4. Do you read one word at a time?

　　　 If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, start at once to break the habit.

　　　 If you move your lips, hold your fingers over them, or hold a piece of paper between your lips while you are reading. Then if your lips move, you will know it and can stop them.

　　　 If you point to words, hold the two sides of your book, one side with your left hand, the other side with your right hand. Then you will not have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.

　　　 If you move your head, place your chin(下巴)in one hand, and hold your head still(不动地，静止地).

　　　 If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time, you need to work very hard in learning to take in more words at each glance(看一眼) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.

3. Do you move your head from side to side as you read?

2. Do you point to words with your finger as you read?

1. Do you move your lips(嘴唇) when reading silently？

64. Water has three states(状态). They are　　　　

　　 A. ice, snow and air　　　　　　　　 B. solid, vapour, snow

　　 C. drops of water, blocks of ice and crystals of water

　　 D. solid, liquid and gas

BACD

10　　 (湖北省监利中学高一第一次月考)　　　 THE WAY TO READ FAST

　　　 Perhaps you have been told about some habits(习惯) which stop a person reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.

　　　 Do you still have any of these bad habits7 Check yourself by answering "yes" or "no" to these questions:

63. Clouds are made of　　　　

　　 A. seas, rivers and lakes　　　　　 B. blocks of ice

　　 C. very small drops of water or snow crystals

　　 D. solid, liquid and gas

62. We can drink water when it is　　　　

　　 A. a liquid　　　 B. a solid　　　　 C. in the air　　　 D. turned into ice

61. Where can we find water?

　　 A. We can find water when it turns into vapour.

　　 B. Water can be found almost everywhere.

　　 C. We can see water in deserts here and there.

　　 D. Water is only in seas and rivers.

66. According to the passage , which statement can lead you to believe?

A. The more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article.

B. The more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read.

C. The more you use the resources in a dictionary, the more you can benefit (受益) from it.

D. The better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is.

CD　　 C

9(湖北省监利中学高一第一次月考)　　 WATER

　　 Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices, factories and schools. Water is needed everywhere.

　　 There is water in seas, rivers and lakes. Water is found almost everywhere. Even in the desert part of the world, there is some water in the air. You can not see or feel it when it is a part of the air. The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid, the water in the air is a gas, and we call it water vapour (蒸气).

　　　 Clouds are made of water. They may be made of very small drops of water. They may also be made of snow crystals(结晶体). Snow crystals are very very small crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water. It is a solid. There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter.

　　　 Water may be a solid or a liquid or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can drink it. When it is a gas, you can not see or feel it.

65. The underlined word “that ” in the last paragraph refers to __________.

A. pronunciation symbols and grammar rules

B. abbreviations and usage for grammar rules

C. the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage

D. charts, diagrams and lists