At first, Betty and Barney felt comfortable in the alien space station.They were not afraid because the aliens were very friendly.They stood around and looked at them.Some of them pointed at Betty and Barney and spoke to each other in a language they didn't know.
After about thirty minutes, the aliens began to feel them and to check them.They were very interested in Betty's and Barney's bodies.Then, some of the aliens cut pieces of hair from Betty's and Barney's heads and took small pieces of skin from their bodies.They were like scientists.Why were they doing this?
Betty became frightened * when one alien came towards her with a long, thin needle *.It placed the needle over the centre of her stomach and pushed it in.Betty was surprised,“It was a strange feeling.There was no pain,”she said later.
Barney had false* teeth which he could take out of his mouth.When the aliens discovered the teeth, they became very interested in them.One by one they came up to Barney and took out his teeth, then put them back in.They did this again and again, and they all made a strange sound when they did this.Barney thought they were laughing.
(1)
Where were Betty and Barney?They were ________.
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A.
at home
B.
in a cinema
C.
in a hospital
D.
in a space station
(2)
Why did the aliens take Betty's and Barney's hair and skin?Because they wanted ________.
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A.
to eat them
B.
to research them
C.
to sell them
D.
to stay with them
(3)
According to the story, put the following sentences into the right order:________.
a.The aliens played with Barney's false teeth.
b.An alien put a long, thin needle into Betty's stomach.
c.The aliens looked at Betty and Barney friendly.
d.The aliens cut pieces of hair from Betty and Barney.
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A.
b-a-c-d
B.
b-a-d-c
C.
c-d-b-a
D.
c-d-a-b
(4)
Suppose the story is from a movie, what kind of movie can it be?It can be a(an)________.
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year.You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly.
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions.
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit.If you move your tips,hold your fingers over them,or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading.Then if your lips move,your will know it and can stop them.
If you point to words,hold the two sides of your book,one side with your left hand,the other side with your right hand.Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.If you move your head,place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的).
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time,you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.
Even if you do rather fast now,you can learn to read even faster.As you probably have been told,the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance.Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go.Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster.
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______.
A.to tell others to be silent
B.to feel whether your lips move or not
C.to hold a piece of paper between them
D.to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read,______.
A.don't keep your head still
B.don't hold your books with your hands
C.don't stand up near a desk
D.don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast,______.
A.you can read more in less time
B.you can write faster
C.you can understand better
D.you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.