Primary School Chinese Step-by-Step Reading Training Grade 4

Author: Xiao Shi (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Language is an important means of communication and an essential part of human culture. Language proficiency is the foundation for learning other subjects. Through language learning, students can develop a love for their mother tongue, guide them to understand and use their mother tongue correctly, enrich their language accumulation, cultivate language awareness, develop thinking skills, enhance their moral cultivation and aesthetic taste, and gradually form good personalities and sound characters. The above discussion fully illustrates the importance of language learning. However, language seems easy to learn but is actually not easy to master. This is because language learning is highly practical, and the main way to develop language skills should also be through language practice. Whether it is learning to read and write, oral communication, reading, or writing, repeated practice and reflection under scientific guidance are necessary to acquire these skills. Of course, learning and practicing scientifically is required, not just "battling through a sea of exercises" which can be effective. The compilers of this book have been engaged in primary school language teaching for decades and are deeply aware that one of the difficulties students face in learning language is reading and answering questions related to the short passages provided, including different levels of questions about characters, words, sentences, and passages. The reasons for this are mainly two: first, primary school students are young, have accumulated little knowledge, and lack the ability to understand, coupled with limited written summarization and expression skills, often failing to meet the requirements; second, some students have poor reading habits and cannot sit down to read and think about the text, just skimming through it like a dragonfly touching the water before answering, sometimes not even understanding the questions before writing down answers, making accuracy highly questionable. Primary school students often fail to attribute this correctly, mistakenly believing that "reading short passages is the hardest," fearing reading exercises and language exams, and even affecting their interest and motivation to delve deeper into language learning. To address this, we have compiled this series of "Primary School Language Step-by-Step Reading Training" books, which consists of 6 volumes and includes approximately 400 passages (including fragments). The content is very diverse, covering topics from ancient times to the present, from China to foreign countries; including poems, fables, fairy tales, and stories; praising revolutionary leaders, scientists, and exemplary figures, as well as celebrating ordinary laborers; with passages about people, objects, events, science, landscapes, and using objects to express emotions—all carefully selected, paying attention to their ideological, literary, scientific, and humanistic qualities. We believe that reading these passages will not only help primary school students expand their knowledge in various areas but also benefit them in absorbing the wisdom of their national culture, developing their thinking skills, being nurtured by noble sentiments and interests, enriching their spiritual world, and fostering their individuality. Additionally, we have provided detailed answers for each selected passage to facilitate self-study or guidance from parents and teachers. Of course, due to the of language learning, it is important to respect each person's unique experience in the learning process. Therefore, some answers are not the only correct ones; as long as they are well-supported and logical, they are acceptable, and answers should not be rigid.