to read rapidly.
Perhaps you have been told about some habits which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly
asked to break those habits which you might have.
Do you still have any of these bad habits? Check yourself by answering "yes" or "no" to these questions:
a. Do you move your lips when reading silently?
b. Do you point to those words with your fingers as you read?
c. Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
d. Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, start at once to break the habit. If you move your lips, hold
your fingers over them, or hold a piece of paper between your lips while you are reading. Then if your lips
move, you will know it and stop them moving.
If you point to words, hold the two sides of your book, one side with your left hand, the other side with your
right hand. Then you won"t have a free finger to use in pointing while reading. If you move your head, place
your chin in one hand, and hold your head still.
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time, you need to work very hard in learning to take
in more words at each glance when your eyes are traveling across the lines of words.
Even if you do read fairly fast now, you can learn to read even faster. As you probably have been told, the
secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words at each glance. Read in groups and force your eyes
along the lines of words as fast as you can make them go. Anyone who practices doing these two things will
be able to read faster.
B. not keep your head still
C. not use your finger to point to the words
D. do all of the things mentioned in A, B and C
B. to tell others to be silent
C. to keep yourself from talking to others
D. to hold a piece of paper between them
B. you need look at every word carefully
C. you need to remember every word
D. you need to read several words at a time
B. you can learn to read even faster
C. you can go on reading like that
D. you can enjoy reading
through playing to develop the child"s physical, sensory (感觉的), communicational and social development.
Early childhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally
trained before they are old enough for the kindergarten.
There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education. Studies have shown that
orphan children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure
in school, and even in life. Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are
more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public
help or go to jail.
There are also negative parts of putting a child in formal education programs too early. Time Magazine online
explains that the younger the child, the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work. I have personally
witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs became frustrated and bored with
school before they finished high school. Yet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the
better off he or she is, so they push to start childhood education earlier.
Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years,
studies also show that this head start is really a"false start", as the gains are lost in middle and high school years.
It seems that environment is a bigger factor on life"s success than early education. Head Start programs have
not achieved its original goal in closing the achievement gap in poor and middle school children. Perhaps it is
time to find other ways to close that gap.
B. help the children to learn by playing
C. get the children prepared for the kindergarten
D. train the children formally and regularly
B. The orphan children are usually unhappy in their life.
C. Children without early education can do well at school.
D. Head Start programs are helpful to the poor children.
B. it is good for young children to receive early education
C. early education can help children follow the grade
D. the younger the children are, the more clever they will be
B. Head Start programs have helped children a lot
C. early education is the most important to life"s success
D. better ways should be found to help the poor children
B. opposed
C. objective
D. subjective
fast.1.______, their handwriting is becoming worse 2.______ before. Wrongly written characters and untidy
writing are the common problems. The biggest problem is 3.______ they don"t think it is necessary to practice
handwriting any more since typing can take the place of 4.______ To me, I always prefer handwriting 5.______
typing. I think handwriting is 6.______ better way to express my feeling. 7.______, Chinese characters are the
important part of Chinese culture and typing can never take the place of it. Therefore as a Chinese, we should
8.______ stop practicing writing them to avoid the wrongly written character and the untidy writing.
Science can"t explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help
lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread
all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a
husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张)
levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners-while they performed 5 minutes of mental
arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a
close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller
change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to-baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people
also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more
relaxed (放松) around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don"t judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have
an effect on your eating habits. Researchers a Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36
fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs a separate group of 56 people without
pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight.
Their dogs did even better, losing an average or 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog
owners didn"t lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise
overall - mostly with their dogs-and found it worth doing.
B. How pets help people calm down.
C. People"s opinions of keeping pets.
D. Pet"s value in medical research.
B. he has less stress of work
C. he often does mental arithmetic
D. he is taken care of by his family
B. They become more patient.
C. They are less nervous.
D. They are in higher spirits.
A. people with dogs did more exercise
B. dog lost the same weight as people did
C. dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D. people without dogs found the program unhelpful
an experiment. The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native
language was not English. Experts said the goal was admirable (令人敬畏的), but the method would not
work. They were proved wrong. The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular
on VOA. And they still are.
Forty years later, Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English.
But during the years its role has expanded. It also helps people learn American English. And it provides
listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.
Today, Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week, five times a day. Each half-hour
broadcast begins with 10 minutes of the latest news followed by 20 minutes of feature programming. There
is a different short feature every weekday about science, development, agriculture and environment, and on
the weekend, about news events and American idioms.
Three elements make Special English unique. It has a limited vocabulary of 1,500 words. Most are simple
words that describe objects, actions or emotions. Special English is written in short, simple sentences that
contain only one idea. And Special English is spoken at a slower pace, about two-thirds the speed of Standard
English. This helps people learning English hear each word clearly. It also helps people who are English
speakers understand complex subjects.
Through the years, Special English has become a very popular tool for teaching English, even though it
was not designed as a teaching program. It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way.
In countries around the world, English teachers assign Special English to their students. They praise it for
improving their students" ability to understand American English and for the content of the programs.
Universities and private companies in many countries produce packages of Special English materials for
students" use.
B. rejected by native people
C. doubted by some professionals
D. intended for teaching English
a. limited vocabulary
b. short simple sentences
c. good communication method
d. slow speed
e. interesting feature programming
B. a, c, d
C. a, b, d
D. b, d, e
B. Native English speakers don"t go in for Special English much.
C. Special English usually starts with 20 minutes of the latest news.
D. People can learn some idioms from Special English.
B. Listening to Special English can improve the content of the program
C. Some students record the Special English material for sale
D. Learning English from VOA is a traditional way for English learners
much a part of a student"s life as studying for a final exam.
The graduating students of a high school are referred to as seniors and their final year is filled with events
which become the valuable memories of their high school days. This is the time to learn the social skills which
will guide them through life and the polite social manners needed for participation in their adult life to follow.
In this final year, therefore, gaining the school ring is looked on as one of the most important occasions of
the year. The school ring somehow is a symbol which reminds the students of the memories of the four years
spent there.
The school ring for many students is very important because it creates a sense of social relation among the
class and is an object that causes the students to remember the importance of one"s high school education. This
ring is usually impressed with the name of the student, the name of the school and the year of graduation. A
semi-precious birthstone is placed in the center of the ring and it shows an identity that with the ring, there is
a sense of belongings, a connection with the school and all the memories joined to that association.
Besides receiving their rings, all of the seniors also look forward to their special privileges (特权). The
purpose of these privileges is to prepare the students for the adult world where they will have to make
responsible decisions on their own.
B. the school ring
C. the social activities
D. the four years spent in school
B. The students think they are not as important as their final exams.
C. The students think of little about their influence on them.
D. The students think they will have a great effect on their own.
B. the cost of the school ring
C the valuable memories of school life
D. the ceremony of graduation
B. know more about their classmates life
C. prepare for the future social life
D. recall many beautiful things
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