Question

Do you ever get to the bottom of the page and realize you’ve got too little time or too little interest to spend another minute on the book? It happens to everybody sometimes. Luckily, there are many things you can do to make the reading a lot easier and faster. For example, if you read a paragraph, consider skimming over the whole story to get the main idea and the main characters, so you’ll know what to pay attention to as you read more closely. Reading about the book on the Internet can be a good way to get a good conclusion of the reading to help you get through it more easily. Just don’t forget to go back and read through more closely.

While reading, don’t forget to look up any words or ideas you aren’t sure about. You can use context (上下文) clues to help you understand things you think difficult, but it’s always a good idea to take a minute to learn any reference (参考书). It’ll make the reading much easier.

More importantly, be sure to learn to take notes while you are reading. You can write questions in the margin (页边空白), and underline things which you think are interesting and important ideas. If you’re reading something difficult and find yourself often wanting to go back to get something you missed, then, at the end of each page, or even at the end of each paragraph, write something about what happened on that page. If you find something that needs answering, always write it down. This might give you a good question to ask later in class, or give you something to think more about as you continue reading. What’s more, when you finish reading, start writing down what seems important, what you think the purpose of the writing is, and how it makes you feel as a reader.

After you finish reading, get together with your friends or classmates and discuss the reading. Try to know how your classmates understand the reading and compare it with your own. Try not to talk about whether or not it is “boring”, but pay attention to how well your classmates explain what you might have found difficult. Think of open questions to explore the reading, and don’t ask questions that can be answered with a “yes” or a “no”. Learning to ask “how” is a helpful way of coming up with big discussion questions.

How to understand what you read
Skim before reading closely	Start with skimming or reading about the book    1.  to know what the book is mainly about. In this way, you know what you should pay    2.  to while reading it closely.
Look up any unsure words or ideas	Try to understand    3.  parts according to context clues. You can also read more   4.  with the help of references.
Take notes	Taking notes is of great   5.  while you are reading. Write questions in the margin and underline something  6.  or important. Write down your   7.  about what you read. After finishing reading, write down important ideas, the purpose of the writing and your    8.   about the reading.
Discuss the reading	9.  your understanding about the book with that of your classmates. Pay attention to others’ good explanation of something difficult. Ask    10.   questions instead of “yes or no” ones.

Answer

1.online

2.attention

3.difficult

4.easily

5.importance

6.interesting

7.questions

8.feelings

9.Compare

10.open

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是阅读问题。文章介绍，略读、查找词典、摘录笔记和开展讨论能够帮助更好地提高对阅读的理解。

1.根据短文“if you read a paragraph, consider skimming over the whole story to get the main idea and the main characters, so you’ll know what to pay attention to as you read more closely. Reading about the book on the Internet can be a good way to get a good conclusion of the reading to help you get through it more easily.”的描述可知，这里指的是略读或在互联网阅读可以知道这本书的主要内容。结合表格信息可知应填：online。

2.根据短文“if you read a paragraph, consider skimming over the whole story to get the main idea and the main characters, so you’ll know what to pay attention to as you read more closely.”的描述可知，这里指的是通过这种方式，在阅读的时候你就会知道应该注意什么。故应填：attention。

3.根据短文“you can use context (上下文) clues to help you understand things you think difficult,”的描述可知，这里指的是根据课文线索试着理解难点。故应填：difficult。

4.根据短文“but it’s always a good idea to take a minute to learn any reference (参考书). It’ll make the reading much easier.”的描述可知，这里指的是在参考书的帮助下会使阅读更容易。结合表格信息可知应填：easily。

5.根据短文“More importantly, be sure to learn to take notes while you are reading.”的描述可知，这里指的是阅读的时候记笔记是很重要的。结合表格信息可知应填：importance，“be of+名词”相当于形容词。

6.根据短文“You can write questions in the margin (页边空白), and underline things which you think are interesting and important ideas.”的描述可知，这里指的是在空白处写下问题或划出有趣和重要的东西。故应填：interesting。

7.根据短文“If you find something that needs answering, always write it down. This might give you a good question to ask later in class, or give you something to think more about as you continue reading.”的描述可知，这里指的是写下你阅读时遇到的问题。结合表格信息可知应填：questions。

8.根据短文“when you finish reading, start writing down what seems important, what you think the purpose of the writing is, and how it makes you feel as a reader.”的描述可知，这里指的是阅读后应该写下文章的重要观点、写作目的以及读后感。结合表格信息可知应填：feelings。

9.根据短文“After you finish reading, get together with your friends or classmates and discuss the reading. Try to know how your classmates understand the reading and compare it with your own.”的描述可知，这里指的是与同学比较彼此对书本的理解。结合表格信息可知应填：Compare。

10.根据短文“Think of open questions to explore the reading, and don’t ask questions that can be answered with a “yes” or a “no”.”的描述可知，这里指的是提一些开放性的问题。结合表格信息可知应填：open。

考点：教育类短文阅读。