Like many parents, I enjoyed reading a bedtim...

Three quarters of Britain’s parents are too busy to read bedtime stories to their children，according to a study. The study was carried out by CITV to start their new children’s show Bookaboo，which is designed to encourage anyone to pick up a book and read with their children at any time of the day.

Worryingly，the study showed that only three percent of fathers now find the time to read to the kids compared to 89 percent of mothers. Lucy Goodman，creator of Bookaboo，said，“It’s important for young boys to be able to share a book with dads，granddads or male carers and it can be fun and rewarding，too.” Of the dads who said they didn’t read to their kids,87 percent blamed work while more than a third said they were too tired. While 89 percent of mums said they did read to their children，more than half of them said cleaning distracted (使分心) them and 49 percent were distracted by other household things.

Researchers also found parents are now relying heavily on other people to lend a hand with reading to their children with grandparents doing the most，followed by sisters and brothers，aunts and uncles. While 95 percent of parents read to their children at some point，only five percent read to their children during the day. More than one in ten said they read every couple of weeks or less，and five percent could not remember the last time they shared a book.

The study found parents also seem content with allowing their children to immerse (使沉浸) themselves in TV programs or playing computer games rather than reading.

Ex­goalkeeper David Seaman，who is a dad of two，has been a guest in Bookaboo.He says，“I think it’s important that fathers do read to their children because it’s a special time. Sometimes my two children will come to listen to the same book—it’s a magical moment and I advise fathers just to try it.”

1.We can know from the passage that Bookaboo________.

2.According to the study，fathers don’t read to their kids mainly because________.

3.Which group of people helped parents read to the kids the most?

4.According to the last paragraph，David Seaman________.

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Like many parents, I enjoyed reading a bedtime story to my two sons each night before they went to bed. After the story was over, we would turn out the lights, and talked until they fell ______.

One night after the lights were out, my 3-year-old son, Will, ______ me to tell them a story ______ by myself, not one from a book. So I ______ told him a story about the first thing that came into my ______. But to my surprise, he ______ it so much that he asked me to do that the next night.

Thus a story-telling tradition was ______ in our family. Ever since that night, they seemed not to be able to sleep without hearing one of my ______ stories. Of all the things I do for my ______，my storytelling is what they love most. It has created a special ______ between us. And they find that their day isn’t ______ without one of my stories, and so do I.

When I see how ______ my storytelling is in their lives, I come to realize how much our television and video-oriented （以视频为导向的）society has ______ in terms of the personal connections that storytelling brings. Before the ______ of television, computers and smartphones, a family’s ______ was built around storytelling. Many of the stories we have today originated from the oral（口述的） tradition. It was ______ down from generation to generation until someone finally ______ them down.

Storytelling serves as a creative way to ______ for me. During the storytelling, I forget about the pressure of the day and enjoy the ______ time I can spend with my children. I hope that other parents can gain ______ from storytelling, too.

1.A.asleep B.short C.ill D.silent

2.A.warned B.forced C.begged D.allowed

3.A.made up B.taken up C.picked up D.brought up

4.A.frequently B.casually C.secretly D.carefully

5.A.book B.movie C.mouth D.mind

6.A.believed B.doubted C.loved D.knew

7.A.ended B.followed C.born D.destroyed

8.A.crazy B.funny C.strange D.original

9.A.parents B.children C.students D.relatives

10.A.bond B.argument C.trust D.difference

11.A.difficult B.bad C.sad D.complete

12.A.valueless B.important C.helpless D.common

13.A.earned B.progressed C.contributed D.lost

14.A.familiarity B.operation C.invention D.discussion

15.A.evening B.party C.morning D.dinner

16.A.died B.passed C.broken D.thrown

17.A.wrote B.cut C.slowed D.broke

18.A.struggle B.relax C.fight D.escape

19.A.unusual B.boring C.precious D.difficult

20.A.confidence B.courage C.knowledge D.happiness

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For many years my parents subscribed to “Reader’s Digest”. Usually I enjoyed reading each issue(期) as much as they did. The _______ in the magazine I liked most was “The Best Advice I Ever Had.”

Even today, one of those best advice stories sticks with me and _______ a great lesson. Writing about his _______. Harry Fosdick—longtime beloved minister of Riverside Church in New York City— _______ a morning when his father was leaving the house. He _______ to Harry’s mother and said “Tell Harry he can cut the grass today, _______ he feels like it.” Then after a few steps the father turned back and _______ a meaningful suggestion: “Tell Harry he had better feel like it.” The reason why I treasure Fosdick’s father’s instruction is that many of us know what we have to do in our _______ tasks —we are told what to do, while the major _______ is that in many cases we delay action until we feel like it.

So think of the ________ that Harry’s father tells him that he “had better feel like it” when we must do the ________ things. Already, I am confident you could add a dozen similar ________ tasks and responsibilities to this list—possibly two dozen. If you ________ until you feel like doing them, tasks will become more difficult. Getting back to young Harry’s task, I can ________ that a small boy pushing the mower(割草机) with great effort back and forth, around flowers and bushes on this ________ day, wiping the sweat from his face until he got the job ________. Let’s be aware that this was one of those long ago mowers, ________ a motor, appropriately called “push mowers.” So the task is ________. Harry got the demanding job finished, because he knew that he “had better feel like it.”

