Parents are often surprised when teachers suggest their children read magazines. Read on to learn about the benefits that reading magazines offers to young readers and how to introduce your children to the medium.
Magazine articles can provide reluctant readers with a lively, breezy writing style that can inspire them to read more. __1__It allows a child to finish reading a feature article without losing interest due to a short attention span. The writing in magazines also tends to be easy to read, especially if it is a children's publication.
__2__Magazines and newspapers provide adults with critical news, Getting into the habit of reading periodicals as a child will foster the habit of reading news articles that may continue into adulthood. Reading magazines as a family can be used to introduce each other to the various interests that each family member possesses. When your children are finished with their magazines, encourage them to pass their issue on to a sibling or other family member. Once each family member has finished reading each magazine, you can use them for art and writing projects.__3__ Cut out pictures to help your preschool and kindergarten children learn their alphabet, numbers, and colors.
__4__Paste the picture at the top of a page and have them write a story about what is happening or what the picture represents.
Clip pictures to create a collage. Many teenagers love using their artistic talents to collage. Magazines are valuable assets for many people, but in particular to children. The skills that
students utilize and strengthen when reading magazines can be applied to higher level reading and other academic subjects. Encouraging your child to read by giving them magazine subscription could cause them to take the leap from being a reluctant reader to a eager page-turner.
1.【答案】F
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【分析】前文说杂志文章可以为不情愿的读者提供一种活泼、轻松的写作风格，可以激发他们更多的阅读。后文说它允许孩子完成阅读一篇专题文章而不失去兴趣，因为注意力集中时间短。杂志的写作也容易阅读，特别是如果是儿童刊物的话。故F选项“杂志上的文章一般都很短”正确。 2.【答案】A
【分析】后文说杂志和报纸为成年人提供了重要新闻，养成了阅读期刊的习惯，因为孩子会养成阅读成人文章的习惯。通过与前文的关系可以推出A选项正确。 3.【答案】D
【分析】前文说一旦每位成员已经读完了每本杂志，你可以把它们用于艺术和写作项目。后文说剪图片帮助学龄前和幼儿园的孩子学习字母，数字，和颜色。可推出D选项正确。 4.【答案】C
【分析】后文说到把图片粘贴在页面的顶部，让他们写一个关于发生了什么或图片代表什么的故事。通过上下文关系的理解可以得出C选项。
IV. Translating
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words in the brackets. 1.失业率居高不下，这让本届政府甚为焦虑。(remain)
The unemployment rate remains high, which makes this government very anxious. 2.传统的书信似乎与现代通讯鲜有共同之处。(common)
Traditional letters seem to have little in common with modern communications. 3.这个小镇我几乎认不出了，真是沧海桑田！(Hardly..) Hardly can I recognize this town,since everything has changed.
4.这幢于20世纪20年代完工的别墅（villa），由于保护良好，在市场上售价逐年攀升。(condition) The price of the villa that was finished in the 1920s is rising year by year in the market, as it’s still in good condition.
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