任务型阅读
In classroom, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. So you must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.
Here are the three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.
1. Before Class
Review your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for remembering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.
2. During Class
Keep your attention on what your teacher is saying and “the signal words” that tell you what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes. Examples of signal words are “The most important point…” and “Remember that…”. Be sure to include in your notes information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences.
3. After Class
Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate(准确的) by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences. Use them to answer your questions. If necessary, ask your teacher for help.
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Mr Brown is one of my friends. He can run very fast and likes to show people how fast he can run. One day, a thief（小偷）got into his house, took some of his things and ran out of the house fast. Mr Brown found it and ran after him, and shouted, “Hey! Don’t you know you can’t get away from me.”But the thief ran much faster, Mr Brown got angry and ran faster, too. He was soon a few kilometers away from his house, he was running hard when he met me. “Why are you running so fast?” I asked. “I want to catch a thief,” said Mr Brown. “But where is the thief?” I asked. “Kilometers and kilometers behind,” said Mr Brown proudly, “He thought he could run faster than me, but you see he is wrong.” Did the thief steal（偷）anything from Brown’s house?
| A．Yes, he has. | B．No, he wasn’t. |
| C．Yes, he did. | D．No, he didn’t. |
Who ran faster, Mr Brown or the thief?
| A．No one. | B．The writer. |
| C．Mr Brown. | D．The thief. |
Did Mr Brown catch the thief?
| A．Yes, he did. |
| B．No, he didn’t. |
| C．Yes, but he let him go away. |
| D．No, but his friend did. |
What did Mr Brown do when he found the thief?
| A．He ran after him. | B．He was angry with him. |
| C．He caught him. | D．He stayed far behind him. |
What does the underlined word “proudly” mean? It means __________.
| A．自豪地 | B．难过地 |
| C．兴奋地 | D．不慌不忙地 |
| Alice needs a new home ========== Alice： 3-month-old cat White, cute and beautiful. See Ellen |
Joseph’s Garden Open on Saturday and Sunday Adults： $50 Children (12 and under)： $25 Please call (04)2354-7785 for more information. |
| I’m selling a new notebook for the music class. Just $ 10. Jack |
Whose wallet? Found at the front door of the classroom on Sep. 5. See Ms Smith |
We can know from the above Ellen wanted to ______
| A．find a cute cat. |
| B．buy a good house. |
| C．find a new home for Alice. |
| D．make friends with someone who has a cat. |
If you want to buy the new notebook, ______.
| A．see Ellen | B．see Jack |
| C．call (04) 2354-7785 | D．go to the library |
It’s clear that Joseph’s Garden is a _____.
| A．a park for people to listen to music |
| B．a place for people to visit |
| C．a new film for both children and their parents |
| D．a restaurant for people to have food on weekends |
How can you get your lost wallet back?
| A．Go to the police station. |
| B．Ask Ms Smith about it. |
| C．Meet Jack in the music class. |
| D．Wait at the front door of the classroom on Sep. 5. |
How much do you have to pay for the tickets if you take your 11-year-old child to Joseph’s Garden?
| A．$25. | B．$30 | C．$50 | D．$ 75. |
Many of us don’t pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.
There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes(基因) and aging(老化). Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eye-sight from UV rays.
Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamin A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly(定期的) and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition(状况) for a long time.
All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.__________ is the most important way to protect our eyes.
| A．Natural eye care | B．Taking medicine |
| C．Seeing a doctor | D．Being happy all the time |
What should you do if you have to work in front of the computer?
| A．Eat healthy foods. |
| B．Clean the eyes by using cold water |
| C．Wear a pair of sunglasses. |
| D．Have a rest after working for a while. |
How is the passage organized?
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Ways of Being Healthy | B．Ways of eye exercises |
| C．Ways of Being Happy | D．Ways of eye care |
It is believed in some ways that the daughter is father's lover. But my experience has taught me in a different way. For a long time, my father has been a very vague （模糊的）figure to me. He was a man of few words, tall but slim and nothing else.
