【正文】 nd her mother out in nature, coexisting with a mother bear and her own baby. The power of the story, of language and of my mother all came together. And it happened many times after that, over and over. The read aloud made me a reader. Years later, I was reading aloud a picture book to a small child in a classroom. His life, so far, had not been easy. His childhood was troubled by poverty and loneliness. In that moment, in the joy of the read aloud, he had an idea that started something big. What he said was this: Mrs. Allyn, let39。s make sure everyone knows how good this feels. Let39。s have a holiday for the read aloud Therefore, my organization, LitWorld, created a grassroots movement World Read Aloud Day in 2010 to honor this young boy39。s wish for everyone to be able to have a read aloud every day. Since the day he shared that good idea with us, World Read Aloud Day has bee a worldwide event reaching over one million people in more than 65 countries around the world. This year we are over 600 cities strong, a number that is growing every day. Children who grow up as readers bee engaged citizens of the global world, and every child deserves the right to read. When I say that reading aloud will change the world, I know it sounds simple. But one of the many great things about giving kids access to the power of stories and sharing them together is that it is simple. It is also cheap and easily done. And the impact is huge. （1）How did the author39。s parent change her life? A.By reading aloud to her.B.By listening to her reading.C.By buying many books for her.D.By encouraging her to read aloud.（2）According to Paragraph 3, the author was probably the little boy39。s . A.motherB.teacherC.best friendD.favorite writer（3）What does the small child39。s idea in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.To start a holiday.B.To reduce poverty.C.To found LitWorld.D.To overe loneliness.（4）What can we know about World Read Aloud Day from Paragraph 5? A.Its origin.B.Its future.C.Its purpose.D.Its development.（5）What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.Sticking to reading isn39。t easy.B.Reading gives a high rate of return.C.Reading aloud isn39。t actually simple.D.Kids should try to change the world.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）A（4）D（5）B 【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文主要介紹了大聲閱讀對(duì)孩子們的巨大影響，以及World Read Aloud Day的開(kāi)端以及后來(lái)的發(fā)展。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句I remember as if it were yesterday, hearing her voice at my side on a cold wintry night. My mother39。s voice changed my world. 可知父母親大聲朗讀改變了作者的一生。故A項(xiàng)正確。 （2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第一句Years later, I was reading aloud a picture book to a small child in a classroom. 可知作者是在教室里向一個(gè)小孩大聲朗讀一本圖畫(huà)書(shū)。通常只有老師才會(huì)這樣做，由此可知作者最可能是一位老師。故B項(xiàng)正確。 （3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句What he said was this: Mrs. Allyn, let39。s make sure everyone knows how good this feels. Let39。s have a holiday for the read aloud可知小男孩的主意是出去度假來(lái)宣傳read loudly的好處。故A項(xiàng)正確。 （4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)本段第一句Since the day he shared that good idea with us, World Read Aloud Day has bee a worldwide event reaching over one million people in more than 65 countries around the world可知本段主要介紹了World Read Aloud Day的開(kāi)始以及后來(lái)的發(fā)展。故D項(xiàng)正確。 （5）推理判斷題。根據(jù)本文最后一句And the impact is huge. 可知大聲閱讀對(duì)孩子們未來(lái)的發(fā)展影響很大。故B項(xiàng)正確。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題兩種常考題型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息。8．閱讀理解 Benefits and Problems of Genetic Engineering Plant breeding is the science of changing the characteristics of plants in order to produce desired ones. Genes in a plant are what determine what type of characteristics it will have. Plant breeders try to create a specific oute of plants and potentially new plant varieties by changing the genes of the plants through breeding, which is making new plants from parents of different varieties or species. Actually, plant breeding has been practiced for thousands of years, since near the beginning of human civilization. It is practiced worldwide by individuals such as gardeners and farmers and by professional plant breeders employed by organizations such as government institutions, universities, cropspecific industry associations or research centers. They have crossbred plants to create the new types of plants that are, for example, bigger, stronger, or more attractive. Crossbreeding can take such a long time, however, and it is inaccurate. Now, we can change exact sections of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), so the process is more accurate and faster. But people all over the world are arguing about its benefits and disadvantages. Some people use the technology to produce desired characteristics of plants and animals. Other people are concerned that the genetically engineered plants may harm the environment and worried that they may be dangerous for people to eat. There are many reasons for changing plants in this way. International development agencies believe that breeding new crops is important for ensuring food security by developing new varieties that are higher yielding(高產(chǎn)的), disease resistant, drought tolerant or regionally adapted to different environments and growing conditions. For example, some genetically engineered plants can live through frost or draught. As a result, famers can make more profit because fewer plants will die.