There is an old proverb “The writer creates half the text; the reader creates the other half”. The statement is quite apt and very clear to clarify the fact that is very important aspect of education. Conversation, experience, reading and observation are the ways by which an individual . And so it is clear that process of learning is without reading.
A very suitable example fitting in this context is from our evolution. We have different ages, from Stone Age to Iron Age and from iron to space age, just by reading the hand 45 articles of our own ancestors and learning their mistakes.
When we the pages of dictionary or search for a literal definition of “Reading”, we will find that it actually is a way of words attainment for active communication, and for ideas and information. It is also a of complicated interaction between the transcript and the . The reading process obliges constant practices, progress, and improvement.
Reading and education is not just going through the text; it is actually a skill, talent or an expertise. It is measured by parameters like phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Although there are a number of and techniques in reading, there are three tools by which one can improve reading and skills. Let’s find the three:
Skimming: It is a skill by which readers gather the most prior information. In this process one has to only go through the text, grasping information. Understanding does not actually here. Reading morning newspaper is the of this skill.
Scanning: It is used to locate or mind a particular piece of information. The reader in this process is more conscious. here is also not so vital. One can go just reading and noting the important information which he/she are . Going through the travel ticket is the best example of this process.
Intensive Reading: As the name suggest, this skill thorough reading. Understanding is also one of its important aspects. It requires a concentration from the part of readers. Going through educational note or property papers are the example of
reading.
A．listening B．respecting C．reading D．speaking
A．practices B．remembers C．grows D．learns
A．incomplete B．useless C．incorrect D．inconvenient
A．passed B．repeated C．moved D．saw
A．spoken B．written C．bought D．shown
A．in B．from C．at D．on
A．go on B．go through C．go about D．go after
A．sharing B．arguing C．enjoying D．collecting
A．thought B．relief C．process D．topic
A．buyer B．waiter C．writer D．reader
A．different B．difficult C．reliable D．classic
A．ideas B．marks C．copies D．tools
A．occupation B．measure C．comprehension D．education
A．political B．personal C．important D．interesting
A．differ B．matter C．work D．occur
A．explanation B．example C．moment D．idiom
A．Research B．Understanding C．Information D．Survey
A．glancing at B．speaking of C．looking after D．Searching for
A．requires B．meets C．replaces D．attracts
A．creative B．active C．native D．Intensive
二.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but 36 could he get what he wanted. There were enough princesses, but it was 37to find out whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as it 38 be. So he came home again and was sad, 39he would have liked very much to have a real princess.
One evening a terrible storm 40 ; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was 41at the city gate, and the old king went to open it. It was a princess 42 out there in front of the gate. But, good gracious! what 43the rain and the wind had 44 her look. The water ran down from her hair and clothes; it ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. 45she said that she was a real princess.
“Well, we'll soon find that out.” 46 the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and 47a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses（床垫）and put 48 on the pea, and then twenty eiderdownbeds（鸭绒被）on top of the 49.
On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was asked 50 she had slept. "Oh, very badly!" said she. "I have 51 closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, 52I am black and blue all over my body. It's horrible!"
Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had 53 the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds.
Nobody but a real princess could be as 54 as that.
So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess. And the pea was put in the museum, 55 it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it.
36. A. nowhere B. everywhere C. anywhere D. somewhere
37. A. easy B. simple C. abstract D. difficult
38. A. could B. should C. would D. might
39. A. which B. when C. for D. then
40. A. came on B. came around C. came across D. came out
41. A. listened B. heard C. told D. seen
42. A. looking B. sitting C. standing D. wandering
43. A. a scene B. a girl C. a princess D. a sight
44. A. caused B. led C. got D. made
45. A. And B. So C. And yet D. Not yet
46. A. said B. thought C. shouted D. whispered
47. A. laid B. lain C. lay D. lied
48. A. them B. it C. her D. that
49. A. beds B. bedstead C. beddings D. mattresses
50. A. if B. whether C. how D. when
51. A. nearly B. scarcely C. almost D. merely
52. A. in order that B. in case C. only if D. so that
53. A. felt B. touched C. smelt D. tasted
54. A. careful B. sensitive C. active D. thoughtful
55. A. which B. though C. where D. that
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
Last night I wrote an article for the school newspaper that described how I feel right now in honest terms. I emailed it to our wonderful 41, and after she 42it, she asked a very good question: "Do you want the 43school body, including our senior class and the teaching 44to read this?"
That question pretty much 45my thoughts. I'm not a very 46person; I tend to let only a few friends know 47what' s going on in my life. I suppose that's 48my personality says the opposite to itself, because I'm also an honest person.
Being honest is 49.It involves taking risks—huge risks—and putting 50 on the edge. 51to someone can be the hardest thing for you in the world and either lead to the hurt of feelings or 52friendships. During the course of my life, I' ve experienced 53.
