Apollo
For lovers of the arts, Apollo is a truly good magazine. Covering the ages and the great civiliza?tions(文明） of the world, Apollo brings you well-pictured yet fine articles by internationally famous writers, as well as information on exhibitions(展览） and sales. Experience five monthly issues（报刊的期） for as little as ? 5 each.
The Guardian Weekly（每周卫报）
The Guardian Weekly gives you a world view with articles（文章） from four of the world’s most respected newspapers. Read the news from different views and draw your own conclusions(得出结论） on the stories shaping our world. Try it for 3 months for just ? 15.55. Plus(外加） get a free copy of The Guardian Year 2003.
New Internationalist（国际主义者）
Full of excellent writing and photos, the magazine covers one key topic each month, from Terror?ism(恐怖主义） to Poverty（贫困） to Climate Change. Reporters from around the world provide you with a whole world view.
Plus: Many fresh reports and stories to keep you up-to-date on world affairs(事务. 3 months free and free World Map.
The Week
The Week is the only weekly summary（摘要）giving you the best of the British and foreign newspapers in just 35 pages. Designed to be read in just 1 hour, it provides you with everything you need and want to know. Try The Week now with 13 issues for just ? 13. 75. If you decide it’s not for you, just tell us within the first 6 weeks and you can get your money back

1. 1.

   Which of the following magazines will probably give you with articles about music and paintings?

   1. A.
      Apollo
   2. B.
      The Week
   3. C.
      New Internationalist
   4. D.
      The Guardian Weekly
2. 2.

   It is possible that most of the readers of the four magazines are ______

   1. A.
      men
   2. B.
      women
   3. C.
      children
   4. D.
      grown-ups
3. 3.

   The underlined word up-to-date in the third text means       

   1. A.
      know the latest information or changes
   2. B.
      newest
   3. C.
      at present
   4. D.
      out of fashion
4. 4.

   Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world’s most popular newspapers?

   1. A.
      Apollo & The Week
   2. B.
      Apollo & New Internationalist
   3. C.
      The Guardian Weekly & The Week
   4. D.
      The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist
5. 5.

   The purpose（目的）of  the four texts is to ______

   1. A.
      tell the readers the latest news
   2. B.
      get more readers to subscribe (订阅)
   3. C.
      show the importance of the four magazines
   4. D.
      introduce(介绍） the four magazines to new readers

So much to do, so little time．So much information, so little time to read．In this age there is more information than ever before．There is not enough time to read everything we want to read．However, you can take in and understand more information in shorter time through speed-reading．This article will not make you read 3,000 words per minute, but it will show you how to increase your speed greatly．You will also learn the basic techniques of speed reading, along with the dos and don’ts of speed-reading．
When you first learned to read, you would say the word out loud and sound it out．Then you might whisper the word because people can become annoyed when you read aloud．The stage you are now at is saying the word in your head．Most people tend to read this way．Saying the word in your head will cut your reading speed tremendously （极大的）．
How do you calculate your reading speed? The speed is measured by how many words per minute you can read．Get some reading material, preferably a book．Find out how many words are on the page．Time yourself one minute．Start your timer and start reading．When the timer sounds, stop at once．If you counted 500 words on the page and you read half of the page, then you are probably reading at 250 words per minute．
The first thing about speed-reading is looking at the word and recognizing it．Don’t say the word in your mind, just look at it and recognize its appearance．Later you will recognize groups of four words or more to increase your speed．This is the first and most important step in speed-reading．
The next step is technique．As with any other skill, speed-reading requires technique．You should first be sitting up straight with your book on a horizontal （水平的） surface, such as a table or desk．Next, should be able to see the entire page．This is necessary if you want to recognize clumps of words．Lastly, you should be focused．It’s hard to read with a lot of noise．Find a quiet place to read．This will help your understanding of the text．You need something to guide your eyes while reading．Then right, you should use your hand．Remember when you were little, you would read using your finger．That is a great technique, only now you’re using your hand to underline each line．Move your finger smoothly across page．No need to go rush, start out slow．Keep your eyes focused on words as you recognize them while using your hand as a guide．This will increase your speed．
The third step is practice．Practice makes perfect．Set time intervals．Read using different techniques,
but make sure you understand what you’re reading．
【小题1】Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

So much to do, so little time．So much information, so little time to read．In this age, there is more information than ever before．There is not enough time to read everything we want to read．However, you can take in and understand more information in shorter time through speed-reading．This article will not make you read 3,000 words per minute, but it will show you how to increase your speed greatly．You will also learn the basic techniques of speed reading, along with the dos and don'ts of speed-reading．

When you first learned to read, you would say the word out loud and sound it out．Then you might whisper the word because people can become annoyed when you read aloud．The stage you are now at is saying the word in your head．Most people tend to read this way．Saying the word in your head will cut your reading speed tremendously (极大的)．

How do you calculate your reading speed? The speed is measured by how many words per minute you can read．Get some reading material, preferably （最好；尽可能地）a book．Find out how many words are on the page．Time yourself one minute．Start your timer and start reading．When the timer sounds, stop at once．If you counted 500 words on the page and you read half of the page, then you are probably reading at 250 words per minute．

