Two of the most famous symbols in the world are the Red Cross and the Red Crescent．They are the symbols of the International Red Cross Society and the Islamic version of the same group, the International Red Crescent Society．Both societies do the same thing：they help people who have been injured(受伤)in war or natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes．
In June, 1859 a Swiss man named Jean-Henri Dunant organized emergency aid for hundreds of French and Austrian soldiers who lay wounded(受伤的)and dying after the Battle of Solferino in Italy．He wrote a book about what happened and suggested that voluntary relief groups should be organized in every country．People around the world read his book and in 1864 the first groups formed under the name“International Red Cross”．
Their plan was to have ambulances(救护车)to help the injured in wartime．These ambulances would have large red crosses on them．Soldiers on both sides would know that these ambulances had injured men in them and would not attack them．It was not long before the Red Cross had hospitals on the battlefields(战地)and ships to carry the injured soldiers．Now they even have flying helicopters in the sky．
As time passed the Red Cross grew larger．Now they have blood banks and take food to people who are starving(饥饿)．Wherever there is a disaster, either the Red Cross or the Red Crescent will be there．
(1)
Which countries fought the Battle of Solferino?
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A．
Italy and France．
B．
France and Austria．
C．
Austria and Italy．
D．
Italy and Switzerland．
(2)
What was Dunant's book about?
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A．
The aid for the soldiers at the Battle of Solferino．
B．
People around the world．
C．
The war between France and Austria．
D．
The International Red Cross Society．
(3)
What did Dunant think every country should have in his book?
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A．
Helicopters．
B．
His book．
C．
Ambulances．
D．
Voluntary relief groups．
(4)
Who read Dunant's book?
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A．
French and Austrian injured soldiers in the Battle of Solferino．
B．
All the people injured in natural disasters．
C．
People around the world．
D．
Only people in France and Austria．
(5)
What is the main idea of this passage?
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A．
Jean-Henri Dunant organized aid for hundreds of French and Austrian soldiers．
B．
The Battle of Solferino was fought more than one hundred years ago．
C．
The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies help people who have been injured in wars or natural disasters．
D．
Now the International Red Cross has blood banks and helicopters．
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
