There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad. Can we play now?”
The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.”
【小题1】 Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night? 

A．He had to read a magazine.	B．He had some extra work to do.
C．He had to learn something about a map.	D．He had to stay at his office for extra work.

【小题2】What did the man ask his son to do?

A．To read the magazine to find the map.

B．To tear the map of the world up into pieces.

C．To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.

D．To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world.

【小题3】 How long did it take the boy to finish the work?

A．A few hours.

B．About an hour.

C．About half an hour.

D．The whole night.

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?

A．It’s a report about a father’s extra work.

B．It’s a story between a father and his clever son.

C．It’s an advertisement for the map of the world.

D．It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems.

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.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

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.

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.

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

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

 

There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.

When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad. Can we play now?”

The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.”

1. Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night? 

A. He had to read a magazine.                 B. He had some extra work to do.

C. He had to learn something about a map.     D. He had to stay at his office for extra work.

2.What did the man ask his son to do?

A. To read the magazine to find the map.

B. To tear the map of the world up into pieces.

C. To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.

D. To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world.

3. How long did it take the boy to finish the work?

A. A few hours.      B. About an hour.    C. About half an hour.   D. The whole night.

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?

A. It’s a report about a father’s extra work.

B. It’s a story between a father and his clever son.

C. It’s an advertisement for the map of the world.

D. It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems.

 

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，每空格限填一词。

1.It’s ______________ (polite) to sneeze or talk loudly in a public place.

2.Could you please wash these _____________ (dish) ?

3.—Tomorrow is Teachers’ Day. Can we get our math teacher a scarf?

—I don’t think it’s a good gift. It’s too _______________ (person).

4.I want to become an _______________ (act) when I grow up.

5.September is the _________________(nine) month of the year.

6.Fortunately, Lucy’s mother agreed with her                    (decide).

7.You are old enough to take good care of                      (you).

8.Please read the name of the              (win).

 

短文填空  先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）

Harry Potter is a set of popular books created by J.K.Rowling in Britain.Most teenagers in China and in other countries enjoy reading them.The books tell us some s1.about a talented wizard (天才魔法师), Harry Potter.When he was eleven years old, he had an u2.life.However, a strange letter changes e3..It said he was accepted (接受) by Hogwart’s — a magic school.Harry felt very happy because it was closed to the common people.All kinds of adventures (冒险) h4.to Harry.He met Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger on his way to school.They became good friends l5..Harry did well in his lessons and worked hard to play magic.Harry always had a positive attitude (积极的态度) when he f6.the difficulties.With the help of his friends, he tried his best to do everything.F7., the world peace came back.Smile a 8.on everyone’s face.If someone wants to know what t9.place in the magical world , he will have to read the set of books by h10.!