1 you're not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to 2 it in a dictionary. Words are listed（排列）in alphabetical orde--a, b, c, and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word“pull”comes 3 the word“put”. The words are always 4 in this order.

　　The second thing a dictionary will tell you is pronunciation. Most dictionaries give the pronunciation of a word in a special kind of alphabet（字母）.

When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful．When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words．When you read, it gives you a good example for writing．

Good reading tips．

Try to read at the right level（水平）．Read something that you can （more or less） understand．If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting．

Try to increase the number of your new words．If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook．But you don’t have to write them while you read．Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read： mark them with a pen．Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book．Then try to remember them．

Try to read regularly．For example, read for a short time once a day．Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday．Fix（固定）a time to read and keep to it．You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime．

Read what interests you．Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it．So, choose an interesting book．You can also read newspapers．There are many English newspapers in China．For example, 21st Century Teens．It is easy enough for you to understand it．There is something interesting in it．

1． According to the passage, how many reading tips does the writer give us?

A． Three．            B． Four．              C． Five．              D． Six．

2． Which of the following sentences is right?

A． Reading a lot can help you write better．

B． When you read, you can only learn some new words．

C． It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary．

D． Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better．

3． If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, ________．

      A． give up reading                             B． guess the meaning at first

C． write them down at once                 D． look them up in a dictionary at once

4． To make your reading better, _________．

A． it’s enough for you to read 21st Century Teens

B． only read a magazine about a subject that you like

C． you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least

D． reading English for two hours every Sunday is much better than for a short time once a day

5． The passage is mainly about _________．

A． what to read                                        B． reading is very helpful

C． when to read                                        D． how to make reading better

　　Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. The three things are spelling, pronunciation（发音）and meanings.

　　First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order（按字母顺序）--a, b, c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word“poor”--p, o, o, r --comes before“poverty”--p, o, v, e, r, t, y --and the word“poverty”comes before the word“power”--p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical order.

　　The second thing, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most dictionaries give phonetic（语的），or sound, alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you how a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International（国际的）Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.

　　The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word's meanings. For example, in English the common word“get”has over 20 different meanings.

(1）In the passage, which of the following is among the three important things?

A．How to write a word well.

B．How to use a word.

C．How to make a sentence.

D．How to read a word correctly.

(2）Of the three words“remove”,“remote”and“remount”, ________ in a dictionary.

A．“remount”comes first and“remove”comes last

B．“remove”first and“remote”last

C．“remote”first and“remove”last

D．“remove”first and“remount”last

(3）Many words have ________.

(4）A better dictionary can tell you ________.

A．more of the word's pronunciation

B．more of grammar

C．more of the word's meanings

D．more of the word's spelling

(5）Phonetic alphabets are used to show ________.

用括号中所给词的正确形式填空（必要时可加助词），使句子表达更准确。

1．It's easy for us ________（learn）English well．

2．I don't want to ________（surprise）him．

3．My father usually ________（watch）TV in the evening．

4．They ________（have）a test at this time of the day before yesterday．

5．The students are busy ________（get）ready for their lessons．

6．Bob is good at ________（play）basketball．

7．We are not supported ________（do）the thing again．

8．You'd better ________（look）it up in a dictionary if you ________（not know）the word．

9．When is a good time ________（have）the party?

10．He went to bed after ________（finish）his homework last night．