Six Ways to Improve Reading Comprehension

Help your child keep what he reads—a crucial skill, especially as he gets older and needs to gain important information from textbooks.

Have him read aloud. This forces him to go slower, which gives him more time to process what he reads.  71 

Provide the right kinds of books. Make sure your child gets lots of practice reading books that aren’t too hard.  72  Stopping any more often than that to figure out a word makes it tough for him to focus on the overall meaning of the story.

  73  To gain meaning from text, your child needs to read quickly and smoothly—a skill known as fluency. Rereading familiar, simple books gives your child practice at decoding words quickly so he'll become more fluent.

Talk to the teacher. If your child is struggling hard with comprehension, he may need more help with his reading—for example, building his vocabulary or practicing phonics skills.

Supplement class reading. If his class is studying a particular theme, look for easy-to-read books or magazines on the topic. Some prior knowledge will make his way through tougher classroom texts.

Talk about what he's reading. This “verbal processing” helps him remember and think through the themes of the book.  74 For example:

●Before: “What interests you in this book? What doesn't?”

●During: “  75 Is it turning out the way you thought it would? ”

●After: “Can you summarize the book? What did you like about it?”

A．Reread to build fluency.

B．What's going on in the book?

C．Look up new words in the dictionary.

D．Do you know all the characters in the story?

E. Ask questions before, during, and after a reading session.

F. Plus, he's not only seeing the words, he's hearing them, too.

G. He should recognize at least 90 percent of the words without any help.

 

第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

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3. Mainland Chinese, good command in English, native Mandarin.

B. Executive Assistant

Requirements for candidates:

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Job Requirements:

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3. Good understanding of financial measurements and goals in the Lean enterprise.

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Requirements:

1. Accounting degree or equivalent. 2. Knowledge of accepted accounting practices and principles 3. Knowledge of economic principles, auditing practices and principles.

4. Usually a minimum of 3 years experience in the management of financial systems and budgets. Financial reporting, financial data analysis, auditing, taxation and providing financial advice.

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Requirements,

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以下是几个求职人的基本情况，请将他们与上述职位匹配。

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58. Nancy: Outgoing and positive with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and established working relations with local and international suppliers. Native mandarin but fluent in both oral and written English. Bachelor’s degree in secretary. Two years’ experience as an office girl in a foreign trade company.

59. Victoria: I am a beautiful attractive fun-loving and open-minded girl with a sweet and friendly personality. Born and brought up in Shanghai, majored in English in college, I now provide my services as part-time tour guide, escort and interpreter, but I’d like to find a stable job.

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Methods To Help You Learn French

The French language, without doubt, is considered one of the most beautiful and romantic languages in the world. There are thousands of people who would love to be fluent in this popular language and be able to communicate fluently in it. ___1____

1. Learn it on line

Until a while ago, the only way to learn French was to go to regular classes at a training institute. But now, one of the easiest ways to learn French is to learn it on line! There are many websites on the Internet today that offer various courses in the French language for all kinds of people, right from the beginner level to the more advanced stages. ___2____ These websites will serve as a good introduction to the language. You also can choose a good-paid program to ensure that you are able to gain enough mastery of the language.

2. Try to put French into practical use

It is not enough to attend a French language course and devote a little time each day to learning thelanguage. ____3___ Consciously making an effort to think and talk to ourselves in French in our heads gives us the flexibility to exercise our French muscles anywhere and at any time.

3. Do your homework diligently, read French books and learn French songs

Most online courses will have daily activities or homework assigned to the learner each day.__4__

Also, make it a habit to buy and read French newspapers and simple books that will help you to improve your vocabulary and sentence formation skills. ___5___ Learning the words of the songs and singing along is a great way to learn French.

A．Try to find a French teacher online.

B．There are some websites that offer free French courses.

C．Some people want to learn French just to be able to sing beautiful songs.

D．There are also lots of simple and interesting French songs that you can listen to.

