Teachers and parents usually call attention to the pictures when they read storybooks to preschool children. But a new study tells that calling attention to the words and letters on the book may lead to better readers.

The two-year study compared (比较) children who were read to this way in class with children who were not. Those whose teachers most often discussed the words showed clearly higher skills in reading, spelling and understanding.

Shayne Piasta, a professor of teaching and learning at Ohio State University, says most preschool teachers would need only a small change in the way they teach. They already read storybooks in class. The only difference would be increased attention to the printed words.

Ms. Piasta says if you get children to pay attention to letters and words, it makes sense that they will do better at word spelling. But she says studies show that very few parents and teachers do this in a systematic (系统的) way.

They watched more than three hundred children aged four and five in classrooms in Ohio and Virginia. The children came from poor families and were poor in their language skills. They may become bad readers when they enter primary schools later.

Professor Justice says children’s language skills can be improved by discussing with him or her when you are reading a book to a child. There are different ways that adults can talk to children about the letters and words on the page. They can point to a word and discuss the shape of it with a finger. They can point out a word: “This is ‘dog’.” They can discuss the meaning of the word or how the words tell the story. And they can also show how words are written left to right in English.

49. What does the underlined phrase “it makes sense” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. It can be understood and agreed.                     B. It is impossible to happen.       

C. It can be difficult to imagine and describe. D. It is surprising to see.

50. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Parents are more important than teachers for little children.

B. Teachers need to learn a lot to use the new teaching way.

C. It’s impossible for preschool children to understand words.

D. Skills are important to children’s reading development.

51. The writer wants to tell us that ____.

A. preschool children should have higher discussing skills

B. parents should make a plan to teach their children reading

C. teachers should help children pay attention to printed words

D. languages skills should be discussed with preschool children

“Are you happy?” The simple question usually makes people confused (迷惑的). Even Mo Yan, who won a Nobel Prize, replied to it by saying, “I don’t know.”

When a migrant worker (农民工) was asked, “Are you happy? (Ni Xing Fu Ma?)” by a CCTV reporter, he looked confused before replying, “My family name is Zeng. (Wo Xing Zeng.)” This has become a joke. But his answer showed migrant workers and TV reporters live in different worlds and they cannot even communicate with each other.

Similarly, when asked, “Are you happy?” a 73-year-old man, collecting used plastic bottles in a street in Zhejiang, said, “The bottles can be sold for 0.1 yuan each.” Asked again, he said, “The government is good.” The reporter went on, “My question is ‘Are you happy?’” The old man answered, “My hearing is not good.”

The reporter probably tried to reach the same answer that the interviewees(被采访者) including the migrant worker and the old man are “happy”.

In fact, when the question is asked, we should learn about people’s true situation and their true wishes and opinions but their “Yes” or “No”.

Luckily, the government has paid more attention to the importance. Now there are many TV programs giving common people the chance to give their opinions.

“Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At last year’s National People’s Congress (人大), Wen Jiabao said and agreed that increasing happiness would be a top aim for the 12th five-year plan.

1.Ten plastic bottles could be sold for ________ to the 73-year-old.

A．0.1 yuan          B．1 yuan            C．10 yuan           D．20 yuan

2.The government has paid more attention to the importance of ________.

A．learning about people’s true wishes and opinions

B．people’s different replies to “Are you happy?”

C．improving migrant workers’ education

D．keeping the old people’s health

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The reporters wanted the people to say “Yes” when asked “Are you happy?”

B．Letting people live more happily is a top aim in the next five years.

C．The reporter asked the old man three different questions.

D．We can call the migrant worker Mr. Zeng.

4.This passage is mainly about ________.

A．the questions                          B．the happiness

C．the popular songs                       D．the education

 

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent 46  with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. 47, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became 48 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she 49 work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as 50 as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not 51 in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very 52 and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she 53 a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 54 with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his 55, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 56 Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was 57 me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that 58 my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

　　 Now Martin has 59 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s 60 helped him to feel good about himself.

1.                A．conversation    B．report          C．survey   D．speech

 

2.                A．So             B．But            C．Therefore D．However

 

3.                A．very           B．many           C．much D．too

 

4.                A．could          B．had to          C．should   D．would

 

5.                A．soon           B．quickly         C．well D．good

 

6.                A．pleased        B．tired           C．bored    D．interested

 

7.                A．worried        B．patient         C．careful   D．serious

 

8.                A．made          B．took           C．got  D．thought

 

9.                A．argue          B．say            C．discuss   D．talk

 

10.               A．surprised       B．surprising       C．surprise   D．surprises

 

11.               A．which          B．what           C．that  D．how

 

12.               A．seeing         B．noticing        C．helping    D．watching

 

13.               A．since          B．before         C．after  D．when

 

14.               A．always         B．hardly          C．really D．just

 

15.               A．advice         B．love           C．idea  D．decision

 

 

Mobile phones and the internet have improved our live in many ways. However, along with improvements, they have also brought a number of worrying problems.
Many car accident are caused by mobile phones. You can use many new mobile phones to get on the internet. This can be very convenient, but some drivers get on the internet while driving. Driving needs all our attention. By looking at their mobile phones and not at the road, these insensitive Drivers are a danger to us all.
Many of the dangers of the internet are well known. Children who visit websites without their parents’ permission sometimes talk to older people they don’t know and put themselves in great danger. People with blogs sometimes post embarrassing photographs of people they don’t know on their websites without permission. There are also people who use the internet to get personal information that we do not want them to have.
Mobile Phone and Internet Safety Tips
◆       If you need to use a mobile phone with you drive use a “hands-free” phone.
◆       In difficult driving situations such as rain or snow, do not use your phone at all.
◆       Do not make very important phone calls while driving. They take your attention off the road.
◆       Tell your children not to talk with anyone they do not know on the internet.
◆       In an embarrassing situation, pay attention to people around you. People will be shy about taking your picture if they know you’re paying attention.
◆       Refuse to give out any information personal information on the internet.
【小题1】Which of these dangers of mobile phones or the Internet is Not mentioned in the passage?

A．You can have a car accident.

B．Someone can post your photograph on the internet.

C．Someone can get your personal information

D．Someone you do not know can call you.

【小题2】 A “hands-free” mobile phone is probably a mobile phone that _____.

A．is free to use	B．can be used without your hands
C．can be used with only one hand	D．can be use only in ears

【小题3】 What advice is given in the passage to stop someone from taking an embarrassing picture of you?

A．Pay attention to the people around you.

B．Don’t give out your personal information.

C．Use a “hands-free” mobile phone.

D．Wear your camera phone on you belt.

【小题4】Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Internet Problems

B．Mobile Phone and Internet Dangerous

C．The Development of Mobile Phone and Internet

D．The Advantages of Mobile Phone and Internet