              C. noisy            D. calm

. A.telling            B. shouting            C. saying         D. speaking

. A.worked           B. got                C. came           D. made