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

1. It lives in Australi

A. It has very strong legs. It is grey. It can jump high. It is very good at

1ooking after her baby. A mother has a pouch in front. There, the babies are warm and safe. It is a________________.

2.It is from Afric

A. It can run fifty kilometers an hour. It has a very long neck and longlegs.

It can reach the leaves on a very tall tree. It is a________________.

3. It lives on the Antarctic

A. It is always very cold there. It is black and white. It can Walk on

the ice and swim in the se

A. It's a big bird, but it can't fly. It eats fish. It has very short

legs. It 1ooks very lovely. Children like it a lot. It is a________________.

4. It is also from Afric

A. It is black and white. too. It has a long tail. It can run very fast.

We can see it in zoos and pictures. It is a________________.

5. It is very lovely. It is not from Afric

A. It is from Chin

A. It is white and black. It likes

There are not many of them in China now. Everyone loves it very much. It is a_______.

zebra       　　panda　　 　　 kangaroo      penguin　　  　　  giraffe

Antarctica, Africa, pouch, leaf, tail, bamboo, zebra, panda, kangaroo, penguin, giraffe

 

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A Visit to Xi'an

　　The Turners 1 just 2 at Xi'an. They are very happy. Mrs Turner is now talking to a Chinese friend. This is what she says.

　　This is the first time we have ever come to Xi'an, we've read quite 3 books about this city. We know that Xi'an is one of the oldest cities in Chin. It was built more than three 4 years ago, It was 5 the capital of twelve dynasties. We are going to stay here for only three days. There is so much to see, but there is so little 6 . Tomorrow we're going to visit the Tomb of Emperor（皇帝） Qin Shihuang. We'll see it 7 our own eyes! We're very 8 in it. The day after tomorrow we're going to Dayan Pagoda（塔）. We'll try to climb to the top of it and look at the whole 9 . Then we'll do some 10 and enjoy Xi'an food. I'm sure we'll have a very good time.

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