Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.
As your eyes move along the line of point, they make fixations (固定) or pauses (暂停). It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group. The numbers of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span (视跨). Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.
The way in which you read always depends on (取决于) what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:
(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.
(2) Rapid (快速) first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.
(3) You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive (细致的) study of your school subjects, solving math problems or reading directions.
(4) Rapid reading is used when reading stories for enjoyment. You may also do rapid reading when reviewing materials that you already know well

  1. 1.

    The main reason for reading fast is that you can ________

    1. A.
      get the ideas
    2. B.
      save time
    3. C.
      understand better
    4. D.
      learn well
  2. 2.

    The way of reading always depends on ________

    1. A.
      the method that you like
    2. B.
      your reading material
    3. C.
      your reading purpose
    4. D.
      both B and C
  3. 3.

    The word “skimming” means “________”

    1. A.
      reading the main points
    2. B.
      reading carefully
    3. C.
      reading very fast
    4. D.
      reading some parts of the material
  4. 4.

    Careful reading is an important kind of reading ________

    1. A.
      when you review a lesson that you already know well
    2. B.
      when you read the directions before using a camera which is expensive
    3. C.
      when you read a story of enjoyment
    4. D.
      when you wish to find a lost place that you have read

Money, jewels and important documents may not be the only valuables placed in banks these days. Some mothers store their breast milk (母乳) in banks.
There are ten breast milk banks across the United States, where mothers can donate their extra milk for other women’s babies.
Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies. The World Health Organization says it is the only food babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases. Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early. Sometimes these premature babies must stay in the hospital for many weeks.
James Cameron is a doctor who treats newborns at Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says breast milk is almost like medicine. Doctor James Cameron says, “The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the mom’s able to make that help provide immunity (免疫力). It’s very important for the health of the newborn.”
Lucy Baur lives near Fort Wayne. She breastfed both her children and always had more milk than they needed. She wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank in Indianapolis. But freezing and shipping milk can be costly. Then, a donor station opened near her home.
Milk donations in the United States work like this. Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters of breast milk. They freeze the milk and take it to the station. There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers’ milk. Then, the milk is heated to kill bacteria. After that, the technicians test samples of all the milk to make sure it is safe and healthful. The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank. The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies.
Donors are tested for diseases before any milk is accepted. They are not permitted to smoke tobacco, use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, which thing can also be stored in banks except money, jewels and important documents?

    1. A.
      Notes
    2. B.
      Diamonds
    3. C.
      Valuable papers
    4. D.
      Breast milk
  2. 2.

    From the text we learn                            

    1. A.
      Lucy Baur wanted to donate her milk to the donor station near her home
    2. B.
      the milk is frozen and sent to the milk station after killing bacteria
    3. C.
      the milk bank transports the milk to babies’ home to feed them
    4. D.
      James Cameron is a doctor who feeds the babies on the milk in the milk station
  3. 3.

    The breast milk is important for newborns because             

    1. A.
      only it can stop babies from developing diseases
    2. B.
      it contains rich nutrients (营养) babies need
    3. C.
      it is the only food suitable for babies
    4. D.
      it benefits babies as the best medicine
  4. 4.

    Who is allowed to donate her extra milk of the following women?

    1. A.
      A heavy smoker
    2. B.
      A heavy drinker
    3. C.
      A fruit lover
    4. D.
      A drug user
  5. 5.

    The purpose of setting up breast milk banks is to                      

    1. A.
      store extra fresh milk for some school children
    2. B.
      provide milk to the children who go hungry
    3. C.
      help other mothers donate milk to their own babies
    4. D.
      offer breast milk to early born and unhealthy babies

"Come and have a dinner with me on Thursday," says John.
“But I don’t know where your house is,” says Henry.
“It’s easy,” says John. “There’s no problem. You get off(下车) the bus. Then, you cross the street. You take the first on the left, and you walk for five minutes. Then you come to a big tree about a hundred metres down this street, there is a big red house. You go past the big red house. And after about five hundred metres, you see a small yellow house near a little tree. Open the door with your foot."
“With my foot?” Says Henry.
“Why, yes,” says John, “Your hands will be full(满满的).”
"How do you know my hands will be full?"says Henry.
“You wouldn’t come to my house without(没有) some food with you”

  1. 1.

    John’s house is _____________

    1. A.
      a big and red house
    2. B.
      a small yellow house
    3. C.
      near a big tree
  2. 2.

    Why does John want Henry to open the door with foot? Because ______

    1. A.
      John invite(邀请) Henry to have dinner with him
    2. B.
      There is something wrong Henry’s hands
    3. C.
      John thinks that when Henry comes, his hands will be full
  3. 3.

