In our daily life we always read a lot of reading materials. You can’t read carefully all of them. You should choose some of them. You should know which to read fast and which to read slowly. Here are some important things to remember about reading rate, which helps you become a good reader:

  ● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.

  ● Some things should be read slowly throughout(贯穿). Examples are directions for making or doing something, math problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

  ● Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple, stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

  ● In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.

56. The underlined word “rate” in the first sentence means _______.

  A. 速度                     B. 快速                     C. 慢速                 D. 技巧

57. How many important things to remember while reading according to the passage?

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

58.Which should be read slowly according to the passage?

 A. Stories for enjoyment.                              B. Math problems.

 C. Letters from friends.                                    D. News from hometown newspapers.

59. How fast should we read?

 A. The faster, the better.                               B. The more slowly, the better.

 C. Neither too fast nor too slow.                     D. It depends on what we are reading.

60. According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?

A. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.

B. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.

C. Read fast when you are reading something important to you.

D. Read slowly when you are reading something unimportant to you.

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Mr. Klein told the class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He   1   that Inez was deaf. She “talked” with others by using sign language. Mr. Klein knew sign language, and he decided to teach  2   students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.

First, they learned to sign the letters. Some letters were hard to 3   . Other letters, such as C ,were easier because the shape of the hand was the same as the shape of the letter.

The  4   thing they learned was finer spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They   5   with two-letter words such as at and on . Then they spelled   6   words.

Finally, Mr. Klein showed that   7   one sign could be used for a whole word. To make the sign for the word fine, a person spreads out the fingers on one hand,   8   the thumb(拇指) to the chest(前胸) , and moves the hand away from the chest. Signing is not just done with the hands. Expressions on the face are also   9   . The students learned to sign a question mark by using expressions on the face.

When Inez first entered the classroom. She looked   10   . But the students signed, “Good morning, Inez. ” She gave the class a big smile and signed back, “What a wonderful welcome !”

1.A. hoped          B. said         C. guessed      D. thought

2.A. his            B. my           C. her          D. our

3.A. spell          B. check            C. remember     D. write

4.A. first          B. only         C. last         D. next

5.A. met            B. started          C. agreed           D. helped

6.A. newer          B. easier           C. longer           D. nice

7.A. never          B. perhaps      C. still            D. just

8.A. joins          B. fixed            C. touches      D. ties

9.A. important      B. different        C. difficult        D. strange

10.A. serious           B. surprised        C. frightened       D. nervous

 

You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are very important for students who are entering university. A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” refers to fifteen pounds—the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain (增力n) weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.
Mistakes choosing food
University kitchens serve(供应）many kinds of food. Some students choose unhealthy food，because now their parents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as fish and chips with Coke to drink. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing sports because of their schoolwork.
Eating right
If you，re careful, you don，t have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas：
l Think more about what you eat.
l Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats.
l Don’t eat desserts full of sugar； have fruit after dinner.
l Try not to eat so much unhealthy food while you study.
l It，s all right to have a little fast food sometimes—but not often.
l Write down the foods you eat.
l Walk, run, do sports—move and you will feel better!
Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food and not to eat unhealthy food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.
【小题1】The “freshman fifteen” is    ______.

A．weight that high school students gain

B．weight that first-year university students can gain

C．fifteen pounds of food that first-year students eat

D．fifteen students who eat unhealthy food

【小题2】The main idea of this reading is to ______.

A．get students ready to gain fifteen pounds

B．sell healthy food to new students

C．help new university students not to gain fifteen pounds

D．show the mistakes students make in studying

【小题3】Which of these mistakes students make choosing food is not mentioned in the reading?

A．Choosing unhealthy food.

B．Visiting the kitchen while studying.

C．Getting fast food at night.

D．Eating too much chocolate.

【小题4】Which of these ideas would the writer of the reading probably agree with?

A．You’d better not eat unhealthy food.

B．Not eating unhealthy foods is easier with friends’ help.

C．Gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better.

D．Some students can eat anything they want.

用所给单词的适当形式填空。
【小题1】Would you like ________(sing) an English song for us?
【小题2】There were many __________ (visit) at Qingdao Aquarium.
【小题3】My friend is _________(good) at writing than reading.
【小题4】Yao Ming is one of the best basketball ________ (play) in the world.
【小题5】He stayed at home last night and ________(write) some letters.