Question

How parents can help children with reading skills 

     Making sure that your children read well can help them perform better in school and increase their confidence in their ability to communicate well. The following ways can be very helpful.

Have your children read to you

      Have your children choose their favorite book and sit down to read with you each evening. 36 It doesn't matter whether that starts after dinner or around the time your children go to sleep.

Stock：(儲(chǔ)備) your house with reading materials.

         37 It is reported that children who have different kinds of books and magazines to choose from at home actually score higher on standardized tests.

37 It is reported that children who have different kinds of books and magazines to choose from at home actually score higher on standardized tests.

38

     Researchers suggest having your children read signs on the road,menus,game directions,movie listings and other daily things. This will help your children try to understand the importance and applicability(適用性) of being

able to read well.

Pay attention to reading problems.

     See how well your children can sound out words,understand what they have read and use reading context (上下文) to understand the meaning of new words. 39 For example,you can take them to reading learning centers.

Use other reading tools.

         40 Take games as an example,try to use them as much as you can,since they can make children look forward to and enjoy the process (過程) of improving their reading ability.

   A. Read wherever it is possible.

   B. Takeyourchildrentoalibrary.

   C. Make reading an important part of each day.

   D. Keep some reading materials available in your house. 

   E. Games,textbooks and books on tape are good choices.

   F. If your children have difficulty reading,get them some help.

   G. You should watch your children’s progress with their reading skills.

Answer 1

36. C 37. D 38. A

36. C. 由該空前的Have your children...read with you each evening 和空后的 It doesn’ t matter whether ... go to sleep可知，不論是晚飯后還是睡覺前，要讓閱讀成為孩子每天生活中重要的一部分，故選C項(xiàng)。

37. D. 由該段標(biāo)題 Stock your house with reading materials 可知，這里是 說家里應(yīng)該備有各種閱讀材料，故選D項(xiàng)。

38. A. 由該段中的 having your children read signs on the road,menus,game directions,movie listings and other daily things可知，不管在哪，要利用一切機(jī)會(huì)去閱讀，故用A項(xiàng)作為小標(biāo)題最恰當(dāng)。

39. F。由該段標(biāo)題 Pay attention to reading problems 和該空后的 For example,you can take them to reading learning centers可知，如果家長(zhǎng)發(fā)現(xiàn) 孩子有閱讀困難，應(yīng)該幫他們想辦法解決，故選F.

40. E。由該段標(biāo)題 Use other reading tools 和該空后的 Take games as an example可知，空白處應(yīng)該是說一些 其它幫助孩子們提高閱讀能力的工具,其中包括游戲，故選E項(xiàng)。