If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about reading rate:

● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

● Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important ideas.

● Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are  simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

● 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 rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.

60. The underlined word "rate" in the first sentence means _______.

A. fast.           B. slow.        C. speed.             D. skill.

61. Which should be read slowly according to the passage?

A. Stories for enjoyment.             B. Arithmetic problems.

C. Letters from friends.             D. News from hometown newspapers.

62. How fast should we read?

A. The faster, the better.            B. The more slowly, the better.

C. Neither too fast nor too slow.   D. It depends on what we are reading.

63. According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?

A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.

B. Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.

C. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.

D. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.

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科目：高中英語 來源：黃岡兵法同步學(xué)案高二英語(下) 題型：054

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閱讀下面短文，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

　　Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents The next day she drove her old car home along the road．　1　 she found she got a flat．The 22-year-old student 　2　 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk．No 　3　 tire．

　　At this time，a car 　4　．Paul and Diane told Clay to 　5　 them to a service station near their 　6　 They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 　7　 with her car．“Follow us home，”said Paul．

　　The couple called around to find a tire．NO 　8　．They decided to let her use their own car．“Here，”Paul said，handing Clay a 　9　 of keys，“Take our car．We 　10　 be using it over the holiday．”

　　Clay was 　11　．“But I'm going all the way to South Carolina，and I'll be gone for two weeks，”she 　12　 them．

　　“We know，”Paul said．“We I'll be 　13　 when you get back．Here's our number if you need to 　14　 us．”

　　Unable to believe her eyes，Clay watched as the 　15　 put her luggage into their car and then 　16　her off．Two weeks later she 　17　to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 　18　．

　　“Thank you so much，”she said．“How much do l 　19　 you？”“Oh，no，” Paul said，“we don't want any money It's our 　20　．” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure，it was now her duty to pass on their“do unto others”spirit．

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[　　]

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B．wanted

C．a(chǎn)llowed

D．managed

3．

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4．

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A．passed

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D．started

5．

[　　]

A．help

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C．take

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6．

[　　]

A．garage

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C．shop

D．hotel

7．

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A．a(chǎn)gree

B．match

C．go

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8．

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A．way

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A．set

B．number

C．pair

D．chain

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A．can't

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A．satisfied

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[　　]

A．persuaded

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A．happy

B．here

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[　　]

A．get in touch with

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C．be in touch with

D．put in touch with

15．

[　　]

A．repairmen

B．cleaners

C．friends

D．couple

16．

[　　]

A．sent

B．shook

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A．shocked

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C．returned

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[　　]

A．loaded

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　　The World Expo 2010 Shanghai China is to be staged in Shanghai from May1 to October 31, 2010．If you plan to visit the Shanghai Expo this summer，theChina Pavilion is a must－see area for you．

　　The China Pavilion，which is called Oriental Crown(東方之冠)，is locatedat the center of the Expo site．Standing 63 meters tall，the China Pavilion takesthe shape of an emperor’s crown，with the upper layers larger than the lower ones．Coveting 160,000 square meters in floor space, the pavilion consists of a national hall and a regional hall．Construction on the China Pavilion began on Dec．18,2007．The design of the China Pavilion was picked from a total of 344 de-signs put forward by Chinese from around the world．The pavilion possesses both traditional and modern fea-tures，which helps develop the theme of the 2010 Expo “Better City，Better Life”．For example，it is red in appearance, which contains the elements of traditional Chinese culture, and it is green indoors, with the use of energy-saving techniques．The Shanghai World Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors from across the globe．It is estimated that 400,000 people will visit the Expo and its 140 pavilions every day during the period．but the China Pavilion is only able to receive about one tenth of the total．How to accommodate so many people in the pavilion remains a tough task．Luckily, the China Pavilion is built as a permanent land-mark．

