Criticism is judgement.A critic is a judge.A judgement study and think about the material presented to him, accept it, correct it, or reject it after thinking over what he has read, watched or heard.

Another word for criticism is appreciation.When I criticize or appreciate some objector another, I look for its good points and bad points.In reading any printed or written matter, I always have a pencil in hand and put any comments in the book or on a separate paper.In other words, I always talk back to the writer.

That sort of critical reading might well be called creative reading because I am thinking along with the author, asking him questions, seeing whether he answers the questions and how well he answers them.I mark the good passages to store them in my memory piece of writing; where, how and why could or should I improve upon it?

You might think that doing what I suggested is work.Yes, it is, but the work is a pleasure because I can feel my brain expanding, my emotion reacting and my way of living change.

Reading exercises is a great influence on a person.If pictures, still or moving, accompany the reading, the memory will retain the material for a long time.

Just as evil books can corrupt, so also can good books gradually work a change on a corrupt person.

Let's get back to the beneficial effects of thinking while reading.It helps us to enlarge our minds.We understand more about the universe, its people and many of its wonders.We learn to think and observe in new ways.We certainly do get a feeling for the language we are reading.All good writers in any language have been readers who read critically and continuously.

The writer says a critic________. 

A.asks what he does not understand  

B.talks back to the author

C.understand the background on which the works are based

D.looks for the good and bad points of the material he has read

According to the writer, creative reading is________.

A.raising questions and answering them for the author.

B.reading and giving comments on the materials one has read.

C.thinking in the same line with the author.                          

D.storing up facts in one's memory.

By the phrase “thinking along with” in the third paragraph, the writer means________.

A.following one's thought closely          B.accepting      

C.considering                 D.agreeing

According to the writer, critical reading________.

A.makes a person rich B.enables a person to write fluently

C.broaden a person's horizons     D.gives a person extra work.

We can learn from the passage that all good readers ________.

A.understand more about their surrounding than others.

B .have a thorough insight to the problem in life.

C.have the feeling of the language they read.

D.have read extensively(广泛地)and critically

The Eskimos believed that a human being is made up of a body, a soul, and a name, and it is not ___1___ unless it has all three. This ___2___ has a great ___3___ on the Eskimos daily life and runs like a golden ___4___ through the Eskimos culture.

As for the soul of man, the Eskimos do not claim to know exactly what it is… but, who does? They see it, however, as the beginning of life, and the energy ___5___ which life cannot continue.

An Eskimo’s name is ___6___ to give life of ___7___. It has in it all the good qualities of all the persons who have been called by it. Many Eskimos believe that a newborn baby ___8___ because it wants ___9___ name and will not complete until it gets it. 

Immediately after a birth, some wise elders ___10___ to ___11___ the child. The name that is ___12___ must be ___13___ of someone who has died ___14___. When my son was born, everyone realized that ___15___ was great-grandfather, Mequsaq(who had died a few months ___16___,) who had been reborn in him. The newborn baby had a slight squint(看一眼) in ___17___ eye that old Mequsaq had ___18___ to the enemy ride in the battle. This was taken as a ___19___ from the name spirit that the baby ___20___ be called Mequsaq.

1. A. separate  B. complete    C. serious       D scientific

2. A. thought  B. idea    C. belief  D. theory

3. A. result     B. effect  C. control       D. touch

4. A. thread    B. line     C. way    D. rope

5. A. with       B. without      C. by      D. along

6. A. believed B. taken  C. held    D. regarded

7. A. his own  B. its own       C. own    D. itself

8. A. sobs       B. laughs C. weeps D. cries

9. A. it    B. his      C. her     D. its

10. A. run       B. discuss       C. gather D. appear

11. A. name    B. call     C. hold    D. dress

12. A. decided B. selected      C. elected       D. demanded

13. A. this      B. these   C. those   D. that

14. A. recently       B. long ago     C. just now     D. meanwhile

15. A. this      B. that     C. it D. who

16. A. since    B. later    C. ago     D. before

17. A. the other      B. the same     C. the different      D. other

18. A. hurt      B. wounded    C. lost     D. injured

19. A. choice  B. decision     C. notice D. sign

20. A. could    B. might  C. would D. should

Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of world Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.
“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000. In Copenhagen, Denmark , more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World records. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.
Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over-ambitious (野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.
Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.
【小题1】The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is        .

