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?

Computers can help many workers. They can also help thieves.

There was one thief who worked in a bank of the United States. He paid for everything he needed by check. Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote. The bank’s computer did what he said. And it did not take any money from his bank account. One day the computer broke down. People had to do the computer’s work. They soon found out what was happening.

Another thief， who worked for a bank saw customers( 顾客）filling in deposit forms (存款单). Many of these people did not know their account numbers， so they wrote only their names on the forms. They left empty places for their account numbers. The thief wrote his own account number in this place. When the computer read these forms， it looked only at the account numbers. It did not look at the customers’ names. It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account.

Also there was the bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account. For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every month. But then someone did notice and told the bank. That was the end of that little game!

1.What was the first thief?（不超过5个字）

2.How did the last thief steal money from the bank?(不超过25个字）

3.What did many customers only write on the deposit forms ?（不超过5个字）

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根据中文大意和英文提示词语写一篇不少于60词的短文，要求意思连贯、符合逻辑，所给英文提示词语供选用。文中请不要出现你的真实姓名和校名。

从小到大，你一定接触过一些人吧？在这些人中，哪个最影响你？发生的事情哪一件是你最难以忘怀的？请以“My favourite person”为题写一篇不少于60词的短文，简单介绍这个人，并说说你喜欢的理由。

下列词语供选用： love/friendship， special， memory，improve，respect

—How about having _______dinner at Mike’s?

—It sounds great. Mike is _______ wonderful cook.

A. a; the B. /; a C. the; the D. a; an

—It will be very quick to travel from Zhanjiang to Shenzhen by taking the newly-built high speed railway.

—Yes. It’s said that _______ will be enough.

A. two hours drive B. two-hours drive

C. two hour’s drive D. two hours’ drive

—More and more people come to visit Mount Danxia.

—That’s true. It has become the ______ of Guangdong province.

A. pride B. effort C. praise D. courage

—Is this her room?

—No. _______ is on the _______ floor.

A. Her; two B. Hers; two

C. Hers; second D. Her; second

This work needs teamwork. ______ will be achieved unless we work well together.

A. Nothing B. Anything

C. Something D. Everything

—Where is Mr. Zhao?

—He ______ to Australia. He’ll come back ______ a week.

A. has been; in B. has gone; after

C. has gone; in D. has been; after

Little Tom ______ computer games when his mother got home.

A. is playing B. plays

C. was playing D. play