Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.
As your eyes move along the line of point, they make fixations (固定) or pauses (暂停). It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group. The numbers of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span (视跨). Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.
The way in which you read always depends on (取决于) what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:
(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.
(2) Rapid (快速) first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.
(3) You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive (细致的) study of your school subjects, solving math problems or reading directions.
(4) Rapid reading is used when reading stories for enjoyment. You may also do rapid reading when reviewing materials that you already know well.The main reason for reading fast is that you can ________.
| A．get the ideas | B．save time | C．understand better | D．learn well |
The way of reading always depends on ________.
| A．the method that you like | B．your reading material |
| C．your reading purpose | D．both B and C |
The word “skimming” means “________”.
| A．reading the main points | B．reading carefully |
| C．reading very fast | D．reading some parts of the material |
Careful reading is an important kind of reading ________.
| A．when you review a lesson that you already know well |
| B．when you read the directions before using a camera which is expensive |
| C．when you read a story of enjoyment |
| D．when you wish to find a lost place that you have read |
The face﹣down generation（一代）
If you were born in the 2000s， you are called the oh﹣ohs． The 21st century． That would make you young， creative， connected， world﹣wide， and no doubt smart． Maybe good﹣looking， too． Right？ But what do other people think about your generation？
Some adults worry that you're more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you． They think of you as the "face﹣down generation" because you use your phone so much． They wonder how you will deal with school， friends， and family．
Other adults worry that today's youth are spoilt（溺爱）and don't want to face the challenges of adult life． Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by "helicopter parents"． They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and after﹣school activities such as dancing， drawing， or sports． With parents who do everything for them， today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s．
Does the face﹣down generation need a heads﹣up？ Well， probably not． The fact．is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations． They seem to be willing to become leaders． More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities． There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai， the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school．
So if you're one of the oh﹣ohs， there's reason to be hopeful about the future． Things are looking up for the face﹣down generation． Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud．
（1）If Alice was born in 2004， is she an oh﹣oh？
（2）Why do some adults think of the oh﹣ohs as the "face﹣down generation"？
（3）What are the parents called who always guide and plan everything for their children？
（4）How does the writer organize Paragraph 4？
A． Time order．
B． Space order．
C． General to specific．
D． Specific to general．
（5）What does the writer encourage the oh﹣ohs to do？ Please list TWO．
My name is Wei Hua and I'm a sporting robot of the 23rd century． I'm clever at high flying exercises． I jump from spaceships and as I fall， I turn， dive， circle and dance until I softly land as close as I can to the finishing line．Robot competitions in the 23rd century are truly a popular sport． Fans from all over China watch their hand﹣held TVs when a competition comes on． Last time I took part in the 78th Olympics and I won the silver medal for my performance．
This year I was very proud to be chosen again． I wanted to meet robots from other countries and explore ideas about our sport． However， my programmer fell ill the week before we were leaving． It was very painful for her and I felt very scared． I didn't feel so confident that I would win．
The day of the competition was rather cold for my legs and my special oil began to freeze． I stopped for a moment（which I shouldn't）before I jumped from the starting place on a little spaceship， then I began my performance． At the correct moment I tried to open my parachute（降落伞）but there was a problem． It only opened a little． I began to fall faster and faster so that I could not turn， dive， circle or dance． My heart stopped beating as I landed heavily on a mountain covered with snow．
This is why I am writing to you from my hospital bed with two broken legs and a weak head． I did not win anything at the Olympics after all． I need the factory to build me two new legs and an even bigger head． Then I will be able to compete once more． Let's hope for greater success in the next Olympics!
（1）Wei Hua finished in the 78th Olympics high flying sport．
A． first
B． second
C． third
D． fourth
（2）Why didn't Wei Hua feel so confident about himself before this year's game？
A． His programmer was sick．
B． He had a great pain in his leg．
C． He himself fell ill before they were leaving．
D． He couldn't meet robots from other countries．
（3）According to Paragraph 3， how many reasons led to Wei Hua's failure in the competition？
A． One．
B． Two．
C． Three．
D． Four．
（4）How is Wei Hua feeling now？
A． Full of hope．
B． Unsure about himself．
C． Heart﹣broken．
D． Satisfied with his result this year．
Mr Scott talked about colours all the time． "What a honey﹣yellow morning it is!" he said to his wife． His wife planted fruit and vegetables in their garden， but Mr Scott was more interested in the leafy plants， the bushes， and even the grass that grew in the garden． "So many kinds of green，" he said to her after watering all the plants． "I counted at least twenty shades of green!"
