Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way.

Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure read­ing is too easy.

Many experts （专家） say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.

Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.

Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:

●learn how English speakers use English

●read faster in English

●find examples of good writing in English

●learn new words

●learn about the cultures （文化） of English speakers

1．Is pleasure reading important for learning English?

2．Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studying?

3．What do some students think of pleasure reading?

4．How can we become better readers?

5．What’s the greatest advantage （优点） of pleasure reading?

Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English．It’s also one of the important ways of learning．

Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure．They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words．They say that pleasure reading is too easy．

Many experts say that pleasure reading is very important for learning English．A very famous expert on learning languages says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English．Students will learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure．They also learn more about good writing．

The experts tell ns that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way．Each student needs to learn something different．Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs．

Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying．When you read for pleasure，you choose your own books，and you don't have to remember everything．There are no tests on your pleasure reading books．Pleasure reading will help you；

* learn how English speakers use English

* read faster in English

* find examples of good writing in English

* learn new words

* learn about the cultures of English speaking countries

1．What is the easiest way to become a better English reader?

2．What do some students think of pleasure reading?

3．Is pleasure reading important for learning English?

4．There are no tests of pleasure reading，are there?

5．What's the greatest advantage of pleasure reading?

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Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English．It is also the most important way．

Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure．They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words．They say that pleasure reading is too easy．

Many experts(专家) say pleasure reading is very important for learning English．Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English．Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure．They also learn more about good writing．Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way．Each student needs to learn something different．Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs．

Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying．When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don't have to remember everything．There are no tests on your pleasure reading books．Pleasure reading will help you:

●learn how English speakers use English

●read faster in English

●find examples of good writing in English

●learn new words

●learn about the cultures(文化) of English speakers

根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1．Is pleasure reading important for learning English?

2．Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studying?

3．What do some students think of pleasure reading?

4．How can we become better readers?

5．What's the greatest advantage(优点) of pleasure reading?

Reading for pleasure(消遣) is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way.

Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too busy.

Many experts(专家)say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.

Dr Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.

Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you：

·learn how English speakers use English

·read faster in English

·find examples of good writing in English

·learn new words

·learn about the culture of English speakers

(     ) 41. Reading for pleasure is the _________way to become a better reader in English.

A. best      B. fastest     C. easiest   D. nearest

(     ) 42. Many experts say students learn more ___________when they read for pleasure.

A. grammar and listening          B. listening and spelling 

C. listening and speaking          D. grammar and words

(     ) 43. Each students need to learn ___________by pleasure reading.

A. something difficult            B. something different   

C. something easy               D. something important

(     ) 44. From the passage, we know pleasure reading makes it the most impossible for each student to___________________.

A. find examples of good writing in English      B. learn new words

C. learn how English writers use English         D. read faster in English

(     ) 45. The passage is mainly about _____________.

A. pleasure reading in a different way        B. pleasure reading in the same way

C. pleasure reading in an easy way          D. pleasure reading in an important way