When I was in primary school, my father was never there to pick me up, and he never came to any of my parent-teacher meetings. He was always busy doing projects. I remember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class. During my operation, my father was nowhere to be found. This hurt me most. At that moment, I considered my Father as a cold-blooded man who did not care about me at all.
But things seemed different at my high school graduation ceremony, where I was chosen to represent my class and give a speech. My father, once again, told me he had a business trip in a place outside the city and would be unable to show up "Don't come. I will be my nervous if I see you.” I told him.
I remember my speech went smoothly. After the ceremony was over and I was about to leave, I suddenly noticed a familiar looking man sitting in a corner of the hall. It was my father！I was so surprised that I rushed to him with tears running down my face. "Well done," he said. His eyes were also filled with tears.
Later, I found out that my father had managed to finish his work by staying up late, and he drove for eight hours to get back. He had been sitting in the corner because he didn't want me to see him. My father remembered every word in my speech.
For much of my life, I described my father was a cold-blooded man who only cared about his work. But when I thought deeply about this, it was obviously（明显地）not true. At my graduation ceremony I could feel my father's deep love. The fact is that seeing is not believing, and seeing may not be the fact if we don't perceive（感知）the world with our hearts and minds. There's no doubt that life doesn't lack love, but sometimes our eyes have trouble seeing it.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer's father was in the hospital during her operation. |
| B．The writer's father attended her high school graduation ceremony. |
| C．The writer's father sometimes picked her up when she was in primary school. |
| D．The writer's father went to parent-teacher meetings when she was in primary school. |
The writer rushed to her father with tears running down her face mainly because_______________．
| A．she gave a speech successfully |
| B．the graduation ceremony was over |
| C．she was so nervous that she couldn't help crying |
| D．she was touched to find her father cared about her |
What does the underlined word "this" in the last paragraph refer to（指代）？
| A．That my father was always doing projects. |
| B．That my father was a cold-blooded man. |
| C．That my father sat in the corner of the hall. |
| D．That my father's eyes were filled with tears. |
What's the best title of the passage?
| A．My busy father | B．Life is full of love |
| C．Seeing is not believing | D．A wonderful speech |
Something caught my eyes when I was walking down the street. Two silver coins were shining in a melting(溶化) snow bank, so I dug(挖) through the snow looking for more. Of course, I just ended up with really cold hands. I slipped the two coins into my pocket and went home, colder but richer. I began to think about how to spend the money...
Two days later, Mary and her little sister were searching the snow banks. "Finders are keepers" was my first thought. I didn't want to hand them out even though Susy was already crying. " I dropped them right here," she said between tears. Her hands were cold and red for digging in the snow. Maybe they slid down the street with the melting snow. Let's dig over here." Mary's voice sounded confident.
"They'll never know" was my second thought, and I walked past them. " Phil, have you seen
two sliver coins?" asked Mary. Susy looked up from digging. Her eyes were hopeful.
"Tell a lie" was my third thought. "As a matter of fact," I hesitated(犹豫)，“I dug two coins out of that snow bank just a few days ago. I wondered who might have lost them." Susy hugged me with a big smile, "Oh, thank you, thank you."How did Phil feel when he was going home?
| A．Unhappy. | B．Excited. |
| C．Nervous. | D．Confident. |
Which of the following is the right order of the things that happened?
a. Phil found two silver coins in the snow.
b. Susy dropped two silver coins.
c. Phil dug through the snow.
d. Susy kept digging in the snow for her lost coins.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．a-c-d-b |
| C．b-a-c-d | D．b-c-d-a |
What does the sentence" Her eyes were hopeful." in the 3rd paragraph suggest?
| A．Susy expected Phil to dig together. |
| B．Susy expected Phil to return the coins. |
| C．Susy hoped to dig out the lost coins. |
| D．Susy hoped to get some useful information. |
What might Phil do with the two coins in the end?
| A．He would give them back to Susy. |
| B．He would give them away. |
| C．He might keep them for himself. |
| D．He might give them to his parents. |