1 . In 2008, first grade teacher Alvin Irby stopped by a barbershop (理发店) after school for a haircut. Before long, one of his students
That moment
Irby’s program may seem
Putting books in barbershops is not the finish line. Irby says, “Many kids
Irby believes that
A.went away | B.stood up | C.stepped aside | D.came in |
A.amused | B.bored | C.worried | D.terrified |
A.chair | B.mirror | C.student | D.worker |
A.book | B.coach | C.parent | D.picture |
A.met | B.ended | C.failed | D.stayed |
A.replaced | B.founded | C.remembered | D.checked |
A.cover | B.equip | C.confuse | D.associate |
A.wise | B.proud | C.slow | D.sure |
A.equal | B.formal | C.easy | D.risky |
A.consideration | B.curiosity | C.experience | D.hesitation |
A.casual | B.attractive | C.secret | D.familiar |
A.carefully | B.temporarily | C.constantly | D.accidentally |
A.dream | B.reply | C.method | D.quality |
A.safely | B.hardly | C.partly | D.slightly |
A.praises | B.observes | C.involves | D.misses |
A.encourage | B.promise | C.teach | D.warn |
A.selling | B.discussing | C.moving | D.donating |
A.powerful | B.confident | C.concrete | D.generous |
A.put | B.force | C.turn | D.divide |
A.position | B.invitation | C.memory | D.chance |
2 . I grew up around books. I remember opening my parents’
In the past, I had hundreds of books in the house. They
Though many books I
A.half-opened | B.dust-covered | C.children-centered | D.picture-filled |
A.book | B.door | C.window | D.bag |
A.choose | B.revise | C.improve | D.design |
A.safety | B.direction | C.magic | D.humor |
A.protected | B.broke | C.shook | D.lined |
A.waited | B.jumped | C.stood | D.sat |
A.kept on | B.cleaned up | C.took up | D.focused on |
A.addicted | B.supposed | C.attracted | D.locked |
A.agreement | B.ideas | C.bookcases | D.money |
A.excuses | B.promises | C.rules | D.answers |
A.anger | B.pleasure | C.luck | D.patience |
A.sold | B.advised | C.borrowed | D.collected |
A.Actually | B.Quietly | C.Quickly | D.Hardly |
A.in time | B.by chance | C.on purpose | D.at first |
A.unsuccessful | B.sorry | C.good | D.difficult |
3 . On an island in Indonesia, one librarian has started a mobile library, lending books to children in exchange for trash. This is a new way to
The
A.build up | B.mess up | C.break up | D.clean up |
A.boss | B.founder | C.manager | D.professor |
A.decorates | B.makes | C.fills | D.explores |
A.orders | B.exchanges | C.writes | D.takes |
A.As soon as | B.Before | C.Ever since | D.Although |
A.surround | B.challenge | C.face | D.control |
A.sell | B.run | C.stand | D.fly |
A.annoyed | B.happy | C.anxious | D.confident |
A.depending | B.feeding | C.concentrating | D.impressing |
A.books | B.waste | C.magazines | D.cash |
A.recycling | B.designing | C.organizing | D.improving |
A.recall | B.remember | C.record | D.reuse |
A.service | B.attraction | C.adventure | D.solution |
A.believed | B.refused | C.built | D.received |
A.quiet | B.simple | C.healthy | D.strange |
4 . As a writer, my pregnancy(怀孕)became marked by worry as many people predicted I’d never read a book again once the baby was born. I felt
Of course, my newborn required constant
Reading is
A.touched | B.impressed | C.surprised | D.worried |
A.sadness | B.joy | C.envy | D.nervousness |
A.grasp | B.believe | C.deny | D.assume |
A.start | B.continue | C.forget | D.quit |
A.performance | B.attention | C.attraction | D.rest |
A.rocking | B.rolling | C.praising | D.blaming |
A.practiced | B.enjoyed | C.resisted | D.appreciated |
A.feel | B.cover | C.tap | D.hold |
A.download | B.update | C.purchase | D.share |
A.years | B.months | C.weeks | D.hours |
A.unnecessary | B.unfavorable | C.essential | D.harmful |
A.balance | B.way | C.toy | D.temper |
