This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life．

    Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling．The author, W．H．Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing．In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself．The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees．Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text．I’ve seen it again and again: someone who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all．

Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history．He generally handles these topics thoroughly(透彻地) and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion(激情) regarding history．Well, he was a history teacher — if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across．To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts．As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind．Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics．

My other comment is that the text aged．The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s — none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s．As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age．

These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion．I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student．

According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________．

A．gain knowledge and expand one’s view        

B．understand the meaning between the lines

C．express ideas based on what one has read             

D．get information and keep it alive in memory

The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________．

A．requires great efforts           B．demands real passion

C．is less natural than learning maths       D．is as natural as learning a language

What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

A．Some ideas are slightly contradictory．

B．There is too much discussion on studying science．

C．The style is too serious．

D．It lacks new information．

This passage can be classified as________．

A．an advertisement            B．a book review        

C．a feature story                   D．a news report

This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life．
Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling．The author, W．H．Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing．In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself．The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees．Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text．I’ve seen it again and again: someone who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all．
Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history．He generally handles these topics thoroughly(透彻地) and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion(激情) regarding history．Well, he was a history teacher — if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across．To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts．As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind．Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics．
My other comment is that the text aged．The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s — none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s．As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age．
These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion．I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student．
【小题1】According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________．

A．gain knowledge and expand one’s view

B．understand the meaning between the lines

C．express ideas based on what one has read

D．get information and keep it alive in memory

【小题2】The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________．

A．requires great efforts	B．demands real passion
C．is less natural than learning maths	D．is as natural as learning a language

【小题3】What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

A．Some ideas are slightly contradictory．

B．There is too much discussion on studying science．

C．The style is too serious．

D．It lacks new information．

【小题4】This passage can be classified as________．

A．an advertisement	B．a book review
C．a feature story	D．a news report

根据对话内容，从对话后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。（每小题1分，共5分）

W：Hi, John.    

M：Hi,  Mary.  I've been studying a lot for my final exam.

W：Well.             

M：Yes.  My brother is coming for a visit this winter helically and we'd like to see some

     of the country.      

W：      

M：Camping? I have never done that.       .

W：I think you'll like it.  It's much cheaper than staying at a hotel.  And being close to nature is a good way to forget about our school for a while.

M：  We can go by bike until we find a nice place and just camp.

A．You should do that.

B．What a good idea.!

C．But traveling is so expensive.

D．Have you thought of camping?

E．There are many beautiful sceneries.

F．I haven't seen you for a few weeks.

G．The term is almost over now.

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填空入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Wang Hai,

How are you doing? I would like to recommend a popular book to you.

Hopefully you will keep an        on it.                              

1._______

This book, Chicken Soup for the Soul,       （写）by Jack Canfield,   

2._______

appeared in 1993 and soon became a bestseller. A huge n       of copies have    3._______

been sold so       . It will surely inspire readers of all ages. It has been put      4._______

into tens of languages, spreading love to all the world. A      from this, an      5._______

English       （版本）will be of great help to those English learners.      

 6._______

    I surfed the internet and found a website selling this book w      price is    7._______

64 yuan. But you can get it for 54.4 yuan through online shopping,       (节省)  8._______

you 9.6 yuan. You can order it at dangdang.com and get the book w       24 to   9._______

48 hours after your payment. Get one and enjoy it!        action!              10._______

All the best.

Yours,

Li Hua

 

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This brief book is aimed at high school students , but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.
Its formal ,serious style closely matches its content ,a school-masterly book on schooling .The author , W .H . Armstrong ,starts with the basics : reading and writing . In his opinion , reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page ; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself .The goal is to bring the information back to life , not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees . Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other ; in fact ,the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text .I’ve seen it again and again ：someone who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.
Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion regarding history. Well, he was a history teacher---if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across .To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts. As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind. Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired ,actually ,learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.
My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.
These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.
【小题1】According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.

A．gain knowledge and expand one’s view

B．understand the meaning between the lines

C．express ideas based on what one has read

D．get information and keep it alive in memory

【小题2】The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.

A．requires great efforts

B．demands real passion

C．is less natural than learning math

D．is as natural as learning a language

【小题3】 What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

A．Some ideas are slightly contradictory.

B．There is too much discussion on studying science.

C．The style is too serious.

D．It lacks new information.

【小题4】This passage can be classified as________.

A．an advertisement

B．a book review

C．a feature story

D．A news report