If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate, or speed, of reading:

1. Knowing why you are reading—what you are reading to find out—will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, and letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local, or hometown, paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.

48. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on ________.

A. whether the reading material is easy or difficult

B. what you are reading

what your purpose in reading something is

D. both B and C

49. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up ________.

A. a story book             B. a book on science and technology

C. news, letters from friends D. some material full of information

50. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?

A. Fairy tales.                   B. Aesop’s Fables.

C. Directions for use of a machine D. An evening paper.

51. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?

A. How to decide your reading speed.  B. How to raise your reading speed.

C. How to improve your reading skills.  D. How to choose your reading materials.

书面表达（满分25分）

志愿者是各项社会活动的一支重要的工作力量，你愿意做志愿者吗？请就以上内容写一篇100字左右的短文。

内容包括：1．表达自己的观点;

          2.  陈述理由（至少3点）。

Nowadays people sometimes separate their waste to make it easier for it ______.

A. reusing             B. reused           C. reuses              D. to be reused

   True friendship is like sound health, whose value is seldom known        it is lost.

A. when                      B. though                                      C. until                        D. unless

______ makes the people who find value in hardships different is that they are able to combine what happened with the story of their own life.

A. It                               B. What                           C. That                        D. Which

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

With your workload growing, you may be telling yourself a vacation is one luxury you can’t afford. But the ___(50)___ is that you can’t afford not to take one. A vacation ___(51)___ you the opportunity to recharge your physical and motional ___(52)___, disconnect from everyday concerns, and return to work rested and ___(53)___. Some facts have proved employees are more  ___(54)___ after a vacation than before one. Here are some tips for you to plan your vacation to make sure that your time away from the office is worry free.

Time is right. A Robert Half survey shows that July and August are the most ___(55)___ months for employees to take a break because these months offer ideal beach weather and many businesses ___(56)___ during this time. When planning your vacation, remember to  ___(57)___ any activity that your department will be focused on during that time. ___(58)___, if a big task is planned for the summer, you may consider  ___(59)___ your trip until the fall.

Turn to others for ___(60)___. Ask trusted colleagues to handle your projects while you’re away. Your supervisor can help you determine who is the most qualified for a particular task.

Let your contacts know. Give colleagues and customers you frequently work with a few weeks’ notice before you start off. This will give them enough time to plan for your ___(61)___.

Conduct a ___(62)___  review. Before you leave, make sure there is plenty of room in your e-mail inbox so you don’t exceed your ___(63)___ limit while you’re out of the office, which might prevent you from sending messages when you return.

In short, taking vacation is necessary and beneficial for your job. But you must plan your vacation ___(64)___  in order to be work free and worry free on holiday.

A. rule                                  B. reason                             C. truth                       D. risk

A. enables                           B. provides                          C. confirms               D. allows

A. muscles                          B. batteries                        C. standards             D. memories

A. refreshed                       B. exhausted                      C. identified               D. excluded

A. sensitive                         B. stressful                         C. desperate             D. productive

A. favorable                        B. elaborate                       C. challenging           D. flexible

A. clear up                           B. take over                       C. slow down            D. shoot up

A. take charge of            B. take into account                  C. take up for            D. take advantage of

A. What’s more                B. For instance                   C. Otherwise             D. However

A. postponing                     B. extending                       C. stretching             D. adapting

A. evaluation                      B. possession                     C. assistance            D. recommendation

A. participation                  B. sake                                 C. absence                 D. benefit

A. historical                        B. neutral                                     C. resistant               D. technical

A. memory                          B. storage                           C. terminal                D. supply

A. casually                           B. objectively                      C. properly                 D. readily

书面表达（满分30分）

    假如你叫李华，你和笔友Jane互寄了全家的合影。Jane看了合影后来信问为什么你没有兄弟姐妹。请用英语写封100字左右的回信说明情况。内容包括以下几点：

QQ,        you can chat with your friends, makes communication easy.

A．why                       B．which                   C．that                          D．where

---Where’s Mabel?

  ---She _____ ping pong behind the teaching building.

    A. is playing    B. was playing   C. played    D. had played

All the students__________ to plant trees and there’s nobody in the classroom.

A.go      B. will go     C. have gone       D. wound go