I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. “I can’t tell anything,” he finally said. “I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can’t say don’t do this and do that, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to come up. I can’t help much with money either, but I think things will work out. ”

He gave me a new check-book. “If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps.

“You know what you want to be, and they’ll tell you what to take,” my father went on. “When you get a job, be sure it’s honest, and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town, and I would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you.

Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, broken Bible that he had read so often, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbours. I knew he would miss it. I knew, though, that I must take it.

He didn’t say read this every morning. He just said, “This can help you if you will let it.”

Did it help? I got through college without being a burden on the family. I have been able to make money since.

1. What is the writer’s main purpose （目的） in writing this passage?

  A. To tell the readers his life story.

  B. To tell people what kind of person his father was.

  C. To let people know how poor he was.

  D. To tell the readers what present he got from his father.

2. Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that?

  A. Because he felt quite confident of him.

  B. Because he was born from a poor family.

  C. Because he was a man of few words.

  D. Because he didn’t want to be much too strict with him.

3. What would someone learn from this passage?

  A. How to live by oneself.            B. How to stand on one’s own feet.

  C. What a good father should do.       D. What the self-important is like.

4. What may be the proper Chinese for the underlined part in the passage?

A.闲暇时光.     B.学费.     C.经济不足.     D.精神空虚.

5. What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer’s father?

  A. It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others.

  B. There were many good examples for you to copy in it.

  C. It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.

  D. It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble.

I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. “I can’t tell anything,” he finally said. “I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can’t say don’t do this and do that, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to come up. I can’t help much with money either, but I think things will work out. ”

He gave me a new check-book. “If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps.

“You know what you want to be, and they’ll tell you what to take,” my father went on. “When you get a job, be sure it’s honest, and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town, and I would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you.

Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, broken Bible that he had read so often, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbours. I knew he would miss it. I knew, though, that I must take it.

He didn’t say read this every morning. He just said, “This can help you if you will let it.”

Did it help? I got through college without being a burden on the family. I have been able to make money since.

(   )56. What is the writer’s main purpose (目的) in writing this passage?

A. To tell the readers his life story.

B. To tell people what kind of person his father was.

C. To let people know how poor he was.

D. To tell the readers what present he got from his father.

(   )57.   Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that?

A. Because he felt quite confident of his son.     B. Because he was born from a poor family.

C. Because he was a man of few words.

D. Because he didn’t want to be much too strict with his son.

(   )58.  What would someone learn from this passage?

A. How to live by oneself.            B. How to stand on one’s own feet.

C. What a good father should do.       D. What the self-important is like.

(   )59.    What may be the proper Chinese for the underlined part in the passage?

A.  闲暇时光.       B.  学费.       C.  经济不足.        D.  精神空虚.

(   )60. What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer’s father?

A. It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others.

B. There were many good examples for you to copy in it.

C. It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.

D. It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble.

I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn't say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. "I can't tell anything," he finally said. "I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can't say don't do this and do that, because everything is different and I don't know what is going to come up. I can't help much with money either, but I think things will work out. "

     He gave me a new check-book (支票簿) . "If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell." In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers' kids filled in the financial gaps.

     "You know what you want to be, and they'll tell you what to take," my father went on. "When you get a job，be sure it’s honest(诚实的)，and work hard．”I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town．and l would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you．

    Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old，broken Bible that he had read so often．the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbors．I knew he would miss it．I knew，though，that I must take it．

    He didn’t say read this every morning．He just said，“This can help you if you will let it．”

    Did it help? I got through college without being a burden(负担)on the family．I have been able to make money since．

1．What is the writer’s main purpose(目的)in writing this passage?

      A．To tell the readers his life story．

      B．To tell people what kind of person his father was．

      C．To let people know how poor he was．

      D．To tell the readers what present he got from his father．

2．Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that?

      A．Because he felt quite confident of him．

      B．Because he was born from a poor family．

      C．Because he was a man of few words．

      D．Because tie didn’t want to be much too strict with him．

3．What would someone learn from this passage?

A．How to live by oneself．   

B．How to stand on one’s own feet．

C．What a good father should do．

D．What the self-important is like．

4．What may be the proper Chinese for the underlined part in the passage?

      A．闲暇时光．    B．学费．    C．经济不足．    D．精神空虚．

5．What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer’s father?

      A．It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others．

      B．There were many good examples for you to copy in it.

      C．It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.

      D．It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble．

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