Lainey finished third grade.She had good grades and could read 1 grade level,but she did not like to read.On a family car trip,her Aunt Dede pulled out a copy of HarryPotter,as a surprise for her 2 .But Lainey took one look at it, 3 her eyes,and said,“Borrrring!”
Aunt Dede,a teacher,had read the book to her students,and they loved it. 4 the youngest children in the class were 5 by the story.They 6 with great interest,and then 7 joined in grand conversations about Harry’s adventures.
“How can you say it’s 8 ?Have you read it?” asked Aunt Dede.
“No,it’s too long and it doesn’t have any 9 ,” complained Lainey.
“Oh,that’s where you are 10 ;there are lots of pictures.Every page is full of pictures;you just have to read the words to 11 them.It’s like magic.”
“Nice try,Aunt Dede,”Lainey replied 12 from the back seat.
Another 13 was in order.“Well,if you don’t want to read it,give it 14 .Maybe your mom would 15 hearing the story.” The book sailed through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud.By the end of the first chapter, 16 were coming from the back seat:“Please read a little 17 .”
Lainey is an example of an 18 reader.As shown here,Lainey can become 19 about reading when 20 with literature on topics that interest her,and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.
【语篇解读】Lainey的成绩很好,却不喜欢阅读,她的姑姑送给她一本学生们都非常喜欢的《哈利·波特》,但是Lainey却一点也不感兴趣,姑姑Dede通过一系列的办法终于引导着Lainey喜欢上了阅读。
1.A.within B.on C.to D.above
答案:D
解析:根据上文“Lainey三年级毕业,她的成绩很好”可知,她的阅读能力能达到三年级以上,故选D项。
2.A.daughter B.niece C.student D.friend
答案:B
解析:根据上文的“herAunt”可知,Lainey是Dede的侄女,故选B项,意为“Dede将《哈利·波特》作为送给侄女的一个惊喜”。
3.A.opened B.dried C.rolled D.shaded
答案:C
解析:rollone’seyes是固定短语,意为“眼珠一转”,此处表示Lainey对姑姑送的礼物不屑一顾的样子,故选C项。
4.A.Even B.Still C.Just D.Yet
答案:A
解析:根据上文可知,姑姑的学生非常喜欢这本书,甚至班里最小的孩子也被这本书所吸引。前后两句是递进关系,故选A项。
5.A.surprised B.annoyed C.puzzled D.attracted
答案:D
解析:根据上文的“loved”可知,此处选attract“吸引”,而surprise“吃惊”,annoy“烦恼”,puzzle“迷惑”,均不符合题意。
6.A.read B.told C.listened D.wrote
答案:C
解析:根据第二段第一句中的“hadread”可知,Dede是读给学生们听的,因此他们非常感兴趣地听,故选C项。
7.A.suspectedly B.anxiously
C.calmly D.enthusiastically
答案:D
解析:根据上文可知,学生们饶有兴趣地听,自然会积极地进行讨论,故选“enthusiastically”,而suspectedly“怀疑地”,anxiously“焦急地”,calmly“平静地”均不符合题意。
8.A.amazing B.boring C.ridiculous D.humorous
答案:B
解析:根据第一段最后一句中的“Borrrring!”可知,此处选B项,意为“你怎么能说这本书很乏味?”amazing“令人吃惊的”,ridiculous“荒谬的”,humorous“幽默的”。
9.A.pictures B.stories
C.adventures D.conversations
答案:A
解析:根据下文的“therearelotsofpictures”可知,此处Lainey表明她不喜欢读这本书的原因是它没有图片。故选A项。
10.A.crazy B.foolish C.wrong D.different
答案:C
解析:根据上文可知,Lainey认为这本书没有图片,而下文中Dede指出,这本书中有很多图片,因而,她说Lainey说错了,故选wrong。
11.A.see B.match C.show D.recognize
答案:A
解析:句意:每一页都有图片,你只需要读书上的字就能看到图片。故选see。而match“匹配”,show“展示”,recognize“认出”,均不符合题意。
12.A.sourly B.patiently C.eagerly D.shyly
答案:A
解析:从Nicetry“得了吧”可知,Lainey对姑姑的说法不屑一顾,因此选sourly“酸溜溜地”,而patiently“耐心地”,eagerly“渴望地”,shyly“害羞地”,均不符合题意。
13.A.idea B.try C.belief D.behavior
答案:B
解析:根据上文可知,姑姑在劝说Lainey读书时,使用的第一种方法已经失败了,因此她尝试使用另外一种方法引导Lainey阅读。故选B项。
14.A.away B.out C.in D.back
答案:D
解析:giveaway“泄露”,giveout“分发”,givein“屈服;让步”,giveback“归还”。句意为“如果你不想读,就把它还给我”。故选D项。
15.A.enjoy B.admit C.mind D.finish
答案:A
解析:根据上文及下文姑姑开始读书可知,此处表示可能妈妈会喜欢听这个故事。故选A项。
16.A.decisions B.requests C.comments D.promises
答案:B
解析:根据上文可知,姑姑在读完第一章的时候,坐在后排的Lainey请求姑姑读得声音大一点。故此处是Lainey提出的要求,选request。decision“决定”,comment“评论”,promise“允诺”,均不符合题意。
17.A.more clearly B.longer
C.louder D.more carefully
答案:C
解析:参见上题解析。
18.A.unpleasant B.innocent C.unwilling D.independent
答案:C
解析:根据上文可知,Lainey由不喜欢阅读,到对姑姑所读的书感兴趣,是一个不愿意读书的孩子成功转变的例子,故选“unwilling”。unpleasant“不愉快的”,innocent“无辜的”,independent“独立的”,均不符合题意。
19.A.astonished B.worried C.confused D.excited
答案:D
解析:根据上文可知,Lainey变得对读书感兴趣了,故选D项,A、B、C三项与语境不符。
20.A.presented B.concerned C.disturbed D.replaced
答案:A
解析:根据语境可知,当周围的人在阅读过程中模拟参与的时候,如果提出Lainey有兴致的话题,她也会对阅读感兴趣。present“展示;提出”,concern“关心”,disturb“打扰”,replace“取代”。
