Nora, a 17-year-old American, notices that when she has to do a paper for school and researches it on the Internet, she rarely reads a whole page and does deep reading. “I’ll read the beginning of a paragraph and then I'll skip(跳过) the rest,” she says.
While Nora's mother, Martha, loves sitting down with a good book and reading carefully, her daughter may be the wave of the future.
“Deep reading”, or slow reading, is a process in which people think carefully while they read. With most, that means slowing down --- even stopping and rereading a page or paragraph to really understand what the author is trying to say.
Last summer, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he was concerned about what he sees as a decline（衰退）in slow reading. Instant messages and 140-character tweets（微博）appear to be reducing out ability to concentrate on a single idea or theme of a book, he told Foreign Policy Magazine.
It's easy to forget the benefits of deep reading in an age when anything worth doing is done fast. Experts warn that without deep reading, it is impossible to be an educated person of the world, a knowledgeable voter or even an imaginative thinker.
“If you want to have a deep relationship with a text and understand a complex idea, then slow reading is a preferred style. It is good for pleasure, too. It is not a rushed experience and you can lose yourself in a text,” said Canadian writer John Miedema, the author of the book Slow Reading.
US' Ohlone College English professor Cynthia Lee Katona says reading is a highly social activity that builds the mind and social connections. If you read, she says, you simply know more and have more to talk about with friends, partners and people you know.
Deep reading can also take a reader on a trip around the world even if they are sitting in a living room armchair, Katona says. Also, deep reading helps people develop thinking, writing and conversation skills.
“If you like beautiful things, authors put words together that are really beautiful and expressive,” she says. “If you want to write well--- and there are lots of reasons to express yourself clearly --- you should read.”

1. 1.

   The comparison（对比）between Nora and her mother's reading habits _______.

   1. A.
      introduces the wave of future
   2. B.
      adds a lot of fun for readers
   3. C.
      explains what deep reading is
   4. D.
      calls attention to deep reading
2. 2.

   What leads to the decline of deep reading, according to Eric Schemidt?

   1. A.
      The fast pace of modern society.
   2. B.
      The lack of desire for knowledge
   3. C.
      The weakening ability to concentrate.
   4. D.
      The wide use of instant messages and tweets.
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word “it ” refer to in paragraph 6?

   1. A.
      A deep relationship.
   2. B.
      A complex idea.
   3. C.
      Slow reading.
   4. D.
      A preferred style.
4. 4.

   According to the article, Cynthia Lee Katona's opinion of deep reading is that _______.

   1. A.
      it makes sure you a better paid job
   2. B.
      it makes you a better writer
   3. C.
      it is better than travelling
   4. D.
      it helps build better family relationship
5. 5.

   What is the main point of the article?

   1. A.
      The importance of deep reading.
   2. B.
      How to improve reading skills.
   3. C.
      The benefits of different reading styles.
   4. D.
      The secrets of a knowledgeable person

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，总分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
This morning, I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my   31    , and I had been afraid to do so for a long time.
Mom came into the kitchen, asking , “Are you ready,   32  ?”
“ Yes.” I answered quietly.    33  in fact I wasn’t ready!
On my way    34   school, I could feel my heart beating. I hated this!
I went into Mrs. Owens’ class. She was smiling, and saying   35  to all her students as she did every morning.
“ Hi, Sam,” she said to me as I walked    36  the classroom.
“ Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my   37  . I looked at the clock. The time was near. Then Mrs. Owens started, “ Sam, it’s time for you to show yourself.” “Show   38   ? Oh, no!”
I got up slowly,    39   the ground as I walked to the front of the class. Then, I looked up, and everyone was looking at me. Mrs. Owens knew I was   40   , so she came beside me, and put her hand on my back.
She said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his    41  ,and I know it is a very interesting report.” Then she turned to me and asked, “Sam,    42   did you like best about your report on Hawaii?”
I thought about the fun things I    43  about surfing before, and I started to talk. I talked and talked    44  the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun. It wasn’t frightening. The class cheered as I finished and Mrs. Owens was   45   .
In fact, I can do better than I think I can— if I try! I am proud of myself.

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，总分15分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    This morning, I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my   31     , and I had been afraid to do so for a long time.

    Mom came into the kitchen, asking , “Are you ready,   32   ?”

    “ Yes.” I answered quietly.    33   in fact I wasn’t ready!

    On my way    34    school, I could feel my heart beating. I hated this!

    I went into Mrs. Owens’ class. She was smiling, and saying   35   to all her students as she did every morning.

    “ Hi, Sam,” she said to me as I walked    36   the classroom.

    “ Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my   37   . I looked at the clock. The time was near. Then Mrs. Owens started, “ Sam, it’s time for you to show yourself.” “Show   38    ? Oh, no!”

I got up slowly,    39    the ground as I walked to the front of the class. Then, I looked up, and everyone was looking at me. Mrs. Owens knew I was   40    , so she came beside me, and put her hand on my back.

She said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his    41   ,and I know it is a very interesting report.” Then she turned to me and asked, “Sam,    42    did you like best about your report on Hawaii?”

I thought about the fun things I    43   about surfing before, and I started to talk. I talked and talked    44   the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun. It wasn’t frightening. The class cheered as I finished and Mrs. Owens was   45    .

In fact, I can do better than I think I can— if I try! I am proud of myself.

1.A. class        B. house            C. party        D. hometown

2.A. friends        B. classmates       C. Owens        D. Sam

3.A. Then          B. But          C. So           D. Or

4.A. on            B. from         C. to            D . in

5.A. sorry         B. hello            C. goodbye     D. thanks

6.A. into          B. out of           C. away from   D. far from

7.A. bed           B. seat         C. dinning room     D. reading room

8.A. me            B. us               C. myself      D. ourselves

9.A. looking after B. look over        C. looking at       D. looking for

10.A. glad         B. stressed    C. active           D. happy

11.A. dictionary       B. magazine         C. newspaper        D. report

12.A. what         B. who              C. where            D. whom

13.A. will read        B. have read    C. am reading       D. read

14.A. in front of  B. over         C. beside           D. near

15.A. playing      B. dancing     C. singing     D. smiling