2016年12月英语四级阅读暑假练习及答案(1)

　　What about the Educational Underpinnings of Story Reader?

　　Studies show an alarming decline in reading rates among all age groups in America, especially among the young.

　　Children are bombarded on a daily basis with multiple forms of entertainment that compete with traditional learning.

　　Kids naturally emulate the adults in their lives, and seeing their parents and other family members enjoy reading is a powerful motivator. Establishing and keeping a Read-At-Home Night helps families spend time together and helps form lifelong reading habits in children.

　　Here’s how you do it:

　　Set aside one night a week in your household and call it "Read-At-Home Hour"--or anything you prefer. Establish a time allotment that works for your family, for example, 30 minutes or an hour.

　　Minimize interruptions from the TV, computer, and video games--and turn on the telephone answering machine.

　　Choose one book for the entire family to read aloud together, or encourage individual family members to choose their own books to read quietly. Electronic books can work in this context, as well.

　　Finally, sit down, relax, and read.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答;8-10题在答题卡1上。

　　1. The aims of the Story Reader line of electronic books are __

　　[A] to entertain and teach children

　　[B] to play with the child

　　[C] to ease the parents’ burden

　　[D] to ease the teachers’ burden

　　2. Story Reader’s key characteristic is that __

　　[A] it "reads" the book which the child likes

　　[B] it "reads" the book while the child plays

　　[C] it "reads" the book while the child follows along

　　[D] it "reads" the book while the parent works

　　3. Children __ are suitable users of the basic Story Reader.

　　[A] up to six months old

　　[B] up to age one

　　[C] up to age two

　　[D] up to age three

　　4. The basic Story Reader for sale is about __

　　[A] 12 dollars

　　[B] 20 dollars

　　[C] 35 dollars

　　[D] 60 dollars

　　5. My First Story Reader is characteristic with

　　[A] two play modes

　　[B] three play modes

　　[C] four play modes

　　[D] five play modes

　　6. Story Reader Video Plus is a video version of Story Reader designed for __

　　[A] newborns to kids up to age three

　　[B] newborns to kids up to age seven

　　[C] children up to the age of five

　　[D] children up to the age of seven

　　7. How many games can children choose from the Animated Story Mode?

　　[A] four

　　[B] five

　　[C] six

　　[D] seven

　　8. If the Story Reader speaks the text for the current page, but the child tums back a few pages, it will __________

　　9. Late in 2006, we can infer that there were Story Reader products___________.

　　10. Like Super Mario Brothers, children in a platform game use the included controllers to__________

　　答案：

　　1.A信息明示题。根据题干中的信息词the aims of the Story Reader定位到文章第一个标题的第二段，第二句话中提到Story Reader的目的是娱乐孩子同时告诉他们如何学习阅读，故本题选A。

　　2.C信息明示题。根据题干中的信息词key characteristic和Story Reader可定位到文章第一个标题的第三段，该段中提到其主要特点是：孩子看着Story Reader展示的书页时，它能够大声为孩子朗读，故本题选C。

　　3.D信息明示题。根据题干中的信息词the basic Story Reader可定位到文章的第二个标题部分，该部分第一段第一句告知读者，the basic Story Reader适用于3岁及3岁以上的儿童，故本题选D。

　　4.B信息明示题。根据题干中的信息词the basic Story Reader可知应定位到第二个标题，而在该部分第二段第二句就提到，这种产品定价为20美元，故本题选B。

　　5.A信息明示题。根据题干中的信息词My First Story Reader和characteristic可定位到文章第二个标题，由该部分第四段第一句可知，My First Story Reader的特色是它有两个播放模式，故本题选A。

　　6.D信息明示题。根据题干中的信息词Story Reader Video Plus可定位到文章第二个标题，由该部分倒数第三段第一句可知，Story Reader Video Plus适用于7岁及以上儿童，故本题选D。

　　7.B信息明示题。根据题干中的信息词the Animated Story Mode可定位到文章第二个标题，由该部分倒数第二段第三句可知，the Animated Story Mode有5个教育性的游戏，故本题选B。

　　8.recognizes that page and reads it again。信息明示题。根据题干中的信息词Story Reader可定位到文章的第一个标题，由该部分的最后一段可知，Story Reader能够识别当前书页的变化，由此可以得出答案。

　　9.three。信息明示题。根据题干中的信息词Story Reader products可定位到文章的第三个标题，由标题可知产品数目，再往下阅读可知，2006年末是截止时间，由此可以得出答案。

　　10.guide them through the environment and conquer obstacles。信息明示题。根据题干信息词Super Mario Brothers可定位到文章第二个标题，由该部分倒数第二段可知，儿童可以通过内置控制器来引导自己通过游戏场景并且克服障碍，由此可以得出答案。