If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about speed* of reading.
1.Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly* or slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Science and history books are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3.Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyable, letters from friends, news from local or hometown paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.This passage mainly tells us some important points about how to .
| A．write | B．read | C．spell | D．speak |
How many important points are mentioned here in order to be a better reader?
| A．one | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
should be read slowly.
| A．Science books |
| B．Stories meant for enjoyment |
| C．Letters from friends |
| D．News |
The best title of this passage is
| A．How to Read fast | B．How to Read Slowly |
| C．How to become a Better Reader | D．How to Remember Things. |
| 小词典 achieve vt. 达到、完成 bank n. 岸 Castle n. 城堡 human n. 人 own vt.拥有 prince n. 王子 rapidly adv. 迅速地 speed n. 速度 without prep. 没有 the amusement park 游乐场 the princess and the frog 公主和青蛙 |
Values join us together and set us apart. Today, our society has a terrible lack（缺乏）of values. Here are some social values that everyone needs.
◆Respect
Respect means to respect（尊重）others in everyday life. Even if you are against a person, it is important to have respect. It is this respect that makes us human. Without this respect, we become animals. We need to respect our friends for our friendships. We even need to respect our enemies, because they help us to grow up and be stronger. Respect is one of the crucial values in a relationship.
◆Love
Love is everything. With love in our hearts, we feel no need to hurt another. With love in our hearts, we will pay more attention to the similarities in opinions rather than the disagreement. If we want others to be good to us, we need to be good to them. After all, we give love to get love, right?
◆Loyalty
People often forget the meaning and importance of loyalty（忠诚）. Loyalty is necessary for people to believe in each other. In no matter what kind of relationship, we need to believe in each other so that we can work together towards the same goal.
◆Honesty
Honesty is to show other people who we really are. Honesty helps us do better, because it makes us realize our problems and find ways to solve them. It is this honesty, that will make others help you out, not because you need it. But, because they have problems too, which you can help out with. This honesty will help us follow the other values in society and, truly, "heal the world"!The Chinese meaning of the word “value” in the passage is probably “___________”.
| A．价格 | B．价值观念 | C．生活习惯 | D．爱好 |
According to the passage, we are different from animals because of ____________.
| A．Loyalty | B．Honesty | C．Love | D．Respect |
With love in our hearts, we will ____________.
| A．grow up and become stronger |
| B．believe in each other |
| C．never hurt another and be good to others |
| D．realize our problems and find ways to solve them |
The best title of the passage can be “___________”.
| A．Values we need for our society | B．Love and honesty |
| C．Our society | D．How to change our society |
As soon as you land at London Heathrow airport, you will see it is easy for you to ride the subway or take a bus to your hotel. However, if you are planning on touring London, it would be the best idea for you to rent a car so that you can go wherever you wish to visit freely and you don’t have to run to catch a bus or a train. Remember that the trains in London are always very crowded. So a rental car is the easiest and most comfortable way to travel.
London has so many different attractions（旅游景点） to offer and the same is true for England itself. In London you can find Buckingham Palace, which you can also visit during summer time when the Queen of England goes to one of the castles（城堡）around the country. If you are interested in history and art, you can’t miss the National Gallery, which is right in front of Trafalgar Square. Not far from Trafalgar Square, there is the House of Parliament that faces the Thames River. If you wish to have a good view of London, then the best idea would be to take a ride on the London Eye, the tallest Ferris wheel（摩天轮）of Europe. The tour takes about half an hour so you can sit comfortably and take pictures of London from above.
London is not too far from other major cities and attractions in England. For example, a drive of only one hour and a half will take you to Cambridge and with even less time than that you can reach Stonehenge to see the stones that have been there for centuries.According to the passage, the best way for you to tour London is ______________.
| A．to take the subway | B．to take buses |
| C．to take the train | D．to rent a car |
If you wish to take pictures of London from above, you’d better ______________.
| A．pay a visit to the National Gallery |
| B．visit Buckingham Palace |
| C．take a ride on the London Eye |
| D．take a plane |
Among these attractions, _____________ are in London.
①Buckingham Palace
②The London Eye
③Stonehenge
④Trafalgar Square
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．By visiting the National Gallery, you can learn much about history and art. |
| B．The House of Parliament lies by the Thames River. |
| C．Cambridge is just one and a half hours’ drive from London. |
| D．The stones in Stonehenge have been there for only a hundred years. |
Super Camp is the key to improve grades and confidence. Held at universities, Super Camp 2013 teaches students learning, life and job skills to be successful in the 21st century.
 Stanford UniversityStanford, California |
Senior Forum June 30th - July 9th July 12th - July 21st July 24th - August 2nd August 5th - August 14th |
 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida |
Junior Forum July 24th - July 30th Senior Forum July 12th - July 21st |
 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois |
Junior Forum July 22nd - July 28th Senior Forum July 10th - July 19th |
Super Camp teaches many useful skills except ______________ skills.
| A．learning | B．job | C．life | D．teaching |
Super Camp 2013 is held at _______________.
| A．the mountains | B．schools | C．universities | D．cities |
_____________ is in California.
| A．Stanford University | B．Loyola University Chicago |
| C．University of South Florida | D．None of them |
_____________ of the universities have (has) two kinds of forums（论坛）in July.
| A．Two | B．Only one | C．All | D．None |
It was a morning, about 8:30 am, when an old man in his 80’s reached my hospital to take care of his finger. He said he was in a hurry because he had an appointment at 9 am.
While taking care of his finger I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The old man told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his wife. I asked if she would be unhappy if he was a bit late. He replied that there was something wrong with his wife’s mind and she hadn’t known who he was since five years ago.
I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?"
He smiled to me and said, "She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is."The old man went to meet his wife ___________.
| A．in the evening | B．at night | C．in the morning | D．on weekends |
The old man went to the nursing home to _____________ with his wife.
| A．play sports | B．have breakfast | C．enjoy music | D．have classes |
There was something wrong with his wife’s ____________.
| A．finger | B．feet | C．heart | D．mind |
I know what you’re thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip (跳过) breakfast, and they have a lot of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time. Others think they’re “saving” calories, still others just don’t like breakfast food.
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R, D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded（装填） with vegetables, and you just eat one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating (吃得过多) later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of getting weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers — it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow.” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it…you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body get the fat-burning effects.The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_______.
| A．food left after a meal | B．things left undone |
| C．meals made of vegetables | D．pizza topped with fruit |
What can we infer from the text?
| A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. |
| B．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. |
| C．There are some easy ways of losing weight. |
| D．Eating vegetables helps save energy. |
According to the last paragraph, it is important to_______.
| A．be careful about what you eat | B．eat calorie-controlled food |
| C．heat up food before eating it | D．eat something for breakfast |
The text is written mainly for those_______.
| A．who want to lose weight | B．who go to work early |
| C．who stay up late | D．who eat before sleep |