8．Reading is the key to school success and，like any skill，it takes practice．A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other．An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly，correctly and without thinking．Educators call it"automaticity （自動性）"．
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words．With practice，he stumbles less and less，reading by the phrase （短語）．With automaticity，he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words，so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text．
It can begin as early as first grade．In a recent study of children in Illinois schools，Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others，but also got better results in exams．
According to Rossman，the key to automaticity is the amount （數(shù)量） of time a child spends reading，not his IQ．Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books，magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity．It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home．
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable （適合） for your level．If you read aloud with expression，with a sense of the meaning of the sentences，you probably are an automatic reader．If you read brokenly，one word at a time，without expression or meaning，you need more practice．
66．"Reading is the key to school success"means that readingD．
A．helps school develop faster
B．is a key to a successful school
C．helps students go to a key school
D．can improve students'learning results
67．Children with"automaticity"can read faster because theyB．
A．know how to read the words
B．do not have to think while reading
C．read by themselves without any help
D．pay attention to the meaning of the text
68．Rossman tells that any child w hoAwill possibly be an automatic reader．
A．turns off TV one night
B．reads books by the word quickly
C．spends an hour reading every day
D．gets the same grades as others in exams
69．The underlined word"stumble"in the passage means"A"in Chinese．
A．結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地讀             B．全神貫注地讀
C．心不在焉地讀             D．聲情并茂地讀
70．The best title for the passage is"C"．
A．IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity
B．TV Is Bad for Children's Reading
C．Automaticity Depends on Practice
D．Automatic Reads Will Be Successful．

7．What do you want to be？

46．Linda dreams ofD．
A．playing football                        B．being a policewoman
C．taking care of animals                   D．having her own restaurant
47．Anne's friends want to live aBlife．
A．hard             B．comfortable         C．busy               D．exciting
48．If you want to be a vet，you don't need toC．
A．study for about seven years              B．be wry clever
C．be tall and strong                      D．do well in your exams
49．Betty thinksCis a sad thing．
A．studying hard     B．working all the time   C．a(chǎn)nimals dying      D．taking exams
50．It is clear thatB doesn't want to do a full-time job．
A．Betty            B．Anne             C．Linda            D．Jamie．

6．Dear Abby，
I'm a helpless mother．My son Tom is 15years old．I find that the older he grows，the less we talk．I feel very sad and I really need help．
My first problem is about his hobbies．He spends almost all his spare time on computer games．When he gets home，he always turns on the computer and closes the door．I'm getting worried about him，especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams．
Second，he likes new technology，but I don't have enough money and I can't afford all the things he wants．
Recently，I've found that he is always alone．I've never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends．That is the last problem I have．
What should I do to help him？Please give me some advice．
A helpless mother
41．The helpless mother hasBproblems．
A．two         B．three              C．four               D．five
42．TomA for almost all his spare time at home．
A．plays computer games              B．talks with his mother
C．does his homework                D．practises typing （打字）
43．From the passage we know that Tom's motherC．
A．is not worried about Tom            B．feels very happy
C．is not rich                        D．likes new technology
44．The helpless mother asks Abby toD
A．play with Tom                    B．talk to Tom
C．buy what Tom wants               D．give her some advice
45．Which of the following is TRUE about Tom？B
A．He is 14years old．
B．He is not good at English．
C．He often phones to his friends．
D．He likes going out on weekends．

5．--People can't live without          water．
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4．That 6-year-old girl is good at playing_______ piano．（　　）

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3．閱讀下面短文，在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順．（每空格限填一詞）
Did you know that the Earth is home to（57）millions of animals？A recent survey shows that scientists have found more than 2 million kinds of animals and there are over 10million we haven't discovered yet．
Animals are much more than food or pets for humans．Animals are（58）clever．Some of them do very unusual things．Research shows that animals can use tools．For example，chimpanzees（黑猩猩） use sticks to get white ants out of the ground．They even teach each other how to use tools．
Scientists find that animals have their （59）own ways to communicate．Did you know dolphins（海豚） use ultrasound（超聲） to communicate？Birds learn to sing from their parents．They also learn to tell the difference between the sound of their group and those of other groups．
Animals have societies too．Let's take ants as an （60）example．An ant family usually has millions of ants．Some ants are strong enough to fight against enemies（敵人）．Some take care of babies．Others go looking for food．They have organizations that make the group work well．
Animals can help humans in many ways．Long age，people used pigeons（鴿子） to send mail over long distances．Dogs have been the best friends to humans since ancient times．Nowadays some dogs are even （61）able to guide blind people．Dogs also use their noses to search out drugs for the police．

2．請閱讀下面短文．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從下面七個選項中，選擇五個還原到文中，短文意思通順、結(jié)構(gòu)完整，并在答題卷上講其序號涂黑．
（86）B I like it because although it is hard work，every day is different!It all depends on what is wrong with the animals that come in．
At my clinic，I work long days on Mondays，Wednesdays and Fridays，and short days on Thursday，Thursday and Saturdays．Sunday is my day off so I can spend some time with my family．
（87）EMy clerk opens the door，turns on some music，and makes everyone a cup of tea or coffee．My assistant cleans and feeds the animals．The phones start to ring，and people make appointments．This is a very busy time of day!
At 9am，pet owners start to arrive with their scik pets．Appointments take up the whole morning．（88）CI don't examine any new sick animals．I use these two hours to have lunch and do all my paper work．
At 2pm，I start to see sick animals again．At 5p．m．，three students from a local school who love animals arrive to help out．（89）GI am always happy to see their smiling faces!
From 5pm to 7pm，I continue to see sick animals．Then，at 7pm we close our doors and the clean-up begins!We tidy the clinic mand feed and clean the animals．Of course，we also stroke them and give them hugs!Then，we turn off the lights and go home．（90）F
I am very happy being a vet，though unexpected things sometimes happen!

A．Do you like pets？
B．It is fun being a vet．
C．At midday，I stop for two hours．
D．Animals are not easy to deal with．
E．My day at my clinic begins at 7am．
F．This is the type of the day I want to have．
G．They are very kind and warm-hearted．

1．How about telling stories to cheer up the sick kids？（改為同義句）
Why not/Shall we tell stories to cheer up the sick kids？

15．-Excuse，can you tell me ____？
-Sorry，I don't．You can go to the information desk．（　　）

	A．	that there is a train		B．	when the train goes
	C．	which train can I take		D．	where does the train go．

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