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Reading is a very important skill. Reading is also an excellent way to improve your English. However, to make sure what you read isn’t too difficult, it’s important to know what makes passages difficult and how you can improve your understanding of them. Here are some suggestions:

　 Firstly, the way you read something depends very much on your purpose(目的) for reading it. The kind of reading you do in class or for your homework is different from how you read a novel(小说) for pleasure in the summer holidays.

　 Next, find something out about the topic(主题) you are going to read. The more background information you have, the easier it’ll be to understand the text. You can get this background information in your own language.

　 Then, of course, reading itself is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary(词汇量), but there are many other things you can do. The more vocabulary you have, the easier your reading will be.

　 And finally, a common mistake(错误) is to read everything very slowly and carefully, looking up each unknown word. Sometimes this is necessary. However, it takes a long time and can be very boring, it can even make understanding more difficult! Using your dictionary correctly(正确地) is important.

　 If you’ve followed the above advice and still can’t understand a text, then it’s simply too hard for you. Stop reading and ask someone to help you. Nobody likes to give up, but you’ll just be wasting your time if you continue to work at a text that’s too difficult for you.

15. Is reading important for you?

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16. How can you get background information?

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17. What’s the mistake people often make when they are reading?

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18. What’s the main idea of the passage?

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Dear Linda,
I’m glad to hear from you and I would like to be your pen friend. In your letter, you said you wanted to know something about my school life(生活).
I walk to school at 7:30 every morning because the school is near our house. When I get to school at about 7:45, I often do the cleaning with my classmates. After that we do some reading for half an hour. We have four lessons in the morning. I often have my lunch at 12:00 at school. We usually have two lessons in the afternoon. The school is over at about 5:00 and then I go home.
My favorite subject is Chinese. I like all the teachers because they are friendly. I am keen on sports and I enjoy playing football best. I’m a member of our school football team. What about your school life?
Best wishes!
Dick
【小题1】It often takes Dick about _____ to walk to school every morning.

1.Tom can't join the summer camp because he _______.

    A. doesn't speak English well       B. doesn't like the university

C. is 20 years old                 D. isn't a Canadian

2.How much will you pay when you visit Tate Modem Art Gallery with your parents?

    A.￥5         B. ￥10.          C.￥15            D. It's free.

3. Where can we see the above reading?

    A. On a poster.  B. In a textbook.    C. In a letter.       D. In a guide book.

Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.
　    　 are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy（读写能力）. You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.
Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:
having everyday conversations with your children
trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions
encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know
reading to your children each night
listening to your children read
teaching your children how to use dictionaries
talking about your children’s writings
practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails
You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.
【小题1】This passage is mainly written for __________.

Many people think the more time is spent, the __1___work will be done, so students have to spend the whole __2_doing school work except the three meals .It is __3__to see students struggling (奋斗) in a sea of school work both at school and ___4___.Modern students usually have a lot of ___5___.They love music and sports .They like reading books and watching TV. A  6   weekend can get them away from too much school work and they can do __7__they like .But teachers don’t think so.  8  students have too much schoolwork and they have_9_ time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework, so they usually don’t do their weekend homework __10__Sunday night. But there is not enough time for much work, students have to finish it __11__.The weekend homework often makes teachers angry. Things always get __12__without right ideas, too much  school work makes students _13_ interests in learning, and it’s also bad for their health.  A horse runs faster after a _14_. But for students only rest is not enough .So such a condition should be _15__ to give students both pleasure and knowledge .Please give students less homework

and leave them more free time .

1.                A．less            B．more           C．lest  D．most

2.                A．day            B．morning        C．afternoon D．week

3.                A．never          B．common        C．glad D．hardly

4.                A．in class         B．in the office     C．at home  D．in hospital

5.                A．books          B．hobbies         C．sports    D．friends

6.                A．two days        B．two day’s      C．two-day  D．two-days

7.                A．who           B．where          C．why D．what

8.                A．Unless         B．If              C．Though   D．So

9.                A．enough         B．no             C．a good   D．much

10.               A．until           B．when          C．at    D．on

11.               A．good          B．poor           C．carelessly  D．happily

12.               A．better         B．afraid          C．worse D．wonderful

13.               A．lose           B．have           C．add  D．take

14.               A．minute         B．moment        C．meal  D．rest

15.               A．kept           B．changed        C．same D．difficult