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Almost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before bed, and most prefer Mum’s storytelling to Dad’s, researchers said.
They carried out a study that showed younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more stories, with over three-quarters saying they wished their parents read to them more often.
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
"The results of our research confirm the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource in children"s lives," said child psychologist Richard Woolfson.
Storytelling ranked higher than television or video games among pastimes for kids, and 82 percent said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better, according the survey of 500 children aged 3-8 in Britain.
The best storytellers were mothers who used funny voices to illustrate different characters or made their own special sound effects to keep the story moving, researchers said.
When mum and dad are not at hand, celebrities(名人) will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, with teen idols(偶像) Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson.
"It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children, but these moments can help build strong relations and play a vital part in their child"s development," said Woolfson.
小题1:The underlined word “pastime” in the passage most probably means          .
A．old timeB．entertainment C．emotion D．character
小题2:The author develops the passage mainly by        .
A．pointing out similarities and differences B．following the natural time order
C．comparing opinions from different fields D．providing examples and statistics
小题3:Reading a story with their parents helped most kids aged 3-8         .
A．grow strongerB．become more emotionalC．sleep betterD．become more powerful

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
解析

试题分析：本文是一则调查报告，讲述了孩子最喜欢父母睡前给孩子讲故事，并给出了很多的数据来说明这一切。
小题1:B 推理题。根据本句More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.可知这里的pastime是指孩子和父母在一起的娱乐时间。故B正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据with over three-quarters 和More than half of all children和and 82 percent said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better可知文章中给出了很多的具体数据来说明，故D项正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据文章第四段reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better, according the survey of 500 children aged 3-8 in Britain.可知睡前故事对3-8岁的孩子的影响就是让他们睡眠更好。故C正确。
点评：本文是一则调查报告，讲述了孩子最喜欢父母睡前给孩子讲故事，并给出了很多的数据来说明这一切。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。
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Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people still don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”－events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”
Mr. Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities(优先考虑的事) changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain. Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another. “We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says. “But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom they would be ‘intimate’ with for hours. But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up. “What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”
Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”
小题1:What can the “conversations” be best described as?
A．Deep and one-on-one.B．Sensitive and mad.
C．Instant and inspiring.D．Ordinary and encouraging.
小题2:In a “feast of conversations”, participants ______.
A．pair freely with anyone they like
B．have a guided talk for a set of period of time
C．ask questions they themselves would not answer
D．wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features.
小题3:In paragraph 6, “they would be ‘intimate’” is closest in meaning to “______”.
A．they would have physical contactB．they would have in-depth talk
C．they would be close friendsD．they would exchange basic information
小题4:From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is ______.
A．an attempt to promote thinking interaction
B．one of the maddest activities ever conducted
C．a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas
D．an effort to give people a chance of talking freely

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I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    1   he thought he was able to be so much more    2   than the average person.
He responded that it all came from a(n)   3   with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to   4  milk from the fridge when he    5   the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in,    6   shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful    7   you have made! I have    8   seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    9  . Would you like to get down and    10   in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a    11  experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    12   hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   13 .” The little boy learned that if he    14   the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    15  !
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be    16  to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    17   for learning something new, which is,    18  , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn"t   19 ,” we usually learn something    20   from it.
小题1:
A．whyB．whatC．whenD．how
小题2:
A．capableB．ableC．creativeD．original
小题3:
A．coincidenceB．experienceC．incidentD．conflict
小题4:
A．carryB．bringC．removeD．fetch
小题5:
A．fellB．lostC．escapedD．dropped
小题6:
A．rather thanB．instead of C．other thanD．in place of
小题7:
A．pictureB．massC．mapD．mess
小题8:
A．rarelyB．happilyC．frequentlyD．angrily
小题9:
A．gotB．sufferedC．done D．received
小题10:
A．jumpB．play C．enjoyD．lay
小题11:
A．failedB．successfulC．fantasticD．painful
小题12:
A．strongB．tinyC．thinD．weak
小题13:
A．get itB．put itC．try itD．make it
小题14:
A．controlled B．possessedC．occupiedD．grasped
小题15:
A．exampleB．teachingC．lessonD．instruction
小题16:
A．anxiousB．nervousC．fearfulD．afraid
小题17:
A．situationsB．opportunitiesC．occasionsD．turns
小题18:
A．after allB．above allC．first of allD．in all
小题19:
A．doB．finishC．goD．work
小题20:
A．worthyB．costlyC．valuableD．interesting

