If you want to be a better reader，what should you know about the speed(速度)of reading? Some people read very quickly，when others read very slowly. But which one is better? The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a story-book for fun. But he may not be able to slow down to read instructions(说明书) carefully. The slow reader may be a good reader. But he may spend too much time reading a story for fun. So the reader who reads everything quickly or the one who reads everything slowly isn’t really a good reader. Here are four things to remember about the speed of reading.
Knowing why you are reading will help you to know whether(是否) to read quickly or slowly.
Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples(例子)are instructions for making or doing something. Math books，science and story-books are full of important information. You must read these things slowly to understand and remember every important idea.
Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are stories for enjoyment，letters from friends，and some news from newspapers.
In some of your reading，you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast. You will need to read some pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
【小题1】Which following is true?

If you want to be a better reader，what should you know about the speed(速度)of reading? Some people read very quickly，when others read very slowly. But which one is better? The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a story-book for fun. But he may not be able to slow down to read instructions(说明书) carefully. The slow reader may be a good reader. But he may spend too much time reading a story for fun. So the reader who reads everything quickly or the one who reads everything slowly isn’t really a good reader. Here are four things to remember about the speed of reading.

Knowing why you are reading will help you to know whether(是否) to read quickly or slowly.

Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples(例子)are instructions for making or doing something. Math books，science and story-books are full of important information. You must read these things slowly to understand and remember every important idea.

Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are stories for enjoyment，letters from friends，and some news from newspapers.

In some of your reading，you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast. You will need to read some pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.

1.Which following is true?

A．Reading everything quickly is a good reader.

B．A slow reader isn’t a good reader.

C．Reading instructions must be carefully.

D．You must change your speed from fast to slow.

2.What does the underlined word “throughout” mean in the sentence?

A．开始             B．结束             C．始终             D．穿过

3.What should you read slowly when you read?

A．Letters from friends.                     B．News from newspapers.

C．Picture-books for fun.                    D．Important information from story-books.

4.Which one is the best title(标题)?

A．How to be a good reader.                 B．How to read quickly.

C．Reading slowly is better.                  D．Reading is a good hobby.

If you want to be a better reader，what should you know about the speed(速度)of reading? Some people read very quickly，when others read very slowly. But which one is better? The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a story-book for fun. But he may not be able to slow down to read instructions(说明书) carefully. The slow reader may be a good reader. But he may spend too much time reading a story for fun. So the reader who reads everything quickly or the one who reads everything slowly isn’t really a good reader. Here are four things to remember about the speed of reading.
Knowing why you are reading will help you to know whether(是否) to read quickly or slowly.
Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples(例子)are instructions for making or doing something. Math books，science and story-books are full of important information. You must read these things slowly to understand and remember every important idea.
Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are stories for enjoyment，letters from friends，and some news from newspapers.
In some of your reading，you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast. You will need to read some pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas

1. 1.

   Which following is true?

   1. A.
      Reading everything quickly is a good reader
   2. B.
      A slow reader isn’t a good reader
   3. C.
      Reading instructions must be carefully
   4. D.
      You must change your speed from fast to slow
2. 2.

   What does the underlined word “throughout” mean in the sentence?

   1. A.
      开始
   2. B.
      结束
   3. C.
      始终
   4. D.
      穿过
3. 3.

   What should you read slowly when you read?

   1. A.
      Letters from friends
   2. B.
      News from newspapers
   3. C.
      Picture-books for fun
   4. D.
      Important information from story-books
4. 4.

   Which one is the best title(标题)?

   1. A.
      How to be a good reader
   2. B.
      How to read quickly
   3. C.
      Reading slowly is better
   4. D.
      Reading is a good hobby

For hundreds of years, the people of a Scottish town believed that a dinosaur-like strange creature(生物) lived in a nearby lake called Loch Ness. Many said they saw the creature, but no one could prove it was real.

In 1934, a London doctor, Robert Kenneth Wilson, gave a newspaper a photo of the strange creature. He took the picture, he said, when he suddenly saw the animal in the lake one morning. The news traveled around the world. People came from everywhere to see this creature, now called the “Loch Ness Monster.” Then, in 1993, a man named Christian Spurning surprised everyone. He said the photo of the “Loch Ness Monster” was a lie. He and some friends created the famous picture themselves, and then Wilson gave it to the newspaper as a practical joke.

Today, tricks and jokes like this are common, and many are spread using e-mails. Some can be funny, but others can cause trouble. In August 2000, an e-mail was sent from a large British supermarket chain(连锁店)---Safeway---to thousands of its shoppers. It said, “Store prices are going to increase 25 percent. If you don’t like this, go to another store.” It was signed(签名), “the Safeway Team.” The e-mail worried many of Safeway’s shoppers and caused big problems for the supermarket. Later, Safeway discovered what happened. Someone broke into the company’s website and sent the cheating e-mail.

Not all tricks are as bad as this one. Some make us laugh, and others surprise us. In the end, they all show us that seeing is not always believing.

1  Who took the photo of the “Loch Ness Monster?”

         A. A Scottish.                     B. Robert Kenneth Wilson.               

       C. Christian Spurning.         D. Nobody.

2   How did the supermarket Safeway get its trouble?

       A. It received an e-mail from a dangerous person.                           

B. Its price would have to increase by 25 percent. 

C. Its website got broken into.

D. It lost a lot of shoppers. 

3  Which of the following is TRUE?

       A. Wilson gave the picture to the newspaper as a joke.

B. A dinosaur-like creature lives in the lake Loch Ness.

C. Most people use e-mails as tricks and jokes to trouble the world.

D. Because of the cheating e-mail the store prices are going to increase.       

When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?

The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things(生物). But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.

The trees feed the forest “people” by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.

Human beings(人类) are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks(售货员) to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.

We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.

Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else!

1.According to the text, colorful plants and flowers live on _____.

2. It is the ____ that make it possible for living things to live in the forest.

3.According to the writer, human beings are ______ the forest “people”.

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us_______.

5. Which one is the relationship(关系) between a forest and your life？