吉林省长春市第二中学2022-2023学年高一上学期英语寒假作业（三）

高一英语寒假作业（三） 第一部分 阅读理解 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。 A You may have been told in the past that reading to your children can help their development. Now an organization is trying to emphasize(强调) it even more.      The American Academy of Pediatrics is now having doctors encourage parents to read aloud to their children, even at the earliest stages. They say it is an important part of the brain’s development in the first three years of a child’s life.      “Although reading to your children can be a simple thing, it has a huge impact on our children. We can continue to do something that doesn’t take a lot of time and energy to tell the children that love of reading is so important when they are babies,” said Dr. Heidi Stoltenberg at Mayo Clinic Health System.     Reading to your children is very important, which can encourage your children to read later on in life and give a good start to their education. It can enhance vocabulary and other communication skills. Stoltenberg said it is never too early to start.     “It may seem kind of unusual because we don’t necessarily think babies are at an age when you would read to them, but reading to your baby as soon as you come home from the delivery(分娩) is a great way to start,” Stoltenberg said.      Studies have shown that poverty(贫穷) level plays a major role in parents who read to their children. Many times, that is simply because the parents cannot afford books or other things to read. There are many resources(资源) in our area to help those families get access to reading materials. The United Way of Freeborn County and many others across the region have teamed up with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Many local hospitals, including Mayo Clinic Health System, also take part in Reach Out and Read. 21. What does the author intend to tell in the passage? A. Make sure you are reading to your children. B. Find ways to develop your kids’ reading habit. C. Take action if your k