第第頁/共21頁children'sbooks||,whichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasTheLordoftheRings.Yetdespitethat||,readingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatisticsin2019||,23%saidtheydidn'tlikereadingatall.In2019||,35%didn't.Andaround6%ofthechildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputesgames.Maybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpile.Eitherway||,ChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre-budgetreport||,heannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.ReadingRecoveryisaimedatsixyear01ds||,whoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschoolmade20months'progressinjustoneyear||,whereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths'progress1|, andsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheirage.InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschool||,theyreadwell||,butreadtextoftenforfunthanthoseelsewhere.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarekeenonreadingcanreportlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECD||,beingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantage.WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?Manychildren'sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.Manyhigh-qualitychildren'sbookshavebeenpublished.Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.Thesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreased.Statisticssuggestedthat.thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputersadecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreadingaminorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperlyahugepercentageofchildrenreadregularlyWhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading.Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook-lovingchildren.takegreateradvantageoftheprojectshowthepotentialtoenjoyalonglifearelikelytosucceedintheireducationwouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchersTheaimofthistextwouldprobablybe.toovercomeprimaryschoolpupilsreadingdifficultytoencouragethepublicationofmorechildren'sbookstoremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfuntointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildrenreadingBIrecentlyturnedfifty||,whichisyoungforatree||,midlifeforanelephant||,andancientforasportsman.FiftyisanicenumberforthestatesintheUSorforanationalspeedlimit||,butitisnotanumberthatIwaspreparedtohavehungonme.Fiftyissupposedtobemyfather'sage||,butnowIamstuckwiththisnumberandeverythingitmeans.Afewdaysago||,afriendtriedtocheermeupbysaying||,"Fiftyiswhatfortyusedtobe."Hehadmadeaninspirationalpoint.AmIoverthehill?Peoplekeeptellingmethatthehillhasbeenmoved||,andIkeeptellingthemthatthehigh-jumpbarhasdroppedfromthesixfeetIonceeasilyclearedtothefourfeetthatisimpossibleformenow."You'renotgettingolder||,you'regettingbetter||,"saysDr.JoyceBrothers.This||,however||,isthekindofdoctorwhoinspiresasecondopinion.Andso||,asIapproachthedaywhenIcannotevenjumpoverthetennisnet||,Iammovedtosharesomethoughtsonagingwithyou.Iammovedtoshowhowagingfeelstomephysicallyandmentally.Gettingolder||,ofcourse||,isobviouslyabetterchangethantheonethatbringsyoueulogies（悼詞）.Infact||,apoetnamedRobertBrowningconsidereditthebestchangeofall:Growoldalongwithme!Thebestisyettobe.WhetherornotBrowningwasright||,mostofmyfirstfiftyyearshavebeengoldenones||,soIwillsettleforwhatisaheadbeingasgoodaswhathasgoneby.Ifindmyselfmovingtowardwhatisaheadwithacuriousblend（混合）ofbothfightingandacceptingmyaging||,hopingthatthephilosopher（哲學(xué)家）wasrightwhenhesaid||,"Oldisalwaysfifteenyearsfromnow."TheauthorseemstotellusinParagraph1that.timealonewilltelltimegoesbyquicklytimewillshowwhatisrighttimemakesoneforgetthepastWhentheauthorturnedfifty||,peoplearoundhim.A. triedtocomforthim B. gotinspirationsfromhimC. werefriendlierwithhim D. foundhimmoretalkativeTheauthorconsidershisfiftyyearsoflife.A.peaceful B.ordinary C.satisfactory