For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work th

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For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2   can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are   3   readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4    at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency   5 in the actual stuff of language itself ——words. Taken individually, words have 6   meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs.    7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing（退回） to 8    words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over   9 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 10   down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as 11    reads.
　　To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined（预先确定的） speeD．The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13   the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,    14 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization（默读）practically impossible. At first 15 is sacrificed for speeD．But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster,   16    your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 17   reading skill drastically improved after some training. 18 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19   the training, now it is an excellent 1,28 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can   20 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
1． A．applyingB．doing       C．offering D．getting
2． A．quickly    B．easily       C．roughly    D．decidedly
3． A．good       B．curious    C．poor        D．urgent
4． A．training B．habits      C．situations        D．custom
5． A．lies B．combines        C．touches    D．involves
6． A．some       B．a lot        C．little        D．dull
7． A．Fortunately     B．In fact      C．Logically        D．Unfortunately
8． A．reuse       B．reread      C．rewrite     D．recite
9． A．what        B．which      C．thatD．if
10．A．scales      B．cutsC．slows       D．measures
11．A．some one        B．one C．he    D．reader
12．A．accelerator      B．actor        C．amplifierD．observer
13．A．then        B．as     C．beyond    D．than
14．A．enablingB．leading    C．making    D．indicating
15．A．meaningB．comprehensionC．gist    D．regression
16．A．but B．nor C．or     D．for
17．A．our B．your        C．their        D．such a
18．A．Look at    B．Take        C．Make       D．Consider
19．A．for B．in     C．after        D．before
20．A．master     B．go over     C．present     D．get through

答案

1-5 DACBA 6-10 CDBAC 11-15 BADCB 16-20 ACBDD

解析

1． D 本句意思是“谁如果想谋得一份差事”。applying需加for, 意思是“申请”；doing做；offering提供; 此三项均不符题意，只有getting (获得)适合。
2． A 本句意为 “快速阅读与理解的能力，是关系到成败的关键所在”。只有quickly与原意吻合。easily(容易地)；roughly (粗略地)；decidedly(果断地)均与原文内容不符。
3． C 英语中，阅读能力强的人称为good reader，反之，就是poor reader。
　　根据上下文的能力内容，多数人都属于poor reader，因此选poor(差的)。其它选项不妥。
4． B 此处的意思是“大多数人早期养成了看书慢的习惯”。因此选habits(习惯)。training (训练，培训)；situations(形势)；custom(风俗习惯)。
5． A 此处说的是“主要的困难在于语言的自身要素，即单词”。combines联合；touches接触；involves包括；这三项的词义与原文不符。而lies与in构成搭配，意为“在于”。
6． C 这里的意思是“如果单独地看这些词，它们并没有什么意义”。some有点；A lot许多；dull单调的。此三项不合题意。只有little(很少)是否定词，合乎逻辑。
7． D 此句意为“然而遗憾的是未受过阅读训练的人就不会意群”。Fortunately幸运地；In fact事实上；Logically合乎逻辑地,均不妥。Unfortunately(不幸地)合乎句义。
8． B 此句意为“在阅读时经常重读(反复读)”因此，选reread重读。reuse再使用；Rewrite改写；recite背诵。
9． A what引导宾语从句。
10． C scales down按比例减少；cuts down削减；此两项不合题意。measures不能与down搭配。只有slow与down搭配的意思“放慢, 减速”，在此合适。
11． B one 指 “任何人”。
12． A 此句意为“训练快速阅读所使用的工具必然与提高阅读速度有关”，因此选accelerator (快读器)。actor演员；amplifier放大器；observer观察者。
13． D 前面的faster决定了应当选than，构成比较级。
14． C make… impossible (使…不可能)。此句意为“快速阅读器迫使你加快阅读速度，使你再也不能逐字阅读，回顾前文内容或者默读”。
15． B 这里的意思是“速读最初会影响理解”，所以选comprehension(理解力)。meaning意义，意思，指词或词组表示的意义；gist大意，要旨；regression回顾。
16． A 与前半句中的not only相呼应，构成句式“不仅……，而且……”，只有选but。　　
17． C 本句中的主语是第三人称复数，物主代词必然是their。
18． B take与后面的for instance构成短语，意为：“以……例”，其它三项不能构成搭配。
19． D 这里把受训

之前与受训之后的阅读速度进行对比，因此选before。
20． D 此处意为：在较短时间内，读完众多的材料。master掌握；go over复习；present呈现，展现；此三项均不妥

