Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it．There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time．Here are two skills that I think are especially good．
Preview--if it's long and hard．Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports．
Here's how to preview．
●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully．
●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs．
Previewing doesn't give you all the details．It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want--or need--to read．
Skim--if it's short and simple．Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading --like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper．
Here's how to skim．
●Get your eyes to move fast．Sweep them across each line．
●Pick up only a few key 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 a similar idea of what it's all about．
(1)
This passage maybe belong to _______．
[ ]
A．
ad．
B．
story
C．
magzine
D．
poster．
(2)
How many skills are recommended in this passage?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Four．
(3)
What does the underlined word "preview" mean in Chinese?
[ ]
A．
精读
B．
默读
C．
朗读
D．
略读
(4)
What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?
How many subjects do they have? They have _______．
[ ]
A．
5
B．
6
C．
4
D．
7
(2)
They have lesson at ten to ten on Wednesday _______ morning．
[ ]
A．
Chemistry
B．
History
C．
hinese
D．
Art
(3)
They begin their maths lesson at ________ on Thursday．
[ ]
A．
8∶10
B．
9∶00
C．
9∶50
D．
10∶40
(4)
－What can the students learn at ten past one on Monday?
－________．
[ ]
A．
English
B．
Art
C．
Chemistry
D．
Chinese
(5)
On Friday morning students don't have ________．
[ ]
A．
Chemistry
B．
Chinese
C．
English
D．
Maths
阅读理解
(1)
If you want to go to Betty and Jack’s party, you can call _______．
[ ]
A．
342-1525
B．
342-7391
C．
342-2691
D．
342-7350
(2)
Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because ________．
[ ]
A．
he wants to buy a new one
B．
he will go to another country
C．
he wants to buy a new house
D．
There’s something wrong with it
(3)
Smith’s Book Club is open ________ a day．
[ ]
A．
8 hours
B．
10 hours
C．
12 hours
D．
20 hours
(4)
You can use the e-mail mikegreen@hotmail．com if you want to ________．
[ ]
A．
read some books
B．
go to a family party
C．
drink some good coffee
D．
buy a washing machine
阅读理解
The following books are about a cute dog called Clifford．
CLIFFORD VISITS THE HOSPITAL(＄4.20)
No Dogs Are Allowed! But Clifford, the small red puppy, visits the hospital and cheers up the patients(患者)．They all love this dog．
CLIFFORD’S Halloween(＄3.99)
Clifford loves holidays, especially(尤其)Halloween(万圣节)．What is Clifford doing for Halloween?
CLIFFORD’S SPORTS DAY(＄4.25)
Clifford goes to school with Emily to take part in sports day activities(活动)．
CLIFFORD AND THE BIG STORM(＄4.28)
Clifford and Emily go to her grandma’s house, and Clifford saves the house from a big storm．
(1)
The underlined words “cheer up” mean ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
使治疗
B．
使伤害
C．
使振奋
D．
使烦恼
(2)
Which festival does Clifford love best?
[ ]
A．
B．
C．
D．
(3)
What does Clifford do at school?
[ ]
A．
He joins the sports club．
B．
He joins the English club．
C．
He takes part in after-school activities．
D．
He takes part in sports day activities．
(4)
Where does Clifford go in the last book?
[ ]
A．
To Emily’s grandma’s house．
B．
To Emily’s school．
C．
To a hospital．
D．
To a party．
(5)
How much should you pay if you want to buy Clifford’s Halloween and Clifford’s Sports Day?
[ ]
A．
＄8.19．
B．
＄8.24．
C．
＄8.45．
D．
＄8.53．
阅读理解：
Bill Clinton was born in August in 1946．He took office on January 20th, 1993 and became the 42nd U．S．President(总统)．He was the first president who was born after World War II(二战)in America．He was also one of the youngest presidents in the history of the USA．
Clinton was born in a poor(贫穷的)family．Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died(死)in a car accident(事故)．Then his mother married(嫁给)Norget Clinton, so the boy’s family name was changed(改变)．
In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington．During his visit, he met President Kennedy(肯尼迪)in the White House．At that time, he dreamed of becoming president．Thirty years later, his dream came true(实现)！He was also one of the most successful presidents in America!
(1)
Bill Clinton became the 42nd U．S．President when he was _______．
[ ]
A．
less than fifty
B．
less than forty
C．
fifty-six
D．
more than fifty
(2)
Clinton’s father died _______．
[ ]
A．
after1946
B．
before Clinton was born
C．
before World War II
D．
when Clinton was very young
(3)
Why was the boy’s family name changed?
