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【題目】 As a children's author and former English teacher, Abi Elphinstone has spent almost all of her life surrounded by the written word. Now an ambassador for the charity Coram Beanstalk, Ms Elphinstone plays a key role in championing the importance of literacy (讀寫能力）and the role played by its volunteers.

The charity has teamed up with the i (a British newspaper) to increase the number of its helpers, which it sends into schools to give children aged 3 to 13 who have fallen behind with their reading or are at risk of doing so support with their reading.

“I think there is an absolute need to reach kids who don't have access to books,” she said. “Just reading for 10 minutes a day improves a child’s achievement at school. Books show children the world is big and varied and full of wonder.”

And Ms Elphinstone knows first-hand how tricky reading is from her own experience. “In class when the teacher said 'could you read aloud', the words would jump all over the page and I’d stumble （結(jié)巴）and lose so much confidence,” she said. “That was difficult. Until way after leaving school, I just assumed I needed to put in a lot more work than other people to finish an essay or process information.”

Nowadays she thinks one of the biggest challenges is the competition books face from screens, which are being used by children for everything from videos and games to social media.

“There's so much demand on their time and it’s such an easy, quick-fix demand,” she said. “It's immediate satisfaction. Screens are loud and books whisper with quieter magic, but I think the effects are transformative and they are longer lasting than a Screen.”

This is where she thinks Coram Beanstalk can help, both with reading and also making children Feel valued.

【1】Why did Coram Beanstalk work with the i ?

A.To advertise its ambassador.

B.To find more book donators.

C.To attract more people to volunteer.

D.To help increase the newspaper's subscription.

【2】What is the goal of Coram Beanstalk?

A.To teach children English.

B.To encourage reading in children.

C.To inspire children to write books.

D.To improve children's social skills.

【3】Which of the following Ms Elphinstone's school experience?

A.She had limited access to books.

B.She could hardly finish reading a book.

C.She was afraid of reading loudly in public.

D.She seldom handed in her class essay on time.

【4】What's Ms Elphinstone's opinion on screens?

A.They affect children in a quict way.

B.They have a short-term effect on children.

C.They offer children easy access to books.

D.They bring children transformative change.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了Ms Elphinstone是慈善機(jī)構(gòu)Coram Beanstok的大使，她在倡導(dǎo)讀寫能力的重要性及其志愿者扮演的角色方面發(fā)揮著關(guān)鍵作用。該慈善機(jī)構(gòu)已與英國(guó)報(bào)紙《i》合作，吸引更多的人來做志愿者，將志愿者派到學(xué)校，幫助那些在閱讀方面落后或有可能落后的3至13歲兒童幫助他們閱讀。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中The charity has teamed up with the i (a British newspaper) to increase the number of its helpers, which it sends into schools to give children aged 3 to 13 who have fallen behind with their reading or are at risk of doing so support with their reading.該慈善機(jī)構(gòu)已經(jīng)與i(一家英國(guó)報(bào)紙)合作，目的是吸引更多的人來做志愿者，將這些志愿者送到學(xué)校，為閱讀落后或面臨閱讀落后風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的3至13歲的兒童提供閱讀支持。由此可知，Coram Beanstalk與i合作的目的是為了吸引更多的人來做志愿者。故選C。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段中“I think there is an absolute need to reach kids who don't have access to books,” she said. “Just reading for 10 minutes a day improves a child’s achievement at school. Books show children the world is big and varied and full of wonder.” “我認(rèn)為絕對(duì)有必要幫助那些無法接觸到書籍的孩子，”她說。“每天只讀10分鐘就能提高孩子在學(xué)校的成績(jī)。書本告訴孩子們，世界是大而多樣的，充滿了奇妙。根據(jù)Abi Elphinstone所說的話可知，這個(gè)慈善機(jī)構(gòu)Coram Beanstalk的目標(biāo)是鼓勵(lì)孩子多閱讀。故選B。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段中“In class when the teacher said 'could you read aloud', the words would jump all over the page and I’d stumble （結(jié)巴）and lose so much confidence,”“在課堂上，當(dāng)老師說‘你能大聲朗讀嗎’時(shí)，單詞就會(huì)跳到整頁紙上，我就會(huì)結(jié)結(jié)巴巴，失去信心”。由此可知，Ms Elphinstone曾經(jīng)在學(xué)校時(shí)害怕在大眾面前大聲讀書。故選C。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中Screens are loud and books whisper with quieter magic, but I think the effects are transformative and they are longer lasting than a Screen.” 屏幕發(fā)出的聲音很響，書本發(fā)出的聲音有更安靜的魔力，但我認(rèn)為這種效果是變革性的，而且比屏幕閱讀的影響更持久。由此判斷出，Ms Elphinstone認(rèn)為屏幕對(duì)孩子產(chǎn)生影響的時(shí)間較短。故選B。