If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about the speed of reading? Some people read very quickly, while others read very slowly. But which one is better?
The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions (说明书) carefully. He may read so quickly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember.
The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered.
So, you see, either a quick reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about the speed of reading.
First, knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.
Second, some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing, something, science and history books, and math problems. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.
Third, some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
Finally, in some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
1.What should be read quickly according to the passage?
A.Science and history books.
B.Math problems.
C.Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc.
D.Directions for making something.
2.What is the important thing you should keep in mind about speed of reading?
A.To read as fast as you can.
B.To keep your reading at a certain speed.
C.To read as slowly as possible.
D.To fit your reading speed to your needs.
3.This passage is most probably from a ________.
A.textbook B.story-book
C.dictionary D.novel
4.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A.What Books to Choose? B.How to Be a Rapid Reader?
C.Why Reading is Important? D.How to Read?
Give your dead batteries (电池) a new life. Recycle them!
Batteries are used to power clocks, computers, tools and more. However, your batteries have some serious power when their lives are over.
WHY TO RECYCLE BATTERIES:
Remember, batteries are harmful waste. This means we should properly throw them away. You may not think one little battery can cause that much pollution. But don’t think of it as just one battery—there can be millions. In Canada, each person uses about 20 single-use batteries every year. That’s about 700 million batteries! If all these batteries end up in landfills (垃圾填埋场), the heavy metals inside them can get into the water, land and air. It can be harmful to humans and wildlife.
By recycling single-use batteries instead of throwing them away, you can cut down pollution and also help save energy. All batteries are mainly made of plastic and valuable metals. Through recycling programs, dead batteries can be changed into something useful like steel products, or even new batteries.
HOW TO RECYCLE BETTARIES:
Make a difference by starting to collect batteries at your home or school today. You can prepare a box for battery collection and invite friends, family and classmates to bring in old batteries to be recycled.
There are many ways to deal with your batteries. You can:
● Find a Call to Recycle public collection station near you.
● Ask the store where you bought the batteries if you can return them there.
● Communicate with your local city government to find out if there are special programs for recycling used batteries!
For more information, visit https://ecokids.ca/batteries.
1.“Serious power” in the first paragraph shows that ________.
A.batteries are very useful in our life
B.dead batteries are still valuable
C.dead batteries can bring bad effects to our life
D.dead batteries can still provide power
2.The pollution caused by dead batteries mainly comes from ________.
A.water B.land
C.steel products D.heavy metals
3.If you want to recycle your batteries correctly, you can ________ in your city.
A.build a public landfill B.learn more about batteries recycling
C.sell old batteries to some stores D.no more buy batteries from stores
4.The passage is probably written for ________.
A.young children B.landfill workers
C.battery sellers D.community groups
Many years ago, my dad decided to volunteer at the local children hospital. My dad loved kids. It was the perfect job for him. He would talk to them and play with them and do arts and crafts with them.
There was a girl, Karen, who had been admitted with a rare disease that paralyzed (使麻痹) her from the neck down. She was very depressed (沮丧的). My dad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up against a backing, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. Only his head would move. He would visit her whenever he could and paint for her, telling her, “See, you can do anything you set your mind to.”
At the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was discharged (允许出院) because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. Some time later, my dad was at the volunteer counter in the lobby (门厅) of the hospital when Karen came in. She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave my dad a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read “Thank you for helping me walk”.
My dad would cry every time he told us this story. He would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctors, and my dad who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture—loved every single child in that hospital.
1.The writer’s father decided to volunteer ________.
A.at the children bookstore B.in the shopping mall
C.at the local children hospital D.in the community
2.How did the writer’s father help the paralyzed little girl?
A.He showed her she could still do things.
B.He painted special pictures for her.
C.He helped her practice walking.
D.He visited her and made a toy for her.
3.Why did the little girl give the writer’s father a picture?
A.Because he liked pictures very much.
B.Because she wanted to thank him for his help.
C.Because he was badly ill.
D.Because her mother wanted her to do that.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The girl was discharged after she had recovered from her disease.
B.The girl became a famous painter at the end.
C.The girl who paralyzed from the neck down could do nothing.
D.Love has a magic power and can make wonders.
Design A Bag Online Competition
Thank you for all your handing in works in the Design-A-Bag (DAB)online competition. Please wait for the final result.
About Design-A-Bag Online Competition
Design-A-Bag (DAB) online competition is the only bag designing event of its kind for designers and design students all over the world.
The annual event brings together a global design community to Fashion Access trade fair in Hong Kong to show their creations to the world and exchanges design ideas among talents from different cultures and backgrounds.
WHO CAN JOIN?
Design students
Freelance Designers
HoW TO ENTER?
Deadline: 20 Jan, 2019
Winners announcement: March 2019
Download the online form and email to dab@designaccess-fa.com together with your design.
PRIZES
Your chance to win:
● A free trip to Hong Kong to join in events for Design-A- Bag (DAB) Online Competition
● $500 cash prize
● 4-week bag design course at Arsutoria School, Milan valued at $4200.
For more information, please call us at 852-2827-6211 or email us at dab @designaccess-fa.com.
1.________ can join the Design-A-Bag (DAB) Online Competition.
A.freelance musicians B.Only freelance designers
C.Only Chinese designers D.Design students
2.If Cruise wants to join in the competition, he must send his design ________.
A.at any time B.before 20 Jan, 2019
C.in March, 2019 D.after 20 Jan, 2019
3.If Tony wins the competition, his prize may be valued ________.
A.$500 B.$4200
C.over $4700 D.$4700
阅读下面短义,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
How to keep healthy
Ten years ago I used to be very healthy. I went to work by bike and I got a lot of exercise at the weekend. I played tennis a lot and went for long walks. In those days, I didn't earn very much. I had a job in an office, which wasn't very good, but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed.
Then, about 8 years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better. But the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day, and began to take people out to lunch. And I began to be overweight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at the weekend, because I just didn't have any time for things like that any more. There was a lot of stress in a job like mine; perhaps that was why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, and then I started filling the glass to the top. Then I had another glass, and then another. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.
Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldn't believe it. ''I'm too young and I want to keep healthier, I said. Luckily it wasn't very serious. I was in hospital for a few days and they did a lot of tests. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He told me to do a lot of other things. For example, he advised me to workless and get more exercise. But I just haven't any time! My job takes everything out of me!
Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something that I used to do. But if I do that, I won't earn much. I have a family to support. I just don't know what I should do.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语
Paragraph 1 :
Later, I knew one person who really believed in keeping fit. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2 :
But now her story has completely changed the way I live.
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假定你是李华，你校近期将举办全市高中生中国古代诗词大会（Chinese Ancient Poetry Competition），你想邀请一直对中国古代诗词非常感兴趣的外教Mr. Smith观看本次比赛。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 比赛目的2. 比赛时间、地点
注意：1. 词数80词左右；
2. 适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。
Dear Mr. Smith,
How are you going? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
