Many parents don't love to read to their children.But there are so many professionals and PhDs doing
the opposite thing.And they really promote reading to children, which is so good for children.I have found
that this is true with my own children.
     I am not sure if it is the book or the fact that you are spending quality time with them, undivided time
that they will remember for their entire life.Reading to children is one of the most bonding experiences you can have.
      Children enjoy sitting on your lap while your voice flows over them.As the reader it is fun to watch
their littl e faces as they are moved with the flow of the story.They are laughing one moment and on the
next page the story has moved them to tears.As the storyteller, I am just as moved as they are；I am
caught up in the story as our emotions flow up and down.You can easily lose a whole afternoon in reading.
      This is an experience that children then try to pass on to younger children, reading books to them.My
daughter was so into reading that if she couldn't line up some neighbors'children she could be reading her
books to, she would line up her stuffed animals and read to them.Well, she also tried to teach her neighbors and teddy bears math, and "ocean science "as she called it.She would read anything she could to them.
And to my astonishment the neighbors'parents told me they really appreciated the fact that their children
were doing so much better in school.

1. The writer mentions the idea of professionals and PhDs so as to ________.
A. introduce his own viewpoint
B. show the importance of his idea
C. please readers
D. attract the attention of readers

2. The writer mentions his own children in this text for the purpose of ________.
A. showing the cleverness of his children
B. explaining the advantages of reading to children
C. telling the importance of studying together with parents
D. showing his children were interested in reading

3. The writer thinks that ________.
A. you should place your children on your lap while reading to them
B. children's feelings change while you read books to them
C. it is easy to kill time while you are reading books to children
D. reading to children is one of the most interesting experiences

4. According to the text, which of the following is NOT true about the writer's daughter?
A. She lined up some neighbors'children and read to them.
B. She lined up her stuffed animals and read to them.
C. She would teach her teddy bears math and "ocean science".
D. She would read anything she could to her parents.