Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it．There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time．Here are two skills that I think are especially good．
Preview-if it's long and hard．Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports．
Here's how to preview．
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Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully．
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Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs．
Previewing doesn't give you all the details．It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want-or need-to read．
Skim-if it's short and simple．Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading -like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper．
Here's how to skim．
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Get your eyes to move fast．Sweep them across each line．
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Pick up only a few key words in each line．
Everybody skims differently．You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about．
(1)
How many skills are recommended in this passage?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Four．
(2)
What does the underlined word“preview”mean in Chinese?
[ ]
A．
精读
B．
默读
C．
朗读
D．
略读
(3)
What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?
Over the past 10 years, technologies that have combined computers with telephone have developed．Technologies such as PC fax programs and LAN fax servers(局域网传真服务器)have been used to improve fax communications．The latest computer-based technologies are new mechanisms(机制)which use IP(Internet Protocol, 因特网协议)to send faxes, that is, IP fax．
Traditional fax has a fairly simple usage model．First, the user inserts a document into the fax machine, enters the destination fax number and presses the starts button on the machine．The sending machine dials the receiving fax machine． If it connects, the sending machine scans the documents and sends it over the public switched telephone network(PSTN，公共电话交换网)to the receiving machine．At the same time, the receiving machine receives the document and then prints it．
In IP fax system there are two basic transmission modes：store-and-forward mode and real-time mode．Store-and-forward mode has been widely used．In this mode, the entire document is sent to a network-based server that stores it and then sends it to the destination．Real-time IP faxing is similar to traditional fax．Real-time mode allows two fax machines to directly communicate through some standard．
IP fax enabled a fax document to be sent from one person to another．A fax machine or a computer can be used to send or receive the fax．IP fax also allows e-mail to be used to receive faxes．This would enable users to receive faxes anywhere, anything with an internet fax address．
(1)
The passage is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
IP fax
B．
PC fax
C．
traditional fax
D．
the development of fax communications
(2)
In traditional fax, ________ can be used．
[ ]
A．
even computers
B．
LAN fax servers
C．
e-mail
D．
only fax machines
(3)
IP fax can use all of the following to send and receive a fax except ________．
[ ]
A．
a fax machine
B．
a receiving machine
C．
a computer
D．
e-mail
(4)
In paragraph 2, the word “inserts” can be replaced by ________．
[ ]
A．
prints
B．
presses
C．
puts
D．
uses
阅读理解
John lived with his mother when he was young．He didn't know who his father was．The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son．So the boy was short and thin．
One cold morning there was much snow in the streets．A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital．She didn' t tell John that his father deserted her before he was born until she died．She left her son the name and address of his father．
John found his father, Mr．Brown, in another city．He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son．From then on, the boy lived a rich life．He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes．But He didn' t go to school and could not read or write．
Once his father took him to a party．He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film．He had a look at it and found a car's wheels(轮子)were upward(朝上)．He called out, "Oh, dear!An accident happened!”
All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper．But soon they all began to laugh．Do you know why?
