In our daily life we always read a lot of reading materials. You can’t read carefully all of them. You should choose some of them. You should know which to read fast and which to read slowly. Here are some important things to remember about reading rate, which helps you become a good reader:

  ● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.

  ● Some things should be read slowly throughout(贯穿). Examples are directions for making or doing something, math problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

  ● Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple, stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

  ● 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 quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.

56. The underlined word “rate” in the first sentence means _______.

  A. 速度                     B. 快速                     C. 慢速                 D. 技巧

57. How many important things to remember while reading according to the passage?

   A. One.                B. Two.                 C. Three.              D. Four.

58.Which should be read slowly according to the passage?

 A. Stories for enjoyment.                              B. Math problems.

 C. Letters from friends.                                    D. News from hometown newspapers.

59. How fast should we read?

 A. The faster, the better.                               B. The more slowly, the better.

 C. Neither too fast nor too slow.                     D. It depends on what we are reading.

60. According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?

A. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.

B. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.

C. Read fast when you are reading something important to you.

D. Read slowly when you are reading something unimportant to you.

As prices and building costs keep rising, “the do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend（趋势） in the US continues to grow.

“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Kose, “and we didn’t have enough money to buy it.” So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling （努力）to make a home when the cost of living is very high. The Koses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was very upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car myself. ”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how to do things yourself.

1.We know from the passage that many people ________ .

A. seldom go to a department store to buy things

B. take DIY courses run by the government

C. like to learn to make their own furniture

D. find it hard to pay for what they need

2. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .

A. improve the quality of life

B. save time and money

C. make or repair things

D. run a DIY shop

3.When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ______.

A. keeps house and looks after his children

B. does his own car and home repairs

C. does extra work at night

D. make shoes in his home

4.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when ______ .

A. he had to raise the children all by himself

B. he could not possibly do two jobs

C. the car repair class was not helpful

D. his car repairs cost too much

5.How can people learn DIY? 

A. Go to classes.

B. Read books.

C. Go to classes and read books.

D. The passage doesn't tell us.

Many students have hobbies, such as___31_____, painting ,growing vegetables in  their gardens,or looking___32____ animals.Some hobbies are relaxing and ___33____are creative.____34___can make you grow as a person ,develop your interests and help you learn new skills.

   David Smith is a student.His hobby is ___35____.In senior high school,he wrote a book and it ____36___out in 2003.Many teenagers love his book..___37__a result ,David has become a successful young ___38____.In spite of his great success, David sees writing as only one of ___39___many hobbies and interests.”I like playing badminton,too.”says David.He isn’t sure ___40___ he  is going to write more  books  in  the future .

   David is very lucky __41____his hobby has brought him ___42____and success .But he  is __43___in many other things,and he spends time playing badminton for his school team.

     ____44__ is something difficult to remember that we shouldn’t __45____all our time on our favourite hobby.There are many other interesting things to do in life,and we should try to do something new or difficult.

  1.A.reading         B. read         C.reads           D.to read

   2.A.for             B. after        C.up              D.at

   3. A. the other        B. another      C. others          D.other

   4.A.Friends         B.Hobbies      C.Habits           D.Life

   5. A.reading         B. writing      C.painting         D.fishing

   6.A.looked          B.gave         C.sent            D.came

   7.A.As             B.For          C.By             D.To

   8.A.editor           B.writer        C.engineer        D.host

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

   10.A.what            B.that          C.if              D.who

   11.A though          B.because        C.however       D.if

  12.A.sadness         B.excitement      C.failure         D.enjoyment

  13.A.interesting       B.interests        C.interest    D.interested

  14.A.There           B.That           C.This          D.It

 15.A.take            B.spend           C..pay         D.cos