Reading is a good habit, but the problem is there’s too much to read these days and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.
Preview — if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.
Here’s how to preview.
Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.
Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don’t really want － or need － or read.
Skim － if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.
Here’s how to skim.
Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.
Pick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about. How many skills does the writer introduce to help us in reading?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
What should you do if you read a long article according to the writer?
| A．Read every word of it. | B．Read all the details. |
| C．Pick up a few key words in each line. | |
| D．Read the first and the last two paragraphs carefully. |
If you read a simple article, which reading skill is better to get the general idea?
| A．Previewing. | B．Skimming. | C．Reading. | D．Sweeping. |
Nowadays, lots of students in Shenzhen complain that they have too much homework. Because of this, they feel unhappy about learning at school. According to a survey, a pupil has to spend two hours finishing the homework every day. It usually takes three hours for a middle school student and four hours for a high school student to finish the homework every day. Students in Grade Nine often do their homework until midnight. And all of them have to get up at as early as six o’clock the next morning.
Mr. Li, a doctor in a hospital, told me yesterday, “Half of the students in Shenzhen are sub-healthy(亚健康的). The lack (缺乏) of sleep makes them tired and their health is becoming poorer and poorer.” Many parents worry about this.Too much homework makes the students feel _____.
| A．unhappy | B．unhealthy |
| C．tired | D．all of the above |
Mr. Li said _____ of the students in Shenzhen were sub-healthy.
| A．all | B．half | C．few | D．none |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．A pupil usually has no homework in Shenzhen. |
| B．Many students in Shenzhen want much homework. |
| C．Students in Shenzhen have enough time to sleep. |
| D．Students in Grade Nine often do their homework until 12:00 at night. |
The underlined word “this” means “______”.
| A．that the students’ health is becoming poorer and poorer |
| B．that the students have too little homework |
| C．that the students complain too much |
| D．that the students have too much sleep |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．Many children are seriously ill. |
| B．Children in Shenzhen study well. |
| C．Too much homework keeps the students in poor health. |
| D．How long students spend on their homework |
Many students have already had clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have in the future. We believe boys’ choices are different from girls’. To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey in Green High School. The following diagram shows the results of the survey.
About 45% of the girls would like to be ______ in the future.
| A．bank clerks | B．reporters |
| C．scientists | D．teachers |
About ______ of the boys want to be teachers as well.
| A．5% | B．15% | C．28% | D．38% |
Which job do the girls like least?
| A．Bank clerks. | B．Reporters. |
| C．Managers. | D．Scientists. |
What does the diagram show us?
| A．Boys’ abilities(能力）of jobs are the same as girls’. |
| B．Boys’ abilities of jobs are different from girls’. |
| C．Boys’ choices of jobs are the same as girls’. |
| D．Boys’ choices of jobs are different from girls’. |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．More girls would like to be reporters than boys. |
| B．More boys would like to be bank clerks than girls. |
| C．Boys would like to be reporters most. |
| D．Girls would like to be managers most. |
Graffiti is a common feature of most Western cities．The word graffiti was from the Greek word, graphein, which only meant writing．These days, however, the word means drawing or writing on the walls of buildings, or the public transportation, such as trains or buses．
Graffiti, as a form of expression, was born in New York during the 1960s and 1970s．At that time, a new modern culture about city life appeared．Graffiti was a written form of expression of that life．Later, it was mixed with a musical form called hip-hop that was another expression of the city life．
At first, graffiti artists used pens．But then, with the development of graffiti, they became experienced．They turned to using spray paint（喷漆罐）．Spray paint allowed them to draw a greater area．And it also allowed them to work quickly．
At present, different people have different ideas about graffiti．Some people say it makes the cities dirty．It isn’t allowed by many local governments in America．The governments spend more than a million dollars a year cleaning graffiti．The money, they say, could be better spent on health or education．Other people think it is a form of art．In fact, the works of some famous graffiti artists can be found in museums, galleries, and art books．Which is the present meaning of the underlined word “graffiti” now?
| A．书法 | B．沙画 | C．涂鸦 | D．油画 |
How many forms of expression of city life are mentioned in the second paragraph（段落）?
| A．One． | B．Two． | C．Three． | D．Four． |
Why did graffiti artists use spray paint?
| A．Because they could work quickly． |
| B．Because they could spend less money． |
| C．Because they could paint a smaller area． |
| D．Because they could express themselves clearly． |
What’s the article mainly about?
| A．The meaning of graffiti． |
| B．Different expressions of graffiti． |
| C．Different attitudes（态度）towards graffiti． |
| D．The history and the development of graffiti． |
It’s something familiar to all parents of young children： you’re in a busy shopping street and your child wants to pee（小便）and he just can’t hold it any longer．But two parents’ decision to let their child relieve（释放）himself has caused much attention in China．
By now, it seems, the whole Chinese Internet is familiar with what happened on a crowded Hong Kong shopping street．A mother holds a nappy（尿布）while her two-year-old pees．A passerby took pictures which then were put online．The woman explained that they had found a public toilet（厕所）but saw there was a long queue, so she had no other choice but to let their child to relieve himself on the street instead．
Why has this one child’s act caused so much upset? Allowing a child under 12 to “answer the call of nature in any public street” is against the law in Hong Kong and the parents will face a 2,000 Hong Kong Dollar（$250）fine（罚款）．But the on-line chatter has put all the attention on the fact that this family were tourists from mainland China, rather than being locals．“For Hong Kongers, people might think from time to time that mainlanders are not so polite and often break the public rules,” says Martin Yip of BBC．Charmaine Chui, who was born in Hong Kong, told BBC she feels angry to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．“Hong Kong is a beautiful, modern city．What do these people think of it?” she says．
In mainland China, there has also been criticism of the parents’ behavior．But most of the people say they find the parents’ behavior understandable as they had tried to find a toilet for their child and the mother used a paper nappy rather than simply allowing the baby to pee on the ground．The child peed ________ in HK．
| A．on a crowded shopping street |
| B．in a public toilet |
| C．at home |
| D．in a restaurant |
The underlined phrase “answer the call of nature” means _________．
| A．回归自然 | B．接自然打来的电话 |
| C．上厕所 | D．接电话 |
Charmaine Chui feels ____ to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．
| A．understandable | B．sorry | C．angry | D．happy |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．A policeman took photos of the 2-year-old child and put them online． |
| B．It’s OK for children under 12 to pee wherever they like in Hong Kong． |
| C．All the Chinese feel very angry about the parents’ behavior． |
| D．In mainland China, most of the people find the parents’ behavior understandable． |
People use their mouths for many things．They eat, talk, shout and sing．They smile and they kiss．In the English language, there are many meanings using the word “mouth”．But some of them are not so nice．
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest（抗议）and say “Do not bad mouth me．”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret（后悔）because it hurts that person’s feelings．Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell．The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time．” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing．
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say．When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family．There is an expression for this, too．You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”．
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth”．This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food．“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________．
| A．I regretted I had done the thing |
| B．I really did this |
| C．I have never done this thing |
| D．I want to do this thing |
When your friend took the words right out of your mouth, you can say “_________”．
| A．You are clever | B．I am very lucky |
| C．We have the same idea | D．I am very angry |
If a person lives from hand to mouth, he must be very _________．
| A．rich | B．poor | C．happy | D．sad |
The passage mainly tells us _________．
| A．everyone in England has the same mouth |
| B．people use their mouths to eat, talk, shout and sing |
| C．rich persons’ mouths are quite different with the poor persons’ |
| D．the word “mouth” has many different meanings in the English language |
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