(1)
John was short and thin because ________．
[ ]
A．
he didn't like sports
B．
his parents were short
C．
he was often hungry when he was young
(2)
John's mother told him who his father was ________．
[ ]
A．
until she was knocked down by a car
B．
before she was in hospital
C．
before she died
(3)
After John found his father, ________
[ ]
A．
he was angry with the man
B．
he started a rich life
C．
he found a job at a party
(4)
The word"desert" in this passage means ________．
[ ]
A．
抛弃
B．
告别
C．
离婚
(5)
People at the party laughed at John because ________．
[ ]
A．
he held the paper upside down
B．
the accident happened long ago
C．
his father was reading the paper
阅读理解
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Beijing has a large number of experts from English-speaking countries, so it is possible that all hosts speak English．
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(1)
According to(依据)the advertisement, one of the advantages of homestay is ________．
[ ]
A．
being comfortable with larger space
B．
being easier to visit places of interest
C．
being able to make more Chinese friends
D．
being closer to the Olympic stadiums(场馆)
(2)
We can infer(推断)from the advertisement that ________ during the 2008 Olympics．
[ ]
A．
a present 400-dollar room may cost as much as 2000 dollars
B．
there will be more visitors to Beijing than hotels Can take in
C．
most visitors will choose the flats of Homestay Beijing 2008
D．
homestay will help visitors to speak good English
(3)
The underlined word“experte”in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)foreigners ________．
[ ]
A．
staying in hotels
B．
helping others
C．
watching games
D．
living in Beijing
(4)
If you want to learn more about homestay, you'd better ________ first．
[ ]
A．
read“the about page”
B．
contact hotels in Beijing
C．
visit“Rent Homestay”
D．
call Homestay Beijing 2008
(5)
The advertisement is made for ________ during the 2008 Olympics．
[ ]
A．
those who will work as Olympic volunteers
B．
those who will provide accommodation for visitors
C．
those who will come to Beijing from foreign countries
D．
those who will come to Beijing from different parts of China
阅读理解
The Beijing Olympic Games will have 21,880 torchbearers(火炬手)for the torch relay(火炬接力)．It is the biggest in the Games' history．Here let's know about some torchbearers．
?Luis Hone, 14, is from Colombia．He lives in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province．He moved to China with his parents as a baby．“I can speak English, Chinese and Spanish．I love China, which has been my world all my life,”he said．“The torch relay is a good chance to improve the understanding between people of the world．”
?Sang Lan, 26, will complete the torch relay using her wheelchair．Sang's fingers are not agile(灵活的)because of her injury(受伤)．The IOC officials suggested adding framework(框架)to her wheelchair to hold the torch．But she insists that she will hold the torch with her hands．“I believe if you put your heart into something, you can solve any problem,”she said．
?Liu Xuan, 17, is from Nanjing Foreign Language School．He is an energetic student．He enjoys various sports including football, basketball, badminton and running．“It will be an honor to be a torchbearer,”he said．
?Zhang Jie, 23, is a reporter with Guangzhou Daily．uTorch relay is a good way to let the world know China better,“Zhang said．Tin very proud that I can be part of it．”
(Teens Daily, Feb 21, 2008)
(1)
How long has Luis Hone been in China?
[ ]
A．
5 years．
B．
10 years．
C．
Less than 10 years．
D．
More than 10 years．
(2)
Who comes from Jiangsu among these four torchbearers?
[ ]
A．
Luis Hone．
B．
Sang Lan．
C．
Liu Xuan．
D．
Zhang Jie．
(3)
What can we learn from this article?
[ ]
A．
Zhang Jie is a reporter living in Zhuhai and working for Guangzhou Daily．
B．
Sang Lan will hold the torch with her hands．
C．
Luis is a student in a foreign language school．
D．
Liu Xuan can speak several languages．
阅读理解
Yesterday the police were joined by more Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones．The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure(冒险)tour of Cape York Peninsula．
This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the safety of the three missing people．
The police said that thesearch had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain．Later on Chief Inspector(警官)Roger Fleet said,“The travellers had a ridio with them．If they had been in trouble, they would have called us．”
The three travellers left Cooktown very early on Saturday morning in a Toyota car．They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles(鳄鱼)．Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldn’t have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road．
A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a policeman under the“Be Careful about crocodiles”sign near the river．Why was the photo left behind?This is just one of the unanswered questions．Other questions are：Why was the photo left behind?Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge of the rainforest?The police said that the travellers had left a map of the area behind．Why?Why had someone drawn a cross on the point(地点)where the car is?Is this a sign?What does it mean?If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown．
(1)
This article is probably taken from ________
[ ]
A．
a newspaper
B．
a magazine
C．
a storybook
D．
a guidebook
(2)
Which word best describes the search of the three missing people?
[ ]
A．
Helpless
B．
Hard
C．
Delightful
D．
Successful
(3)
Which of the following things wasn’t found by the police?
