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Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldⅠ.阅读理解ATeachersandparentsusuallycallattentiontothepictureswhentheyreadstorybookstopreschoolchildren.Butanewstudysuggeststhatcallingattentiontothewordsandlettersonthepagemayleadtobetterreaders.Thetwoyearstudycomparedchildrenwhowerereadinthiswayinclasswithchildrenwhowerenot.Thosewhoseteachersmostoftendiscussedtheprintshowedclearlyhigherskillsinreading，spellingandunderstanding.Theseresultswerefoundoneyearandeventwoyearslater.ShaynePiasta，anassistantprofessorofteachingandlearningatOhioStateUniversity，wasanauthorofthestudy.Shesaysmostpreschoolteacherswouldfindthismethodmanageableandwouldneedonlyasmallchangeinthewaytheyteach.Theyalreadyreadstorybooksinclass.Theonlydifferencewouldbeincreasedattentiontotheprintedtext.“Ifyougetchildrentopayattentiontolettersandwords，itmakessensethattheywilldobetteratwordrecognitionandspelling.”Butshesaysresearchsuggeststhatveryfewparentsandteachersdothisinasystematicway.Morethan300childrenagedfourandfivewereobservedinclassrooms.Theycamefrompoorfamiliesandwerebelowaverageintheirlanguageskills.Forthirtyweeks，thechildrentookpartinaprogramcalledProjectSTAR—SitTogetherandRead.TheprojectisbasedatOhioState.Itteststheshorttermandlongtermresultsofreadingregularlytopreschoolchildrenintheirclassrooms.Therearedifferentwaysthatadultscantalktochildrenaboutprint.Theycanpointtoaletteranddiscussit，andeventracetheshapewithafinger.Theycanpointoutawordanddiscussthemeaningoftheprintorhowthewordstellthestory.Andtheycantalkabouttheorganizationoftheprint－forinstance，showinghowwordsarewrittenlefttorightinEnglish.【文章大意】给学龄前儿童读书时，很多老师和父母关注的是图画，但研究表明，此时教孩子关注图片旁的单词更有利于培养孩子的拼写、阅读和理解的技能，而且老师只需稍微调整教学方式，就能做到。1．Whatdoweknowaboutthewayspreschoolchildrenareusuallytaught?A．Preferenceisgiventotheshapeoflettersandtheorganizationoftheprint.B．Moreattentionispaidtothepictures，withwordsandlettersbeingignored.C．Thefocusoftheteachingisonbringingthemuptobegoodreaders.D．Equalattentionispaidtothetextsandthepictures.解析：选B。细节理解题。第一段说老师和家长在给学龄前儿童读故事书的时候通常只注重图画，但一项新的研究表明，关注书页上的字母和单词能更好地培养孩子们的阅读能力，由此可推断B项正确。2．WhatdoesShaynePiastasuggestpreschoolteachersshoulddoinclass?A．Teachchildrenhowtodrawpicturestogetanideaofwhattheymean.B．Adoptdifferentmethodsaccordingtothestudents’differenceinreadingskills.C．Changethewaytheyteachandpaymoreattentiontowordsandletters.D．Readstorybookstochildrenratherthanexplainthemeaningofthepictures.解析：选C。推理判断题。由第三段中的“wouldneedonlyasmallchangeinthewaytheyteach”和“Ifyougetchildrentopayattentiontolettersandwords...wordrecognitionandspelling.”可知，C项正确。3．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthestudyonlanguageskillsofpreschoolchildren?A．Manyteacherswanttochangetheirwayofteachingpreschoolchildren.B．Attentiononthepictureshasmadethechildrenuninterestedinreading.C．Teachersareoftenpreventedfromtakingdifferentapproachestolanguageteaching.D．ProjectSTARaimstoresearchintotheresultsofreadingbookstopreschoolchildrenintheclassroom.解析：选D。细节理解题。从第四段可知，STAR这一项目的目的是检测给学龄前儿童在课堂上定期阅读的短期和长期效果，因此选D。4．Whichsectionofamagazinedoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Fashion.B．Economy.C．Education.D．Entertainment.解析：选C。文章出处题。文章主要讲述了一项关于学龄前儿童教育研究的新发现，故最可能出现在教育这一版块。B(创新题)GoodnewsaboutnewsONCEuponatime，peoplegottheirnewsfromtheshop.Itwaswritteninanewspaper，byjournalists，andpeopleboughtonenewspaperandassumedthatittoldthetruth.Now，newscancomefromanywhere—blogs，microblogs，socialmediasitesandInternetforums.Newsisfreeandfast.Someonewithamobilephonetakesapictureandsuddenlyit’shalfwayacrosstheworld.Andbecausealmosteveryonehasamobilephoneandalmosteveryonecangoonline，almosteveryonecanbeajournalist.Suddenlyalltheprofessionaljournalistshavetoprovewhytheirworkiscalled“professional”．It’shardtopersuadepeopletopayforsomethingtheycangetforfree，especiallyifthefreeversionisbetterwrittenandmoreaccurate.Eventheideathatjournalistsare“trustworthy”newssourcesisbeingquestioned.AbigBritishnewspapercalledtheNewsoftheWorldwasfoundtobeillegallytappingpeople’sphonestofindstories.Peoplehavestartedmuttering(抱怨)aboutthe“deathofthenewspaperindustry”．Butthefiguresdon’tquiteaddupto“death”．Infact，they’reveryconfusing．OnesurveyintheUKshowedthatmostpeoplegettheirnewsfrompopularsocialnetworkssuchasTwitterandFacebook，butanothersaidthatthemajoritygotonewspaperwebsites.Maybethere’sanexplanationforthisconfusion.In_newspaper_offices_today，people_aren’t_just_writing．EveryonehasoneeyeonTwitterandanotheronlocalnewssites.Everystorythatgoesonlinehasacommentssectionforreaders.Writerschangeandupdatetheirstoriesinresponsetothosecomments.Everyjournalistknowstheyarebeingcomparedwitheverybloggerandnewssite.Theyknowreaderscanlookatonestoryfrommanyanglesnow，anddecidewhichtobelieve.Theyhavetofighttoofferthebestwrittenandmostaccuratestory.Newsisn’tdead；it’smorealivethanever.Newspapersarebecomingplatformsforcomments，factsandopinions.Newsiscloserthanevertothetruth.【文章大意】《世界新闻报》前“窃听风暴”之后，英国报业的未来在哪里？当今的报纸成为了人们讨论、交流事实和发表观点的平台。5．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A．Newsnowadaysisnotastrustworthyasitwasbefore.B．Freeversionsofnewssourcesarelesswell-writtenandlessaccurate.C．It’sche