Reading has been the most educational tool used by us right from the childhood. Maybe some people say that reading is out of date, but to me a good book is a good friend. I _______to read plenty of books to increase my knowledge. What will you do if you want to be a perfect reader? The following are some suggestions which may help you ______ your reading skills.

Clear your purpose of reading.

Before reading, ask yourself ______ you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons: pleasure and knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the book you really need to read, ______ remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.

Read only what you are interested _______.

Whatever you are reading, it’s ______ to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books ______ not be the ones you like. You may have chosen books that interest you, and they are suitable for your purpose. But while you are reading them, whenever you realize that you don’t enjoy them, give them up. Remember reading shouldn’t be a ________.

Set a reading goal.

It’s interesting that you read the books ______ from libraries faster than those you bought. The reason is the books you bought don’t have a due date! You needn’t return them. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. ______, before you read each book, ask yourself how long you need to complete this book.

Reading makes a full man. Reading helps us become wiser. Now what are you waiting for? Go and get a book. Join me in reading, reading and more reading.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.A. make my way B. get in the way C. go out of my way

2.A. support B. improve C. rise

3.A. how B. why C. when

4.A. and B. or C. but

5.A. in B. at C. with

6.A. important B. intelligent C. independent

7.A. must B. might C. need

8.A. chance B. chore C. change

9.A. borrow B. borrowing C. borrowed

10.A. As a matter of fact B. After all C. As a result

When was the last time you used a phone booth (电话亭) on the street? With the rise of mobile phones, they have become something out of date. But Shanghai is trying to bring new life to the old phone booths by turning them into mini-libraries.

Shanghai plans to divide 263 phone booths in Xuhui district into six new kinds. One kind will each offer 60 books for people to read or borrow. A second kind will allow users to listen to audiobooks (有声读物) and even record their own voices. A third kind will become " Celebrity Exhibition Halls (名人亭) ", showing old photos and works of famous artists like Ba Jin and Zhang Leping.

Shanghai is not the only city trying to save the old phone booths. The British care about them-even more, because the red phone booths have long been a part of the country's identity (特征). The world's first phone booth was built in the 1880s in Germany. But in the 1930s the UK painted them red and made them a special attraction (吸引人的事物) in cities. People from other cities usually stopped to watch them.

In recent years the country has come up with many ideas to help phone booths stay useful. The UK company British Telecom has added screens and free Wi-Fi to some booths. Users can use them to surf online and search for maps and weather reports. People are also allowed to rent (租用) some booths to change them as they want to. Since 2009, more than l, 500 phone booths have been turned into flower shops, mini-cafes, art museums and even shower rooms. Maybe in the future phone booths will become city attractions once again, but in a more creative way.

1.What will the phone booths in Shanghai be used as?

A. Internet halls. B. Special attractions.

C. Small libraries. D. Exhibition windows.

2.In which country was the first phone booth built?

A. China. B. UK. C. America. D. Germany.

3.In UK, people may find a phone booth to ______.

A. have some coffee B. borrow some books

C. create city attractions D. see some famous people

4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The British can buy flowers from a phone booth.

B. The British have new ways to reuse phone booths.

C. The phone booths in UK have been useless for years.

D. If you want to take a shower in UK, enter a phone booth.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Phone booths repaired in Shanghai B. Street phone booths given new life

C. Development of phone booths in UK D. Rise of phone booths across the world

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