judgement: they simply start at the first word and read through to the end. You should read a passage actively, selectively and purposely. You must believe that you indeed have the ability to read faster and understand more, and that you will.
Reading, like everything else in life, is best done when you're relaxed（放松. The key to improve it is concentration（集中）. You must be willing to break some old habits and form new ones. Extra body movement, such as turning the head from side to side, pointing at the line with a finger or pencil, or moving the lips, should be stopped immediately. Reading is mostly a mental process（过程）and body movement helps neither speed nor comprehension. Then you should see words as part of a whole
sentence or paragraph, not just in isolation. This is why a slow, word-by-word student often understand far less, or miss much of the joy and excitement of reading. 4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. When reading, you should pay attention to the basic unit of meaning, that is, a phrase or
sentence that contains an idea.
B. When reading, you'd better point at the line with a pencil. C. Body movement will help you to improve reading.
D. When reading, you should turn your head from side to side. 5．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. You can do best work when you're relaxed.
B. Reading skills must be practiced not only within the classroom but also at home.
C. It doesn't matter moving your lips when you read. D. Reading attentively can improve your reading ability. 三、高考实战 (94年高考阅读试题)
Tokyo: Three snakes, whose poison could kill a person in ten minutes, are guarding a blue star
sapphire (蓝宝石) worth nearly six hundred thousand dollars at a Japanese exhibition of jewels sent from an Indian museum.
\objects, but it's
different this time because the jewels are being exhibited at a hotel,\said. Exhibition officials said that a person bitten(咬)by one of these snakes would need at least 80 ml of
an anti-poison medicine to be saved. Medicine was being kept ready at a nearby hospital.
Star sapphires and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on show
behind glass. Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimetre long brown guards. 61.Using snakes at exhibitions of valuable objects is .
A. quite normal B. never allowed C. often necessary D. usually forbidden
62.The jewels were being shown in . A. an Indian hotel B. an Indian museum C. a Japanese hotel D. a Japanese museum
63.Why were the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition? A. They were both special things from India. B. The snakes were there to keep the jewels safe. C. The organizers wanted to do something unusual.
D. People liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes. 64.Many visitors came to the exhibition because . A. the snakes were on show
B. so many jewels were being exhibited C. exhibition officials said it was special
D. they were interested in seeing a famous jewel
Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by
\\药片)with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as
required. For night-time and early morning relief(缓解疼痛)take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.
For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount(量). For children under six years old ,ask
for your doctor's advice.
Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine\
65.How many tablets at most can a person over 12 have in 24 hours? A. Three. B. Four C. Six D. Eight
66.How many tablets should a nine-year-old child normally take in 24 hours? A. Half a tablet. B. One tablet. C. Two tablets. D. Four tablets.
67.What is the advice for one who cannot sleep well after taking the medicine? A. Stop taking the medicine at bedtime. B. Continue to take the normal amount. C. Take more than the normal amount. D. Take less than the normal amount. 68.It can be inferred from the directions that this medicine.
A. helps you to fall asleep quickly B. may be dangerous to small children
C. cannot be taken if one feels sleepy D. should not be taken by children under six 69.This text is most probably taken from a .
A. textbook B. newsreel C. doctor's notebook D. bottle of medicine
I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric(怪僻的)
farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I
understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly
had had a very bad accident. I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go .
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. \wife!\taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩).\
Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door .He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.\anyone but a doctor touch her!\
70.The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means______ . A. expect B. understand C. see clearly D. hear clearly
71.Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Milly lying . A. on the ground of a barn B. on the floor of a room. C. in bed in a room D. in bed in a barn
72.What do we know about Milly from he story? A. She had met with an accident. B. She had caused a scandal C. She was seriously ill.
D. She was hidden somewhere.
73.The farmer wished that the writer might . A. look into the matter B. bring Milly back to life C. free him from a scandal D .keep the whole thing a secret
74.The person who told the story is probably a . A. farmer B. policeman C. country doctor D. newspaper reporter
十一篇：
There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is the
greater production of common energy sources(能源), such as coal, oil and gas. The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable.
Another way is energy conservation(节能), which means using energy more efficiently(有效地). In
some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.
Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop. One
form of these is geothermal energy. In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down. At six
kilometres, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat, water is pumped(压;抽)down into the rocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.
75.How many ways of dealing with the energy problem are discussed in the text? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five.
76.From the text we learn that coal . A. is quite easy to produce
B. is not used most efficiently
C. is the most common source of energy D. could be renewed only by new technology
77.The writer tells about the \ A. show the excellent skills of the builders B. serve as an example of energy conservation C. are heated by different sources of energy D. are warmer than other types of houses
78.The underlined words geothermal energy in the third paragraph mean . A. renewable source B. underground source C. heat inside the earth D. temperature of the earth
80. At a place where the surface temperature is 15℃, how deep do you have to dig so as to get a temperature of 75℃? A. One km. B. Two km. C. Three km.
D. Four km.
十二篇：
Ben Jonson is one of the few men ever to be buried standing up. As the story goes, King Charles I once made him a promise. The king told the great writer that he would be buried in England's famous Westminster Abbey（威斯敏斯特教堂）. But that wasn't all. Jonson could choose any place he liked for his grave（坟墓）.
Jonson died in 1637. Then it was found that the spot he had picked was already filled. The ground space left in it was just eighteen inches square. But Charles kept his word. He had Jonson's coffin（棺材）placed on its end in the small space. That way it would just fit.
1．Which of the following is not true?
A. Jonson wanted to be buried in the Abbey. B. Jonson wanted to be buried standing up. C. Jonson got Charles's promise. D. Jonson picked a place in the Abbey.
2．Why was Jonson's coffin placed on its end? Because it ______. A. would take less room B. would look longer
C. was Jonson's wish D. was Charles's wish
3．The story shows that Charles ______.
A. liked someone to be buried standing up B. liked every writer
C. tried to learn from Jonson D. tried to keep promise
4．This passage doesn't tell us ______. A. what kind of work Jonson did B. where Jonson was buried
C. how Jonson's grave was marked D. where the story happened
十三篇：
Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard in many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, but he did not stay. He wrote, \