Many textbooks are not written in the kind of English that we speak every day. In fact, sometimes the reading is so difficult that it almost seems like a foreign language. In a way, it is—the language of science. You should not expect to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting story; you should not expect to read it easily and all at once. Instead, you may have to read it several times through, catching on the meaning of difficult words, going back over difficult sentences, and finally putting the whole thing together. Do not be discourages if the whole passage don’t make sense to you at first. You need to pick it apart patiently until you can understand it.
These are the steps to follow when you are reading something difficult:
1. Start to read normally until you run into a sentence that doesn’t make sense to you.
2. When a sentence doesn’t make sense, go back and read it again more slowly.
3. Look for any word you don’t know in the sentence. Try to understand their meanings using word parts and context clues(上下文線索). If necessary, look them up in the dictionary.
4. Look at the next few sentences to see if they explain more about the sentence you are working on. Do not read very much farther ahead until you understand what is being said.
5. Finally, read the sentence again. Try to put it into simpler words.
6. Read through the passage once. Try to understand all the hard parts well. Then read the whole passage once more at a usual speed. This helps you to put all ides together.
The stops sound a lot harder than they are. It is really just the normal way good readers understand anything that is difficult to read. After you have done the best you can this way, you should always feel free to ask for help from your teacher, if you have one.
【小題1】 The underlined phrase “run into” means ___________.
A.work out | B.come across | C.look into | D.pass by |
A.we should look up new words before reading |
B.it is sometimes difficult to read a science passage |
C.the six steps are helpful in learning spoken English |
D.interesting stories help readers to improve their English |
A.steps of studying science | B.difficulties in reading science |
C.ways of reading science passages | D.researches on science and English |
【小題1】B【小題2】B【小題3】C
解析【小題1】閱讀步驟第一條為Start to read normally until you run into a sentence that does n’t make sense to you.所表示的含義為遇到你沒有感覺的句子要正規(guī)的把它讀出來,所以run into為遇到的含義,和come across為近義,故本題選B。
【小題2】本文第三行有一句為You should not expect to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting story;所表示的含義為讀一些科學(xué)文章是難的,故本題選B。
【小題3】本文提出了六點讀科學(xué)類文章的方式,所以本文的主要內(nèi)容為讀科學(xué)文章的方式,故本題選C。
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Korean culture is really 1 right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries 2 China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo(跆拳道)and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is 3 popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).
In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the 4 of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).
The Korean Wave has also made young people 5 to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only 6 . Now some girls in China 7 plastic surgery(整容)to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful(丟面子的).
Are 8 the faces of beautiful Korean girls not 9 ? 10 for yourself when you next visit South Korea.
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Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account ( 賬戶)each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off( 注銷)the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent, of course \
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Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called "The Present".
【小題1】The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means_________.
A.平衡 | B.貸款 | C.余款 | D.提款 |
A.We can store time in it whenever we like. |
B.Someone puts $ 86, 400 in it every day. |
C.The time in it will surely get lost if you don’t use it. |
D.Someone helps you spend your time every night. |
A.The Bank of Money | B.The Bank of Time |
C.The value of one hour | D.The clock is running |
A.what a bank is | B.how to save money |
C.the difference of time units | D.to make good use of time |
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The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
【小題1】The word “dog” in Chinese usually ______.
A. stands for friendship B. has a negative meaning C. has a positive meaning
【小題2】“Every dog has its day.” means “______”
A. Everybody in the world is lucky. B. Each person lives his own way of life.
C. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky.
【小題3】 Western people usually use “cat” to refer to “______”.
A. a tired person B. a brave man C. an unkind woman
【小題4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Words show differences in cultures.
B. Western people think cats to be good friends.
C. Rose is the national flower of all western countries.
【小題5】 This passage mainly tells us ______.
A. negative or positive things B. different countries have different cultures
C. what dog and cat mean in English and Chinese
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Surely the mascot will become the lucky symbol and cultural remark of Shanghai Expo.
【小題1】 Which is the mascot of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo?
【小題2】Which of the following is NOT true?
A.School children like Haibao. |
B.The name Haibao shows Chinese traditional culture. |
C.Haibao is the wisdom of two artists. |
D.Haibao is an animal living in the sea near Shanghai. |
A.One World, One Dream. | B.One China, One Family. |
C.Better City, Better Life. | D.Shanghai, An Open City. |
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Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence (暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe environment. Please be part of our plan!
What is School Watch?
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Is it for everyone?
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What else can it do?
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Who is the Best School Watcher?
Our school will look for the Best School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!
How do you start?
To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. If you want to get more information, check the official website at www. schoolwatch. com.
【小題1】The members of School Watch are probably ______.
A.teenagers | B.parents | C.policemen | D.teachers |
A.save the environment | B.organize sports activities |
C.improve the quality of school life | D.go on school trips |
A.everyone may have problems | B.everyone can give help to others |
C.everyone needs to make some friends | D.everyone needs help with his homework |
A.check the website | B.be good at your schoolwork |
C.talk to the headmaster | D.talk to the director of the plan in your grade |
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When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. st Before you across a street, you must look at the right fir and then left.
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When you drive a car in England, you have to be more careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful .Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city well .It’s very interesting.
【小題1】 In England the traffic moves .
on the right B. on the left C. in the middle D. in the park
【小題2】 When you cross a street, you must look at .
A.the front | B.the right | C.the left | D.B and C |
A.the people go to work | B.the people come from work |
C.the people go shopping | D.A and B |
A.dangerous | B.interesting | C.easy | D.safe (安全) |
A.first | B.second | C.third | D.fourth |
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根據(jù)表格所提供的信息選擇最佳答案。
【小題1】As one of the largest museums in the world, British Museum is in _______.
A. Beijing B. London C. New York
【小題2】 New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American _______.
A. buildings B. collections C. history
【小題3】The Palace Museum, which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City(紫禁城)”in China. It lies in _______.
A. Chang’an Street B. New Oxford Street C. Chestnut Street
【小題4】 According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit _______ at most.
A. one museum B. two museums C. three museums
【小題5】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
A. Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year.
B. You don’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday.
C. British Museum lies in Chestnut Street, London.
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閱讀下面短文,掌握大意。然后從A.B.C.D四個選項中選出最佳選項
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look 26 . Come and sit here,” she said. “ 27 are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a 28 and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see 29 there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
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Then the woman gave me a 38 , “We should never wait for the door to 39 before us. We should find the key to the 40 or try to find another way”
The bus came and I got on it with a smile
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