________ you are to finish your task or do your work, you’ll have to feel like it. After you ________ feel like it you’ll surprisingly find it isn’t difficult to finish.

1.A. article　　 B. comment　　 C. picture　　 D. advertisement

2.A. shows　　 B. includes　　 C. implies　　 D. remains

3.A. boyhood　　 B. job　　 C. life　　 D. joke

4.A. spent　　 B. considered　　 C. remembered　　 D. learned

5.A. returned　　 B. moved　　 C. wrote　　 D. turned

6.A. because　　 B. if　　 C. though　　 D. since

7.A. mentioned　　 B. understood　　 C. added　　 D. explained

8.A. given　　 B. daily　　 C. next　　 D. favorite

9.A. fact　　 B. condition　　 C. concern　　 D. problem

10.A. result　　 B. way　　 C. advice　　 D. reason

11.A. unpleasant　　 B. awesome　　 C. aggressive　　 D. supreme

12.A. strange　　 B. annoying　　 C. particular　　 D. easy

13.A. wait　　 B. change　　 C. stick　　 D. resist

14.A. believe　　 B. expect　　 C. imagine　　 D. suppose

15.A. freezing　　 B. hot　　 C. comfortable　　 D. starry

16.A. started　　 B. done　　 C. paid　　 D. offered

17.A. without　　 B. through　　 C. with　　 D. for

18.A. funny　　 B. different　　 C. interesting　　 D. rough

19.A. After　　 B. But　　 C. When　　 D. Unless

20.A. mainly　　 B. really　　 C. naturally　　 D. hardly

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When I was a child, my father ______ read me a story at night before bedtime．

A．would            B．should            C．could             D．might

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Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?

Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbacks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.

Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books., science textbook, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A.TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge

B.cinemas are the best choice in getting information

C.reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun

D.newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself

2.What does the sentences “Television has not killed reading, however ” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?

A.People only need reading, though. B.Reading is still necessary today.

C.Reading is more fun than television. D.Watching television doesn’t help reading.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Fewer and fewer people will buy books.

B.A good dictionary should be kept in every home.

C.Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.

D.More people like TV programs about famous men.

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Many people feel their parents are overprotective. Try communicating your frustrations, setting firm boundaries, and taking steps to reduce your parents’ anxiety.

Pick a safe time and space

Choose a location where both you and your parents feel comfortable. If you live at home, the living room or kitchen table might work. If you have already moved out, choose a location like a quiet coffee shop. Pick a time when there isn’t any disturbance. 1..

Use “I” statements

Begin your sentences with the words “I feel” first. 2. This will make your parents feel like you’re not complaining. For example, do not say, “It’s really overbearing when you check up on me every five minutes. “ Instead, say something like, “I feel stressed out when you call and text a lot when I’m out.”

Express your needs and wants

3.. So it’s important to be transparent about your wants and needs. Express your goals in a way that is firm and respectful. For example, say “I don’t mind following a curfew (宵禁), but I would appreciate not having to answer phone calls every half-hour.” Express appreciation for your parents. Let your parents know you appreciate that they love you.

4.

If you’re trying to have an honest, effective conversation, consider their viewpoints. While you may think it’s unnecessary that your parents worry about a small cold turning into pneumonia, allow them to express this feeling without judgment. 5. .

While it’s important not to let your parents fear’s affect your life, understanding the root of a fear can help you better address it in the future.

A.Don’t overlook your parents’ viewpoints

B.Don’t communicate right before work or bedtime

C.In this way you’re focusing on your own feelings

D.You cannot expect your parents to read your mind

E.Overprotection is unintentionally a form of control

F.Try to understand the issues driving their overprotection

G.Acknowledge that you understand their worry about you

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The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie．

Many experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouring．In the decades to come, Asia—home to more than half the world's 63 billion people—will change from one climate extreme to another, with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levels．

"It's not a pretty picture," said Steve Sawyer, climate policy adviser with Greenpeace in Amsterdam．Global warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is more than enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to come．

Already, changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to come．Sawyer and top climate bodies say, and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disasters．According to predictions, icebergs will melt faster, some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate or build sea defenses, storms will become stronger and insects and water-borne diseases will move into new areas as the world warms．

All this comes on top of rising populations and demand for food, water and other resources．Experts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will likely enlarge the results of climate change．

In what could be a sign of the future, Japan was hit by a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year, while two - thirds of Bangladesh, parts of Nepal and large areas of northeastern India were flooded, affecting 50 million people, destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousands ill．

The year before, a winter cold strike and a summer heat wave killed more than 2,000 people in India．

1.This passage is mainly about ____ ．

A．present situation and predictions of environmental problems in Asia.

