If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about the speed of reading? Some people read very quickly, while others read very slowly. But which one is better? The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down to read instructions carefully. He may read so quickly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember. The slow reader may be a good reader. But he may spend altogether too much time reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered. So you see, neither the reader who reads everything quickly nor the one who reads everything slowly is really a good reader. Here are four important things to remember about the speed of reading:

Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.

Some things should be read slowly throughout(彻底地). Examples are instructions for making or doing something, math problems, science and storybooks which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends, and bits of news from hometown papers.

In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.

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1.Which is better, reading slowly or reading quickly?

A.Reading slowly B.Reading quickly C.Neither of them

2.What should you read slowly when you read?

A.Letters, messages and e-mails.

B.Newspapers and magazines.

C.Something full of important information.

3.What should you read quickly when you read?

A.Storybooks, newspapers and so on.

B.Instructions for making something.

C.Science and history books.

4.Why must we read instructions slowly?

A.Because we must understand fully the ideas of them.

B.Because we must remember the important information of them.

C.Both A and B.

5.How can we become a good reader?

A.Read as fast as possible and don't remember them all.

B.Change our speed when we read something different.

C.Read things quickly throughout.

Drriinnggg! That’s the sound children across the country do not want to hear — the alarm bell(闹铃). This means children across the UK have to wake up bright and early to go to school.

But students at one school in north-east England can lie in for one more hour before they go to school. Monkseaton High School says it’s OK for students to come into school an hour later than other schools.

The headmaster, Dr Paul Kelley, says that it helps students to be more active in class. He feels that young people work better later in the day and a late start may be better for their school life than an early one.

Dr Kelley told the BBC that teenagers don’t work very well in the morning and their need to sleep is biological(生物学的).

This new approach(做法) to teaching shows good results. The school has already seen a drop in the number of students playing truant(逃学) by 27%. More importantly, Dr Kelley also said that exam results have improved by 20-30% over the past year.

Lessons at Monkseaton High School begin at 10 a.m. and finish at 3.40 p.m. However, the school opens from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

1.One of the results of starting school late is that _____.

A.students don’t do very well in exams B.students become more polite

C.students feel tired in the afternoon D.fewer students are absent(缺席) from school

2.We may learn from the passage that lessons at other schools in the UK may begin at _____.

A.7 a.m. B.8 a.m. C.9 a.m. D.10 a.m.

3.The underlined word “active” means “_____”.

A.乐观 B.活跃 C.紧张 D.消极

4.The article may be _____.

A.a story in a newspaper B.an advertisement in a magazine

C.a news report on the radio D.a play on TV

Mails, games, music, news, chat rooms and shopping! The Internet is part of the way we live today. It’s easy to get onto the Internet. The only thing we need to do is to use a modem(调制解调器). We use it to connect(链接) a computer to a telephone line. The Internet is changing and growing all the time. More and more people have computers and use the Internet. Using the Internet means surfing the World Wide Web (That’s the “www” you always hear about.) The web has large numbers of the websites in it. They are the places you go to get information and do things.

Where do these websites come from? Web designers make them. What happens when you click on(点击) a word or a picture? You are sent to another page. It’s all because of the web designer. Web designers do a lot of work by using a computer programming(程序编辑) language.

Is Web design all about computer programming? No. it’s about making something new. Web designers must imagine(想象) a lot when they are making a website. It must look good and fun to use. A big part of Web design is art. They choose the best pictures and colors to make the website look good. They also write things that you can see on the Website. An important part of their job is to share ideas with the website managers about how to design the website well.

1.More and more people are using the Internet because it’s __________.

A.easy and useful B.beautiful and funny

C.colorful and hopeful D.changing and growing

2.The web designers do a lot of work except (除了) _________________.

A.making the websites new and beautiful

B.writing things on the Internet

C.doing the computer programming

D.following the manger’s ideas

3.This passage is mainly about ______________.

A.computer programming language B.the web designers’ work

C.the website manager’s work D.the way to get onto the Internet

4.It’s possible(可能的) for us to change websites by just a click because of __.

A.the modem’s help B.the telephone line’s help

C.the web designers’ work D.the website manager’s work

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人) for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike.” I really thought you should be_________.”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a_________ “congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

“I’m, er-I’m just wondering if you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said_________ . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

All that night, I thought about the_________from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

My first goal was to_________a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff’s smiling face.

My next step was to_________out which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster_________to add these activities to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well_________at school.

An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

Hearing these words made my heart filled with_________. I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference, I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his _________. The face that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.A.heard B.chosen C.invited D.followed

2.A.polite B.loud C.warm D.cheerful

3.A.proudly B.quickly C.nervously D.regretfully

4.A.advice B.chance C.message D.offer

5.A.print B.invent C.create D.send

6.A.carry B.try C.work D.find

7.A.agreed B.wanted C.expected D.asked

8.A.allowed B.received C.introduced D.required

9.A.pride B.surprise C.patience D.hope

10.A.luck B.spirit C.life D.success

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