The first thing about speed-reading is looking at the word and recognizing （辨认）it．Don't say the word in your mind, just look at it and recognize its appearance．Later you will recognize groups of four words or more to increase your speed．This is the first and most important step in speed-reading．

The next step is technique．As with any other skill, speed-reading requires technique．You should first be sitting up straight with your book on a horizontal (水平的) surface, such as a table or desk．Next, you should be able to see the entire page．This is necessary if you want to recognize clumps（结群） of words．Lastly, you should be focused．It's hard to read a lot of noise．Find a quiet place to read．This will help you understand the text．You need something to guide your eyes while reading．Then right, you should use your hand, Remember when you were little, you would read using your finger．That is a great technique, only now you're using your hand to underline each line．Move your finger smoothly across the page．No need  to go rush , start our slow．Keep your eyes focused on words as you recognize them while using your hand as a guide．This will increase your speed．

The third step is practice．Practice makes perfect．Set time intervals(间歇)．Read using different techniques, but make sure you understand what you're reading．

1．Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

    A．Now there is limited information than ever before．

    B．Now conditions ask people to use less time to know more information．

    C．Now people can read what they like．

    D．The less you read, the more time you will spend．

2．What is the subject discussed in the text?

    A．What speed-reading is．                                                                              

    B．Why we need speed-reading．

    C．Now it is much information time．

    D．People should practice speed-reading in different kinds of ways．

3．Which of the following shows the right way for the speed-reading from the text?

      a．Ask for some techniques．

      b．Look at many words and recognize them．

      c．Practice more．

    A.  c, a, b                   B.  c, b, a                   C.  b, a, c                           D.  a, c, b

4．The underlined sentence “you should be focused” in the fifth paragraph means that _________________________．

    A．a person should devote his attention to it while reading

    B．your feelings will be hurt while reading

    C．a person should smooth away difficulties while he reads

    D．you should pay attention to your faults while you are reading

5．To speed up your reading, you should_______________________．

    A．sit up straight with your book flat and use something to guide your eyes

    B．say every word out loud and sound it out

    C．know it is necessary to read quickly

    D．underline some important words while you say them

So much to do, so little time．So much information, so little time to read．In this age there is more information than ever before．There is not enough time to read everything we want to read．However, you can take in and understand more information in shorter time through speed-reading．This article will not make you read 3 000 words per minute, but it will show you how to increase your speed greatly．You will also learn the basic techniques of speed reading, along with the dos and don'ts of speed-reading．

When you first learned to read, you would say the word out loud and sound it out．Then you might whisper the word because people can become annoyed when you read aloud．The stage you are now at is saying the word in your head．Most people tend to read this way．Saying the word in your head will cut your reading speed tremendously (极大的)．

How do you calculate your reading speed? The speed is measured by how many words per minute you can read．Get some reading material, preferably a book．Find out how many words are on the page．Time yourself one minute．Start your timer and start reading．When the timer sounds, stop at once．If you counted 500 words on the page and you read half of the page, then you are probably reading at 250 words per minute．

The first thing about speed-reading is looking at the word and recognizing it．Don't say the word in your mind, just look at it and recognize its appearance．Later you will recognize groups of four words or more to increase your speed．This is the first and most important step in speed-reading．

The next step is technique．As with any other skill, speed-reading requires technique．You should first be sitting up straight with your book on a horizontal (水平的) surface, such as a table or desk．Next, should be able to see the entire page．This is necessary if you want to recognize clumps of words．Lastly, you should be focused．It's hard to read a lot of noise．Find a quiet place to read．This will help your understand of the text．You need something to guide your eyes while reading．Then right, you should use your hand, Remember when you were little, you would read using your finger．That is a great technique, only now you're using your hand to underline each line．Move your finger smoothly across page．No need to go rush , start our slow．Keep your eyes focused on words as you recognize them while using your hand as a guide．This will increase you speed．

The third step is practice．Practice makes perfect．Set time intervals(间歇)．Read using different techniques, but make sure you understand what you're reading．

1．Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

     A．Now there is limited information than ever before．

     B．Now conditions ask people to use less time to know more information．

     C．Now people can read what they like．

     D．The less you read, the more time you will spend．

2．What is the subject discussed in the text?

     A．What speed-reading is． 

     B．Why we need speed-reading．

     C．Now it is much information time．

     D．People should practice speed-reading in different kinds of ways．

3．Which of the following shows the right way for the speed-reading from the text?

     a．Ask for some techniques．

     b．Look at many words and recognize them．

     c．Practice more．

      A．c, a, b          B．c, b, a       C．b, a, c       D．a, c, b

4．The underlined sentence “you should be focused” in the fifth paragraph means that _________．

     A．a person should devote his attention to it while reading

     B．your feelings will be hurt while reading

     C．a person should smooth away difficulties while he reads

     D．you should pay attention to your faults while you are reading

5．To speed up your reading, you should_________．

      A．sit up straight with your book flat and use something to guide your eyes

      B．say every word out loud and sound it out

      C．know it is necessary to read quickly

      D．underline some important words while you say them