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 |
Dear Editor,(编辑)
I am unhappy these days. I am a student in Grade 3 of a middle school. I want to be a policewoman in the future. (未来) But my mother doesn’t like the job. She always says it is too dangerous for a girl to work as a policewoman. She thinks girls should work in the office. She hopes that I can work as a doctor. But I really dislike being a doctor. It’s terrible for me to work in the hospital. When I talk with her about it, she is often angry. She always thinks she is right. I don’t know what to do. Can you help me?
Yours,
NancyWhere does Nancy want to work?
| A．in the hospital | B．At school | C．In the police station | D．In the office |
From the passage（文章）， we know Nancy is ______
| A．a worker | B．a student | C．a policewoman | D．a doctor |
Nancy’s mother wants Nancy to be a________.
| A．a nurse | B．a teacher | C．a clerk | D．a doctor |
Why doesn’t Nancy’s mother like the job as a policewoman?
| A．Because it’s too busy. |
| B．Because it’s too difficult |
| C．Because it’s too dangerous. |
| D．Because it’s too boring. |
Which of the following is TURE(正确的)?
| A．Nancy’s mother is right. |
| B．Nancy thinks it’s terrible to be a policewoman. |
| C．Nancy’s mother likes to talk with Nancy about the job. |
| D．Nancy needs the editor’s help. |
One day, Mr. Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room. But people in the room didn’t look at him.They didn’t ask him to sit at the table. He wasn’t happy. But he said nothing.
Mr. Smith went home quickly（迅速地） and put on （穿上） his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat.
Mr. Smith took off（脱下） his coat, and put it on the food and said, “Eat, coat（大衣）!”The other people were surprised and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you do that?”
Mr. Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didn’t look at me. You didn’t ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now I see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”One day, Mr. Smith went to__________.
| A．a birthday party | B．a dinner party |
| C．an English party | D．a movie |
When he came into the room,Why the people didn’t look at him?
| A．Because the people didn’t ask him to come. |
| B．Because Mr. Smith wore old clothes. |
| C．Because Mr. Smith didn’t say hello to them first. |
| D．Because it was night, they didn’t see him. |
Why did he go home quickly?
| A．Because he didn’t want to stay here. |
| B．Because he went home for his best clothes. |
| C．Because the people there asked him to leave. |
| D．Because he didn’t like the food there. |
What’s the meaning of “surprised”in Chinese?
| A．高兴的 | B．不满的 |
| C．感到奇怪的 | D．生气的 |
What can you learn from the passage（文章）?
| A．A person in good clothes should eat good food. |
| B．A good coat should eat good food. |
| C．We can’t judge(判断)a man by his clothes. |
| D．Mr. Smith is stupid(愚蠢的). |
It is a Sunday morning. There are many children in the beautiful park. They are having a good time. Some are playing games under a big tree.
Some are singing and dancing. Some boys and girls are running up the small hill. Others are boating（划船）on the lake.
Where is Dick ? He is sitting by the lake. What’s he doing? He is drawing.
Look ! What is Jane doing? She is on the grass. She is running after a nice butterfly. She wants to get it.It istoday.
A. Monday B Friday
C. Sunday D. SaturdayThe children under the big tree.
| A．are dancing | B．are singing |
| C．are running up the tree | |
| D．are playing games |
The children are boating .
| A．on the lake | B．in the river |
| C．on the hill | D．under the tree |
What is Dick doing ?.
| A．He is running after a bird | B．He is singing |
| C．He's drawing | D．He's boating |
Where is Jane?.
| A．She’s in the boat | B．She's on the grass |
| C．She's by the lake | D．She's on the hill |
I’m a Chinese boy. My name is Li Hua. I’ m in Class Two, Grade One. My English teacher , Miss Gao , is a Chinese girl . My good friend is Kate. She is an English girl. She is in Class Two, Grade One, too. She is eleven.
阅读短文，选择正确的答案。Li Hua is aboy.
A. English B. Chinese C. JapaneseKate is in Class.
A. One B. Two C. Three Li Hua and Kate are good_______.
A.student B. friends C. boysMiss Gao is _________.
A. a Chinese girl B. a Japanese girl C. an English girlKate is .
A. eleven years old B. twelve years old C. thirteen years old
Mr. Black comes from New York in America（美国）. He teaches(教)English in No. 3 Middle School （中学）. He likes his work（工作） very much. He often says Chinese people are very friendly(友好).
He has two daughters(女儿). They are Lily and Lucy. They are twins（双胞胎）. They are in the same school. They study（汉语） Chinese very hard（努力）. The teachers and students all（都） like（喜欢）them. They have a lot of Chinese friends.
阅读短文，判断正(T)误（F）。Mr. Black is from New York .
Mr. Black teaches(教)English in No. 5 Middle School.
Lily and Lucy are twins.
Lily and Lucy are in different schools.
Lily and Lucy have a lot of Chinese friends.