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

　　Perhaps you have been told about some habits（习惯）which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.

　　Do you still have any of these bad habits? Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions.

　　(1) Do you move your lips（嘴唇）when reading silently?

　　(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?

　　(3) Do you move your head from side to side as you read?

　　(4) Do you read one word at a time?

　　If you answer“yes”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 between your lips while you are reading. Then if your lips move, your will know it and can stop them.

　　If you point to words, hold the two sides of your book, one side with your left hand, the other side with your right hand. Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading. If you move your head, place your chin（下巴）in one hand and hold your head still（静止不动的）.

　　If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time, you need to work very hard in learning to take in（吸收）more words at each glance（一瞥）as your eyes travel across the lines of words.

　　Even if you do rather fast now, you can learn to read even faster. As you probably have been told, the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance. Read in through groups and force（迫使）your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go. Anyone who practices doing these things will be able to read faster.

(1)You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as __________.

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A．to tell others to be silent

B．to feel whether your lips move or not

C．to hold a piece of paper between them

D．to keep yourself from talking to others

(2)When you read, __________.

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A．don't keep your head still

B．don't hold your books with your hands

C．don't stand up near a desk

D．don't use your finger to point to words

(3)If you learn to read fast, __________.

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A．you can read more in less time

B．you can write faster

C．you can understand better

D．you can read less in more time

(4)You must __________ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.

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A．remember	B．have
C．get rid of	D．keep

(5)This reading is mainly about __________.

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A．the way of reading fast

B．the importance of fast reading

C．the bad habits in reading

D．how to speak quickly

While Nick was on the bus reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope（信封）into his hands. "Here, take this!" the man said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.

    Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy.  There was paper inside, or money perhaps. "I'd better hand it over to the police," he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something.   "He wants the envelope," Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick managed to lose the man in the crowd（人群）．When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.

    Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to the policeman who was on duty.  The man opened it. The envelope was full of money, false（假的）money.“Clearly the man made a mistake," the policeman said. "He thought you were one of the gang（团伙）!”

    “However," the policeman went on. "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this.  We are trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don't want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn't say a word to anyone-not even to your boss!"

1. The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably_______.

A. Nick's friend    B. the bus driver    C. a thief    D. a postman

2. As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because_______.

A. he wanted to catch Nick

B. he thought Nick was a policeman

C. he wanted to give Nick some money

D. he thought Nick was one of their gang

3. By the last few sentences of the passage, we can infer that_______.

A. Nick let everyone know his wonderful story

B. Nick's boss was the last to know Nick's story

C. Nick would keep silent about what happened for some time

D. the gang already knew the police got some of the false money

 

Lots of kids hate school, a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesn't last long. But what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want. So let's talk about school and what to do when you don't like it.
If you don't like school, the first step is to find out why. You might not like school because you don't have enough friends, or maybe you don't get along with your teacher. Sometime it's a big problem with your classes and school-work. You may be getting farther and farther behind,and it may seem like you'II never catch up.
When you know why you don't like school, you can start taking steps to make things better. It's a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mum, dad, teacher or school counselor(顾问) will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook. It's a great way to let out emotions(情绪). Remember, you don't have to share what you've written with others.
【小题1】Lots of kids        , according to the writer.

A．like school very much	B．are good at reading and writing
C．don't like doing homework	D．have the thought of hating school

【小题2】What does the underlined word “it”refer to(指的是)in the frrst paragraph?

A．A good education.

B．School.

C．Future life.

D．Friendship.

【小题3】If you don't like school, the first step is to.

A．find out why	B．go to see a doctor
C．ask your parents for help	D．leave school for a short time

【小题4】How many reasons why you don't like school are given by the writer?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题5】When you start taking steps to make things better, one of the good ideas is to       .

A．keep silent about your problems	B．share what you' ve written with others
C．write down your feelings about school	D．get along well with your classmates