Question

【題目】閱讀理解。

A dog, it is said, is a man’s best friend. Put a dog, a kid and a book together, and you have a struggling reader’s best friend.

The therapy dogs of R.E.A.D. – Reading Education Assistance Dogs – have been helping children improve their reading skills since 1999, when Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA) began the program in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Today, tens of thousands of R.E.A.D. teams – dogs and their owners – volunteer to spend time with youngsters in schools and libraries across the United States and around the world. The idea is that sharing a book with a nonjudgmental (不帶評(píng)論的) partner encourages students’ confidence and helps develop a love of reading.

Izzy, a Havanese therapy dog, is a regular visitor to Public School 57 in East Harlem, New York. Students meet him in the library, pick out a book and sit down on the carpet. Izzy snuggles (依偎) up to them and gets ready to hear a story.

“I love reading to Izzy because he listens to me, and he doesn’t make fun of me when I make a mistake,” says third-grader Aelane Vasquez. The 9-year-old, whose parents are from Mexico, is one of 15 Latin-American students at the school who were selected for the program.

“All the students that we work with in the R.E.A.D. program were behind reading levels at the beginning of the year,” Bridget McElroy, who teaches English as a Second Language, explained. “Now most of them have reached the average level, if not above it.” That’s important, because achieving proficiency (熟練) in reading is vital for kids to succeed. Studies have shown that students who can’t read at grade level by the end of third grade are four times less likely to graduate high school by the age of 19.

The R.E.A.D. teams from New York Therapy Animals work with 175 kids at Public School 57 and nine other schools.

McElroy said she sees a marked difference in Aelane and her classmates, and not just in study. “Not only do the kids have time to practice reading, what we are really seeing is that they are excited to read and practice even when Izzy is not here,” she said.

【1】According to this passage, dogs are the best friend of kids because ____.

A. they keep kids company through therapy

B. they can protect kids from danger

C. they are helpful to encourage kids to read

D. they are struggling and work hard

【2】What does the example of Aelane Vasquez show?

A. Kids from Mexico love reading to Izzy.

B. Only Latin-American students can be chosen for the program.

C. The R.E.A.D. teams are responsible for the selection.

D. Listening without judgment is inspiring for the kids.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The students in the R.E.A.D. program improve a lot only in study.

B. Without proficiency in reading, it’s difficult for kids to succeed.

C. All the students in the R.E.A.D. program can be above the reading level.

D. When not accompanied by the dog, kids will stop practicing reading consequently.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

試題分析：熟練的閱讀是孩子成功的關(guān)鍵。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Reading Education Assistance Dogs – have been helping children improve their reading skills since 1999,狗一直在幫助孩子們提高閱讀技巧。故選C。

【2】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句The idea is that sharing a book with a nonjudgmental (不帶評(píng)論的) partner encourages students’ confidence and helps develop a love of reading. 不帶伙伴的評(píng)論分享一本書會(huì)鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生自信，幫助發(fā)展對閱讀的熱愛。也就是說：聽而不作判斷是給孩子們的鼓勵(lì)。故選D。

【3】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段第三句That’s important, because achieving proficiency (熟練) in reading is vital for kids to succeed.那是重要的，因?yàn)槭炀毜拈喿x是孩子成功的關(guān)鍵。故選B。

【名師點(diǎn)撥】

細(xì)節(jié)題的破解一般采用尋讀法，即先看試題，再讀文章。對有關(guān)信息進(jìn)行快速定位，再將相關(guān)信息進(jìn)行整合、甄別、分析、對比，有根有據(jù)地排除干擾項(xiàng)，選出正確答案。此法加強(qiáng)了閱讀的針對性，提高了做題的準(zhǔn)確率，節(jié)省了寶貴的時(shí)間。尋讀法還特別適用于對圖形表格類題材的理解。做此類型的題目還要特別注意句子的邏輯關(guān)系。英語中有許多功能詞，如：表因果關(guān)系的because, since, as等；表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的but, however ,on the contrary, on the other hand等等。比如第27小題，B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段第三句That’s important, because achieving proficiency (熟練) in reading is vital for kids to succeed.那是重要的，因?yàn)槭炀毜拈喿x是孩子成功的關(guān)鍵。故選B。