It doesn't come as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read or study if you can't remember it．You just waste your valuable time． 1   One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading．

    Why does a clerk in a store go away when your reply to her offer to help is, "No, thank you．I'm just looking．"? Both you and she know that if you aren't sure what you want, you are not likely to find it．But suppose you say instead, "Yes, thank you．I want a pair of sun glasses．" She says, "Right this way, please．"

    __2_ If you choose a book, "just looking" for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just that—nothing．But if you do know what you want, you are almost sure to get it．Your reasons will vary; they will include reading or studying "to find out more about", "to understand the reasons for" and "to find out how"．

    __3__ Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, "I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America"．Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better．

    4  At least two important processes go on at the same time．As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accurately．But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read．You have a kind of mental conversation with the author．

    This additional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes．__5__ One part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinions．Facts can be checked by evidence, Opinions are one's own personal reactions．Another part of critical reading is judging sources．Still another part is drawing accurate inferences．

    A．Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting．

    B．It is important for students to have a positive attitude to their study．

    C．You remember better when you know what you' re reading．

    D．In other words, a good reader is a critical reader．

    E．It’s quite the same with your studying．

    F．Reading is not one single activity．

    G．This is the way it works．

 

— How can I help you?
—    【小题1】    
— Would you like to send it surface or airmail?
—   【小题2】   
— If you send the parcel with surface email, it will take about 2 months to arrive, whereas with airmail, it will arrive in one week or more.
— That’s a big difference. 【小题3】　 How much will it cost to send it airmail?
— That depends on the weight. Place it on the scale, please.
— OK.
— That’s 300 grams.     【小题4】  
— That’s not bad. I’ll do that then. Does that include insurance on the contents of the parcel or is that a separate payment?
—     【小题5】  It’s another 5 pounds.
— OK.

A．I suppose airmail will be much more expensive.

B．I want to buy some stamps.

C．I’d like to send this package to China.

D．That’s separate.

E. That’s all right.
F. What’s the difference between surface and airmail?
G. It will cost 10 pounds for airmail.

根据对话内容，从对话的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项

L:  ____1____.

S: I want to borrow a book, can you recommend(介绍) an interesting one?

L:  ____2____.

S:  I like story and travel books.

L:   Have you read “Song of Youth”?

S:  Oh, yes, I have. I want a book written by Mark Twain.

L:  ____3____.

S:  “ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”?

L:  All right. I’ll get it for you.

S:  ____4____

L:  You may keep it for two weeks.

S:  ____5____.

L:  You may come and renew them.

S:  Thank you for your kind help.

L:  You are welcome. Good-bye!

S:  Good-bye!

A．What shall I do if I can’t finish it on time.

B．Good morning! What can I do for you?

C．What’s the title of the book?

D．What do you want?

E. Of course, I can. But tell me first what kind of books you like to read

F. How long may I borrow the book?

G. Thanks a lot. How long may I keep the book?

 

第II卷（共六部分，总分50分）

注意：请将答案填写到答题纸上

五、单词拼写（根据首字母或中文提示，用单词的适当形式填空）(每小题1分，共10分)

1. I want to tell you ______________(亲自), “Sorry, I have hurt you.”

2. The word “not” are ____________(发言) differently in the UK and the USA.

3. The road signs were very ___________(令人迷惑的) and we ended up getting lost.

4. There are a lot of _____________(相似点) between the twins.

5. Do you dare to walk in a ___________(空无一人的) street at night?

6. In our school, not only the teachers but also the students have free a_______ to the library.

7. We suggest r__________ the present chairman with a younger and more energetic person.

8. With the climate becoming worse and worse, people g_______realize the importance of protecting forests.

9. There’s an e____amount of information on the Internet. That’s why many people like surfing the Internet.

10. This article is so complicated that readers can not make s_________ of it.

 

 

Here are five letters from readers listed in 1-5. All the greetings and signatures are left out. Suppose you are a secretary of the magazine CR (Crazy English Reader), for each one find a suitable reply from A-F. Mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra reply which you don’t need to use.

   1. I am a reader of CR. Recently I found students translate some articles of CR. I appreciate your offering an opportunity to us beginners to practise using English. So I want to ask how they can obtain these articles and translated them for you, and what qualities you require. Thank you.

   2. I love your Crazy English Reader magazine! It provides valuable data for work in our English teaching. My wife and I are teaching Conversational English so I’ve been giving you a bit of a plug at our middle school. I told the students to “get a copy!” It’s good stuff! Fantastic!

     3. I’m one of Yao’s fans from Guangzhou. I have read the Yao Ming articles in No.7 Crazy English Reader. I want to know his correspondence address and the official website. Could you please tell me? Thank you very much indeed.

     4. First of all, I must say thank you very much to all the CE Reader editors who gave us a really good English magazine. Secondly, I want to give you a piece of advice. In each passage, you gave us some new words with their Chinese translation. However, as far as my knowledge, I think you should give us not only the Chinese meaning but also the English meaning so as to know the words more accurately. Thank you!

     5. I am an editor of the English Monthly of our school. I have a question that is how to say the position of the paper e.g., 总编 责任编辑 and so on. I hope you can help me to tell me the word in English. The more the better. Thank you so much! I love the book very much. Now, I do this work, I need study more information about this work, if you have time, please email me. Thank you.

Thank you for your suggestion. We may try that in some future issues of CR. I think the best way to improve your reading vocabulary is to be able to guess the meaning of the word from the other words around it. Also, if you have an English dictionary, it’s good to look up the words and then mark them down in a notebook and review them later on. Then if you really want to learn how to use the words, try using them in conversation or in writing. Hope this helps.

The best way for you to learn the different positions in a newspaper or magazine is to get a copy of an all-English magazine or newspaper and then copy down the different positions. There are also titles such as Managing Editor, reporter, Copy Editor, Photo Editor and Layout Editor. I hope this helps. If you have some more specific questions, you can send them to me and I’ll try to answer.

C．The best way to reach Yao directly is through his home team, the Shanghai Sharks. You can write him at 2570 Xietu Road, Shanghai. For more information on Yao, you can look at the sports section in sina. com. I hope this helps. Another idea is that you can try to write Yao while he’s living and playing in Houston. You can try to reach Yao in the US at:   Yao Ming   Compaq Centre 10  Houston, TX 77046

Thank you for being such a careful reader of CR. Yes, you’re right we made a mistake in the writing of that Chinese word. Each issue we try to read very carefully each article and its translation to make sure there are no mistakes, but unfortunately a few mistakes always get by. But you encourage us to keep improving, so thank you.

Yes, we do have several students who help us translate some of the articles in our magazine. We contact these translators directly after interviewing their translation work. Afterwards we assign the articles to them for translation. If you are interested in being one of our translators you can send us some information about yourself and a sample of your translation work.

Thank you for helping us to promote CR. We’re glad it’s helpful to your students. We always try to include articles that reflect real life. It’s our hope that CR will not only improve student’s English but also open up a different worldview.