“On a spring night, we offer book lovers a desk and a light. You can stay here as long as you want to.” This is the slogan (宣传语) of Sanlian Taofen Bookstore in Beijing.
Earlier this month, Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in the city. It hopes to encourage more people to read books. Bookstores are the brain of a city. Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch the books and smell the print.
In China, most cities are home to at least one bookstore. Some have special themes (主题). Popular Holdings (大众书局) in Shanghai is a film-themed bookstore. There are film books and posters (海报) inside. Other bookstores have colourful activities. Eslite Bookstore (诚品书店) in Taiwan has activities like talks with famous writers as well as holding gallery shows (画展). People come here not only for reading but also to communicate with others.
1. Which of the following can best describe people’s feeling in bookstores?| A．Becoming the brain of the city. | B．Staying inside as long as possible. |
| C．Buying books online with enjoyment. | D．Touching the books and smelling the print. |
| A．a small gallery | B．a special theme | C．a special slogan | D．colourful activities |
| A．Reading and communicating. | B．Buying film books and posters. |
| C．Encouraging themselves to read. | D．Getting ready to be famous writers. |
| A．Buying books in bookstores | B．Great bookstores online |
| C．A new bookstore in China | D．Warm places for reading |
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【推荐1】Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there’s 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 very good.
Preview — if it’s long and hard. Previewing is very useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and science reports.
Here is 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 doesn’t give you all the details. It tells you not to spend time on things you don’t really want or need to read.
Skim — if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading, like popular magazines or the sports of your daily paper.
Here’s 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 perhaps we’ll get the same idea of what it’s all about.
1. What does the underlined word “preview” mean in Chinese?| A．精读 | B．默读 | C．朗读 | D．预览 |
| A．Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully. |
| B．Spend a lot of time reading the details. |
| C．Read the first and the last sentences of each paragraph. |
| D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. |
| A．Get our eyes to move fast. | B．Read the last two paragraphs carefully. |
| C．Sweep our eyes across each line. | D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. |
| A．Only reading is a good habit. |
| B．Previewing gives you all the details |
| C．When you read popular magazines, you can skim. |
| D．There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in more time. |
| A．Why we should read | B．What to read | C．When to read | D．How to read faster |
【推荐2】Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practises until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity”.
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he sturnbles less and less, reading by the phrase. With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of words. So he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.
1. “Reading is the key to school success” means that reading ________.| A．helps school develop faster | B．is a key to a successful school |
| C．helps students go to a key school | D．can improve students’ learning results |
| A．know how to read the words | B．do not have to think while reading |
| C．read by themselves without any help | D．pay attention to the meaning of the text |
| A．turns off TV one night for 4 weeks |
| B．thinks about the meaning of the words |
| C．spends an hour reading every day |
| D．gets the same grades as others in exams |
| A．IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity. | B．TV Is Bad for Children’s Reading. |
| C．Automaticity Depends on Practice | D．Automaticity Readers Will Be Successful |
【推荐3】Do you have any trouble in dealing with (处理) your old books? Here are some ways to help you.
Give Away Your Books
You can give your books to the library. They needn’t be popular or useful book, but they must look clean. Most libraries have book sales every year. You can also give them to the charity. Many charities accept old books. They can give these books to children in poor areas.
Sell Your Books
You can choose to sell your books online. But remember to set suitable prices for your books and provide necessary information about the books for people to look through. You can also sell them to the thrift store (旧货店). Most thrift stores need old books. You can walk around your neighborhood to see if there are any thrift stores. The thrift stores will help you a lot.
Exchange (交换) Your Books for Other Things
There are some websites that allow people to exchange old books for new books. For example, you can visit BookMooch, PaperBackSwap, or Title Trader. You can also exchange your old books for other things that you need or you are interested in such as video games or CDs on Swap.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. If you give away an old book to a library, it should be ________.
| A．popular | B．useful | C．clean | D．interesting |
| A．公平的 | B．适当的 | C．透明的 | D．完美的 |
| A．Show them online with some of their information. |
| B．Look through more information online. |
| C．Open a thrift shop by yourself. |
| D．Turn to your neighbors for help. |
| A．Libraries give poor children old books every year. |
| B．Charities have book sales to raise money for poor people. |
| C．People can exchange old books for new ones on BookMooch. |
| D．Four ways of dealing with old books are mentioned (提及). |
| A．library workers | B．charity volunteers |
| C．shop owners | D．book lovers |
【推荐1】①Do you like playing video games? Maybe you can be a game tester (测试员). When video game companies (公司) have new games, they ask games testers to play the games and make sure (确保) the games are OK.
