Text 4 Reading Aloud Children learn quickly．Research shows that fastbrain development occurs in children younger than three years of age．Everyday parental activities such as readin9，singin9，and others can play a very importantrole in a child’s healthy development，Experts(专家)suggest that the single most important activity for building theknowledge required for Success in reading is reading aloud to children．This is especially so during the preschool years． While listening to stories read from a book，children learn at a young age that the letters on the page areconnected to the words in our spoken language．They alsobecome familiar with the language in books．Parents helpchildren develop a lifelong love for books by reading aloud stories from books． Reading aloud to children when they are young Call help theirunderstanding of the world in which they live．Theycan“travel”the world through the pages of books．Considerthe example of Anthony，whose mother has read to himsince birth。She says，“His firstvisit to the ZOO was a journey of rediscovery．”Rediscovery?Yes，although Anthony was seeing zebras，lions，giraffes，andother animals for the first time，he had already beenintroduced to them．His mother further ex．plains，“Anthony has become familiar withcountless people，animals，objectsand ideas，all between the covers of books，in his first two years of life．” When parents take the time to hold their children in their arms and readto them ,the messageis clear：“I love you．”Phoebe，a mother in Canada，said of reading to her son．now eight years old，“My husband and I feel that this has helped Nathan to feel close toUs．He is open to us and often tells US what he isfeelin9．n has made a special connection．” 69．What is themain idea of this text? [A]Reading aloud is good for children’searly development． [B]Children who start reading early will dobetter in school． [C]Stories told by parents will improvechildren’s listening． [D]It is good for children to start schoolearly． 70．How mightAnthony have felt when he first visited the zoo? [A]He was surprised to see so many strangeanimals． [B]He was happy to recognize animals fromMother’s stories． [C]He was excited to discover interesting animals． [D]He was pleased to find animals on hisbook covers． 71．Nathan’scase shows that reading stories aloud to children——． [A]helps them broaden their mind [B]makes them feel proud of their parents [C]improves their understanding of the realworld [D]strengthens the relationship betweenparents and children 72．What doesthe underlined word“it”in the last sentence refer to? [A]The time spent in the zoo． [B]The message“I love you”． [C]Nathan’s openness． [D]Reading aloud．
Text 5 Avisit to the National Gallery(国家美术馆)brings you to one ofthe most beautiful buildings in the country．Opened in 1988，this is now the permanent(永久的)home of thenational art collection．
