If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed of reading?

Some people read very rapidly(快速地),while others read very slowly. But which one is better?

The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions carefully. He may read so rapidly 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 when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered.

So, you see, either a rapid reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about speed of reading.

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

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, science and history books, and Maths problems. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.

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

4. 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 rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.

1. Instruction books should be read .

A. slowly

B. rapidly

C. either rapidly or slowly

D. neither rapidly nor slowly

2..What should be read rapidly?

A. Directions for making something.

B. Maths problems.

C. Science and history books.

D. Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc.

3. What is the important thing you should keep in mind about speed of reading?

A. To read as fast as you can.

B. To fit your reading speed to your needs.

C. To read as slowly as possible

D. To keep your reading at a certain speed.

4.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A. Something about Careful Reading

B. Be a Rapid Reader

C. How to Read

D. How to Be a Slow Reader

Do you think that living a hungry life is last century’s story? Well, it may be this century’s headline.

The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. Right now, there are still 870 million hungry people in the world, according to a survey of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Children can’t escape this, either. Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year.

What’s causing food shortages? There are several reasons.

There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and their ability to grow food.

Besides, with the growing population, feeding everyone becomes more difficult. There are a little more than seven billion people in the world. By 2050, the world population will be more than nine billion.

Another reason is food waste. The average person throws away 50kg of food every year.

How can we help with food shortages? The easiest way is to cut down on food waste.

Next time before throwing away the food on your plate, just think how much work has been done to make it. By buying less, we waste less. This takes the pressure off producing so much food. And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage.

You can also ask your schoolmates to join you.

In 2013, researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up short anti-waste slogans(标语) in dining rooms “Think Before You Waste”. Guess what happened? Students wasted fifteen percent less food after that!

The author of the study said, “You don’t need a huge activity to make a difference.”

Reasons of food shortage

1.________________________________________

The growing population.

2.______________________________________

Waysof 3.__________

4.__________________________________

Ask the other students to join in your anti-waste work.

Your understanding of the last sentence.

5.___________________________________

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