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先讀題的好處：讀文章的過程更有目的性，題干中往往包含原文中的重要信息。
例如題目問：Why did the boy kill his mother?
閱讀部分：時間緊，任務重? 閱讀的目的性，策略性
建議考試中先讀題目? 閱讀中帶著問題，了解文章的大意
03年3月
Questions 21-25
21. The word "broach" (para 3) most probably means ______. 推測詞義
(A) bring up (B) object to (C) take up (D) stick to
22. According to Hagan, children should not be allowed to watch TV alone because ______.
(A) TV always reports a lot of horrible news
(B) operating TV may be dangerous for small kids
(C) they always get upset after watching TV
(D) watching TV is bad for their eyes
23. According to the passage, when a child raises a scary subject, the parents should ______.
(A) tell them it is not true
(B) deal with it in an honest way
(C) give them their own understanding.
(D) avoid answering the question
24. What should parents do to help children out of their fears?
(A) To forbid them to watch the evening news on TV.
(B) To talk about the horrible subject when parents feel upset.
(C) To keep them company as much as possible.
(D) To rephrase the news so as to put them on the alert.
25. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?考察文章的主旨
(A) Help your child face the sniper shootings bravely.
(B) Help your child learn to avoid violent TV programs.
(C) Help your child make sense of a scary world.
(D) Help your child make full use of his imagination.
通過讀題? 文章的中心：如何幫助孩子認識恐懼，克服恐懼
參考答案：AABCC
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthScoutNews) —Maybe they've heard the frightening news from a friend, glimpsed it on TV, or listened to a graphic radio report.
Children — even little ones — may be all too aware of the deadly sniper shootings that have stunned suburban Washington, D. C. And specialists agree that parents should move quickly to address their children's concerns, to reduce their worries and restore their sense of security. "If parents don't talk about it, the message is it's too scary to talk about," says Dr. Joseph F. Hagan, chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on psychological aspects of child and family health. "If you don't bring it up, you miss the opportunity to reassure," Hagan adds. "I think the first piece of advice is to frame it: 'It is horrible, but it won't happen to you.'"
The way you reassure your children is as important as what you say. "The effect of how you talk about it is very important," Hagan says. For instance, don't broach the subject when you're upset or worried, because your emotions will come through and can upset you child, he says.
Hagan says children of all ages, even older teenagers, shouldn't watch the evening news without their parents. "We're bringing pretty horrendous stuff into our living rooms." Headline-grabbing events like the sniper shootings — or the 9/11 attacks, the anthrax-by-mail terror campaign, or the string of school shootings — are often rebroadcast over and over. While adults can intellectually process such information, children often assimilate images differently. Seeing a violent act several times "makes it more real for children," Hagan says. But if you watch television with your children, you can put matters into a safer context for them.
James Maddux, a clinical psychologist at George Mason University in Virginia, says that when a child brings up the subject, a parent should ask what she understands about the situation, and then answer honestly. "Kids hear all kinds of strange things from other children," and what they fear may be much worse than reality. Maddux recalls being a seven-year-old and believing all kinds of frightening — though false — stories about the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. "I would have been better off knowing the truth," he says. "Also, simply being present for your child will make him feel safe," he notes. A parent's presence "provides true physical safety and a sense of psychological safety in children," Maddux says.
Older children can benefit from discussing with their parents what they can actually do to be safe, such as being aware of their surroundings, says Lisa Opipari-Arrigan, a pediatric psychologist at the University of Michigan. "Help the child feel they have some control." Children today are exposed to more scenes of violence than ever before, Opipair-Arrigan says. "Help by keeping lines of communication open. Provide reassurance about their safety."
Be observant and note if your child is particularly moody, seems excessively worried, has sleep problems, or is stressed about world events, Opipari-Arrigan says. But perhaps the most reassuring words for parents come from Maddux: "l think sometimes adults exaggerate children's fears. Children are more psychologically resilient than we give them credit for."
04年9月
Questions 6-10
6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 四個選項中有三個正確，全部閱讀? 獲取盡可能多的文章信息
(A) The use of credit cards may increase the risk of car theft.
(B) It is advised that the drivers take car keys with them.
(C) Most cars are stolen by professional thieves.
(D) The AA advises that motorists leave their cars locked.
7. Where in the passage does the author mention leaving valuables in view is an invitation to the criminals?
(A) The first paragraph.
(B) The second paragraph.
(C) The third paragraph.
(D) The last paragraph.
8. The car theft is due to all of the following EXCEPT _______.
(A) people's carelessness
(B) unawareness of safe parking
(C) coat left on the car seat
(D) poor quality of a car lock
9. In order to prevent car theft, people are recommended to _______.
(A) park cars in quiet places
(B) use a garage and lock it
(C) leave a spare car key at home
(D) become a member of AA
10. The main purpose of this passage is to _______.
(A) analyse the car theft rise in Britain
(B) report the survey results by AA
(C) suggest the ways to investigate car theft
(D) compare car crime with other types of crime
文章的中心: 關于汽車盜竊，內容涉及被盜的原因，如何預防此種盜竊，
大致要遵循的方法：
? 找出題干中重復出現的信息，盡量得到原文的中心；
? 組合題干信息
參考答案：CDDBA
A million motorists leave their cars full up with petrol and with the keys in the ignition every day. The vehicles are sitting in petrol stations while drivers pay for their fuel. The Automobile Association (AA) has discovered that cars are left unattended for an average three minutes — and sometimes considerably longer — as drivers buy drinks, sweets, cigarettes and other consumer items — and then pay at the cash till. With payment by the credit card more and more common, it is not unusually for a driver to be out of his car for as long as six minutes, providing the car thief with a golden opportunity.
In an exclusive AA survey, carried out at a busy garage on a main road out of London, 300 motorists were questioned over three days of the holiday period. Twenty four percent admitted that they 'always' or 'sometimes' leave the keys in their car. This means that nationwide, a million cars daily become easy targets for the opportunist thief.
For more than ten years there has been a bigger rise in car crime than in most other types of crime. An average of more than two cars a minute are broken into, vandalized or stolen in the UK. Car crime accounts for almost a third of all reported offences with no signs that the trend is slowing down.
Although there are highly professional criminals involved in car theft, almost 90 percent of car crime is committed by the opportunist. Amateur thieves are aided by our own carelessness. When AA engineers surveyed on town center car park last year, ten percent of the cars checked were unlocked, a figure backed by a Home Office national survey that found 12 percent of drivers sometimes left their cars unlocked. The AA recommends locking up whenever you leave the car — and for however short a period. A partially open sun-roof or window is a further come-on to thieves.
There are many other traps to avoid. The Home Office has found little awareness among drives about safe parking. Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid among drives about safe parking. Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots away from street lights — just the places thieves love. The AA advises drivers to park in places with people around — thieves don't like audiences. Leaving valuables in view is an invitation to the criminals. A Manchester Probationary Service research project, which interviewed almost 100 car thieves last year, found many would investigate a coat thrown on a seat. Never leave any documents showing your home address in the car. If you have a garage, use it and lock it — a garage car is at substantially less risk.
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