专题02 完形填空12篇-【好题汇编】备战2023-2024学年高一英语下学期期中真题分类汇编（上海专用）

专题02 完形填空12篇 （22-23高一下·上海·期中）According to a research, the average reading score of students in the USA this year declined in comparison to the previous study last year. The study indicates that there is a significant 1 in reading ability levels in grades 7-12. The result confirms what American secondary teachers have been saying, that both high and low achieving students are often unmotivated to read. This 2 of motivation has been the major reason for their poor reading ability. Perhaps it is no surprise to researchers that the decline in reading ability 3 American students’ decreasing freedom in choosing reading method and time. One of the best ways to deal with the situation is for teachers to provide time in the academic day for voluntary reading of texts. There may be objections to the use of already 4 academic time, but the research indicates that time spent reading in school 5 academic performance. Most students who are given  extra reading time in school get higher scores in reading tests. This is true even for the “light” or 6 reading of young adult literature. An argument for providing 7 in the school day for reading practice is the comparison to the necessary practice one needs in order to become skilled at a sport: the increased practice hours increase performance. Even 10 minutes a day of reading can have dramatic effects by simply 8 students to multiple texts. Ten minutes of daily book reading in middle school will increase about 700,000 words of reading each year for a student. And this additional volume of reading can bring huge 9 to the students. Besides, compared with the crowded casual classroom environment, independent reading libraries in school can help students produce a sense of being 10 . Students can discover authors, explore topics that 11 them, and improve their reading habits. The research concludes that there are millions of students who do not have the basic rea