If you want to become a better reader， what should you know about speed of reading?
Some people read very rapidly(很快地)， while others slowly. Which one is better? The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important. The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but not to be remembered.
So， you see， either a rapid reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader， here are four important things to remember .
1 Knowing why you are reading will often help you .
2 Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making something， science and history books， and Maths problems. You must read such things slowly， remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3 Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment， letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
4 In some of your reading， you must change your speed as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
1.What should be read rapidly?
A. Directions for making something.
B. Maths problems.
C. Storybooks， newspapers， etc.
D. Science and history books.
2.What is the important thing you should keep in mind about speed of reading?
A. To read as fast as you can.
B. To fit your reading speed to your needs.
C. To read as slowly as possible.
D. To keep your reading at a certain speed
3.To be an excellent reader， the following things are important except _______ .
A. changing your speed if necessary.
B. reading rapidly throughout for enjoyment
C. remembering all the steps and ideas
D. knowing what you are reading for
4.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A. Something about Careful Reading
B. Be a Rapid Reader.
C. How to Be a Slow Reader?
D. How to Read?
Even kids know that we should wait for the traffic light to turn green before crossing a road， but not everybody follows this basic rule. A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour， more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road in Shijiazhuang， Hebei. “Chinese style road crossing” has become a hot expression recently. Chinese people “cross roads without thinking about traffic lights， so long as they are part of a crowd”， said a post on Sina Weibo.
Many people say that they jaywalk（乱穿马路）because the red light lasts too long. “People are likely to ignore(忽略) the light when the waiting time is longer than they can bear（忍受），”said Zhang Ming ， a member of the research team. However， a survey on Sina Weibo showed that nearly half of the respondents(调查对象)believe that people jaywalk mainly because they don’t respect rules.
Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions， too. For example， the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50yuan in Shijiazhuang. But calling on people to obey rules is more important. To completely solve the problem， everyone should realize the importance of obeying the traffic rules.
1.Which of the following is the “Chinese style road crossing”?
A. To wait for the traffic light to turn green.
B. To cross a road slowly.
C. To follow the basic traffic rules.
D. To cross roads without looking at traffic lights.
2.Which is a reason for many Chinese people jaywalking?
A. The green light last too long.
B. They won’t be punished in China.
C. They forget to follow the traffic rules.
D. They can’t bear the waiting time.
3. In Shijiazhuang， who will be fined when a group of people jaywalk?
A. The first person. B. The first three people.
C. All of them. D. No one.
4.In the first paragraph， the underlined word “hot” means________.
A. new， popular B. warm， boiling
C. spicy， peppery(辣的) D. sharp， smart
5.What’s the writer’s opinion?
A. It’s easy to solve the jaywalking problem completely.
B. All jaywalkers must be punished in China in future.
C. Respecting rules is more important than punishment.
D. Most Chinese people don’t respect the traffic rules at all.
Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799， scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1，500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed， so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today， only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people， the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain， which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together， controls the left hand. The left side of the brain， which controls the right hand， is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed， and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However， this doesn’t happen to everyone， so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness， he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness， people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago， left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children， but today they don’t have to.
1.What did the scientists find after studying works of art made at different times in history?
A. Most people shown in the works of art are left-handed.
B. The works of art ended in the 1950s.
C. Most people shown in the works of art are right-handed.
D. The art began from 1，500 B.C.
2. For most people ， what is the left hand used to do?
A. It’s the center for thinking and doing problems.
B. It’s used to find or hold things.
C. It’s used to make people work together.
D. It’s used to work with things.
3.According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true?
A. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-hand
B. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
C. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
D. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
4.The best TITLE for this passage is _______.
A. Which Hand
B. Left-handed People
C. How Brains Control bodies
D. Scientists’ New Inventions
When Mark first arrived in Thailand， he saw an old man selling something cheap in the street of Chiang Mai. The old man was one of the poor people in Chiang Mai and there was no difference from beggars (乞丐). Most of them were some lonely old people. Their life had no support.