    In the story(故事), "You take the first on the left" means(意思)

    1. A.
      You take No.1 bus on the left
    2. B.
      You take the first turning on the left
    3. C.
      You take the first step on the left

Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA, they eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham(火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake hamburgers. They are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia

  1. 1.

    Italians like to eat ___________

    1. A.
      fish
    2. B.
      pizza
    3. C.
      hot food
  2. 2.

    Fish and chips are very popular in ________

    1. A.
      England
    2. B.
      Australia
    3. C.
      the USA
  3. 3.

    In different countries people eat ________ food

    1. A.
      different
    2. B.
      the same
    3. C.
      hot
  4. 4.

    The hamburger does not have any _________ in it

    1. A.
      beef
    2. B.
      pork
    3. C.
      chips
  5. 5.

    Hamburger is a kind of __________

    1. A.
      meat
    2. B.
      drink
    3. C.
      food

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect．Ioften wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he’s so special and so good ateverything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the footballteam．
Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something
special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class．”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0，wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how hehugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things Iwas going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big[]hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．
The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．
1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother’s face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，thisis the proudest moment of my life．”
It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win aNobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

  1. 1.

    The writer felt it       to be the son of a famous person．

    1. A.
      1ucky
    2. B.
      natural
    3. C.
      hard
    4. D.
      pleasant
  2. 2.

    In order to_       the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．

    1. A.
      become astronaut
    2. B.
      become a great hero
    3. C.
      be made school team captain
    4. D.
      be made class president
  3. 3.

    What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    1. A.
      A lot of special things he had done．
    2. B.
      The story of his father as an astronaut．
    3. C.
      The unforgettable time he spent with his father．
    4. D.
      The experiences his father had in middle school．
  4. 4.

    The writer felt proud when he          ．

    1. A.
      got a prize in a writing competition
    2. B.
      won a Nobel Prize
    3. C.
      saved a child from a burning building
    4. D.
      discovered a new star
  5. 5.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      My daydream
    2. B.
      My father’s son
    3. C.
      My famous father
    4. D.
      My happy family

The box is too heavy for me _________


  1. A.
    carrying
  2. B.
    carries
  3. C.
    carry
  4. D.
    to carry


Dear One Family Members,
First, please accept our great thanks for your support, trust and donations towards our Ya’an earthquake relief (救济) work!
Recently, many worries were brought to our attention, and we managed to provide answers to some common questions.
Please read the Q&A in the following:
Q: Where may I find the latest news on One Foundation’s Ya’an earthquake relief work?
A: We warmly welcome you to visit our website, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo and you could get   
all the news from there.
Q: How may I donate to One Foundation from abroad?
A: Thank you for your kind heart and support. At present, there are two official channels for  
donations from abroad: Bank transfer and PayPal.
Q: How may I get a donation receipt (收据)?
A: If you have donated more than 20 U.S. dollars, please send your personal information to
idonation@one-foundation.com. We will send the e-receipt by the end of May.
Because of the large number of donations we have received recently, try as we might, we may
not be able to send the receipt soon enough. Thank you very much for your patience.
Once again, we give our faithful thanks to you. We will carefully plan and use the donations from every One Family Member and we will do our best to help those who need your support. One Foundation
May 9, 2013

  1. 1.

    ______ about donating to One Foundation are answered in this passage

    1. A.
      Some questions
    2. B.
      Few questions
    3. C.
      All the questions
    4. D.
      No questions
  2. 2.

    You can get up-to-date information by visiting the following websites except ______

    1. A.
      Tencent Weibo
    2. B.
      Sina Weibo
    3. C.
      the website of Red Cross
    4. D.
      the website of One Foundation
  3. 3.

    How many official channels for donations from abroad are mentioned?

    1. A.
      One
    2. B.
      Two
    3. C.
      Three
    4. D.
      Four
  4. 4.

    Why can’t One Foundation send the receipt soon?

    1. A.
      Because there aren’t enough receipts
    2. B.
      Because there are a large number of donations
    3. C.
      Because the people in the foundation are not experienced
    4. D.
      Because the people in the foundation are not hard-working
  5. 5.

    Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      One Foundation won’t accept donations from abroad
    2. B.
      One Family Members are trying to help people in Ya’an
    3. C.
      No worries were brought to One Foundation’s attention
    4. D.
      One Foundation will send e-receipts to all the people who have donated

A wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family members shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his students and asked: “Why do people shout in anger at each other?”
His students thought for a while, and one of them said: “Because when we lose our calm, we shout.”
“But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can just as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner,” said the wise man.
Students gave some other answers but none were any good.
“When two people are angry at each other, their hearts become distanced,” the wise man explained. “To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other and cover that great distance.”
The wise man then gave an example: “What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly because their hearts are very close. When they love each other even more, what happens? They don’t need to talk. They only look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his students and said: “So when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance you from others. Otherwise, there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.”

  1. 1.

    What did they find when a wise man and his students were visiting a village?

    1. A.
      A group of people were traveling there
    2. B.
      A group of family members were playing there
    3. C.
      His students were shouting with a group of people
    4. D.
      A group of family members were shouting at each other angrily
  2. 2.

    One of the students thinks family members shout at each other because       

    1. A.
      they are not friends
    2. B.
      they don’t like each other
    3. C.
      they lose their calm
    4. D.
      they are far from each other
  3. 3.

    What will happen when two people are angry with each other?

    1. A.
      They fight with each other
    2. B.
      Their hearts become distanced
    3. C.
      They are far away from each other
    4. D.
      They are too angry to say a word
  4. 4.

    What will usually happen to two people at first when they fall in love with each other according to the passage?

    1. A.
      They talk softly
    2. B.
      They shout at each other
    3. C.
      They talk more
    4. D.
      They don’t say anything to each other
  5. 5.

    What’s the topic of the passage?

    1. A.
      Shouting is bad
    2. B.
      Don’t shout
    3. C.
      Cover the distance with love
    4. D.
      The distance of love


On May 23, six pandas left an important panda base (基地) in Wolong, southwest China’s Sichuan Province(四川省), because of damaged (损坏的) shelters and food shortages（短缺）after the May 12 earthquake（地震）, The pandas took trucks(卡车) to Ya’an,a local official（官员） said.
Eight other pandas left the Chengdu Research Base on May 18. They will take China Southern Airlines (CSA) to Beijing. They will travel on a Boeing 747-700 plane with bamboo and water. and they will stay at the Beijing Zoo, said Wolong director Zhang Hemin.
“There is enough water now, but food is still a big problem. The pandas need bamboos and apples.” Zhang Hemin said. 
After the earthquake, the center needed lots of bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and medicine, she said.
There are about 1,590 pandas living in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan and the northwestern provinces of Shanxi and Gansu

  1. 1.

    How many pandas left for Ya’an?

    1. A.
      6
    2. B.
      8
    3. C.
      14
    4. D.
      1590
  2. 2.

    How will eight other pandas go to Beijing Zoo from the Chengdu Research Base?

    1. A.
      By plane
    2. B.
      By train
    3. C.
      By truck
    4. D.
      By bus
  3. 3.

    In China,what place has the most giant pandas?

    1. A.
      Beijing
    2. B.
      Sichuan and the northwestern provinces
    3. C.
      northeastern provinces
    4. D.
      Jiangsu
  4. 4.

    Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Some pandas left an important panda base in Wolong after the earthquake
    2. B.
      Eight other pandas will stay at Beijing zoo
    3. C.
      Pandas eat bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and so on
    4. D.
      Water is still a big problem for the pandas after the earthquake
  5. 5.

    This passage is probably(很可能) from _________

    1. A.
      a novel(小说)
    2. B.
      a storybook
    3. C.
      a newspaper
    4. D.
      a diary（日记）

This is Mike’s bedroom. You can see a desk and a bed in the room. On the desk, there is a backpack and three books. One is a Chinese book, the other two are English books. There is a clock on the desk, too. You can see a baseball under the desk. On the bed there is a box. Can you guess what’s in the box? Ah, it’s a new computer game. It’s the present(礼物) for Mike’s seventh birthday

  1. 1.

    Whose room is this?

    1. A.
      May’s
    2. B.
      Mike’s
    3. C.
      Simon’s
    4. D.
      Mark’s
  2. 2.

    How many Chinese books are there on the desk?

    1. A.
      One
    2. B.
      Two
    3. C.
      Three
    4. D.
      Four
  3. 3.

    What’s that under the desk?

    1. A.
      A clock
    2. B.
      A bed
    3. C.
      A baseball
    4. D.
      A notebook
  4. 4.

    What can’t you see on the desk?

    1. A.
      A book
    2. B.
      A backpack
    3. C.
      A computer
    4. D.
      A clock
  5. 5.

    How old is Mike?

    1. A.
      4
    2. B.
      5
    3. C.
      6
    4. D.
      7
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