Unit4Learningefficiently教材背景链接想成为自己精神世界至高无上的领袖吗？读书吧！莎士比亚说：“书籍是人类知识的总统。”知识不仅给人力量，还给人安全，给人幸福。书中那些精深的哲理，在岁月的无情淘洗中，熠熠生辉！读好书，好读书，读书好！Ifyoulookforabookasapresentforachild，youwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearwherethereisnonewHarryPotter.J.KRowling’swizardisnotalone：thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbooks,whichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandinturnledtoincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasTheLordoftheRings.Yetdespitethat,readingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatistics,in1997，23%saidtheydidn’tlikereadingatall.In2003，35%did.Andaround6%ofchildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputergames.Maybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpile.Eitherway,ChancellorGordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre-budgetreport,heannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.ReadingRecoveryisaimedatsix-year-olds,whoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationearlierthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschememade20months’progressinjustoneyear，whereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths’progress,andsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheirage.InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschooltheyreadwell,butreadlessoftenforfunthanthoseelsewhere.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarekeenonreadingcanexpectlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECD,beingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantage.1．WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1？()A.Manychildren’sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.B.Manyhigh-qualitychildren’sbookshavebeenpublished.C.Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.D.Thesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreased.B2．Statisticssuggestedthat________．A.thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputersB.adecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreadingC.aminorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperlyD.alargepercentageofchildrenreadregularlyB3．WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery？________A.Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.B.Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.C.Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.D.Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading.D4．Theaimofthistextwouldprobablybe________．A.toovercomeprimaryschoolpupils’readingdifficultyB.toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren’s,booksC.toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfunD.tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildhoodreadingD
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