In positive ways, being honest can be a 54.Pretending is not only difficult, 55it' s very tiring. Last year, 56I discovered that I could be open with two people whom I was already good friends with, the load on my shoulders felt much 57.Telling someone your 58feelings is scary; trusting someone 59your heart and soul is hard. Of course, putting one's feelings into 60for the general population to read is also rather frightening.
41. A. editor B. coach C. e-pal D. supervisor
42. A. deleted B. read C. forwarded D. reserved
43. A. entire B. junior C. main D. key
44. A. member B. clerk C. staff D. fellow
45. A. agreed B. controlled C. supported D. matched
46. A. easygoing B. shy C. optimistic D. open
47. A. exactly B. rarely C. roughly D. usually
48. A. how B. what C. where D. when
49. A. exciting B. simple C. boring D. difficult
50. A. everybody B. yourself C. somebody D. myself
51. A. Showing off B. Opening up C. Getting down D. Looking up
52. A. unreliable B. weaker C. permanent D. stronger
53. A. either B. neither C. both D. nothing
54. A. burden B. dream C. goal D. release
55. A. but B. while C. also D. meanwhile
56. A. in which B. when C. during which D. which
57. A. heavier B. unpredictable C. lighter D. unbearable
58. A. miserable B. secret C. strong D. joyful
59. A. by B. via C. with D. beyond
60. A. reality B. use C. practice D. print
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
I grew up in a small town in Kentucky.My father raised chickens and ran a construction company.I was barely 10 years old 41 my dad gave me the responsibility of 42 the chickens and cleaning up the henhouse. He 43 it was important for me to have those jobs to learn 44 .Then,when I was 22, I found another 45 in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. I washed dishes and 46 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then went on stage and 47 until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn't long 48 I became known as a singing cook. I had been turned down so many times by 49 companies that it was hard not to be 50 .One night, my manager and a woman executive (董事) from a 51 named Warner Brothers Records came to my performance. When the 52 was over, we sat down and talked. After they left, I 53 to myself that it was one more 54 . A few weeks later, however, my 55 received a phone call--Warner Brothers wanted to 56 me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best 57 had gone into every job I ever held. It was the 58 of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with 59 , I still feel that way today, 60 I have become a well-known singer.
41.A.until B.while C.though D.when
42.A.feeding B.watching C.selling D.counting
43.A.promised B.believed C.suggested D.guessed
44.A.skills B.knowledge C.hardship D.responsibility
45.A.chance B.job C.position D.time
46.A.cooked B.waited C.served D.helped
47.A.danced B.played C.sang D.talked
48.A.that B.after C.before D.since
49.A.record B.film C.restaurant D.food
50.A.excited B.surprised C.discouraged D.interested
51.A.college B.company C.association D.club
52.A.song B.play C.meeting D.show
53.A.pointed B.led C.said D.turned
54.A.success B.failure C.try D.deal
55.A.manager B.mother C.friend D.company
56.A.offer B.give C.lead D.sign
57.A.wishes B.efforts C.results D.gains
58.A.power B.duty C.sense D.use
59.A.pride B.hope C.ease D.care
60.A.in case B.now that C.as if D.even though
完型填空（共120小题；每小题1。5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷答题卡上。
Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That 36 two out of every three people simply don’t know the 37 they already have to be successful when it’s 38 there in their hands! 39 if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior(差的) unless you 40 them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder 41 he knows he can climb himself.”
Many of us have an image 42 , the image we have of ourselves. 43 one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look 44 on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to 45 is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just 46 your mind and you’ll change your life.
One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “ 47 ”. You know that people used to 48 that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would 49 our circulation of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that 50 thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you 51 .
Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But 52 he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even 53 . Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly 54 all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll 55 do it.
36.A. means B. reflects C. reads D. explains
37.A. chance B. strength C. ability D. reason
38.A. immediately B. properly C. accurately D. right
39.A. Because B. But C. What D. While
40.A. let B. challenge C. admit D. get
41.A. if B. except C. until D. unless
42.A. quiz B. question C. problem D. mystery
43.A. When B. As C. While D. Since
44.A. curious B. good-looking C. serious D. funny
45.A. beat B. knock C. strike D. defend
46.A. settle B. bend C. change D. fix
47A. I failed. B. Not me. C. Can I? D. I can’t.
48.A. imagine B. think C. expect D. doubt
49.A. start B. help C. stop D. quit
50.A. silly B. empty C. reasonable D. terrible
51.A. try B. realize C. understand D. judge
52.A. after B. before C. since D. because
53.A. likely B. unbelievable C. possible D. impossible
54.A. workers B. runners C. competitors D. players
55.A. simply B. seldom C. never D. usually
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出最佳选项。
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 .My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready .But the 39 never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 40 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He 41 me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some 42 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for 43.
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill .I 44 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish 45 surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman .But he 46 my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased 47 their impatience. With every 48, the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— 49 me to cry out. “Xian Sheng Yu, please” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 50 and I ran back home 51 , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket .
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at 52 . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 53 , but , in the end the joke is on 54 . Every laugh is a culture 55 ; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.
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