只有get through (读完)最恰当。

举一反三

The city of Rome has passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals. All goldfish bowls are no longer allowed and dog owners must walk their dogs.
This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs.
“The civilization of a city can be measured by this,” said Monica Cirinna, the councilor (议员)behind the new law.
“It’s good to do whatever we can for our animals who in exchange for a little love fill our existence with their attention,” she told a Rome newspaper.
The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind.
“Rome has tried to protect fish more than anywhere else in the world. It stands out for recognizing that fish are interesting animals who deserve our respect and compassion every bit as much as dogs and cats and other animals,” said Karin Robertson, a director of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Last year a law was passed in Italy that gives people who desert pets big fines and prison sentences. Since then local governments have added their own animal protection rules.
The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to $598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day.
The new law in Rome also says that owners mustn’t leave their dogs in hot cars or cut their dogs’ tails to make them look lovelier. The law also gives legal recognition to the “cat ladies” who feed homeless cats. The cats live all over the city from ancient ruins to modern office car parks.
小题1:The new law passed in Rome will ________.

A．help improve fishing environment

B．guarantee better conditions for goldfish

C．stop people from catching goldfish

D．discourage keeping goldfish at home

小题2:People in Rome believe that the civilization of a city can be judged by its ________.

A．exchanges with other cities

B．protection for ancient ruins

C．awareness of animal protection

D．recognition of animal lovers

小题3:The underlined word “compassion” in Paragraph 6 is the closest in meaning to ________.

A．pity

B．praise

C．support

D．popularity

小题4:People may break the law in Turin if they ________.

A．keep their dogs or cats in cars

B．feed homeless animals in car parks

C．raise their cats near ancient ruins

D．shut their dogs home all day long

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A new study shows one of the largest glaciers①in Greenland is becoming smaller and speeding to the sea faster than scientists expected. If it continues, Greenland itself could become much smaller during this century and global seas could rise as much as 3 feet.
The rates②of change that we’re noticing are much higher than expected. If these rates continue, it is not unlikely that Greenland could shrink③by several tens of percent this century. However, it’s not known how quickly this coastal response of the Greenland ice sheet melting will have an effect on the vast inland ice.
Greenland is the world’s largest island, covering an area more than three times the size of Texas. Some 81 percent of it is covered by ice, and there are many glaciers. Glaciers are like slow-moving rivers of ice. Where a glacier meets the sea, its weight keeps it firmly resting on the bottom. A glacier’s front is the point where the water is deep enough that the glacier floats.
Since the 1970s, the front of Helheim stayed in the same place. Then it began melting rapidly, moving back 4.5 miles from 2001 through this past summer. It has also grown thinner, from top to bottom, by more than 130 feet since 2001. And over these past four years, its trip to the sea has sped up from about 70 feet per day to nearly 110.
The melting is driven by a warmer climate. Temperatures in Greenland have risen more than five degrees Fahrenheit in the last decade. Since most of Greenland’s ice is on land, seas will rise as the ice melts. If all Greenland’s ice sheet melted, oceans would be 15-20 feet higher. Nobody expects that to happen anytime soon.
Notes:
① glacier n. 冰川
② rate n. 比率
③ shrink v. 缩小
1. Which of the following about the glaciers is TRUE?
A. Glaciers only lie in Greenland.        B. Water in glaciers is more than sea water.
C. Glaciers sometimes float on the water. D. Glaciers can increase the water level of lakes.
2. According to the text, we know that Greenland ______.
A. belongs to Canada                  B. is the largest island in North America
C. is all covered with glaciers            D. is sinking under the sea level
3. Which of the following may be the result of the disappearing of Greenland glaciers?
A. the climate of the world will be warmer.
B. the glaciers in other area will be bigger.
C. It will be easy for explorers to visit the island.
D. Some coastal cities may be under the sea.

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The dams① aimed at saving Venice from the waves have been backed greatly. After eight years of argument, it plans to build 79 gates across three channels connecting the lagoon around Venice with the Adriatic Sea. The gates would be open most of the time but would be closed if there is a danger to the city.
The project, though, has run into fears that it could worsen Venice’s problems. The city throws waste into the lagoon, and environmentalists fear the dams will cause this pollution to become worse if there is no tide to wash it out regularly. But if there is a tide, the flow can wash away about 550 million cubic meters of the lagoon in a single day, which means that by leaving the dam open for only a few hours, the waste should be cleaned out.
Another piece of good news is that British scientists are confident that the dams will be able to face an expected rise in sea levels caused by global warming. The gates are designed to stand a 22-centimetre rise in sea levels, but many scientists expect a global rise in sea levels of 31cm by 2100.
However, Trevor Davies and Isabel Trigo from University of East Anglia believe the dams are unlikely to broken. Climate change will weaken the local storms in the Adriatic that are the main cause of flood risk. Floodwaters are also a seasonal danger in Venice, usually because of a combination of spring tides and strong winds.
Venice, which rests on wooden piles driven into boggy③ ground, has been sinking for centuries, worsening the encroachment by the sea.
Notes:
① dam n. 大坝
② lagoon n. 泻湖
③ boggy adj. 泥泞的
④ encroachment n. 蚕食
Choose the best answers according to the above:
1. Which of the following is the main idea of the text?
A. Venice will not disappear into the sea.
B. Dams are designed to protect Venice.
C. Venice are facing dangers from the tides.
D. Global warming makes Venice worse and worse.
2. If the project comes into use, the waste in the lagoon ______.
A. will be washed away by the tides B. will be sent to the higher places
C. will be carried away by workers D. will have to be reused by humans
3. According to the idea of Trevor Davies, the dams won’t be broken because ______.
A. the dams are higher than the buildings in Venice
B. there will be no tides or floods in the future
C. the climate all over the world will soon be cold
D. the storms in the Adriatic will be weaker in the future
4. According to the text, we can infer that Venice ______.
A. has been sinking for hundreds of years
B. may suffer from spring tides and strong winds
C. will be under the sea sooner or later
D. will be a city with dams around except 78 gates