"Well done， dear，" Mrs Scott said． " Now would you please count twenty dollars and go to the supermarket for some ingredients（配料）？I want to make lunch! "
With a smile on his face， Mr Scott left at once． He enjoyed trips to the supermarket because of all the colourful cans and boxes in it． Fruit and vegetables， too， shone in their bright skins． There was never just one colour： carrots were orange， but also had bits of yellow and brown in them． Bananas were yellow and black； apples hid oranges and purples inside their reds． Mr Scott would walk through the supermarket and enjoy all the colours around him．
"I wish there was a store full of colours that I could spend all my time in， " he sighed．
He bought everything on his wife's list and came home． When he walked into the house， Mrs Scott noticed the sad look on his face． "What's wrong？" she asked him． "It looks life you had fun at the store． I can see that you picked out the best things．"
"I did have fun in the store． So much that I wish I could have spent more time there． It's so full of colours! " Mr Scott said．
"I see， " Mrs Scott said． "Well， cheer up， because I'm going to cook a nice lunch for us!"
The next day Mr Scott was on his usual morning walk through the neighbourhood， saying hello to everyone， enjoying the colours of the trees and flowers． It was another day of colours!
"Good morning， Mr Brown，" he called out to one of his neighbours． He liked Mr Brown very much， because， well， you guessed it： his name was a colour!
"Mr Scott! Just the person I wanted to see!" Mr Brown replied． "My wife and I are moving out of this town， and I need someone to take over my shop． You are the perfect person for the job because it's a paint shop! I need someone who knows its colours． Would you be interested？"
Mr Scott was mad with excitement． "I will take it over right away!"
Mr Brown was relieved when he left town， because he knew his paint shop was in good hands． Sure enough， Mr Scott kept the paint shop open for twenty more years and got to talk about colours all day， every day．
（1）Why did Mr Scott come home from the supermarket sadly？
A． He hated shopping in the supermarket．
B． He didn't enjoy the colours in the supermarket．
C． He didn't have enough money to buy everything on his wife's list．
D． He liked the colours in the supermarket so much that he didn't want to leave．
（2）Why did Mr Scott like Mr Brown very much？
A． They were neighbours．
B． Mr Brown had a paint shop．
C． They shared the same hobby．
D． Mr Brown's name was a colour．
（3）What does the underlined word "relieved" mean？
A． 宽慰
B． 不舍
C． 犹豫
D． 烦恼
（4）What's the best title for this passage？
A． A colourful paint shop
B． A colour lover
C． A friendly neighbour
D． A happy couple
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Hi， guys! Last week I read a book called Rabbits in Australia． Rabbits look cute， but when they enter in large numbers， it's a problem． In Australia， rabbits have crowded into the land． They eat the plants that farmers grow． They eat the plants other animals need to eat， so other animals find it hard to live． |
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These days I'm reading Moby Dick． It's considered to be the "Great American Novel"， or one of the greatest novels of all time． "The story takes place on a whaling ship that sails the seas to find Moby Lick， a very large whale． |
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Well， 1 love detective stories． Last month I read The Stolen Letter． The writer brings me into the story of his characters' lives． He also introduces a sense of mystery in the story． It keeps me interested until the very end of the story． |
（1）What are Amy， Daniel and Simon talking about？
A． Listening．
B． Speaking．
C． Reading．
D． Writing．
（2）The rabbits in the book Rabbits in Australia ．
A． are very cute
B． are in small numbers
C． cause a problem
D． find it hard to live in Australia
（3）What type of book is Moby Dick？
A． Science．
B． Novel．
C． Detective story．
D． Travel．
（4）What do we know about the book The Stolen Letter？
A． It's set in Australia．
B． It's about the writer's life．
C． Its story happens on a ship．
D． There's a sense of mystery in it．
