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Week 16
周一:2阅读十1完形十1语法填空
I.阅读理解
2.What does Joanna Sikora think of "radiation
effect'”g
We know that reading is good for children.Now
A.Useless.
B.Promising.
a new study suggests that just being around books
C.Beneficial.
D.Confusing.
has its benefits-even if you don't make a point of
3.What do the underlined words“bereft of”in
reading them a lot.A team of researchers in
Paragraph 3 refer to?
Australia finds that growing up in a home with a
A.Full of.
B.Lacking in.
sizable library enhances literacy,number sense and
even technological know-how in later life.The
C.Decorated with.
D.Lost in.
researchers were exploring the advantages of
4.Who is this text intended for?
A.Parents.
B.Children.
scholarly culture.In particular,they were interested
in what is called“radiation effect'”.
C.Researchers.
D.Participants.
"'Radiation effect'is a situation where children
B
grow up around books,but they don't read books,
(202l·全国I卷)During an interview for one
but somehow books do good to them even though
of my books,my interviewer said something I still
they don't read them as much as maybe their parents
think about often.Annoyed by the level of
would like them to."said Joanna Sikora,a
distraction(干扰)in his open office,he said,
sociologist at the Australian National University.
"That's why I have a membership at the coworking
Their survey assessed the literacy,numeracy
space across the street-so I can focus.His
能力)and technological competency of more than
comment struck me as strange.After all,coworking
160,000 adults from 31 different societies,and it
spaces also typically use an open office layout
included a question about how many books
)But I recently came across a study that shows
participants had in their homes during adolescence.
why his approach works.
"What we were able to demonstrate was that
The researchers examined various levels of
people who grew up around books had better
literacy,numeracy and digital problem-solving skills
noise on participants as they completed tes