Any person who can read words and understand what they mean is fortunate. More than ha

lf the people in the world cannot read or write. They can learn about things only by watching and listening. However, people who can read are able to learn about anything they wish. People can read a language better if they have listened to it or learned to speak it. Reading, listening, and speaking are ways people come to understand the words of a language. Being able to write also makes reading easier. A mother or father is often a child’s first reading teacher. By speaking to a baby, the parent helps the baby understand what language is and what it is for. Children feel love and joy in the sounds of words. They try to talk back. As babies listen and speak, they store up facts and ideas. Certain things children do in the early years help them learn. Young children enjoy looking at picture books. Later, the parent reads books that the child can look at as well as listen to. At age five many children are beginning to read and write. Some can recognize their own names. Children continue to learn to read in school with their teacher’s help. Sometimes children read out loud. At other times they read silently. They learn to understand and remember. Reading teaches them new facts and helps them get along in everyday life.

1.The word “fortunate” in the first paragraph means ().

A.lucky

B.successful

C.wealthy

D.good

2.People who can read .

A.can learn by reading.

B.can understand a language better.

C.are probably able to learn better.

D.all of the above

3.A child can learn things around very quickly. It may be because ().

A.his parents often speak to him.

B.He can understand things by listening.

C.He has his own storage of knowledge by and by.

D.All of the above.

4.Parents often read books for their children mainly because ().

A.stories in the books can make children calm.

B.Children can gain some knowledge form. the books.

C.It is easy to make children fall asleep.

D.Parents need to talk with their children in this way.

5.Speaking and reading are very important because ().

A.they are two fundamental ways through which children learn a language

B.children should make a living through these ways

C.because children learn the two skills since they are very young

D.children should learn to read to recognize their own names