A.to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter
B.to build a common connection between various religions
C.to reduce stress and lighten depression
D.to lower blood pressure
【小题2】The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place _      _.
A.on llth January 1998B.on the first Sunday of May
C.on 9th January 1996D.on 9th January 2000
【小题3】The author's attitude towards laughter movement is      .
A.positiveB.negativeC.uninterestedD.objective
【小题4】The passage is mainly about _______.                           
A.World Laughter Day and its significance(重要意义)
B.the worldwide laughter movement
C.a universal language
D.laughter

You want to have fun and adventure and so you decide to travel somewhere to do it. Sounds like a simple enough thing. And basically it is. But what is adventure? That is the key here and the answer can be different for different people.

For those who love sports, adventure travel can have a whole different meaning than for those who like history. The physical travel types that you can find include such adventure travel as white water rafting (白浪漂流), kayaking or climbing and hiking to some mountains somewhere. To the hiker, backpacking across Ireland might be their adventure. For this type of person, adventure travel almost always includes something physical. Often the goal is to push their body’s limits and test their individual endurance (耐力).

For those who less want to climb mountains, adventure travel might mean traveling to Nepal and taking in the local festivals. Wine tasting in Italy is also vacation adventure for the more relaxed traveler who enjoys peace and comfort. Anything that is opposite to the normal scope (范围) of the traveler’s lifestyle defines (定义) adventure.

Adventure travel is not necessarily a one-size-fits-all type of vacation. Adventure depends on the person’s physical limits, how much money the person has and what the person enjoys doing. Going beyond the normal is adventurous for many. If your life is quite busy, then sitting on a beach in the moonlight with your family might be adventure for you. The point is not what you do but that you have a good time and that it is an adventure for YOU — not for the person next to you.

Do not sit home this year when vacation time rolls around. Go beyond your normal routine and try something new. If you usually spend your vacation sun-bathing on a beach, try hiking, instead, through the mountains. Look around you, think beyond your comfort zone and head out on an adventure vacation.

1.For a quiet traveler, he is most likely to choose _________.

A.backpacking across a country

B.wine tasting in a bar

C.hiking to some mountains

D.white water rafting

2.To have an adventure travel, the most important is _________.

A.whether you enjoy yourself

B.whether you try something dangerous

C.where you go for the traveling

D.what you do in the traveling

3.The underlined word “beyond” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_________”.

A.according to       B.later than          C.more than         D.less than

4.From the passage, we can make a conclusion that _________.

A.adventure travel always includes something dangerous

B.adventure travel will cost you a large sum of money

C.anything that goes beyond the normal is adventure travel

D.adventure travelers like to do things to the limits of their body

5.The best title for the passage may be “_________”.

A.Tips on adventure travel

B.Who is interested in adventure travel

C.What is adventure travel

D.Popular places for adventure travel

 

Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of world Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.

“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000. In Copenhagen, Denmark , more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World records. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.

Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism(恐怖主义). The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion(宗教). Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over-ambitious (野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.

Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.

1.The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is ____.

A.to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter

B.to build a common connection between various religions

C.to reduce stress and lighten depression

D.to lower blood pressure

2.The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place ____.

A.on 11th. January, 1998

B.on the first Sunday of May

C.on 9th. January, 1996

D.on 9th. January, 2000

3.The author’s attitude towards laughter movement is ____.

A.positive           B.negative          C.uninterested       D.objective

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A.World Laughter Day and its significance

B.the worldwide laughter movement

C.a universal language

D.laughter

 

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