If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed of reading?
Some people read very rapidly(很快地), 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(说明) 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(某些) pages rapidly and then slow down and do more
careful reading when you come to important ideas.

  1. 1.

    What should be read rapidly?

    1. A.
      Directions for making something.
    2. B.
      Maths problems.
    3. C.
      Science and history books.
    4. D.
      Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc.
  2. 2.

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

    1. A.
      To read as fast as you can.
    2. B.
      To fit your reading speed to your needs.
    3. C.
      To read as slowly as possible.
    4. D.
      To keep your reading at a certain speed.
  3. 3.

    Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Something about Careful Reading
    2. B.
      Be a Rapid Reader.
    3. C.
      How to Read?
    4. D.
      How to Be a Slow Reader?

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates, came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

  1. 1.

    The bus for Paris would leave at____________.

    1. A.
      12: 05
    2. B.
      11: 55
    3. C.
      11: 30
    4. D.
      11: 40
  2. 2.

    Tom went into the station cafe because ______.

    1. A.
      Mike asked him to have a cup of tea
    2. B.
      he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls
    3. C.
      it was quite early and he could find a seat there
    4. D.
      he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
  3. 3.

    ____________, so he was sad.

    1. A.
      There was something wrong with the clock
    2. B.
      Tom couldn’t arrive in Paris on time
    3. C.
      Tom couldn’t have coffee with Mike
    4. D.
      The train arrived late that day

Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.
　    　 are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy（读写能力）. You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.
Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:
having everyday conversations with your children
trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions
encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know
reading to your children each night
listening to your children read
teaching your children how to use dictionaries
talking about your children’s writings
practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails
You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible

  1. 1.

    This passage is mainly written for __________

    1. A.
      children
    2. B.
      teachers
    3. C.
      parents
    4. D.
      doctors
  2. 2.

    __________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2

    1. A.
      “Listening and speaking skills”
    2. B.
      “Reading and writing skills”
    3. C.
      “Listening and writing skills”
    4. D.
      “Reading and listening skills”
  3. 3.

    __________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above

    1. A.
      “Listening to the radio every day”
    2. B.
      “Listening to your children read”
    3. C.
      “Reading to your children each night”
    4. D.
      “Talking about your children’s writings”
  4. 4.

    In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read __________ in one year

    1. A.
      5 books
    2. B.
      10 books
    3. C.
      15 books
    4. D.
      20 books
  5. 5.

    Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to__________

    1. A.
      draw pictures or take photos
    2. B.
      listen to pop music
    3. C.
      write diaries or book reviews
    4. D.
      play computer games

Born in Texas（得克萨斯州）in 1893,Bessie Coleman drew she wanted to do something exciting with her life.Then Coleman saw her first airplane, and she knew she wanted to fly.But no school would teach her because she was a woman and a black woman.So Coleman went to Europe.At the age of twenty-eight, she became the world's first black woman to hold a pilot's license（拥有飞行驾照）.Then she went home to fly in air shows（飞行表演）.Soon she was called “Brave （勇敢的）Bessie.”Bessie Coleman had wanted to open a flying school for black women.Sadly, she never saw her dream come true.She was killed in a plane crash.But Coleman is still remembered today.A group of black flies call themselves the “Bessie Coleman Aviators.

  1. 1.

    The best title is__________.

    1. A.
      Learning to Fly
    2. B.
      The First Black Woman Pilot（飞行员）
    3. C.
      Air Show of Long Ago
    4. D.
      How Women Learned to Fly
  2. 2.

    Bessie Coleman was born in__________.

    1. A.
      Texas
    2. B.
      Europe
    3. C.
      New York
    4. D.
      Washington
  3. 3.

    The best word to describe（形容）Bessie Coleman is__________.

    1. A.
      careful
    2. B.
      daring （胆大的）
    3. C.
      quiet
    4. D.
      Texan
  4. 4.

    The best “aviators” means__________.

    1. A.
      teachers
    2. B.
      doctors
    3. C.
      fliers
    4. D.
      fighters
  5. 5.

    Which of the following sentences is not true?

    1. A.
      Bessie Coleman learned how to learn flying Europe.
    2. B.
      Bessie Coleman began to learn flying in 1893.
    3. C.
      Bessie held a pilot's license when she was twenty-eight.
    4. D.
      Bessie didn't see her dream come true.

