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For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency（缺乏） 5 in the actual stuff of language itself — words. Taken individually, words have little meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. 6 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing（退回） to 7 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 8 down the speed of reading is vocalization — sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 9 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined（预先确定的） speed．The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 10 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The device forces the reader to read fast, 11 word-by-word reading, regression and sub-vocalization（默读）practically impossible. At first 12 is sacrificed for speed．But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, but your understanding will 13 . Many people have found their reading skill greatly improved after some training. 14 Charlie Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute before the training, now it is an excellent 182 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 15 through a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
1． A．applying B．doing C．offering D．getting
2． A．quickly B．easily C．roughly D．decidedly
3． A．good B．curious C．poor D．urgent
4． A．training B．habits C．situations D．custom
5． A．lies B．combines C．touches D．involves
6． A．Hopefully B．Actually C．Logically D．Unfortunately
7． A．reuse B．reread C．rewrite D．recite
8．A．scales B．cuts C．slows D．measures
9．A．accelerator B．actor C．loudspeaker D．observer
10．A．then B．as C．beyond D．than
11．A．having B．leading C．making D．indicating
12．A．meaning B．comprehension C．vocalization D．regression
13．A．arise B．reduce C．improve D．worsen
14．A．Like B．Take C．Make D．Consider
15．A．master B．make C．finish D．get
"It's this time of year when the weather starts warming up and frogs start breeding - but they haven't been breeding," says John Wilkinson, research and monitoring officer at the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (ARC).
Amphibians (两栖动物) are just one of the groups of animals that nature observers fear may have problems reproducing this year, as groundwater levels are even lower now than in the infamously dry summer of 1976, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). According to the UK's Centre for Hydrology and Ecology the average rainfall so far this winter has been the lowest since 1972.
"If ponds dry up totally," says Mr. Wilkinson, "you could have lots of dead tadpoles." Drier and windier conditions could also make it more difficult for juvenile amphibians to survive their journeys between wet habitats.
But Peter Brotherton, the biodiversity manager for Natural England, says that "drought is part of nature's cycle", and, at present, a lot of animals, plants and insects are still in hibernation. This means that the population picture is unclear. "However, when we get extreme events, we get animals dying," he says. "And what is worrying is that normally at this time of year we expect soil to be near saturation（湿润）after winter."
Charlie Kitchin, the RSPB's site manager of the Nene Washes in Cambridgeshire, says the 2,000-acre wetland and grassland area is now struggling following two winters with relatively little winter rain and no flooding. One species that could suffer, he says, is the black-tailed godwit（黑尾豫）. "There are only 50 breeding pairs in the country, and we have 40 of them, and everything is bone-dry," Mr Kitchin says.
But one bad nesting season, he says, is "not the end of the world". "One of the features of flood plains is that they're volatile anyway," he adds. "But if they fail to breed another year, the population is likely to dip again."
71. According to the passage animals may have problems reproducing this year mainly due to ________.
A. drought B. hibernation
C. windier conditions D. extreme events
72. What really worries Peter Brotherton is that ________.
A. drought is part of nature’s cycle
B. animals are still in hibernation
C. soil at this time is far from saturation
D. the population of animals is still unclear
73. Which of the following is NOT true of Charlie Kitchin’s words?
A. Drought has so far continued for two winters.
B. Animals could survive one bad nesting season.
C. The black-tailed godwit is in danger of extinction.
D. 40 black-tailed godwits live in the Nene Washes.
74. The underlined word volatile in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A. losing water B. undergoing changes
C. breeding animals D. suffering flood
75. It can be learnt from the text that ______________.
A. groundwater levels this summer are lower than those of 1976
B. the average rainfall this year has been the lowest since 1972
C. windier conditions could also cause some amphibians’ death
D. flooding plays no useful role in wetlands and grasslands
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Learn and EarnCharlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie 1 a salesman. One day Charlie could not 2 it any more. He handed in his resignation letter(辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not 3 hard working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really 4 .
The boss knew that Charlie had spared no 5 for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the 6 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 7 : “Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Charlie went, returned and 8 said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much per kg?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 9 , “$12 per kg.”
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 10 question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $100 for l0kg. He has a 11 of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 12 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 13 .”
Charlie was 14 and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to 15 but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more 16 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 17 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 18 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 19 .
Think: How far have you seen ahead in your life? How 20 are you?
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