12.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 57in 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 15Latin-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 175kids at Public School 57and 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.
25.According to this passage,dogs are the best friend of kids becauseC.
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
26.What does the example of Aelane Vasquez show?D
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.
27.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?B
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.
分析 這是一篇介紹說明類文章.研究證明,在孩子閱讀的時候,有小狗相伴有助于提高孩子的閱讀水平.小狗是忠實的聽眾,但不會對孩子的閱讀發(fā)表任何評論,這有助于鼓舞孩子的自信心,提高他們對閱讀的熱愛.
解答 25.C.細節(jié)理解題.由第一段的"Put a dog,a kid and a book together,and you have a struggling reader's best friend."和第二段中的"The therapy dogs of R.E.A.D.-Reading Education Assistance Dogs-have been helping children improve their reading skills since 1999"可知,狗有助于提高孩子的閱讀技能,所以,當孩子閱讀時,旁邊有狗相伴,對孩子來說,狗無疑是最好的朋友.故選C.
26.D.推理判斷題.由第五段中Aelane Vasquez 所說的話"I love reading to Izzy because he listens to me,and he doesn't make fun of me when I make a mistake"可知,Aelane Vasquez認為在他閱讀的時候,小狗會傾聽他閱讀,在他犯錯誤的時候,小狗也不會嘲笑他.由此例證明了第三段中"The idea is that sharing a book with a nonjudgmental (不帶評論的) partner encourages students'confidence and helps develop a love of reading".像小狗這種只會傾聽而不做任何評論的聽眾可以鼓舞孩子們的自信心,幫助培養(yǎng)他們對閱讀的熱愛.故選D.
27.B.推理判斷題.由倒數(shù)第三段中的"achieving proficiency (熟練) in reading is vital for kids to succeed"可知,在閱讀中,達到熟練程度對孩子們成功來說是至關(guān)重要的.由此可知,如果閱讀達不到熟練水平,一個孩子想成功是很困難的.故選B.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.