【高中英语】主题阅读与拓展练习2

2.①One often hears that children should arrive at school “ready to learn”. For most children, the acquisition of reading and math skills starts in the first grade. In states where kindergarten is compulsory, it begins even earlier.②Many parents, teachers, and politicians maintain that preschool is the best way to prepare children to learn. There is no real consensus, however, about how this preparation should be achieved.③For some, _____________________ (早期童年教育) relates to the development of the whole child. They think that preschool should ___________________________ ________________ (鼓励探索和发现). Group activities teach positive social behaviors such as sharing, kindness, and patience. Time spent alone encourages independence. Learning letters and counting is important only for children who show an interest in them. Advocates of this approach stress that each child is unique and should learn at his or her own pace.④Other people refer to research showing that children are ready to absorb basic academic concepts by age 3 or 4. They claim that early introduction to letters and numbers _______________________________________ (为之后优异的学术表现奠定基础). Since the 1980, many people have stressed the value of preschool and point to the success of programs-such as Head Start -that target low-income children.⑤Is there proof that an academic curriculum in preschool will lead to ___________________ (学术成功)? Studies have not been conclusive. ___________________ (短期来看), evidence suggests that middle-class children who attend preschool are ______________________ (领先他们的同龄人) in maths and language skills, as well as in social skills, when they enter school. However, the same studies show that the gap narrows considerably by the time children reach age 8.⑥Children living in poverty are a different matter. Those enrolled in programs such as Head Start seem to do better than _____________________ (贫困儿童) who do not attend a preschool. For instance, youngsters in one group enrolled in the program, tracked until the age of 21, earned higher scores on intelligence tests, were more likely to graduate from high school, and demonstrated more interest in ____________________ (高等教育).⑦The idea of public preschool ________________ (引起了很多话题). Providing Head Start for all children would be a financial burden on communities that already struggle to fund current school programs. Also, where would a sufficient number of teachers trained in early childhood development be found?【文章结构梳理】1. What’s the genre of the passage?A. Narration.B. Argumentation.C. Exposition.D. Description.2. 判断下列观点分别来自那个段落If kids are exposed to letters and numbers earlier, they will perform better in their later learning.(Para 3)●Preschool is, of course, important to our kids, but we haven’t reached an agreement what to do.(Para 2)●If we want to offer preschool activities to all children, that must be a large sum of money. (Para6)●When children are eight, there seems a narrower gap in learning and social skills. (Para 4)【阅读选择】1. Advocates of the development of the whole child believe that school readiness is .A. showing strong eagerness in exploration and discovery.B. learning basic skills, such as knowing letters and counting.C. showing great interest in basic academic concepts.D. demonstration of intellectual social and emotional skills.2. According to the passage, Head Start is most probably .A. a preschool program that supports disabled children to learn.B. a program that helps poor children receive better education.C. an organization that aims to improve current school programs.D. a program that helps remove the academic burden in preschool.3. Which of the following is TRUB according to the passage?A Preschool benefits middle-class children more than poor child.B. Most children start school with similar language and social skills.C. Providing Head Start for all children has encountered great difficulties.D. All children are ready to absorb basic academic concepts by age 3 or 4.4. Which of the following may best summarize the main idea of the passage?A. An academic curriculum in preschool will lead to academic success.B. Preschool is helpful, despite the disagreement about what it should offer.C. Children enrolled in preschool demonstrate more interest in learning.D. Preschool education shouldn’t be a financial burden on communities.【分析】1.细节题。

由第二段第一句内容“Many parents, teachers, and politicians maintain that preschool is the best way to prepare children to learn. ”可知D比较符合文意，故选D。