The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road． When Jack saw it coming toward him ．he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past ．The American car went slowly past ,so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly．

"Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought．, “Wait a minute! I remember now ． It was in the newspaper!” He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page ． There was a picture of the face in it ． Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses。

　" Wanted by the police," read by Jack。" The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man．"

"Call the police at once ," he said to himself ． But a few minutes later, he was sad． "This man was caught this morning," answered the police．

　1．In which country did the story happen?

　A．It happened in America．

　B．It happened in Australia．

　C．It happened in England．

　D．The story didn′t tell us．

　2．Why did Jack stop his car?

　A．He wanted to see who the driver was．

　B．He didn’t want to pass by first．

　C．The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time．

　D．Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go．

　3．Who was wanted by the police in this passage ?

　A．Jack．

　B．The driver in the American car．

　C．Either Jack or the driver．

　D．Neither Jack nor the American driver．

　4．What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

　A．He drove to the City Bank

　B．He drove to the police．

　C．He made a telephone call．

　D．He stopped the American car．

　5．Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

　A．The police． 　　　　　B．Jack

C．Nobody． 　　　　　　D．The American driver

Increasing Your Reading Rate

　　Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.

　　As your eyes move along the line of print, they make fixations (注视) or pauses (停顿) . It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group of words quickly and move on to another group. The number of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span (视幅、视跨). Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.

　　The way in which you read always depends on what you are reading and for what purpose (目的) . You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method that is necessary. Here are four ways of reading, but not all, they may increase your reading rate.

　　1．Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You may skim to find a lost place of a statement that you have read and cannot recall. You may skim to get an idea of a story.

　　2．Rapid first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.

　　3．You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive study of the main subject of your school curriculum (课程), solving arithmetic problems, studying rules for playing a game, or reading directions .

　　4．Rapid reading is used when reading stories for enjoyment. You may also do rapid reading when reviewing material that you already know well.

1．A fast reader can get the ideas ________ a slow reader can.

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2．In this passage, “eye span” means ________.

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A．eyesight

B．a group of words

C．the number of letters or words you see at a fixation

D．your reading speed

3．The way of reading always depends on ________.

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4．The word “Skimming” means ________.

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5．Careful reading is an important kinds of reading ________.

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A．when you read a story for enjoyment

B．when you review a lesson that you already know well

C．when you read the directions before using a camera which is expensive

D．when yon wish to find a lost place that you have read

Going to sleep may seem quite boring compared with all the fun things you do while you are awake, but there's a lot going on in your mind and body while you are sleeping.

Sleep, in fact, is as important to your survival（生存） as eating and drinking. Sleep improves your mood, makes you a better athlete and helps you remember and understand what you learned during the day. While you sleep, your body temperature drops. Your heart beats more slowly, A chemical that controls growth, which is called a hormone(荷尔蒙),moves into your bloodstream. Scientists think that sleep brings back energy and improves your immune (免疫)system.

Sleep is like a school day: it's divided into different stages. When you are awake, your brain waves move quickly. As you begin to relax and fall into the first stage of sleep, your brain produces slower-moving waves and you lose awareness (意识) of your surroundings（环境）．As you fall into deeper sleep, your body repairs itself from the normal wear and tear of daily life. Then, as you begin to drift back into a lighter sleep, your mind becomes more alert(警觉的), and your dreams begin. You are in REM sleep.

REM is the name for the rapid eye movement that happens while you are dreaming. During REM sleep, your eyes move back and forth behind, as though you were watching a movie.

During other stages of sleep, you might move in bed, but during REM sleep you're not making any movement, That's probably because if you could move, your body would act out your dreams. As you get closer to waking up in the morning, you spend more time in REM sleep than in deep sleep, so you dream more. Researchers know that during REM sleep the part of the brain that deals with learning and thinking is very active.

Getting too little sleep can affect your personality. Experts recommend that children get at least nine hours of sleep a night.

50. Which is the right order during your sleep?

　 ① your body repairs itself from the normal wear and tear of daily life

　 ② your brain produces slower-moving waves

　 ③ your dreams begin

　 ④ you lose awareness of your surroundings

　 A.①③②④　　　　 B.②④①③　　　 C.④①③②　　　　 D.②④③①

51. In which of the stage/stages of sleep do you have the most dreams?

　　 A. Light sleep. B. Deep sleep.

C. REM sleep. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The first two stages of sleep.

52. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　 A. You don't move while you are dreaming in REM sleep.

　　 B. During REM sleep, the whole brain is active.

　　 C. The closer to waking in the morning, the more dreams you have.

　　 D. Hormones have something to do with your growth.

53. According to the scientists and experts, _______.

A. adults get at least nine hours of sleep a night

　　 B. there's nothing going on in your mind while you're sleeping

　　 C. sleep have little impact(影响) on our personality

　　 D. sleep can make us energetic and healthy

This is the school __________ I worked seven years ago.

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A．in which	B．in that
C．which	D．that