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How do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations show that there are several keys to success that successful people share.
First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to go ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they cannot control things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take responsibility for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering (给人以权力的)things they can do .Perhaps what most separates successful people from others is that they live life “on purpose”---they are doing what they believe they are put here to do .In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important fact that enables them to become fully functioning people. They hold that when they live their life on purpose ,their main concern is to do the job right .They love what they do ---and it shows people want to do business with them because of their devotion to their jobs.
To live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it. Besides, they never easily give up. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Top achievers always keep in mind that they don’t have forever. Rather than seeing it negative or depressing, they use the knowledge to encourage themselves to move on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.
小题1:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．How do people live their life on purpose?B．How can people be successful?
C．How do people make plans?D．How do people do business?
小题2:By living life “on purpose ”successful people can ________
A．do a lot of work without using more money.B．concentrate on their jobs
C．do business with many people easily.D．share what they have with every one unselfishly.
小题3:The pronoun “it” (Line 10.Para.2) refers to _____
A．the main concern of successful people
B．the job that successful people do
C．the devotion with which successful people do their job
D．the business that successful people do with other people.

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How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive employee  1  your day?
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed   2  the airport. We were driving in the  3  lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us.  My taxi driver slammed on his  4, slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and  5  the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started  6  at us.
My taxi driver just  7 and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was  8, so I said，"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".
He said, “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of 9 full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage  10  up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they"ll dump it on 11 .  Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be  12 .”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and  13  it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”
Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 14 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s 15  in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __16  bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __17  them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _18  it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by  19 go of the bad.
Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today  20  the harvest you reap tomorrow.
小题1:
A．enrichB．ruinC．spareD．obtain
小题2:
A．throughB．toC．in D．for
小题3:
A．latterB．rightC．oppositeD．free
小题4:
A．brakesB．doorC．windowD．seat
小题5:
A．knockedB．overtookC．missedD．lost
小题6:
A．laughingB．throwingC．glancingD．yelling
小题7:
A．wonderedB．smiledC．ignoredD．guessed
小题8:
A．friendlyB．angryC．tiredD．disappointed
小题9:
A．expectationB．passengersC．garbageD．goods
小题10:
A．turnsB．pushesC．holdsD．piles
小题11:
A．roadsB．childrenC．youD．dustbin
小题12:
A．upsetB．happierC．pitifulD．frightened
小题13:
A．spreadB．shareC．explainD．contribute
小题14:
A．surpriseB．pleasureC．doubtD．regrets
小题15:
A．funnyB．importantC．strangeD．embarrassing
小题16:
A．rememberB．forgetC．valueD．appreciate
小题17:
A．enjoyB．exchangeC．recallD．imagine
小题18:
A．inspireB．takeC．mendD．notice
小题19:
A．lettingB．consistingC．makingD．dreaming
小题20:
A．distinguishB．deserveC．deliverD．determine

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It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit (追寻) of the dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.
Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral（葬礼） is Wednesday.”  Memories flashed（闪现）through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.
“Jack, did you hear me?”
“Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. it’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said.
“Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce (回忆) about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it, ” Mom told him.
“I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said.
“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence (影响) in your life,” she said.
“He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things that he thought were important. Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral.” Jack said.
Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.
The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture … Jack stopped suddenly.
“What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked.
“The box is gone,” he said.
“What box?” Mom asked.
“There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said.
It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.
“Now I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly.
Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk. The return address caught his attention.
“Mr. Harold Belser” it read.
Jack tore （撕）open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope（信封）. Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside,
“Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bernett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it.
Inside he found these words carved: “Jack. Thanks for your time! Harold Belser.”
“Oh. My God! This is the thing he valued most …”
Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days. “Why?” his assistant asked.
“I need some time to spend with my son,” he said.
小题1:Why did Belser send Jack his gold watch?
A．Because he had no children or relatives.
B．Because he was grateful for Jack’s time with him.
C．Because he thought he had to keep his word.
D．Because Jack had always wanted it during his childhood.
小题2:Why did Jack say he needed some time to spend with his son?
A．He was very tired of his work and wanted to have a good rest.
B．He had promised to spare more time to stay with his son.
C．He had missed his son and his family for days.
D．He came to realize the importance of the time with his family.
小题3:Why did Jack think Mr. Belser died years ago?
A．College and career prevented him from remembering Mr. Belser.
B．Jack was too busy with his business and family to think about Mr. Belser.
C．Jack was too busy realizing his dreams to think about Mr. Belser.
D．His present busy life washed away his children memories.
小题4:Jack’s mother told him on the phone about Mr. Belser EXCEPT that _________.
A．Mr. Belser often asked how Jack was doing
B．Mr. Belser’s funeral would take place on Wednesday
C．Mr. Belser had asked for Jack’s mailing address
D．Mr. Belser had pleasant memories of their time together
小题5:Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?
A．The Good Old Times
B．The Lost Childhood Days
C．An Old Gold Watch
D．What He Valued Most

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