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People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the ___1___ it is to do so, in theory it is that, ___2___, in my opinion, that refers to spoken language. Capability(能力) to practise some essential(基本的) ___3___ of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work ___4___. So spending money to help ___5___ learn English may ___6___ with disappointment. It is likely that the more you ___7___, the more you are let down.
The daughter of one of my friends ___8___ English in primary school, ___9___ her foreign teacher’s blindness ___10___ psychology(心理学). She did not want to go on ___11___ English until middle school, ___12___ a college student studying in English slowly ___13___ her interest in the language.
It is better to have the child learn Chinese, than to have some difficulty ___14___ learning English for several years. Having been engaged in English education, ___15___ find that despite(不管) their excellent ___16___, many students have ___17___ command(掌握) of English words and phrases. So I suggest that children ___18___ classical Chinese prose(散文), rather than ___19___ them to learn English hurriedly. Otherwise, they may ___20___ the best time to improve the language ability of their mother tongue.
1.A.easy B. difficult     C. easier D. more difficult
2.A.but   B. however     C. though       D. yet
3. A. opinions B. regards       C. requests      D. expressions
4.A.directly    B. orally C. properly     D. indirectly
5.A.people      B. girls    C. children     D. boys
6.A.begin       B. start    C. finish D. end
7.A.pay   B. get      C. buy     D. take
8.A.loved       B. liked   C. disliked      D. learned
9.A.because of       B. because      C. instead of   D. instead
10.A.of   B. at       C. in       D. to
11.A.learning B. to learn      C. with learning     D. for learning
12.A.while     B. where C. when D. as
13.A.introduced     B. practised    C. explained   D. developed
14.A.in   B. to       C. at       D. of
15.A.He B.I   C. She     D. They
16.A.pronunciation B. phrase C. language    D. writing
17.A.few B. less     C. little   D. fewer
18.A.write      B. do      C. remember   D. memorize
19.A.have       B. let      C. cause D. make
20.A.get back B. let go C. bring in      D. go away

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A typical① Chinese Internet user is a young male who prefers instant messaging to e-mail, seldom makes online purchases② and favors news, music and games sites. According to a study, about two-thirds of survey participants③ use the Internet for news — often entertainment-related — or for online games. About half download music and movies.
They also tend to prefer instant messaging to e-mail, and they are depending on the Internet more frequently than before to communicate with others who have the same professions, hobbies and political interests. Online purchases still remain unpopular in China. Three-quarters of users surveyed have never bought anything over the Internet, and only 10 percent make purchases even once a month. Among those who do buy online, most pay for entertainment while others buy phone cards, or computer hardware or software.
“Many people don’t trust the quality of goods bought online,” Guo said Wednesday. “If they buy it in a store and don’t like it, they can easily bring it back.”
The survey was done in five major cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Changsha. Results do not necessarily project countrywide because Internet use in rural areas is lower than in cities. Guo describes the typical netizen in the five cities surveyed as young, male, richer and more highly educated. Males make up two-thirds of the Internet community, and more than 80 percent of users are under 24. Among people ages 25 to 29, 60 percent to 80 percent go online.
China has more than 100 million people online, second in the world to the United States.
1. A typical Chinese Internet user will be the one who ______.
A. likes to send e-mails                 B. likes to buy goods online
C. likes to pay for entertainment         D. likes the games sites
2. Online purchases still remain unpopular in China mainly because ______.
A. it is more difficult for sales returns        B. people haven’t computers
C. people can’t have a look at the goods      D. goods bought online are of low quality
3. Which of the following words fails to describe the typical netizens in the five cities?
A. well educated     B. richer     C. female     D. young
4. According to the text, which of the following shows the right relation between online people and their ages?
A.

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