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高一英语寒假作业(三)
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
A
Youmayhavebeentoldinthepastthatreadingtoyourchildrencanhelptheirdevelopment.Nowanorganizationistryingtoemphasize(强调)itevenmore.
???? TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsisnowhavingdoctorsencourageparentstoreadaloudtotheirchildren,evenattheearlieststages.Theysayitisanimportantpartofthebrain’sdevelopmentinthefirstthreeyearsofachild’slife.
??? ?“Althoughreadingtoyourchildrencanbeasimplething,ithasahugeimpactonourchildren.Wecancontinuetodosomethingthatdoesn’ttakealotoftimeandenergytotellthechildrenthatloveofreadingissoimportantwhentheyarebabies,”saidDr.HeidiStoltenbergatMayoClinicHealthSystem.
??? Readingtoyourchildrenisveryimportant,whichcanencourageyourchildrentoreadlateroninlifeandgiveagoodstarttotheireducation.Itcanenhancevocabularyandothercommunicationskills.Stoltenbergsaiditisnevertooearlytostart.
??? “Itmayseemkindofunusualbecausewedon’tnecessarilythinkbabiesareatanagewhenyouwouldreadtothem,butreadingtoyourbabyassoonasyoucomehomefromthedelivery(分娩)isagreatwaytostart,”Stoltenbergsaid.
???? Studieshaveshownthatpoverty(贫穷)levelplaysamajorroleinparentswhoreadtotheirchildren.Manytimes,thatissimplybecausetheparentscannotaffordbooksorotherthingstoread.Therearemanyresources(资源)inourareatohelpthosefamiliesgetaccesstoreadingmaterials.TheUnitedWayofFreebornCountyandmanyothersacrosstheregionhaveteamedupwithDollyParton’sImaginationLibrary.Manylocalhospitals,includingMayoClinicHealthSystem,alsotakepartinReachOutandRead.
21.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellinthepassage?
A.Makesureyouarereadingtoyourchildren.
B.Findwaystodevelopyourkids’reading