13．From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source （源頭）of possible failure and public humiliation（侮辱）．When children are little we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children，so that we can be sure they"know"all the words they are reading．This means that when they don't know a word，they are going to make a mistake，right in front of everyone．After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years，I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books，and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously．
One day soon after school had started，I said to them，"Now I'm going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before．I would like you to read a lot of books this year，but I want you to read them only for pleasure．I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not．If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it，that's enough for me．Also I'm not going to ask you what words mean．"
The children sat stunned and silent．Was this teacher talking seriously？One girl，who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time，looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished．Then，still looking at me，she said slowly and seriously，Mr Holt，do you really mean that"I said just as seriously"？I mean every word of it．
During the spring she really astonished me．One day，she was reading at her desk．From a glimpse of the illustrations（插圖） I thought I knew what the book was．I said to myself，"It can't be，"and went to take a closer look．Sure enough，she was reading Moby Dick，in edition with woodcuts．I said，"Don't you find parts of it rather heavy going"She answered，"Oh，sure，but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part．"
This is exactly what reading，I think，should be：find something，dive into it，take the good parts，skip the bad parts，get what you can out of it，and then go on to something else．
21．According to the passage，children's fear and dislike of books may result fromA．
A．being made to read aloud before others
B．reading often and adventurously
C．being made to read too much
D．being made to read aloud before others
22．The teacher told his students to readC．
A．for higher scores in exams
B．for knowledge
C．for enjoyment
D．for a larger vocabulary
23．Upon hearing the teacher's talk，the children probably felt thatC．
A．it sounded stupid
B．it was not surprising at all
C．it sounded too good to be true
D．it was no different from other teachers'talk
24．Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．She skipped over those easy parts while reading．
B．She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks．
C．She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books．
D．She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school．
分析 從孩子入學開始，我們就把書本和讀書變成不斷可能失敗和當眾受辱的源頭．孩子小的時候我們讓他們在老師和其他孩子之前大聲朗讀，所以我們可以肯定他們"知道"他們所讀的這一切話．這就意味著當他們不知道的話，他們會犯錯誤，而且是在所有的人面前犯錯，這會給他們帶來一些害怕．所以作者認為閱讀應(yīng)該是一種快樂的事，而不是強迫性的閱讀，強調(diào)通過快樂閱讀培養(yǎng)閱讀習慣．
解答 21-24 ACCC
21．A 細節(jié)理解題．由第一段第三句"This means that when they don't know a word，they are going to make a mistake，right in front of everyone．"可知當他們不知道單詞的時候，他們會犯錯，而且是在所有的人面前犯錯，這會給他們帶來一些害怕，故選A．
22．C 細節(jié)理解題．由第二段老師的話"I would like you to read a lot of books this year，but I want you to read them only for pleasure"，可見老師是想讓學生們?yōu)榱藰啡ざx書，故選C．
23．C 細節(jié)理解題．由第三段第一句"The children sat stunned and silent．"孩子們震驚和沉默地坐著，可見孩子們很吃驚，難以令人置信，故選C．
24．C 推理判斷題．由第四段最后一句"She answered，Oh，sure，but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part"可知這個女孩知道如何欣賞這些文章，故選C．
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