Reading is a good habit, but the problem is there’s too much to read these days and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview — if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here’s how to preview.

Ø  Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

Ø  Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don’t really want － or need － or read.

Skim － if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here’s how to skim.

Ø Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

Ø Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about.

1. How many skills does the writer introduce to help us in reading?

A. One.           B. Two.           C. Three.           D. Four. 

2. What should you do if you read a long article according to the writer?

A. Read every word of it.          B. Read all the details.

C. Pick up a few key words in each line.

D. Read the first and the last two paragraphs carefully.

3. If you read a simple article, which reading skill is better to get the general idea?

A. Previewing.     B. Skimming.       C. Reading.        D. Sweeping.

 

 

Reading is a good habit, but the problem is there’s too much to read these days and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.
Preview — if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.
Here’s how to preview.
Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.
Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don’t really want － or need － or read.
Skim － if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.
Here’s how to skim.
Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.
Pick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about.
【小题1】 How many skills does the writer introduce to help us in reading?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

【小题2】 What should you do if you read a long article according to the writer?

A．Read every word of it.	B．Read all the details.
C．Pick up a few key words in each line.
D．Read the first and the last two paragraphs carefully.

【小题3】 If you read a simple article, which reading skill is better to get the general idea?

A．Previewing.

B．Skimming.

C．Reading.

D．Sweeping.

Reading is a good habit, but the problem is there’s too much to read these days and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.


Preview — if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.
Here’s how to preview.
Ø Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.
Ø Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don’t really want － or need － or read.
Skim － if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.
Here’s how to skim.
ØGet your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.
ØPick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about.
【小题1】 How many skills does the writer introduce to help us in reading?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

【小题2】 What should you do if you read a long article according to the writer?

A．Read every word of it.	B．Read all the details.
C．Pick up a few key words in each line.
D．Read the first and the last two paragraphs carefully.

【小题3】 If you read a simple article, which reading skill is better to get the general idea?

A．Previewing.

B．Skimming.

C．Reading.

D．Sweeping.

假如你是Tony，你刚来到一个新的班级，请向你的新同学介绍你自己的情况，   

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Name	Age	Class	Nationality（国籍）	Favourite sport	Hobby (爱好)
Tony	13	2	English	football	like reading…

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   Hello, my name is Tony. ____________________________________________________

 

 

Many people go to school for education．They learn languages，history，geography, physics , chemistry and math．Others go to school to learn a skill__1___they can make a living. School education is very important and useful，but no one can learn _2____ from school. A teacher，no matter how much he knows，can’t teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s．job is to show his students how to read and  3 to think．So much more is to be learned out of school 4 students themselves.

It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some  5  or formulas(公式)．It is actually quite  6  to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics．But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem. Great scientists such as Einstein，Newton and Galileo，didn’t learn many things from school, but they were all 7   and invented many things for mankind.

The  8 for their success is that they knew how to study．They read books that were not  9 at school . They worked hard all their lives 10 not a single minute . They would ask many questions as they read and they did thousands of experiments．

1.	A．even if B．so that C．because D．once

 

2.	A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing

 

3.	A．what B．which C．how D．why

 

4.	A．by B．with C．on D．in

 

5.	A．meanings B．books C．history D．facts

 

6.	A．necessary B．easy C．different D．common

 

7.	A．clever B．popular C．successful D．patient

 

8.	A．experiment B．reason C．result D．way

 

9.	A．kept B．shown C．expressed D．taught

 

10.	A．spending B．wasting C．costing D．taking