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　　You will have a lot of reading to do in your grade this year. You can do more of it in less time 1 you learn to read rapidly.

　　 2 you have been told about some habits which keep a person from 3 fast and have been y asked to 4 those habits which you might have.

　　Do you still have 5 of these bad habits? Check yourself 6 answering “Yes” or“ No” to these questions:

　　A. Do you move your lips when reading 7 ?

　　B. Do you point to words with your finger as you read?

　　C. Do you 8 your head from side to side as you read?

　　D. Do you read one word at a time?

　　If you answer 9 to any of these questions, start at once to break the habit.

　　If you move your lips, hold your fingers over them, or hold a piece of paper 10 your lips while you are reading. Then if your lips move, you will know it and can stop them.

　　If you 11 words, hold the two sides of your book, one side with your left hand, 12 side with your right hand. Then you won't have a 13 finger to use in pointing while reading. If you move your head, place your chin in one hand, and hold your head still.

　　If you read no more than one or two or three words 14 , you 15 to work very hard in learning to 16 more words at each glance as your eyes 17 across the lines of words.

　　Even if you do read fairly fast now, you can learn to read even faster. As you probably have been told, 18 of fast reading is to read in groups and force your eyes 19 the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go. Anyone who practises 20 these two things will be able to read faster.

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　　In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The government officials promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists(悲观者) were certain that it would occur again within five years at the lastest. In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced different degrees of disorder throughout the city of 8,000,000 people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of peace and good situation. In 1977, the failure was much more serious because it came when the number of people out of work was large and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves.

　　In 1965, there was little stealing during the darkness, and fewer than 100 people were caught by the police. In 1977, hundereds of stores were broken into and stolen. They broke shopwindows and helped themselves to jewellery, clothes or television sets, nearly 400 people were sent to the police but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of the policemen at hand was far from enough and they were wisely stopped from using their guns against the mobs(暴徒)that were far more than them and that included armed men.

　　Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The blackout started at 9:33 p. m. when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables(关键的电缆). Many stores were thus caught by surprise.

　　The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, tried to help strangers, handed out candles, and tried to get through the dark world without traffic lights, refrigerators, water and electrical power. For 24 hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.

1．Look at the 1st paragraph, who were right, the government officials or the pessimists?

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2．In what way was the blackout of 1977 different from that of 1965?

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A．There was much more disorder.

B．This time the electricity supply failed.

C．It was quite unexpected.

D．It came in the cool autumn.

3．Why did many persons manage to escape the police?

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A．The police could not see them in the darkness.

B．Many of them carried guns.

C．There were not enough policemen to catch them all.

D．They were hidden inside big buildings.

4．The 1997 New York electricity failure lasted ________.

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— 　　　 you or your sister fond of music?

— Neither she nor I 　　　.

A．Are; am

B．Are; is

C．Is; am

D．Is; is

 

The rising costs of health care have become a problem for man y countries in the world. To deal with this problem, it is recommended that a big part of the state health budget be used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. Actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. For example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. But many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor.
Daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankruptif the patients had taken ways for early prevention. For example, keeping a balanced diet, such as not consuming too much animal fat and trying to have enough vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.
　　One very effective and costless way of prevention is regular exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. Regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better or reduce stress.
In addition, health education plays a key role in improving people’s health. By giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. For example, knowing one’s family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. Information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late.    
However, paying more attention to disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. After all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. In conclusion, we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education.
【小题1】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Prevention or Education?	B．Exercise or Illness?
C．Health or Illness?	D．Prevention or Treatment?

【小题2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “bankrupt”?

A．Unable to be cured.	B．Unable to pay one’s debts.
C．Stronger than ever before.	D．More successful than ever before.

【小题3】We learn from the passage that ______．

A．dressing warmly can prevent diseases.

B．a balanced diet is cheaper than regular exercise.

C．the more health education, the better.

D．the government’s health budget should be increased.

【小题4】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

　　 — Tod hadn’t passed the exam and was afraid of being scolded.

　　— _____.

　　A. So it was with Jim

　　B. So was Jim, his classmate

　　C. It’s the same with Jim

　　D. Neither had Jim, his classmate