In some countries, the most common unlucky number is thirteen. People don’t like to live in a house that is number 13. People don’t like to have parties with thirteen people. People don’t like to do important things on the thirteenth of the month. Also, when you add the Japanese unlucky numbers together---nine and four ---they make thirteen.
There aren’t many business meetings on the thirteenth of the month especially when the thirteenth is on a Friday. Friday is always unlucky. Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden (伊甸园) on a Friday. Jesus Christ died on a Friday. There were thirteen people at his last supper. In Europe, they kill criminals(罪犯) on Fridays.
For some people, unlucky numbers do the opposite things. My elder brother was born on the thirteenth. He passed his exams on the thirteenth. He married on the thirteenth. He became a pilot on the thirteenth. It was always a lucky number for him.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

  1. 1.

    What is the unlucky number in Japanese?

    1. A.
      Thirteen
    2. B.
      Nine
    3. C.
      Four
    4. D.
      Nine and four
  2. 2.

    Generally speaking, how many days are there in a year on which people don’t want to hold business meetings?

    1. A.
      9
    2. B.
      12
    3. C.
      13
    4. D.
      24
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT used to prove that Friday or thirteen is unlucky?

    1. A.
      Adam and Eve.
    2. B.
      Jesus Christ’s death.
    3. C.
      Jesus Christ’s last supper.
    4. D.
      The author’s brother’s marriage date.
  4. 4.

    When did Europeans kill criminals?

    1. A.
      On the thirteen every month.
    2. B.
      On Fridays of the fifth month every year.
    3. C.
      On Fridays.
    4. D.
      On the third week of every month.
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      The author was born on the thirteenth.
    2. B.
      The author’s elder brother passed his exams on the thirteenth.
    3. C.
      The author’s elder brother married on the thirteenth.
    4. D.
      Thirteen was a lucky number for the author’s brother.

Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the oldest one is the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are three large pyramids at Giza, outside the modern capital of Egypt, Cairo. The largest and most famous one is called the Great Pyramid. The workers built it as a tomb (坟墓) for the Pharaoh Khufu (法老胡夫).
It took more than twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. When it was built, the pyramid was about 146.5 metres high. Over the years it has lost about eight metres off its top.
The pyramid is made of large stone blocks (石块) — 2,300,000 of them! Each of these blocks weighs over 2,000 kilograms. The ancient Egyptians did not have any modern machines. How did they build the pyramid? The pyramid shows that the ancient people were intelligent and had great skills.
People once thought that the Egyptians made slaves (奴隶) do all the work on the Great Pyramid. But in fact, they used farmers.

  1. 1.

    From the passage we can learn that _____.

    1. A.
      Giza is the modern capital of Egypt
    2. B.
      there are only three pyramids in Egypt
    3. C.
      the Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid by himself
    4. D.
      the Great Pyramid was built (被建) as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, the height of the Great Pyramid may be_____ metres now.

    1. A.
      146.5
    2. B.
      138. 5
    3. C.
      154.5
    4. D.
      156. 5
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word “intelligent” mean in Chinese?

    1. A.
      聪明的
    2. B.
      辛苦的
    3. C.
      诚实的
    4. D.
      热情的
  4. 4.

    In fact, the Egyptians used ____ to build the pyramid.

    1. A.
      machines
    2. B.
      slaves
    3. C.
      farmers
    4. D.
      children
  5. 5.

    What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

    1. A.
      To invite people to visit the Great Pyramid.
    2. B.
      To give information about the Great Pyramid.
    3. C.
      To describe his or her trip to the Great Pyramid.
    4. D.
      To tell how he or she feels about the Great Pyramid.

Green tea is the best choice for office workers.
People who always work in places with air conditioning may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are important things in green tea and they are often called catechins(儿茶酚). Moreover, drinking more green tea can prevent computer radiation(辐射).
Winter is the season to drink black tea.
Chinese medicine believes that different people should drink different tea based on the different characteristics and tastes of each kind of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach and quicken digestion(消化). Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is a most suitable choice.
Do not drink strong tea.
Strong tea may make the body far too excited and can badly affect the cardiovascular(心血管的) as well as the nervous system(神经系统). For a person who has problem with these parts, to drink overly (过度地) strong tea may cause heart and blood pressure illness, or even make the old illnesses much worse.
Do not drink too much tea when you are eating.
Drinking too much tea or strong thick tea may not be good for taking in many constant elements and trace elements(常量元素和微量元素). Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milky food.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

  1. 1.

    We can read the article in ________.

