Reading is a good habit. There are hundreds of skills to help you read much in a short time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview(预览)---if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a main idea of heavy reading like long articles and reports.

Here’s how to preview.

●Read the first two paragraphs(段落) and the last two paragraphs carefully.

●Then read only the first sentence(句子) of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn’t give you everything. It stops you from spending time on things you don’t really want or need to read.

Skim(略读)----if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a main idea of light reading ---like news about popular sports and stars.

Here’s how to skim.

●Get your eyes to move fast. Look through each line.

●Pick up only a few important 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 the main idea of the news or article.

Many people love going on a trip by plane , but an airport is usually far from the city . You have to arrive there and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late . You can't open the window .You can't choose the food .Planes are fast ,but it takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city .

I like travelling by train .I think trains are safe . Train stations are usually in cities . when you are late for a train , you can catch another one . You can walk around in the train and open the windows . You can see many interesing things on your way . I know it takes a little more time .

I also like cars . You can start your trip when you want to . and you don't need to get to a station . You can carry many things with you too . But sometimes there are many cars on the road .

1.Many people like travelling by plane because ___.

A．it is slow                              B．you can open the window

C．it is fast                               D．the airport is fay from the city

2.What does "take off " mean ?

A．达到             B．起飞             C．降落             D．脱掉

3.If you want to take many things with you , you would like to take ___

A．a bus             B．a train            C．a plane           D．a car

4.What is the disadvantge of the car ?

A．You needn't go to the station .              B．You can start your trip when you want to .

C．There are too many cars on the road .        D．You can see many interesting things .

5.which sentence about the writer is TRUE?

A．He likes taking a plane because it takes a lot of time to go to the city .

B．He likes taking a train because train stations are usually in cities .

C．He likes taking a bus because he can drive it .

D．He likes taking a plane because it is fast .

B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.My family live on the    ▲    (five) floor of the tall building.

2.— Why do you say Sandy does her homework    ▲    (careful)?

   — Because she always makes many mistakes in her homework.

3.Yesterday I    ▲    （buy）a new dress at the Macy’s for my mum.

4.Today most students can go to high school for further    ▲    (educate) in our country.

5.You needn’t be frightened because these insects are completely    ▲    (harm).

Mr. George works at the school lost and found. He works very carefully. Every day, when he gets a lost thing, he takes notes about it. There are pens, books, school uniforms, keys, walkmans and many other things in the lost and found. Most of them are the students’. If you lose your things, it’s easy for you to go to the lost and found for help. But you must tell Mr. George what it is and its color and the day when you can’t find it. I think Mr. George is very helpful, and you will be happy when you find the lost there.

1.Who works at the school lost and found?

      A. Mr. Brown            B. Mr. King  

C. Mr. George              D. Nobody

2.There are ________ things in the lost and found.

      A. no              B. few          C. a few       D. many

3.Most things Mr. George takes care of are the ________.

      A. boys’          B. girls’      C. students’      D. teachers’

4.If you lose your things, you’d better go to ask________.

      A. Ben                   B. Mr. George   

C. your teacher             D. your parents

5.If you lose your things and go to the lost and found for help, you needn’t tell Mr. George________.

A. What it is              B. how much it is 

C. its color               D. the day when you lost it.

1句型转换。

1.Pour hot water into the blender．(改为否定句)，

    ．     hot water into the blender．

2.We are in need of another two doctors．(改为同义句)

We．    ．    two doctors．

3.I'd like three slices of beef．(对划线部分提问)，

    slices of beef would you like?

4.I need some help．(改为一般疑问句)

    you need．    help?

5.You needn’t wash your clothes now．(改为同义句)

You    ．    to wash your clothes now．