Mr． and Mrs． March lived together with their four daughters． Amy was very shy． Beth loved being at home． Meg looked very pretty． Jo was tall and thin and she was a tomboy.. Their home was always busy and full of noise and people． Next to them lived old Mr． Laurence and his grandson， Laurie． They lived in a very large and comfortable house． But it was a house without life．
One day， Joe saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house and looking down at their garden． Jo's sisters were playing in the snow there． They were throwing snowballs and having a lot of fun． But Laurie's face was very sad．
"Poor boy!" Jo thought． "He's all alone． He needs some friends．" She couldn't stop thinking about him． She wanted to go and see him， but how could she go to the house without an invitation？
Then one snowy afternoon， she saw Laurie's grandpa go out． This gave her an idea． She took a broom from the kitchen．
"What are you going to do， Jo？" asked her sister Meg．
"To clear the garden path．" Answered Jo．
When Laurie saw Jo from the window， a big smile changed his pale， sad face．
Jo laughed and shouted， "How are you？ Are you ill？"
Laurie opened the window and said，" I'm better now， thank you． I had a bad cold and had to stay inside for a week"．
"I'm sorry，" said Jo． "Are you bored？"
"Yes， very．" he replied．
"Don't your friends come to visit you？"
"No． But I don't want to see anybody． Boys are noisy and they give me a headache．"
"Girls are quiet．"
"I don't know any girls．"
"You know us．"
"That's true! Can you come and visit me？" cried Laurie．
" I'm not quiet， but I'd like to come，" replied Jo． "I must ask Mother first．" She ran back into her house．
A few minutes later， she returned and rang the bell on the door of laurie's house． A servane took her upstairs．
"Here I am!" she said brightly． "Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange （牛奶冻） for you．"
"That looks delicious，" Laurie said． He was very happy to see Jo．
Jo looked around． There were lots of books on the shelves．
"A nice room!" she said． "I can read to you if you like．"
"No， let's talk，" replied Laurie．
"All right，" said Jo， "I can talk for hours． My sisters say I never know when to stop．"
"You have three sisters﹣Amy， Beth and Meg．" Laurie continued．
"How do you know this？" Jo was surprised．
"You call each other's names when you are in the garden． Sometimes I can see you all around the table with your mother． She has a very kind face． I like looking at her． I haven't got a mother．"
Jo felt sad when she heard this．
"Why don't you come and visit us？" she said， "It isn't good for you to stay in this house all the time．"
"Thank you． I'd like to come very much．" Said Laurie．
"We know all our neighbours except you．" Jo said， " I'm glad we're friends now．"
She told him about all the interesting things in her life． She said，" Besides（除了……之外） plays， I also love books．" Laurie loved books too， and offered to show her the library in the house． The library was a wonderful room． Jo loved it．
"Wow!" she said， "All those books!"
Laurie said， "A person needs more than books．"
（Adapted from Little Women）
（1）From the first paragraph， we know ．
A． Jo's family had five members
B． Jo and Laurie were neighbours
C． Laurie and his grandpa were busy
D． the four sisters had the same hobby
（2）Jo wanted to visit Laurie because ．
A． she wanted to visit his large house
B． Laurie invited her to play with snowballs
C． she felt he was lonely and needed friends
D． Laurie was seriously ill and needed her care
（3）What might be the correct order of what happened in the story？
a． Jo saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house．
b． Jo and Laurie were having a talk happily at Laurie's home．
c． Jo wanted to Laurie's home after telling her mother．
d． Jo couldn't stop thinking about Laurie．
A． a﹣b﹣c﹣d
B． b﹣a﹣c﹣d
C． b﹣d﹣a﹣c
D． a﹣d﹣c﹣b
（4）Which words can best describe Jo and her sisters？
A． Kind and friendly
B． Generous but rude
C． Quiet and smart
D． Funny but carless
（5）What does Laurie mean by saying "A person needs more than books．"？
A． People need to stay in their own houses．
B． People should learn much more from the books．
C． People need love and friendship besides books．
D． People should relax themselves besides reading
