Almost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before bed, and most prefer Mum’s storytelling to Dad’s, researchers said.
They conducted a study that showed younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more stories, with over three-quarters saying they wished their parents read to them more often.
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
"The results of our research confirm the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource in children’s lives," said child psychologist Richard Woolfson.
Storytelling ranked higher than television or video games among pastimes for kids, and 82 percent said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better, according the survey of 500 children aged 3-8 in Britain.
The best storytellers were mothers who used funny voices to illustrate different characters or made their own special sound effects to keep the story moving, researchers said.
When mum and dad are not at hand, celebrities will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, with teen idols Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson.
"It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children, but these moments can help build strong bonds and play a vital part in their child’s development," said Woolfson.
小題1:The underlined word “pastime” in the passage mot probably means        .
A．old timeB．entertainmentC．emotionD．character
小題2:The author develops the passage mainly by      .
A．pointing out similarities and differencesB．following the natural time order
C．comparing opinions from different fieldsD．providing examples and statistics
小題3:Reading a story with their parents helped most kids aged 3-8       .
A．grow strongerB．become more emotional
C．sleep betterD．become more powerful
小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C

1． 本題根據(jù)上下文和四個選項的詞義來判斷，“old time”過去的時光”， ”entertainment”娛樂，消遣，”emotion”情感，”character”人物。第一段說三分之二的孩子睡前想父母親花更多的時間讀故事給他們，這是他們最喜歡的娛樂活動或休閑時光。且文章第三段第一句話出現(xiàn)了提示“pastimes”,因此本題應(yīng)該選B。
2． A選項我說文中通過比較相似點和不同點，B選項說根據(jù)時間順序，C選項說比較不同領(lǐng)域的觀點，這些都沒有提及，D選項說提供例子和數(shù)據(jù)，根據(jù)文中，第四段舉了例子說最好的講故事者是母親，第五段說如果父母親不在身邊，孩子喜歡聽像哈利波特一類名人的故事。且從頭到尾出現(xiàn)了很多數(shù)字，因此D是正確答案。
3． 根據(jù)文中第三段可知答案是C。
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A．regularB．flexibleC．particularD．legal
小題9:
A．in favor of B．regardless ofC．in search ofD．because of
小題10:
A．seemedB．happenedC．occurredD．intended
小題11:
A．lifeB．futureC．dreamD．result
小題12:
A．fellB．passedC．fliedD．lifted
小題13:
A．falseB．honestC．naturalD．innocent
小題14:
A．contentB．processC．cureD．progress
小題15:
A．destructionB．competitionC．challengesD．destination
小題16:
A．trustB．guessC．predictD．succeed
小題17:
A．beforeB．sinceC．a(chǎn)fterD．till
小題18:
A．cryB．screamC．singD．laugh
小題19:
A．got throughB．looked throughC．broke throughD．put through
小題20:
A．scheduleB．conceptC．soulD．confidence

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