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.How many skills are recommended in this passage?

A. One. B. Two.

C. Three. D. Four.

2.What does the underlined word "preview" mean in Chinese?

A. 精读 B. 默读

C. 朗读 D. 略读

3.What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?

A. Read the last two paragraphs carefully.

B. Get our eyes to move fast.

C. Sweep our eyes across each line.

D. Pick up only a few key words in each line.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. How to read faster

B. What to read

C. When to read

D. Why we should read

Liu Jinyin, a young farmer in a rural area of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, has attracted nearly 100,000 followers by broadcasting (网络直播) his daily life in the village. Within six months, Liu made 80,000 yuan. Some of his followers said his broadcasts reminded them of their childhood memories.

The rise of live streaming (直播的兴起) has given ordinary people chances to receive more attention and make the ways they can make money.

However, vulgar (粗俗的) content and lack of originality have long been criticized (批评) by society. The broadcasts of Liu stand out because of their different content — clean content that is close to real life, such as feeding pigs, transplanting rice seedlings (插秧), and catching fish.

Liu’s videos also open a window for the people living in cities or towns to know more about village life. Liu does not ask for any gifts from his viewers. Instead, he lets the broadcasts serve as a platform (平台) for people to exchange ideas and make friends.

Liu’s parents have found it hard to accept his money earning plan and criticized their son.

Honestly speaking, broadcasting one’s daily life is not a proper (合适的) job. But according to Karl Marx, when we choose a career, we should guide our choice of the career from the happiness of human beings and our own perfection.

Starting from the countryside, Liu mixes his personal development with the building of a new socialist (社会主义) countryside. His career of broadcasting the daily life in the village is a career that is worth exploring.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about Liu’s broadcasts?

A. People who live in the city can learn daily life in the village from the broadcasts.

B. People can exchange ideas with one another from the broadcasts.

C. People can make friends with each other from the broadcasts.

D. Liu uses his broadcasts to ask for presents from his viewers.

2.What’s Liu’s parents’ opinion on their son’s broadcasts?

A. It’s not easy for them to accept Liu’s broadcasts.

B. They accept Liu’s broadcasts although they don't like them.

C. They are happy with Liu’s broadcasts.

D. They advised their son to find a job in the city to make a living.

3.All the following things are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT __________.

A. the amount of money Liu’s earned from his broadcasts

B. the number of people on Liu’s broadcasts

C. the disadvantages of Liu’s broadcasts

D. the reason why Liu’s broadcasts were watched by people

4.What’s the writer’s opinion on Liu’s career?

A. He is against it.

B. He supports it.

C. He doesn’t care about it.

D. He isn’t interested in it.

One's attitude is always important. If you are lazy and weak, you will never taste any success. But if you are_________, success and happiness will be more likely to come to you.

I love eating persimmons (柿子). But you can't get them until autumn. If you try them before the right time, they probably_________bad.

In Grade 9, because of my poor grades, my parents were worried that I wouldn't be able to get into _________ excellent high school. They pushed me to study harder, but I didn't really understand _________ they were so anxious.

Summer came, and I studied hard. The hot weather made me_________ sleepy and I couldn't focus on my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop_________, Mom would shout, "Hey you! Think about your future, if you don't work hard, you'll regret it!" I had to sit back down again and return to my textbooks_________ were full of words. But all I thought about was playing _________my friends and eating persimmons.

My mom would say to me, with a serious look on_________face, "If a persimmon tree doesn't grow in summer, it can't bear __________ fruit in autumn! Only by hard work can you get the good result of your work."

Although I didn't understand it at that time, I__________came to see the truth of her words. A few months later, I succeeded in getting into the key high school. It was autumn.

Walking in my new school, I could see quite a few persimmon trees. It was __________ a red fruit that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly, I realized that working hard__________ be bitter but its fruit is sweet.

My mom was right, if a persimmon tree doesn't grow during summer, it can't bear fruit in autumn. I smiled. I had grown through the summer__________now it was autumn. The fruits of my labors could __________ by me now!

1.A. work hard B. working hardly C. hardly work D. hardworking

2.A. tasted B. taste C. tastes D. have tasted

3.A. a B. an C. the D. /

4.A. what B. how C. why D. that

5.A. feeling B. to feel C. felt D. feel

6.A. to work B. working C. work D. worked

7.A. whose B. who C. what D. which

8.A. about B. to C. with D. on

9.A. her B. hers C. herself D. she

10.A. hundred B. hundreds of C. hundreds D. two hundreds

11.A. graduation B. gradual C. gradually D. graduated

12.A. very B. so C. such D. too

13.A. may B. should C. must D. need to

14.A. and B. however C. or D. so

15.A. be enjoyed B. enjoy C. enjoying D. enjoyed

To me, music is food and water. Life without music would not be __. I know this is not true for everyone in the world. It is because a lot of people get along quite well without __ concerts or listening to records. But music plays a(n) __ part in everyone’s life, whether he or she realizes it or not. Try to __, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings and the moving stories be so exciting or dramatic (戏剧性的)? I’m not sure about that. Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common __ — the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we will __ it in our daily life too — in the rhythm (节奏) of the sea, the melody (曲调) of a bird and so on. So music __ has meaning to everyone, in some way or another. And, of course, it has special meaning to those who have spent all their __ playing or writing music. Through music a child enters into a __ of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body __. So, enjoy your favorite music in your free time. You will find something special in it.

1.A. difficult B. exciting C. sad

2.A. going out B. caring for C. going to

3.A. important B. wise C. strange

4.A. explain B. imagine C. expect

5.A. difference B. experience C. meaning

6.A. find B. satisfy C. wonder

7.A. mostly B. quickly C. certainly

8.A. days B. nights C. lives

9.A. world. B. classroom C. house

10.A. terrible B. strong C. heavy

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