Reading is a good habit. There are hundreds of skills to help you read much in a short time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.
Preview(预览)---if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a main idea of heavy reading like long articles and reports.
Here’s how to preview.
●Read the first two paragraphs(段落) and the last two paragraphs carefully.
●Then read only the first sentence(句子) of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn’t give you everything. It stops you from spending time on things you don’t really want or need to read.
Skim(略读)----if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a main idea of light reading ---like news about popular sports and stars.
Here’s how to skim.
●Get your eyes to move fast. Look through each line.
●Pick up only a few important words in each line.
Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get the main idea of the news or article.
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| Previewing |
A long and |
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How to preview |
Read the first two and Read the first sentence of the |
| How can previewing help you in reading |
You needn’t |
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| Skimming |
What to skim |
Some |
| Make your eyes |
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| How can skimming help you in reading |
It can help us |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families．it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for ideas．It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends． Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication (交流) is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to say to their family members．
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents often may even stop their children from meeting their friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome．Many teenagers think that can understand them better．
| A．friends | B．brothers | C．sisters | D．parents |
is very important to teenagers．
| A．To make friends | B．Communication |
| C．To stop meeting friends | D．Both A and B |
When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents，they usually ．
| A．stay alone at home |
| B．fight with their parents |
| C．discuss them with their friends |
| D．go to their brothers and sisters for help． |
The sentence” your answers are welcome．”Means“ ”．
| A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us |
| B．We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome with us |
| C．Your answers are always right |
| D．You can give us all the right answers |
Which of the following is the writer’s attitude (态度)?
| A．Parents should choose friends for their children． |
| B．Children should choose everything they like． |
| C．Parents should understand their children better． |
| D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help． |
Could you be a genius (天才) like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think．Reading is a good idea! but it is not enough．Einstein’s advice is to use your brain more．Here are some tips：
●Ask． When you look at new things，ask why they are new or different．Ask questions．Ask yourself and ask others．Keep thinking until you find the answer．
●Draw． Einstein thought in pictures．Sometimes，it helps to draw problems and ideas．
●Read． Try to read new things．Read books from different parts of the library．After you
read，think about the ideas you have learned．Are they different from what you thought?
●Relax． Many ideas come when you are relaxed．Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park，going to a concert or a museum．
●Write． Keep a diary．Write down your questions and ideas．Write down new ideas after
you read．
●Share． Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas．Sometimes，a friend can
●Be brave．Do not let other people say your ideas are silly．Explain yourself．Let other people explain why they think you are wrong．Then decide．How many tips are there in this passage?
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Seven | D．Eight |
What can we do to relax ourselves from the passage?
| A．Keeping a diary． | B．Asking questions． |
| C．Taking a walk． | D．Reading new things． |
Einstein suggested we should if other people say our ideas are silly．
| A．discuss the ideas with others |
| B．draw problems and ideas |
| C．go to a museum with others |
| D．write down your ideas |
Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．A genius needs to learn and think． |
| B．We should find the answers all by ourselves． |
| C．Einstein’s advice is to use our brain more． |
| D．Einstein liked to talk to his friends and explain his ideas． |
Here’s an advertisement from the newspaper．Read and choose the right answer to each
question．
WANTED: BABYSITED
Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He is six years old. Hours are Monday to Friday, 3.00p.m. to 6.00p.m. Sometimes you will work at the weekend. Pay is S10 per hour.
For the job, you will:
*Watch our son
*Read to him
*play with him
*You will work at our house. We live in London, near 10 Downing Street.
Please call (020)296—8956. Ask for Miss SmithWhich of these sentences is true?
| A．Pay is more at weekends． |
| B．The babysitter must work six days a week． |
| C．The person must call Mr. Smith first． |
| D．The child is less than nine years old． |
The best babysitter for the job
| A．cannot read storybooks |
| B．is busy on Wednesday afternoon |
| C．wants $15 per hour |
| D．enjoys playing with children |
American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays．
There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June．Most American children go to public schools．
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time．They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment (课外作业) for every class．After class they have many activities．
After high school，many students go to college．They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education．But there are scholarships．(奖学金) for good students，and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education．
How long do American students study in school every, year?
| A．8 months | B．9 months | C．10 months | D．11 months |
can get scholarships．
| A．Many college students |
| B．All the students |
| C．Good high school students |
| D．Good college students |
Many college students work part time because ．
| A．they have many activities |
| B．they have a lot of free time |
| C．they like doing things |
| D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education |
According to the passage，which sentence is NOT true?
A．American schools have long summer holidays．
B．There are two terms in the USA．
C．American students don’t do exercises after class．
D．They do part time job to get money to pay for their education．
I’m Kate. I’m an American girl. I am thirteen. I’m in a middle school in Shanghai. My English teacher is a Chinese girl. My good friend is Mary. She is an English girl. She is thirteen, too. She is in Wuhan. I’m in Grade Eight. But she is in Grade Nine. We often have a talk by E-mail. We are both good students.Kate is from the _______.
| A．UK | B．HK | C．USA | D．UN |
Kate’s English teacher is a(an) _______ girl.
| A．American | B．English | C．Japanese | D．Chinese |
Mary and Kate are (at) the same _______.
| A．school | B．class | C．age | D．grade |
Mary is a student _______.
| A．in Grade Seven | B．in Grade Eight |
| C．in Grade Nine | D．in Grade Five |
Kate and Mary are in _______ now.
| A．the same city(城市) |
| B．different(不同的) cities |
| C．Beijing |
| D．Shanghai |