2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（72）
<p> 72 <span word="Has">Has</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="cracked">cracked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>?</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="vacations">vacations</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="read">read</span> <span word="few">few</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="any">any</span>, <span word="books">books</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="documented">documented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spelling">spelling</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="compounds">compounds</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span>, <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="slide">slide</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="fairs">fairs</span><span word="and">and</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="them">them</span><span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="financed">financed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>, <span word="tracked">tracked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,300 <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> 17 <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>, 852 <span word="randomly">randomly</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="first">first</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="graders">graders</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="browse">browse</span> <span word="from">from</span> 600 <span word="book">book</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="offered">offered</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> 12 <span word="books">books</span>.</p>
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