B．the weather predictions for Asia in the future and the reasons

C．how to improve our environment

D．reasons why the world will no longer be suitable for us to live in

2.In the future the Asian farmers will have to face the following except ____ ．

A．food shortages　　　 B．wars

C．droughts　　　　　 D．floods

3.The underlined word "doomsday" in the first paragraph may mean____ ．

A．the hell　　　　　　　　　　 B．the end of the world

C．a great world war　　　　 D．mystery

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Asian climate will change greatly．

B．Some islands may be flooded in the future．

C．People may meet with some new diseases resulting from water．

D．More than 50 million people have been ill in Asia the year before．

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The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie．

Many experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouring．In the decades to come, Asia—home to more than half the world's 63 billion people—will change from one climate extreme to another, with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levels．

"It's not a pretty picture," said Steve Sawyer, climate policy adviser with Greenpeace in Amsterdam．Global warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is more than enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to come．

Already, changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to come．Sawyer and top climate bodies say, and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disasters．According to predictions, icebergs will melt faster, some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate or build sea defenses, storms will become stronger and insects and water-borne diseases will move into new areas as the world warms．

All this comes on top of rising populations and demand for food, water and other resources．Experts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will likely enlarge the results of climate change．

In what could be a sign of the future, Japan was hit by a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year, while two - thirds of Bangladesh, parts of Nepal and large areas of northeastern India were flooded, affecting 50 million people, destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousands ill．

The year before, a winter cold strike and a summer heat wave killed more than 2,000 people in India．

1.This passage is mainly about ____ ．

2.In the future the Asian farmers will have to face the following except ____ ．

3.The underlined word "doomsday" in the first paragraph may mean____ ．

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie.

Many experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouring. In the decades to come, Asia---home to more than half the world’s 63 billion people-will change from one climate extreme to another, with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levels.

“It’s not a pretty picture,” said Steve Sawyer, climate policy adviser with Greenpeace in Amsterdam. Global warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is more than enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to come.

Already, changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to come, Sawyer and top climate bodies say, and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disasters. According to predictions, icebergs will melt faster, some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate(疏散) or build sea defenses, storms will become more intense and insect and water-borne diseases will move into new areas as the world warms.

All this comes with rising populations and demand for food, water and other resources. Experts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will probably enlarge the results of climate change.

In what could be a sign of the future, Japan was hit by a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year, while two-thirds of Bangladesh, parts of Nepal and large areas of northeastern India were flooded, affecting 50 million people, destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousands ill.

The year before, a winter cold struck and a summer heat wave killed more than 2,000 people in India.

1.This passage is mainly about　　　　　 .

A. what kind of weather we like best

B. the weather predictions for Asia in the future and the reasons

C. how to improve our environment

D. that the world will not be suitable for us to live in

2.In the future the Asian farmers will have to face the following except　　　　　 .

A. food shortages　　 B. droughts　　　     C. wars　　　     D. floods

3.The underlined word “doomsday” may give us the feeling of　 　　　　 .

A. happiness　　     B. sadness　　　     C. peace　　　　     D. excitement

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Rosie, a first-year university student in Beijing, entered a classroom for her oral English exam and slid her topic across the table to Joe, a foreign teacher. My Story, it read. “In middle school, my classmates laughed at me for having deaf-mute parents,” she began softly. “From that moment on, I decided not to tell anybody. But today…”

It’s widely considered taboo(忌讳) in Chinese to discuss the details of an unhappy family life with anyone other than very close friends. However, as Joe has noticed, many Chinese students appear surprisingly comfortable discussing emotional moments from their lives when they speak with foreign teachers in a language different from their own.

“Speaking English,” one of his Chinese students told him, “I feel like another person.” When speaking Chinese, he is kind of reserved; in English class, he is more open. English, to the Chinese speaker, may be like a mask, creating a buffer(缓冲物)between speaking the truth and the listener’s reaction. Students focus on how to speak rather than what is being said. If there’s a misunderstanding, English can take the blame.

Another reason why Chinese students are more comfortable sharing their secrets during English class may be the distinct approach to teaching used by their foreign teachers. “I always try to come to each student, make eye contact, have a 20-second conversation and see how they are doing,” Joe said. Classes taught by Chinese teachers, in contrast, are more formal. Many students said they had never been asked their opinion in class.

Rosie’s English vocabulary is now extensive, but she still can’t find the words to describe her feelings towards the English language. “English makes me feel I am different,” she said. “English is beautiful.”

1.Which might be the best title of this passage?

A.Sharing Secrets in English. B.English Is a Beautiful Language.

C.Learning with Foreign Teachers. D.Which Is More Popular, Chinese or English?

2.What can we infer from paragraph1?

A.Rosie and Joe are good friends. B.Rosie will mention her personal affairs.

C.Rosie looks down upon the disabled. D.Rosie lacks confidence in the oral exam.

3.The underlined word “reserved” can best be replaced by ________.

A.shy B.curious

C.terrified D.distinctive

4.What is the main idea of paragraph 3 and 4?

A.How students feel when speaking English.

B.What Joe’s approach to teaching English is.

C.How Chinese acts as a mask while communicating.

D.Why students prefer to share emotional stories in English.

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