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 point, they make fixations (固定) or pauses (暂停). It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group. The numbers of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span (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 (取决于) what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:

(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.

(2) Rapid (快速) 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 (细致的) study of your school subjects, solving math problems or reading directions.

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

1.The main reason for reading fast is that you can ________.

A．get the ideas       B．save time          C．understand better   D．learn well

2.The way of reading always depends on ________.

A．the method that you like                  B．your reading material

C．your reading purpose                    D．both B and C

3.The word “skimming” means “________”.

A．reading the main points                  B．reading carefully

C．reading very fast                        D．reading some parts of the material

4.Careful reading is an important kind of reading ________.

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

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

C．when you read a story of enjoyment

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

There are seabirds as well as land-birds. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body, a white head and a yellow beak. There is a very, very spot of red at the very end of the beak, underneath. All gulls have very strong wings so that they can fly far out to sea. If a gull flies out too far, so that it is too tired to fly back to the shore(岸边), it does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest upon the waves(波浪). A seagull’s wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil over them, so that when the water gets on to the feathers, it just runs off again. Gulls can even sleep upon the waves.

Sailors(水手) know a lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the gulls fly a long way out to sea, sailors say that it means fine weather is coming. When the gulls stay near the shore, sailors say they there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm, for the gulls know more about the weather than sailors do.

1.The seagull is a kind of ________.

A. fish?? ? B. land-bird??? C. seabird?? D. animal

2. Every gull is able to fly far out to sea because it _________.

A. is very light????????? B. has very strong wings

C. always flies high????? D. is strong enough

3. A seagull does not get frightened even when it is far away from the shore and it is too tired to fly back because it can ____________.

A. swim under the sea?????????? B. stay under the sea

C. rest and sleep upon the waves?? D. jump into the sea

4.The water can’t make the seagull’s feathers wet because the feathers are __________.

A. thick????? B. long????? C. light???? D. oily

5.If seagulls stay near the shore, it will be ___________.

A. windy, rainy or stormy??? B. sunny and hot?

C. fine and warm???????????? D. freezing cold

Do you want to save money when you travel by train? Here are some ways .

Day Returns:

This kind of ticket can save you 45% on the fare.You have to travel before 8.00 a.m. and after 6.00 p.m from Monday to Friday, but you can travel at any time on Saturday or Sunday.

Big City Savers(往返票):

You can save much money with these tickets.You have to buy them by 4.00 p.m the day before you travel.

Monthly Returns(优惠票):

You can use these tickets for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day return within(在…..之内) a month. Monthly Returns can save you 25% on the fare.

Family Returns:

You can get a card of Family Returns for ￡20. After you buy your own ticket ,you need to pay only ￡3 for each of the other family members.You can travel as often as you like within two months.

1.How many kinds of tickets are mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A  Two     B  Three     C Four       D Five

2.If you want to go to a city75 miles away for four days ,which kind of ticket will you choose?

A．Big City Savers                          B．Monthly Returns

C．Day Returns                           D．Family Returns

3.Mr Wu has a card of Family Returns , he buys himself a ticket of ￡15 and three tickets for his family,how much will he pay?

A．￡ 47            B．￡ 27            C．￡ 24            D．￡15

4.Which of the following is TURE?

A．A card of Family Returns can only be used for two months.

B．If you want to travel to Pairs by air ,you can use Big City Savers.

C．If you travel to Tokyo for three months,you can use Monthly Returns.

D．You can only use Day Returns from 8.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m at weekends.

5.The passage is likely taken from a ________.

A．dictionary         B．notebook          C．newspaper        D．storybook

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

　　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them. ” With these words, he went out.

　　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A．the rich man       B．the servant        C．both A and B       D．neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A．the cat           B．himself 　　　     C．nobody           D．the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A．there was in fact poison in the bottles

B．he did not want the servant to drink his wine

C．he wanted to kill the cat

D．he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A．the servant 　　   B．cat 　　          C．the rich man 　    D．nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A．lazy 　　         B．bad 　　          C．clever 　　       D．kind