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.”
【小题1】The comparison（对比）between Nora and her mother's reading habits _______.

A．introduces the wave of future

B．adds a lot of fun for readers

C．explains what deep reading is

D．calls attention to deep reading

【小题2】What leads to the decline of deep reading, according to Eric Schemidt?

A．The fast pace of modern society.

B．The lack of desire for knowledge

C．The weakening ability to concentrate.

D．The wide use of instant messages and tweets.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “it ” refer to in paragraph 6?

A．A deep relationship.	B．A complex idea.
C．Slow reading.	D．A preferred style.

【小题4】According to the article, Cynthia Lee Katona's opinion of deep reading is that _______.

A．it makes sure you a better paid job

B．it makes you a better writer

C．it is better than travelling

D．it helps build better family relationship

【小题5】What is the main point of the article?

A．The importance of deep reading.

B．How to improve reading skills.

C．The benefits of different reading styles.

D．The secrets of a knowledgeable person

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will, say "Yes". Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of schools bags being too heavy for them.
"It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy, "said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.
Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps(带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的)bags.
But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.
But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight(重量).
Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10 % . But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15 %, because their bodies are still growing. "Children are losing their balance(平衡) and falling down with their school bags, "he said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.
One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!
【小题1】 From the passage we can know that      .

A．only children in China carry too heavy school bags

B．children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags

C．both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags

D．only children in the US carry too heavy school bags

【小题2】Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because

A．they are too young

B．their school bags are too heavy

C．they don’t know how to go upstairs

D．their parents don’t always go upstairs with them together

【小题3】If a child carries a heavy school bag,        .

A．his back and neck will be hurt

B．his head and arms will be hurt

C．his hands will be hurt

D．his feet will be hurt

【小题4】According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs(重) about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over               

A．5 kilos

B．3 kilos

C．5. 5 kilos

D．4, 5 kilos

【小题5】Some students think the best answer to his problems is that             . .

A．they should have a little homework to do after they get home

B．their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework

C．they should only take home library books they will read that night

D． they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones

Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful. Fire can make water hot and house warm, give light and cook food. But fire can burn (燃烧) things, too. It can make trees, houses, animals and other things catch fire (起火). If some people can't run away from fire, it can kill them. This happens in every country every year.

Sometimes big fire can burn forests. A month ago, a large forest fire broke out in Yunnan Province. It lasted nearly half a month. The forest in Heilongjiang Province and the grassland in Inner Mongolia caught fire in May, 2006. After more than ten days' fight, over 30,000 people and soldiers put out (扑灭) the fire at last.

Nobody knows clearly when people began to make fire, but there are many interesting stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man who went to the sun and brought fire down a long time ago. Today people know how to make a fire with matches (火柴). Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. The match can burn a piece of paper and then it can burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire, and destroy many things. Fire kills many people every year. So you must be careful with fire.

1.The main idea of the passage is that _________.

A．fire is dangerous and harmful

B．forest fire can be easily put out

C．who started a fire the first time

D．every month there is a forest fire in Yunnan Province

2.Matches can be dangerous because _________.

A．they always burn a house

B．they can make things catch fire

C．they can burn a piece of paper

D．they kill many animals every year

3.The word “destroy” in the passage means ________in Chinese.

A．破灭

B．炸毁

C．毁灭

D．粉碎

4.The writer of the passage wants to tell us that ________.

A．we know when man began to make a fire

B．people should use fire carefully

C．fire can burn down all things in the world

D．all children like to play with matches

 

【小题1】 You can call Zhang Ying if you want to _____________________.

A．buy a bike

B．sell a bike

C．have your bike repaired

D．borrow a bik

【小题2】One of the reasons why Li wants someone to share his room is that______________.

A．he wants to live near the campus	B．he wants to improve his English
C．he wants his washer, dryer and kitchen to be used	D．he wants someone to use his kitchen

【小题3】Joseph Hofman_________________.

A．found John Smith’s briefcase	B．was a teacher
C．found the briefcase with many books	D．found the brown briefcase with some money

A week ago, Columbus Middle School asked the parents of their school to choose a sport for their child to play. Here’s some information about the sports.
Sports 1: Basketball
We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should sign up (报名) as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $ 10 each time for the cost of the bus. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.
Sports 2: Gym
We will use St. Peter’s Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 p.m. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent from being thirsty. All the activities here are free. And there will be a teacher on duty for each activity.
Sports 3: Hiking
Hiking (远足)will be at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. There will be 15 students in each group. And three teachers will be with the students. This sport will cost $ 75 per hour. Students should take plenty of water and sunglasses.
Sports 4: Swimming
The Kowloon City Swimming Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and watch the students from the poolside. We will only be able to use the pool for one hour (2: 45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards on watch. Girls must wear swimming suits. The cost is $ 15 per visit.
【小题1】The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.

A．sign up as soon as possible	B．choose a sport to play
C．ask their parents to play a sport	D．pay money for each sport

【小题2】According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.

A．gym

B．hiking

C．swimming

D．basketball

【小题3】One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.

A．There is a lot of shade there

B．all the activities there are cheap

C．the park is very busy before 6: 00 p. m.

D．there aren’t many people after 6:00 p. m. there.

【小题4】A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..

A．$ 10

B．$ 15

C．$ 45

D．$ 75

【小题5】From the passage, we know that __________.

A．students are able to take part in one of the four activities.

B．students will take a free bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park.

C．students should take plenty of water and sunglasses at St. Peter’s Park.

D．students can take a 10-minute walk to the Kowloon City Swimming from home.