A good book can teach you things beyond your class. It can open your eyes and clear your minds. If you want to get into a good reading habit, there are a number of ways to develop it.

Plan your time

You should give yourself at least thirty minutes in all for reading every day. When time is set, nothing can change it. For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast or lunch time.

Always carry a book

Wherever you go, take a book with you. When you leave the house, make sure that you always carry a good book as well as your school things. Remember that a book always stays with you.

Find a quiet place

Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. When you read a book, no one will trouble you. There should be no televisions, computers, music or even noisy family members around you.

Have a library day

Have a library card, and you can read as many good books as possible in the library. Make it a weekly trip to the library. You can save a lot of money.

Blog it

One of the best ways to develop a good reading habit is to put it on your blog(博客). If you don’t have one, create one. It’s free. Ask your friends and family to go there to share your ideas and offer you suggestions.

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Some ways to have a good reading1._________

Plan your time

You should read at least half a(n) 2. _____ every day. Make it a habit to 3.____ during breakfast or lunch time.

Always 4.__ a book

Make sure a book always stays with you wherever you go.

Find a quiet place

Find a place at home with a 5._____ chair and without television, 6.____, music or noisy people around you.

Have a 7.____ day

It is very cheap way to read good books in the library. Go on a trip to the library every 8._____.

Blog it

It9.____ no money to create a blog. Your friends and family can share your ideas and10.____ you some suggestions online.

Scientists are placing robotic dogs in the homes of lonely old people to test whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert(专家) in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study on the effect of robotic dogs on old people’s depression (沮丧) , physical activity, and life satisfaction.

In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, scientists will collect baseline data(数据) for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the scientists will review the data to test if it has produced any changes in the life of its owner.

“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy-year-old lady. “When I’m watching TV, he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has his own mind.”

The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The scientists say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.

“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate(与……相关) to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says. “Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more-valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels or heart rhythms(心律). AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate(刺激) older people’s minds.”

1.The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to _____________.

A. understand human-animal relationship

B. make lonely old people’s life better

C. find the causes of old people’s loneliness

D. improve the animal-assisted research

2. In the research, the old people are asked to _____________.

A. note the activities of AIBOs

B. keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks

C. record their feelings and activity

D. study the collected information

3. What does the underlined word “removes” mean?

A. moves again B. is movable

C. doesn’t need D. need

4.The writer seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may__________.

A. cure certain diseases B. keep old people active

C. change people’s ideas D. look more like real dogs

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阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” I was very when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers and listening to the noise. It was . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even !” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college.

Thanks to my father and our to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say B. do C. receive D. like

2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband

3.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised

4.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming

5.A. guessed B. meant C. said D. hoped

6.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away

7.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special

8.A.better B. harder C. worse D. easier

9.A.but B. if C. so that D. although

10.A.way B. idea C. plan D. visit

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