“Excuse me, what was that you whistled? ” Even a Spanish-speaking visitor to Gomera may sometimes asked such a question like that． The island people there are supposed to have two languages, which is no doubt a surprise to visitors to the Canary Islands, though they seldom go to this place because of the difficult landing from the sea． Before his first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, Columbus had been to the island buying fruit and cattle and other animals for the voyage． Perhaps the story that he fell in love with one of the women of Gomera is true．

　　When and how and why did people there learn to whistle what they wanted to say? It is said that before the Spanish people came to live and whistle in the island, Norman seamen had been there． And long before 1402 the Guanches of a certain kingdom were said to be the first people there． Once their king got angry with them and cut out the tongues of every man, woman and child． That was why they had to learn to speak without tongues． Nobody can believe such a story． However, other reasons may be believable． It is the deep valleys and high mountains there that forced people to whistle so as to hear and shout to one another from either hill side two miles or even 4 miles away． And the record is 7 miles． The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well． They must also have good ears so that they can hear whistles．

1． Gomera is _____．

A． one of the Canary Islands　　 B． a part of Spain

C． in Teherife．　　　　D． in San Sebastian

2． The two languages spoken in Gomera are ____ ．

A． Spanish and English B． Whistle-language and Norman language

C． Whistle-language and Spanish D． Whistle-language and Guanches’ language

3． Why did Columbus go to the Canary Islands?

A． He was looking for the New Continent there．

B． He wanted to get fresh food for his ship

C． He wanted to marry a woman in Gomera

D． One can not find the answer to this in the passage

4． Which of the four choices is true ?

A． Every whistler can be heard four miles away．

B． Some good whistlers can be heard four miles away．

C． Some good whistlers can be heard seven miles away．

D． All the good whistlers can be heard from seven miles away．

5． Why do the people of Gomera usually have good teeth?

A． Because they use them for the whistle-language．

B． Because they eat fruit and fish．

C． Because they can get a doctor from San Sebastian．

D． One cannot find the answer to this in the passage．

　　Voices and fingers usually prevent us from reading fast． Young children and even old people learning to read move their fingers along the line of the piece being read, pointing to each word, sometimes even each letter one after another, and saying them to themselves in a low voice． Sometimes the reader makes no sound at all, but keeps moving the inside part of his mouth to pronounce silently． However, no matter how the reader moves his mouth while reading, seen or unseen, visible or invisible, it will be impossible for him to reach a speed of more than about 280 w．p．m．

　　Reading must be done by seeing instead of with any sort of sound-producing． The reader　　must be able to read more than one word at a time． When looking straight or directly at only one word in a line of reading, one can clearly see at least two other words on both sides in the same line． In other words, the reader can read three words at one glance． Thus looking straight at one word one can at least take in a whole phrase or even a complete short sentence on one line． Very often less than three eye movements will cover a whole line．

1． Pointing to the lines of a reading piece _____ reading．

A． slows down B． speeds up　　 C． improves　　 D． helps

2． ____a slow way of reading．

A． Reading aloud is　　 B． Moving fingers along the lines is

C． Neither A nor B is　　 D． Both A and B are

3． Taking in _____ at a glance is required in order to read fast．

A． two words　　B． two phrases　　C． three words　　D． three phrases

4． Reading at a speed of about ____ words a minute is still regarded as slow．

A 255B．285 C． 355D． 385

5． Fast reading at an average speed probably requires _____ eye movements for a whole line．

A ． oneB． two C． three　　　　D． four

Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir(回忆录)of Ralph W. Tyler who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19－year－old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked_on_teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well－known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight－Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he travelled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives(目标) that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools.

5．Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler's memoir?

  A．Top managers.　　　　　　B．Language learners.

  C．Serious educators.       D.Science organizations.

6．The underlined phrases “hooked on teaching” in Paragraph 2 probably mean ________.

  A．attracted to teaching     B．tired of teaching

  C．satisfied with teaching    D．unhappy about teaching

7．Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years?

  A．The University of Chicago.  B．Stanford University.

  C．Ohio State University .      D．Nebraska University.

8．Tyler is said to have never actually retired because ________.

A．he developed a new method of testing

B．he called for free spirit in research

C．he was still active in giving advice

D．he still led the Eight－Year Study

9．What cannot we learn about Ralph W. Tyler in this article?

  A．When and where he was born.

  B．Where he studied and worked.

  C．His devotion to American education.

  D．His life with his family.

One night Mrs. Riley, an elderly woman, was walking along a dark street.

She was carrying her handbag.There was nobody e_______ except two young　　 1. _______

men, who thought there might be something _______(贵重的)in the handbag.　　 2. _______

They w_______ for a moment, and then ran quickly and quietly towards her.The　 3. _______

tall one held her from behind _______ the other one tried to seize her handbag.　 4. _______

Suddenly Mrs. Riley threw the tall one over her_______(肩膀). He crashed　　　 5. _______

into the other one and they b_______ landed on the ground. Saying nothing,　　 6. _______

Mrs. Riley struck them on the head _______ her handbag and then calmly　　　 7. _______

walked away. The two amazed young men were still _______ (坐)on the ground　 8. _______

when Mrs. Riley _______（穿过）the street towards a door with a lighted sign　 9. _______

above it. She paused, turned round, smiled at them in r_______ and walked　　 10. _______

into the London Judo Club.