Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills

题文

Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills. With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence, according to Intermountain Therapy Animals （ITA） in Salt Lake City. The group says it is the first program in the country to u dogs to help develop literacy in children, with the introduction of Reading Education Assistance Dogs（READ）. The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea. “Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often afraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower lf-respect, and regard reading as a headache,” said Lisa Myron, manager of the children’s department. Last November, the two groups started “Dog Day Afternoon” in the children's department of the main library. about 25 children attended each of the four Saturday-afternoon class, reading for half an hour. Tho who attended three of the four class received a “paw graphed” book at the last class. The program was so successful that the library plans to repeat it in April, according to Dana Thumpowsky, public relations manager. 小题1:What is mainly discusd in the text?A．Children’s reading difficulties.B．Advantages of raising dogs. C．Service in public library.D．A special reading program.小题2: Specialists u dogs to listen to children reading becau they think ______________. A．dogs are young children's best friendsB．children can play with dogs while readingC．dogs can provide encouragement for shy childrenD．children and dogs understand each other小题3:By saying “The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea”, the writer means the library ____________. A. us dogs to attract children.B. accepts the idea put forward by ITA.C. has opened a children's department.D. has decided to train some dogs.小题4: A “paw graphed” book is most probably_____________. A．a book ud in Saturday classB．a book written by the childrenC．a prize for the childrenD．a gift from parents 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:D小题2:C小题3:B小题4:C

解析

本文主要介绍了一中独特的阅读计划：对着小狗阅读。在文章中作者详细解释了这个活动的具体内容。小题1:D 推理题。根据文章第一段前3行Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills. With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence, according to Intermountain Therapy Animals可知本文主要讲述的是一种新型的阅读计划—读给小狗听。故D正确。小题2:C 细节题。根据第一段第二行dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence可知孩子们可以从这个活动中得到足够的自信。故C正确。小题3:B 推理题。根据The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea.以及接下来的内容，可知这家图书馆接受了这样的做法。故B正确。小题4:C 推理题。根据本句Tho who attended three of the four class received a “paw graphed” book at the last class. 可知参加了3次的孩子会得到奖励。故C正确。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“Reading to dogs is a.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。 人生感悟类阅读

人生感悟类阅读的概念：

生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。

生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。