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 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 (增加) 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 meanings as you read: mark (标记) 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 (词汇) 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. 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 meanings 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

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

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It’s easy to find your way over short distances. You can ask a friend or read a map. But what about over long ? How do people find their way?

Looking at the sun and stars is a good way to find a . This method works when the sky is clear, but when it’s , the sun and the stars can’t be . What can people do then?

When the sky is not clear, a compass can be used. A compass shows north, south, east and west. It can be used in any weather. , using a compass is not so easy.

( B )

Amy and her older sister were shopping. They saw this sign: Oranges 5 for $3.00. Buy some and enjoy their delicious flavour! Amy started to laugh.

“What’s funny?” asked her sister.

“They spelled flavor wrong, didn’t they?” said Amy.

“No, they didn’t. They used British English,” said her sister. “Neither of them is wrong.”

“What do you mean?” asked Amy.

“There are many different kinds of English. American and British English are the most popular ones,” said her sister.

“What are the differences?” asked Amy.

“The biggest difference between American and British English is the words. For example, apartments are called flats by the British. Erasers are called rubbers. Also, movies are called films, and pants are called trousers,” said her sister.

任务1:用方框中所给词的适当形式填空,使文章通顺、连贯、合理。(每空一词,每词限用一次)

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任务2:根据英文释义及首字母提示,拼写单词。

6. n _______: not one nor the other of two things or people

7.s _______ : to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order

任务3:同义句转换,每空一词。

Neither of them is wrong. 8. of them 9. right.

任务4:根据短文(B)内容简答问题。

10.What is the biggest difference between American and British English? ___________________

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