    1. A.
      Life and Health
    2. B.
      Chinese Culture
    3. C.
      Fashion Times
    4. D.
      Sports and Health
  2. 2.

    If you always work with computer, what kind of tea should you drink?

    1. A.
      Green tea
    2. B.
      Black tea
    3. C.
      Strong tea
    4. D.
      Hot tea
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word “suitable” mean in this passage?

    1. A.
      滑稽的
    2. B.
      惊人的
    3. C.
      可能的
    4. D.
      合适的
  4. 4.

    Too much thick tea may cause ________.

    1. A.
      skin problems
    2. B.
      heart disease
    3. C.
      headache
    4. D.
      stomachache
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      If you have a stomachache, you should drink black tea.
    2. B.
      Strong tea may make the body far too excited.
    3. C.
      When we choose tea, we should know the characteristic and tastes of each kind of tea.
    4. D.
      At tables, we should drink tea as much as possible because it’s good for our health.

Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.
3. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM       Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team.
Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
4. ROOM to RENT (出租)
Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture(家具). Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.
Mr. Black wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Black wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Rose, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. it’s hard work, but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Sundays and Saturdays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?
Jack is a middle school student. He is thirteen years old. He finishes school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Bob, Mr. Black’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.

  1. 1.

    Why didn’t the Blacks buy the house in Advertisement 1?

    1. A.
      It was on the north side of town.
    2. B.
      There weren’t enough bedrooms.
    3. C.
      There was no dining- room.
    4. D.
      The garden was too big.
  2. 2.

    Why does Rose want to get the job in the restaurant?

    1. A.
      It’s an easy job.
    2. B.
      She can get a lot of money.
    3. C.
      She thinks it will be interesting.
    4. D.
      She can get long holidays.
  3. 3.

    Why can’t Jack play for the new football team?

    1. A.
      School finished too late.
    2. B.
      It’s in different village.
    3. C.
      He’s not old enough
    4. D.
      He has to do his homework.

He had put up a board, which said, “ No parking” in the garden facing the road, but nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey(遵守) only a police notice with letters on a blue board:
POLICE NOTICE
NO PARKING
Mrs. Brown suggested that he could steal a police notice. He was afraid to do so. She then suggested that he could make one just like a police notice. He said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Brown made a blue board with white letters:
POLITE NOTICE
NO PARKING
“ Oh!” Mrs. Brown said, “You told me you weren’t going to use the word  “police”, but why do you use it now?” “Really?” he asked, “Look again.” She started to laugh. “You are really clever.”

  1. 1.

    How many notice boards did Mr. Brown make altogether?

    1. A.
      Only one
    2. B.
      Two
    3. C.
      Three
    4. D.
      None
  2. 2.

    Mr. Brown made a notice board which ________________ in the end.

    1. A.
      was just the same as a police notice
    2. B.
      was different in colour from a police notice
    3. C.
      looked just like a police notice
    4. D.
      said “ POLICE NOTICE, NO PARKING”
  3. 3.

    We can infer(推断) that ____________ after he put up the blue board.

    1. A.
      more people will park their cars outside his house
    2. B.
      more policemen will come to park their cars at noon
    3. C.
      fewer people will visit him at noon later on
    4. D.
      fewer people will park their cars outside his house

Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure (失败) becomes an experience that means growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.
Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards(标准). When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame (责怪) others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when you don’t win. A child who’s not invited to a birthday party, who doesn’t make the honour list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolations (安慰), prize or say, “It doesn’t matter.” Because it does. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.
Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown-ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them.

  1. 1.

    How do most parents prevent their children from failure?

    1. A.
      They give them some presents.
    2. B.
      They don’t tell them that they have failed.
    3. C.
      They don’t blame others.
    4. D.
      They help them to come out of failure.
  2. 2.

    Which of the following can a person learn when he fails?

    1. A.
      It’s impossible to enjoy a game if he misses it.
    2. B.
      He is the worst of all.
    3. C.
      It’s natural not to win a game and no one can win all the time.
    4. D.
      His teammates are not good enough.
  3. 3.

    The writer of this article thinks that if a child fails, parents should __________________.

    1. A.
      give him a small prize
    2. B.
      advise him to repeat failure
    3. C.
      blame others
    4. D.
      encourage him to learn from failure
  4. 4.

    4. Which would be the best title (标题) for the passage?

    1. A.
      Learning from Failure
    2. B.
      Ways of Preventing Failure
    3. C.
      Reasons of Failure
    4. D.
      Getting Pleasure from Failure
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