If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed of reading?
Some people read very rapidly(很快地), while others read very slowly. But which one is
better?
The rapid 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(說(shuō)明) carefully. He may read so rapidly 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 rapid 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 speed of reading.
1. Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or
slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing
something, science and history books, and Maths problems. You must read such things slowly or
remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment,
letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
4. 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(某些) pages rapidly and then slow down and do more
careful reading when you come to important ideas.
【小題1】 What should be read rapidly?

A．Directions for making something.

B．Maths problems.

C．Science and history books.

D．Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc.

【小題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 fit your reading speed to your needs.
C．To read as slowly as possible.	D．To keep your reading at a certain speed.

【小題3】Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A．Something about Careful Reading	B．Be a Rapid Reader.
C．How to Read?	D．How to Be a Slow Reader?

Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at
his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a
photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around
India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to
carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(專(zhuān)家) for help. He
taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern
India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants
can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to
complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better
quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain
and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an
elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I
gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
【小題1】Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.

A．a(chǎn) visit to a zoo	B．a(chǎn)n elephant expert from India
C．the photos of elephant	D．a(chǎn)n old friend who lived in India

【小題2】 The elephant expert told Chris __________.

A．when to buy an elephant	B．how to feed an elephant
C．where to sell his elephant	D．how to ride an elephant

【小題3】Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________.

A．it is a very interesting place

B．he would be able to sell Tara there easily

C．elephants cannot be sold anywhere else

D．it would take only a short time to get there

【小題4】 When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________.

A．he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara

B．he visited some shopkeepers

C．he sold Tara to a national park

D．he decided to take Tara home with him

Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the
bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers (乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said, “I never drink when I’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license (駕駛執(zhí)照).”
He normally goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to give it to you. ”
London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! There rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市長(zhǎng)) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
【小題1】London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because __________.

A．they make a living by driving

B．they prefer to work for themselves

C．they want to help more passengers

D．they are used to working deep into the night

【小題2】 How do London taxi drivers “give”?

A．They give the poor children a lunch party at he sea each summer.

B．They give poor children the chance to meet the maor.

C．They pay for some poor children’s rides for a day’s tour each summer.

D．They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.

【小題3】Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers?

A．Brave and careful.	B．Rich and generous
C．Modest and easy-going	D．Hard-working and kind.

【小題4】 The passage is most likely to be found from __________.

A．a(chǎn)n advertisement of a taxi company

B．a(chǎn)n online travel guide

C．a(chǎn) website about the taxi drivers in London

D．a(chǎn) report about living conditions in London

Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.
The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社會(huì)), Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.
In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan, it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(請(qǐng)求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However, this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.
【小題1】What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?

A．Their different ways of doing business.

B．Their different lifestyles.

C．The fact that the Japanese never say “No”.

D．The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action.

【小題2】Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign businessmen” in Paragraph One?

A．cause foreign businessmen to change their minds.

B．give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen.

C．a(chǎn)ttract foreign businessmen’s attention.

D．make foreign businessmen think wrongly.

【小題3】What fact does the passage lead you to believe?

A．American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones.

B．American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”.

C．Americans usually say what they are thinking.

D．Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly.

【小題4】 From the passage we can infer(推斷) that __________.

A．Japanese businessmen are good at business

B．foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business

C．foreign businessmen must be more polite

D．you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed

根據(jù)句意，在答題卡標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上，寫(xiě)出括號(hào)內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式。
【小題1】You can make a __________ (choose) among those programmes.
【小題2】 The little girl came here by train all by __________ (she).
【小題3】 The lady looks much younger in this __________ (fashion) dress.
【小題4】 Of the winters in recent years, last winter was the __________ (dry) one.
【小題5】 The doctors in the hospital are trying a new __________ (treat) for cancer.
根據(jù)句意和漢語(yǔ)注釋?zhuān)�在答題卡標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上，寫(xiě)出單詞的正確形式。
【小題6】 As we know, oil always __________ (漂浮) on water.
【小題7】 He __________ (點(diǎn)頭) to me in greeting when I entered the room.
【小題8】We are very __________ (自豪) that a pupil from our school has won the prize.
【小題9】 They all hurried __________ (往樓上) to see what was going on.
【小題10】 There was __________ (沉默) for a moment and then someone made a useful suggestion.

短文填空 先通讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給首字母，在空格內(nèi)填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使短文意思完整。所填單詞必須在答題卡標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上完整寫(xiě)出。（本大題共6分， 每格0.5分）
In many countries, people t__________ (1) by car or by bike. They also get from place to place using p__________ (2) transport such as buses and trains. However, some people live in parts of the world where it is i__________ (3) to build roads. In these places, animals or other f__________ (4) of transport have to be used.
It is difficult to w__________ (5) in snow but easy to ski over it. So in places like Alaska, people use skis. If they want to go faster, they get dogs to p__________ (6) them on sleds(雪橇). Riding a snowmobile(雪地摩托) is a more m__________ (7), but expensive way of getting around on snow.
In desert(沙漠) like the Sahara in North Africa, people s__________ (8) get around on camels. Camels survive w__________ (9) in the desert, not because they can s__________ (10) water in their bodies though! They can survive without water for two weeks and without f__________ (11) for up to a month. H__________ (12) can only go without water for about three to five days.

完成句子 按所給的漢語(yǔ)，用英語(yǔ)完成下列句子，并將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上。（本大題共9分，每小題1.5分）
【小題1】在業(yè)余愛(ài)好上花些時(shí)間對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)是必要的。
It is necessary _______________________________ on our hobbies.
【小題2】那個(gè)報(bào)告使每一個(gè)聽(tīng)到的人感到振奮。
_______________________________ everybody who listened to it.
【小題3】布朗先生已經(jīng)離開(kāi)無(wú)錫三個(gè)多月了，他將于一周后返回。
Mr Brown _______________________________ for more than tree months. He will come
back in a week.
【小題4】你認(rèn)為今天報(bào)紙上的那幅卡通畫(huà)與文章相配嗎？
Do you think that _______________________________ in today’s newspaper?
【小題5】校長(zhǎng)正在伏案疾書(shū)，所以我們沒(méi)有驚動(dòng)他。
The principal was busy writing at his desk, so _______________________________.
【小題6】剛才沒(méi)有人注意他所說(shuō)的話。
Just now no _______________________________ he said.

請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡指定的位置上，以“Saving Tigers”為題，為某中學(xué)生英文報(bào)《習(xí)作園地》
專(zhuān)欄寫(xiě)一篇80詞左右的征文稿，內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：
1. 老虎是人們?cè)趧?dòng)物園里最喜歡觀看的動(dòng)物之一；
2. 現(xiàn)在世界上僅存大約3,200只老虎，數(shù)目日趨減少；
3. 老虎處境危險(xiǎn)的原因；
4. 保護(hù)老虎的建議。
注意：
1. 征文稿須包括所給內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，要求語(yǔ)句通順、意思連貫；
2. 第3、第4要點(diǎn)的內(nèi)容須用5至6句話展開(kāi)合理想象，作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；
3. 征文稿的標(biāo)題已在答題卡上給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

A terrible earthquake happened in Japan_____ March, 2011.
   

A．to

B．on

C．in

D．a(chǎn)t

— I could look after ____ when I was five.
— Really? I can’t believe it.

A．myself

B．herself

C．himself

D．yourself