　　During the Expo．the main structure will be used tor an exhibition based on the theme of “Chinese wis-dom in urban development “by explaining the values of harmony，nature and spirit．The three-story pavilion has three sections．The top floor’s “Footprint of the East” will show some of the changes in Chinese cities．There，you can see a film which shows how Chinese cities have changed，especially in the past 30 years．According to Lu Chuan，director of the film，the scenery is like something from The lord of the Rings．On the second floor，“Journey of Wisdom” will explain China’s four great inventions．And the ground’s “Blos-soming City “will display scenes from cities of the future．

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A．

Tiny．

B．

Round．

C．

Exotic．

D．

Environment-friendly．

(2)

The China Pavilion can receive _________ visitors at most per day．

[　　]

A．

40,000

B．

400,000

C．

100,000

D．

20,000

(3)

We can infer that _________．

[　　]

A．

the China Pavilion will be pulled down after the World Expo 2010 is over

B．

the China Pavilion will probably continue to be open to visitors after the Expo is over

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you can continue to visit the Japanese Pavilion alter the Expo is over

D．

some foreign friends took part in the designs of the China Pavilion

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On the second floor of the China Pavilion, you can ________．

[　　]

A．

enjoy a film about the changes of cities in China

B．

1earn what Shanghai looked like in the 1920 s

C．

find out how paper was invented

D．

see how Chinese cities will look like in the future

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　　Mount Horeb Mustard Museum

　　Mount Horeb, Wis．

　　It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum claims to have the world's largest collection of prepared mustard(芥末)．Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China．Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold．The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice cream!

　　Paper House

　　Rockport, Mass．

　　Swedish immigrant(移民)Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper．At the time, people didn't give much –if any--thought to recycling paper．The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers(層)of newspaper．

(1)

The underlined word “offbeat” in the first paragraph has the same meaning as ________．

[　　]

A．

great

B．

foreign

C．

unusual

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historical

(2)

If you want to add your own work to what you visit, you may choose ________．

[　　]

A．

World's Largest Ball of Paint

B．

The Museum of Dirt

C．

Mount Horeb Mustard Museum

D．

Paper House

(3)

Which of the following is true of Barry Levenson according to the text?

[　　]

A．

No spices but mustard can be found in his museum．

B．

He travels around the world to collect mustard．

C．

Mustard is advertised and sold in his museum．

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In a way, he shows much preference for mustard．

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Going on a road trip? The St．Louis Arch，Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Br_[dga are great tourist sites．But if you prefer offbeat destinations, check out the following roadside attractions．

     World's Largest Ball of Paint

     Alexandria, Ind．

     In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere．Starting with a base-ball as center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year．The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness World Records．Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history．

     The Museum of Dirt

     Boston, Mass．

     The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson．Labeled （貼有標(biāo)簽的） glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France．Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free．

     Mount Horeb Mustard Museum

     Mount Horeb，Wis．

     It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum claims to have the world's largest collection of prepared mustards （芥末）．Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China．Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold．The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much, he even puts it on ice cream!

     Paper House

     Rockport, Mass．

     Swedish immigrant （移民） Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper．At the time, people didn't give much — if any —thought to recycling paper．In fact, "recycling" wasn't even a word yet．The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers of newspaper．In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers．

1．The underlined word "offbeat" in the first paragraph can be best replaced by______．

   A．great           B．foreign           C．unusual           D．historical

2．If you want to add your own work to what you visit, you may choose______ ．

   A．World's Largest Ball of Paint                B．The Museum of Dirt

   C．Mount Horeb Mustard Museum               D．Paper House

3．Which of the following is true of Barry Levenson according to the text?

   A．No spices but mustards can be found in his museum．

   B．He travels around the world to collect mustards．

   C．Mustard is advertised and sold in his museum．

   D．In a way, he shows much preference for mustard．

4．What can be inferred from the text?

   A．Michael must have the largest ball in the world． 

B．Glenn must have paid a visit to China．

   C．Lots of hotdog lovers will travel to Mount Horeb．

D．Ellis could be seen as a pioneer in his time．

 5．According to the text, we know that

   A．Michael will never stop painting the large ball

B．there is no charge at the Museum of Dirt

   C．Barry is the owner of the mustard museum

D．Paper House was completely made of paper

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