1. (2017八上·拱墅期末) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。

  Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability(能力)．They feel hopeless about it．Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?

    To be sure people are different．You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do．If all the students in a class tried out for basketball．some would be very good players；others would be very poor；and many would be in between. But even the very poor players if they become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice．It is the same with reading．Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help．Others find reading a slow and tiring job．In between, there are all degrees(程度、等级)of reading ability．  

   Many experiments(实验)show that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability．In these experiments, the poor readers were, given tests of reading ability．After some of the causes(原因)of their poor reading were found, they were given special instructions and practice in reading．After a few months, another test of the same kind was given．In nearly all cases, these people had got their better reading grades．

1. （1） With the example of basketball players, the writer shows      ．  

   A . why certain people are poor readers B . why some people are good basketball players C . that there are differences in people 's abilities D . that good basketball players can be good readers
3. （2） What does the underlined sentence"many would be in between "mean?  

   A . Many students are poor basketball players． B . Many students are good basketball players． C . Many students are standing in the middle of the line． D . There are several levels of basketball players among many students．
5. （3） The experiments in the passage show that．  

   A . good readers seem to enjoy reading. B . almost all poor readers can make progress C . causes of poor reading are difficult to find out D . tests help people improve their reading ability
7. （4） Why does the writer write this passage?  

   A . Because he wants to encourage people to improve their reading ability． B . Because he wants to suggest that all the readers should do more practice in reading． C . Because he wants to tell us that to be a good reader, one should be guided in a right way． D . Because he wants to show us that readers can't improve their reading ability without special help．