北京海淀区2017届九年级上学期英语期中复习(6)b篇练习10篇.docVIP

B—1 Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, theres too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good. Preview-----if its long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports. Heres how to preview. ●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully. ●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs. Previewing doesnt give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you dont really want--or need--to read. Skim-----if its short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper. Heres how to skim. ●Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line. ●Pick up only a few key words in each line. Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but well get a similar idea of what its all about. 51. How many skills are mentioned in this passage? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 52. What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage? A. Read the last two paragraphs carefully. B. Get our eyes to move fast. C. Sweep our eyes across each line. D. Pick up only a few key words in each line. 53. What is the best title for this passage? A. How to read faster B. What to read C. When to read D. Why we should read 51. B 52. A 53. A B —2 Yesterday my son ,daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart, “I’m sorry, Honey, but we have no money to buy it.” My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he