A.pick | B.cast | C.drag | D.push |
A.collapsed onto | B.leaped over | C.slid off | D.settled into |
A.Thinking | B.Nursing | C.Reading | D.Parenting |
5 . My experience with reading, as a child, probably differs from most people in my position. Nearing 40 years of age, I am finally at a point in life when I can honestly say I
Growing up in Anthony, I gave my mother and primary school teachers headaches because I had no
Though I wasn't a fan of reading growing up, I was, and still am,
Looking back, I am
Fast forward to today and I
A.enjoy | B.regret | C.avoid | D.finish |
A.room | B.time | C.chance | D.desire |
A.more than | B.other than | C.rather than | D.less than |
A.Instead | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Otherwise |
A.familiar | B.fascinated | C.satisfied | D.careful |
A.final | B.present | C.sad | D.rare |
A.hand-written | B.custom-made | C.sports-related | D.state-published |
A.dream | B.idea | C.task | D.excuse |
A.Patiently | B.Previously | C.Additionally | D.Strangely |
A.fearful | B.hopeful | C.forgetful | D.thankful |
A.cheating | B.following | C.guiding | D.inviting |
A.forced | B.taught | C.encouraged | D.reminded |
A.call | B.find | C.show | D.fancy |
A.persuades | B.warns | C.challenges | D.drives |
A.read | B.speak | C.choose | D.play |
6 . For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines; a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job advancing, the ability to read and comprehend
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an accelerator, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set a slightly
A.quickly | B.silently | C.thoroughly | D.vaguely |
A.casual | B.curious | C.efficient | D.poor |
A.acquire | B.cultivate | C.kick | D.practice |
A.formation | B.meaning | C.pronunciation | D.transformation |
A.however | B.moreover | C.somehow | D.therefore |
A.recite | B.reread | C.reuse | D.rewrite |
A.horrible | B.incurable | C.social | D.viewing |
A.achieves | B.gains | C.measures | D.reduces |
A.orally | B.physically | C.quietly | D.repeatedly |
A.better | B.faster | C.lower | D.steadier |
A.distract | B.embarrass | C.interest | D.stretch |
A.demanding | B.impossible | C.reasonable | D.useful |
A.applied to | B.matched with | C.sacrificed for | D.substituted for |
A.dramatically | B.hardly | C.slightly | D.subconsciously |
A.indefinite | B.lengthy | C.limited | D.set |
7 . Short stories deserve popularity again. In recent years, there have been critically excellent collections of American writers such as Lydia Davis and Junot Diaz. But few other manage to
John Burnside, a Scottish poet and novelists,
Happiness is the subject that
A.facilitate | B.earn | C.reach | D.meet |
A.replaced | B.overshadowed | C.rejected | D.decreased |
A.In addition to | B.Similar to | C.In place of | D.In contrast to |
A.challenges | B.favors | C.illustrates | D.suggests |
A.way | B.shape | C.sign | D.form |
A.like | B.while | C.once | D.since |
A.generous | B.aggressive. | C.lonely | D.passionate |
A.as | B.about | C.with | D.by |
A.goes | B.returns | C.ties | D.runs |
A.Particularly | B.As a result | C.For instance | D.Yet |
A.complaints | B.substitutes | C.accounts | D.exceptions |
A.frequently | B.rarely | C.deliberately | D.eventually |
A.rely on | B.believe in | C.give up | D.care for |
A.readers | B.characters | C.stories | D.owners |
A.fail | B.decline | C.manage | D.struggle |
8 . Background noise—like the chatter in a coffee shop or the drone of passing traffic—might slow our reading speed, but according to a study of Russian readers, it doesn’t
“Overall, previous studies reported a harmful effect of both auditory and visual noise on reading fluency and