Mark was a kind man， so he gave some changes(零钱)to him without thinking. The old man told him to pick something he liked. Mark didn't choose anything and left. But the old man followed him closely. At first， Mark didn't think a lot， just supposing he wanted to go home. But when he went out very far and saw the old man still following him， he was a bit tired， thinking the old man must feel he was kind and wanted to beg more money from him.
Mark turned back and told him not to follow him because he hadn't much money. But the old man seemed not to understand what he meant and still followed him. The bag on his back made him sweat (流汗) all over.
Mark happened to meet his Thai colleague (同事) in the street and his colleague heard this. The colleague turned to ask why the old man was following his friend.
The old man said out of breath， "My son， you gave me money， but didn't want my things， so I have to give you something. I see you are a foreigner， likely not to be familiar with here. I just want to follow you and show you the way. All I can do for you is this. "
Mark was shocked. He said he didn't know why， when he felt the old man was just like his father.
1.What did Mark do when he first found the old man following him?
A. He gave him more money without thinking.
B. He asked the old man why he was following him.
C. He was shocked and asked his colleague to come.
D. He didn't think a lot and went on walking.
2.The old man followed Mark closely .
A. because he wanted to show Mark the way
B. because he wanted to sell more things to Mark
C. because he wanted to beg more money
D. because he wanted to go back home
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Mark didn't give the old man anything at the beginning.
B. The old man was Mark's father
C. The old man sold something cheap to make a living.
D. Mark didn't like this old man at all.
4.How did Mark feel about the old man at last?
A. He felt doubt if the old man was a thief.
B. He felt pity for the old man.
C. He felt angry with the old man.
D. He felt the old man was kind and warm.
补全对话
Alice: Tim， you look upset. 1.
Tim: I'm worried about my PE test， because I'm not good at it. 2.
Alice: I think you can exercise every day and if you have problems， you can ask your P.E.
teacher for help.
Tim: But now I am so busy with my studies that I don't have enough time to take exercise.
Alice: 3.
Tim: Thanks for your advice. I'll try my best.
Alice: By the way， take care of yourself while you are exercising.
Tim: 4.
Alice: It takes time. 5.
A. Maybe you can practice more after school or on weekends.
B. You can exercise on the school playground.
C. I hope you can get good grades in PE test.
D. What is wrong with you?
E. OK， I will.
F. Could you tell me what I can do to improve it?
G. No， I won’t.
These days， a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular. People who go there can not only enjoy their _________ ， they can also enjoy playing computer games and_________with their family and friends on the Internet. UWink is the restaurant’s name. It is in Los Angeles， and it’s about fun and food. In UWink， there are _________ waiters or waitresses around you. The screens have replaced (取代) them. You can order the food you want by touching the screen in front of you and runners will bring_________ to the tables. You can _________ play video games with the people at the next table. The screens can show music videos， movies and so on， though mainly they _________show video games.
It’s an interactive (互动) restaurant _________you will control your meal and your fun. The service is fast and the runners know clearly where to go. There will be no waiting for a waiter， and no misunderstandings (误解) in the _________. Different kinds of foods are _________ at any time of a day. UWink is a place which hosts “room games” too， where every table in the restaurant can have a video game competition at the same _________ . The owner of the restaurant hopes that UWink can make it easy for people to be interactive， have fun and enjoy a delicious meal.
1.A. music B. meals C. activities D. smile
2.A. put off B. cheer up C. set up D. have fun
3.A. no B. enough C. some D. few
4.A. them B. her C. him D. it
5.A. only B. hardly C. also D. either
6.A. used to B. are used to C. are used for D. get used to
7.A. which B. where C. what D. that
8.A. shop B. school C. window D. kitchen
9.A. served B. cleaned C. bought D. taken
10.A. year B. money C. time D. food