[ ]
A．
Because he was the president of America．
B．
Because his family was very poor．
C．
Because his mother married Norget Clinton after his father died．
D．
Because his father was dead(死了)．
(4)
In 1963,Clinton went to Washington _______．
[ ]
A．
to take part in an exam
B．
for his vacation
C．
for a visit
D．
to have a meeting with Kennedy
(5)
“the White House” might mean _______ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
白色的房子
B．
白色的家
C．
怀特之家
D．
白宫
阅读理解
Mr Ellis is very old．He has seen many changes in his hometown．
He knows that things are different now．But he never forgets the old days．He often talks about his favorite birds, the robins(知更鸟)．“When I was a boy, these houses were not here．These were wild fields and tall trees．Every spring the robins would come．Thousands of them would fly up to the south．They spent the winter in the south．Some would build their nests(巢)in the trees near our houses．Then people started to cut down trees, and they built more houses．The robins stopped coming．They couldn’t build their nests near our houses because there were no trees．”
“Now there are too many houses and too many roads．There are no places for the robins．They do not come any more．”
(1)
Mr Ellis often talks about ________．
[ ]
A．
his old house．
B．
the old days
C．
his life now
D．
his family
(2)
The birds, the robins spent the winter in _______．
[ ]
A．
the south
B．
the west
C．
the north
D．
the east
(3)
________ built the nests in the trees．
[ ]
A．
Mr Ellis
B．
Some people
C．
The robins
D．
Some dogs
(4)
From the passage we can know that ________．
[ ]
A．
Mr Ellis likes his new life now
B．
there were many houses there in the old days
C．
the robins can make their nests without trees
D．
Mr Ellis is not happy with the changes there
阅读理解
Before you can start speaking and writing in English, your brain must get enough correct English sentences．This is obvious(显而易见的)．
There are two ways to get correct English sentences：listening and reading．Both are good, but reading is much easier than listening．With the help of a good dictionary, you will be able to understand English texts much more easily than movies．If you just read one book in English, you will see that your English has become much better．English phrases will just come to you without thinking when you are writing or speaking．
This is true for hundreds of words and grammar structures(结构)．If you read in English, you can forget about grammar rules．Throw away your grammar book! You needn't know the rules for the present perfect tense(现在完成时)．Instead, read a few books in English, and soon you will feel that “I have seen Paul yesterday” is wrong．The only difference between you and native speakers is that they have heard and read more English sentences than you have．
(1)
From the first paragraph, we know that ________．
[ ]
A．
English is difficult to learn
B．
if you have seen an English sentence, you can speak English
C．
before you use English, you must know some English
D．
everyone is a born English speaker
(2)
What is the best way to get correct English sentences according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Speaking．
B．
Writing．
C．
Thinking．
D．
Reading and listening．
(3)
In the writer's opinion, we can grasp English grammar rules ________．
[ ]
A．
by reading English books
B．
by reading grammar books
C．
by writing and speaking
D．
by learning grammar rules
(4)
The only difference between you and native speakers is that native speakers ________．
[ ]
A．
have parents as their English teachers
B．
are born to know grammar rules and phrases
C．
read and hear more English than you
D．
have a gift in learning English
(5)
What's the main idea of the passage?
[ ]
A．
It is important for us to know English words．
B．
Reading is important for us to learn English．
C．
English grammar is not so important．
D．
The best way to learn English is going to England．
阅读理解
Traveling to work by car gets more expensive today．People can do nothing about the world's price of petrol(汽油)．They have to work hard so that they can pay for petrol．However, some people are trying to stop driving to work．．
People have found out that it is good to ride a bike to work．More and more people return to bikes．
Children often go to school by bike．But now businessmen are going to work by bike too．“The bike is easy to use,” says Molly, “and it is also very cheap．You can buy 300 bikes at the price of a small car．A bike doesn't use expensive petrol．A 10-year-old child can learn to use a bike．And most bikes can be used for a long time．”
Mr．Brown goes to his hospital by bike every day．He says, “A bike doesn't need a lot of money, and bike-riding is good for our health．Today most people get fat because they don't get enough exercise．So I tell people to buy bikes．What's more, in big cities it's usually quicker to travel by bike than by bus or by car．Drivers can't do anything but get angry when there is a traffic jam(交通堵塞)．”
(1)
The first paragraph mainly tells us ________．
[ ]
A．
it's good to drive to work
B．
it's too expensive to drive to work．
C．
some people stop to drive to work
D．
it's cheap to ride a bike to work
(2)
According to the passage ________ usually go out by bike．
[ ]
A．
patients
B．
workers
C．
businessman
D．
students
(3)
If a car is 90 thousand dollars, a bike may be ________ dollars．
[ ]
A．
30
B．
300
C．
3,000
D．
30,000
(4)
The underlined word “patient” means “________” in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
学生
B．
医生
C．
病人
D．
司机
(5)
From the passage, we mainly know ________．
[ ]
A．
it's good to ride bikes
B．
there are too many cars
C．
the traffic is heavy
D．
cars are expensive for us
阅读理解
(1)
________ found the book．
[ ]
A．
Tony
B．
Jack Wilson
C．
Mike
D．
Army
(2)
You found an ID card, you can call Mike at ________
[ ]
A．
495-3456
B．
487-2349
C．
476-5939
D．
498-2456
(3)
If you want to play volleyball, ________ can help you．