One of the language processing theories examined was the noisy channel model, which proposes that our brain deals with noise by looking at the meaning of
The second theory is the good enough model; that’s when our brains aren’t analyzing every single detail of a text but instead only grabbing enough words for a ‘good enough’ understanding. By focusing less on the precise words, our brains can
To see how reading was affected by noise
There’s a lot going on in this study, but overall it’s a bigger win for the good-enough language processing theory and an indication that auditory and visual noise doesn’t make us
With so many variables to measure in terms of what’s being read and what the
A.reinforce | B.estimate | C.affect | D.interpret |
A.First of all | B.For example | C.Above all | D.To start with |
A.context | B.efficiency | C.comprehension | D.device |
A.evaluated | B.identified | C.established | D.employed |
A.individual | B.different | C.new | D.unfamiliar |
A.confirm | B.imply | C.refer | D.infer |
A.exploit | B.spare | C.commit | D.consume |
A.on account of | B.regardless of | C.in regard to | D.in contrast to |
A.make up for | B.live up to | C.catch up with | D.put up with |
A.declined | B.shrank | C.expanded | D.increased |
A.embarrassing | B.depressing | C.puzzling | D.annoying |
A.associated | B.compared | C.replaced | D.mixed |
A.take | B.set | C.rely | D.base |
A.accompanying | B.strange | C.deafening | D.distant |
A.Therefore | B.However | C.Instead | D.Otherwise |
9 . Why girls do better at school than boys?
For centuries, boys were top of the class. But these days, that’s no longer the case.
A new study by the OECD, a club of mostly
First, girls read more than boys. Reading proficiency (熟练) is the basis upon which all other learning is built. When boys don’t do well in reading, their
Second, girls spend much more time on their homework and out-of-class learning.
Third, peer
So what can be done to close this gap? Getting boys to do more homework and cut down on screen time would help. And offering boys a
A.backward | B.wealthy | C.regular | D.miserable |
A.scores | B.directions | C.guidance | D.evaluation |
A.practical | B.reliable | C.relevant | D.equal |
A.stable | B.vague | C.obvious | D.logical |
A.Why | B.When | C.How | D.Where |
A.behaviour | B.comment | C.preparation | D.performance |
A.In brief | B.On average | C.On the contrary | D.In addition |
A.researched | B.designed | C.assigned | D.approved |
A.virtual | B.realistic | C.future | D.artificial |
A.relationship | B.contact | C.responsibility | D.pressure |
A.experts | B.authorities | C.adults | D.peers |
A.develops | B.widens | C.narrows | D.forms |
A.chance | B.task | C.favour | D.resource |
A.influence | B.harm | C.satisfy | D.benefit |
A.advance | B.overtake | C.overcome | D.challenge |
10 . Myrtle is a small sleepy town in Missouri. There’s no bank or restaurant here, but a small stone
Her first task was
“While the Myrtle library
Luster’s library is open only three days a week. One of her
“Before
A.bridge | B.building | C.table | D.forest |
A.library | B.hotel | C.restaurant | D.school |
A.opportunity | B.loss | C.goal | D.benefit |
A.processing | B.data | C.health | D.learning |
A.searching for | B.cleaning up | C.bringing about | D.putting down |
A.donate | B.raise | C.beg | D.reject |
A.mailed | B.left | C.added | D.written |
A.borrows | B.steals | C.forgets | D.receives |
A.waste | B.lifeline | C.burden | D.bank |
A.room | B.desire | C.access | D.plan |
A.relief | B.humor | C.achievement | D.connectedness |
A.regular | B.wealthy | C.old | D.funny |
A.repairing | B.buying | C.discovering | D.recognizing |
A.play | B.read | C.sing | D.dance |
A.wish | B.admit | C.announce | D.imagine |