15．Reading is the key to school success，and like any skill，it takes practice．A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other．An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly，correctly and without thinking．Educators （教育家） call it"automaticity （自动性）"．
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words．With more and more practice，he stumbles less and less．As time goes on，he can read by the phrases（短语）and soon by sentences．With automaticity，he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words，so that he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text．
It can begin as early as first grade．In a recent study of children in Illinois schools，Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others，but also got better results in exams．
According to Rossman，the key to automaticity is the amount（数量）of time a child spends reading，not his IQ．Any child who spends at least 3.5to 4hours a week reading books，magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity．It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home．
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level．If you read aloud with expression，with a sense of the meaning of the sentences，you probably are an automatic reader．If you read brokenly，one word at a time，without expression or meaning，you need more practice．
61．"Reading is the key to school success"means that readingD．
A．helps school develop faster
B．is a key to a successful school
C．helps students go to a key school
D．can improve students'learning results
62．Children with"automaticity"can read faster because theyB．
A．know how to read the word
B．pay attention to the meaning of the text
C．read by themselves without any help
D．do not have to think while reading
63．Rossman tells that any child whoC will possibly be an automatic reader．
A．turns off TV one night 4weeks
B．reads books by the word quickly
C．spends an hour reading every day
D．gets the same grades as others in exams
64．The underlined word"stumble"in the passage means"A"in Chinese．
A．结结巴巴地读
B．全神贯注地
C．心不在焉地读
D．声情并茂地读
65．The passage is mainly about"C"．
A．IQ is the Key to the Automaticity
B．TV Is Bad for Children's Reading
C．Automaticity Depends on Practice
D．Automatic Reads Will Be Successful．
分析 文章大意：这是一篇议论文，短文主要介绍了阅读是学习成功的关键．他像其他的技能一样需要大量的练习．如果你能够自动阅读，那你将读的更快，因为你把所有的注意力集中在短文的意义上．只有通过大量的练习才能形成自动阅读．
解答 61．答案：D．推理判断题．根据短文第三段automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others，but also got better results in exams．描述可知在一年级自动读者不仅阅读几乎是其他孩子的三倍，而且在考试中得到了更好的结果．可以判断，阅读会提高成绩，故选D．
62．答案：D．细节理解题．根据第二段With automaticity，he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words，so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text．描述在不知不觉中，他没有必要再思考单词的意义，所以他可以把他所有的注意力集中在短文的意义上．可知，能自主阅读的孩子所有的注意力集中在短文的意义上，故选D．
63．答案：C．细节理解题．根据第四段第二句Any child who spends at least 3.5to 4hours a week reading books，magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity．任何一个每周至少花3.5到4小时阅读书籍、杂志或报纸的孩子可能会达到自动性．可知，任何孩子每天读一小时书，都可能成为自主阅读者．选C．
64．答案：A．词义猜测题．根据第二段With practice，he stumbles less and less，reading by the phrase联系下文可知通过练习，他以短语的方式阅读，他停顿的越来越少．即结结巴巴，故选A．
65．答案：C．标题归纳题．根据第一句Reading is the key to school success，and like any skill，it takes practice．阅读是学校成功的关键，就像任何技能一样，它需要练习．及短文大意可知通过大量的阅读练习你可以成为一个自动阅读者．故选C．
点评 阅读题型，要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解．根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题．