E. Do them diligently, as they are a sure and fun way to learn the language.

F. Learners should also put their new-found knowledge to practical use.

G. There are many techniques that can be followed to learn this romantic language.

 

任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)

Vince, Jason, Rosa, Danny和Donna各自打算参加学校的一个俱乐部。阅读第71~75题中的个人情况说明和A到F六个俱乐部介绍，选出特合各人个性特征的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1. As a freshman in university, Vince enjoys a lot of spare time. But unlike some of his classmates who waste the time on sleep and computer games, he wants to make his spare time more colorful. He will use the first year to travel around to broaden his horizon.

2. Having traveled a lot, Jason realized the need to keep the beautiful scenery forever in his mind. So he saved money and bought a camera. Now all he needs is the skill to catch the breathtaking moment.

3. Smart and adorable, Rosa is a popular singer in her university. Besides, like an English-majored student, she speaks fluent and beautiful English. It always comes to her mind why not put singing and English together, it will be a perfect way to learn and entertain.

4. Everyone has a dream, so does Danny. He dreamed of becoming a diplomat(外交官) since childhood. So he likes to read the books concerning politics, economy and foreign affairs. His classmates thus gave him the nickname "Mr. Know Everything".

5. Donna spent her childhood mostly in her father's study, where she did a lot of readings about Chinese classical literatures. Now as a college student, she thinks she should make full use of her free time to read as many literary books as possible.

A．Siyuan Club It was founded in September, 2007. Our club is aimed at bringing students into traditional Chinese culture and classical literature. We have had some outings for visiting cultural relics and watched art movies related to Eastern and Western ancient cultures. All these activities can build a good link between Chinese and Western cultures.

B．View Forum This club aims to explore students' global view in politics and enable students to think logically and critically by looking at and discussing current events. There are 12 members and 4 meetings have been held on the discussion of several different topics. Students are encouraged to focus on the happenings in the world and build their own opinions.

C．Mathematics Club It is an academically-oriented club organized by students who are interested in mathematics, who are strong or even weak at mathematics. It is like an extended stage to continuously study mathematics outside the classroom. There are about 45 club members arranging regular team work, collecting updated exercises for extra practice, organizing lecture notes for revision and recruiting new members.

D．Photographic Club It was established by a group of shutterbugs with the purpose of promoting an interest in photography. Students can learn how to take and edit photos using professional software and have the opportunities to exhibit their works. Also the members are required to take pictures in all the university affairs.

E. Youth Club     It was founded in October, 2006. It is aimed at making students' spare time more colorful. Our club mainly organizes trips for both individuals and organizations and all our activities are based on investigation in order to give good service to students.

F. Harmony Club     Established in November 2007, this club is to teach traditional English song; and deliver English culture and music. One reason why it is so popular is that it often invites famous musicians to give coaching lessons here. You are welcome to join it.

 

Six Ways to Improve Reading Comprehension
Help your child keep what he reads—a crucial skill, especially as he gets older and needs to gain important information from textbooks.
Have him read aloud. This forces him to go slower, which gives him more time to process what he reads.  71 
Provide the right kinds of books. Make sure your child gets lots of practice reading books that aren’t too hard.  72  Stopping any more often than that to figure out a word makes it tough for him to focus on the overall meaning of the story.
  73  To gain meaning from text, your child needs to read quickly and smoothly—a skill known as fluency. Rereading familiar, simple books gives your child practice at decoding words quickly so he'll become more fluent.
Talk to the teacher. If your child is struggling hard with comprehension, he may need more help with his reading—for example, building his vocabulary or practicing phonics skills.
Supplement class reading. If his class is studying a particular theme, look for easy-to-read books or magazines on the topic. Some prior knowledge will make his way through tougher classroom texts.
Talk about what he's reading. This “verbal processing” helps him remember and think through the themes of the book.  74 For example:
●Before: “What interests you in this book? What doesn't?”
●During: “  75 Is it turning out the way you thought it would? ”
●After: “Can you summarize the book? What did you like about it?”

A．Reread to build fluency.

B．What's going on in the book?

C．Look up new words in the dictionary.

D．Do you know all the characters in the story?

E. Ask questions before, during, and after a reading session.
F. Plus, he's not only seeing the words, he's hearing them, too.
G. He should recognize at least 90 percent of the words without any help.