真题演练 Until recently, dyslexia and other reading problems were a mystery to most teachers and parents. As a result, too many kids passed through school without master the printed page. ___1___ Some were treated as mentally deficient: many were left functionally illiterate (文盲的)，unable to ever meet their potential. But in the last several years, there’s been a revolution in that we’ve learned about reading and dyslexia. ___2___ Scientists are using a variety of new imaging techniques to watch the brain at work. Their experiments have shown that reading disorders are most likely the result of what is, in an effect, ___3___ faulty wiring in the brain—not lazy, stupidity or a poor home ___4___ environment. There’s also convincing evidence which dyslexia ___5___ is largely inherited. It is now considered a chronic problem for some kids, not just a “phase”. Scientists have also discarded another old stereotype that almost all dyslexics are boys. Studies indicate that many girls are affecting as well ___6___ and not getting help. At same time, educational researchers have come up ___7___ with innovative teaching strategies for kids who are having trouble learning to read. New screening tests are identifying children at risk before they get discouraged by year of ___8___ frustration and failure. And educators are trying to get the message to parents that they should be on the alert for the first signs of potential problems. It’s an urgent mission. Mass literacy is a relative new ___9___ social goal. A hundred years ago people didn’t need to be good readers in order to earn a living. But in the Information Age, no one can get by with knowing how to read well and ___10___ understand increasingly complex material.