[ ]
A．
A touring map．
B．
A photo of the travellers．
C．
The travellers’ radio．
D．
The travellers’ car
(4)
All the following are unanswered questions except ________．
[ ]
A．
why they left a photo behind
B．
why they came to this area
C．
why their Toyota was parked in the place
D．
why a cross was drawn on the map
(5)
The article asks people to ________．
[ ]
A．
join the police in searching for the missing people
B．
tell the police about the travellers’ ages and their appearance
C．
learn the lesson and stop taking adventure tours
D．
provide information about the missing people
阅读理解
Millie is a foreign student studying in Yancheng．She wants to join a body club in the summer holiday．She has found some information about a body club．
(1)
What can Millie do in the club?
[ ]
A．
Playing basketball．
B．
Swimming．
C．
Playing chess．
D．
Hiking．
(2)
Which is TRUE according to the passages?
[ ]
A．
If you join the club, you can get two free T-shirts．
B．
It’s a good way to fight the fat and keep fit if you join the club．
C．
You can contact the club on 83666888 for more information．
D．
The club will offer one week free membership if you join it in two weeks．
(3)
The two passages are ________．
[ ]
A．
letters
B．
diaries
C．
news
D．
advertisements
阅读理解
Last week, Richard’s wife Leila had an accident．Richard’s youngest child, John, was at home when it happened．He was playing with his new toy car．Richard had given it to him a week before, for his third birthday．
Suddenly John heard his mother calling“Help!Help!”He ran to the kitchen．His mother had burned herself with some hot cooking oil(油)．She was crying and the pan(锅)was on fire．
Richard had gone to his office．Both the other children had gone to school．John was too small to help his mother．________．She soon put out the fire and took Leila to the hospital．
When Richard came home, Leila told him what had happened．He was very proud of his son．“When you are a man, you will be just like your father,”he said．
(1)
How old was John in this story?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Five．
(2)
How many people were there in their family?
[ ]
A．
Three．
B．
Five．
C．
Six．
D．
Seven．
(3)
Choose the right sentence to fill the blank(空白处)in the passage．
[ ]
A．
The whole kitchen was on fire
B．
But John telephoned his father
C．
John stood there not knowing what to do but crying
D．
But he ran to the neighbor’s house and asked her for help
(4)
Which is the right order(顺序)according to the passage?
a．Leila had an accident．
b．John got his present, a new toy car．
c．Richard was very proud of his youngest son
d．John heard his mother calling“Help!Help!”
[ ]
A．
a-b-c-d
B．
b-a-d-c
C．
c-a-b-d
D．
c-b-a-d
(5)
What’s the best title(题目)of this passage?
[ ]
A．
A son to be proud of
B．
A little boy and his mother
C．
An accident
D．
A proud father
阅读技能
Dear Changde Teacher Friends,
In my last email I forgot to mention one of the most important days of the year．National Teacher Appreciation(感恩)Day!It is May 6 and kids all over America will bring a gift to their teachers on that day．Traditionally, the little kids would bring a red apple for the teacher．Now, however, they bring all kinds of gifts－flowers, fruit, candy, gift cards, and general appreciation cards．I’d like to say a BIG“Thank you!”for all you do for your students．You have one of the most important jobs－influencing the minds of young people．I am sure that all of you have done much to your students!Keep up your good work!
Here I give you a gift(Look at the picture)．I wish I could give you a real one．
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!
Sincerely,
David Karber
(1)
National Teacher Appreciation Day is ________．
[ ]
A．
September 10
B．
June 1
C．
Nat6
(2)
Kids will take ________ to teachers on National Teacher Appreciation Day．
[ ]
A．
gifts
B．
apples
C．
flowers
(3)
wHAT DID David mainly talk about in this email?
[ ]
A．
Some gifts for the teachers．
B．
One of the most important jobs．
C．
National Teacher Appreciation Day．
(4)
From this email, we know ________．
[ ]
A．
the job as a teacher in America is not important
B．
David Karber has some teacher friends in Changde
C．
Changde teacher friends received some rel gifts from David Karber
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