②You can play games and make money (赚钱) at the same time. One of the good things is that you can always play the newest (最新的) games and you don’t need to spend (花) money. You can know about the others’ newest thinking, and you will find a job (工作) easily.
③Does that sound good to you? Well, one game tester, Steve Conroy, doesn’t think so.
④“We sit and look at a screen (屏幕) all day,” says Steve. “But it’s not like playing a game at home. We don’t play a game from start (开始) to finish. We usually test only one small part (部分) of a game again and again (一次又一次). That can be boring!” Game testers can’t choose (选择) their games. “Sometimes I have to test a game that’s for young children,” says Steve. “Playing a children’s game all week isn’t fun. And sometimes we just have to make sure that the buttons (按钮) are OK. That’s the most boring part of the job.
⑤Steve also says game testers don’t get a lot of money, and they work for long hours. “Sometimes we work late into the night. We drink a lot of coffee, and we can’t go to bed early! I only sleep for five or six hours every day.”
⑥The job can be boring and the working hours are long, but the testers can’t make much money, so many people only stay in the job for a few months. But for the game company, that’s not a problem. There are always many young people who want to be games testers. They think it will be all fun and games! But not everyone can be a game tester.
1. A game tester’s work (工作) is to ________.| A．ask others to play games and make money | B．tell others how to play games well |
| C．play games to have a good time | D．play games and make sure they are OK |
| A．Testing only one small part of a game again and again. |
| B．Playing a game at home for a long time. |
| C．Game testers can’t choose their game. |
| D．Playing a game from start to finish. |
| A．why many game testers only stay in the job for a few months |
| B．where you can be a game tester |
| C．who can be a game tester |
| D．when you can be a game tester |
| A．①②/③④/⑤/⑥ | B．①/②/③④⑤/⑥ | C．①/②③/④⑤/⑥ | D．①②/③/④⑤/⑥ |
【推荐2】Every year, nearly a million children in the world die because of unintentional injuries（意外伤害）, and the biggest killer is the traffic accident, according to a report from the Worldwide Health Organization.
The report says that traffic accidents, falling into water, fires, falls, and poisoning（中毒）are the five major causes of unintentional injuries. About 830000 children under 18 die and millions of children are injured every year.
The World Health Organization finds that roads are the most dangerous places for children, especially in developing countries. Because children in these countries haven’t learned about the dangers of road traffic, they are often not ready for the new roads that might be built through their villages.
In Asia, deaths are most often caused by bikes. It is usual to see a whole family on one bike in counties such as Vietnam. When they are knocked over, they will be badly injured and some may even die.
In the United States and other Western countries, injuries from road traffic accidents have been cut down through the use of safety seats for children and other safety measures. However, traffic accidents are still a major cause of deadly（致命的） injuries.
1. How many children die from unintentional injuries in the world every year?| A．Nearly a thousand. | B．A hundred. |
| C．A million. | D．About a million. |
| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. | D．6. |
| A．Roads. | B．Rivers. | C．Houses. | D．Bikes. |
| A．there are no traffic accidents in the United States |
| B．traffic is a major cause of injuries in the United States |
| C．there are ways to cut the number of traffic accidents |
| D．people can only be injured by traffic accidents |
| A．fires are more dangerous than falls and falling into water |
| B．many children die from unintentional injuries every year |
| C．developing countries have more traffic accidents |
| D．unintentional injuries happen only in developing countries |
【推荐3】Whether you’re thinking about starting a reading group or you are a longtime book club leader, there are many ways to help make a discussion successful. Here are some suggestions:
Do some preparation work
It always helps when discussion leaders do a bit of research before the meeting. First, it’s necessary that you read the book! Pay attention to things you can bring up during the discussion. Using an index card (索引卡) as a bookmark makes it easy to write down notes and questions while you read.
After you have finished, do a little research. Find and read a couple of reviews and interviews with the author. Write down discussion questions or see if you can find ready-made questions online. If the book is about a real person, event, or place, you might want to check the web for some overview material you can bring to the discussion.
Tips for leading the discussion
Ask open-ended questions. These are questions that usually begin with “why” or “how”. For example, instead of asking, “Did you like the book’s ending?” ask, “What did you think of the book’s ending?”
Don’t be afraid to encourage group members to elaborate on (详尽阐述) their comments. If someone says they hated the book or loved a particular character, ask why.
Listen carefully. Of course, this goes for both leaders and participants, but if you’re a leader it’s especially important so that you can ask proper follow-up questions. Instead of jumping to the next question on your list, ask a question that links to the previous answer or helps build a good conversation.
Keep the discussion moving. If the talk starts to go off on a tangent (突然离题), focus it back to the book. If one person monopolize (垄断) the conversation, it’s OK to break in, acknowledge their point and ask what other group members think.
Prepare questions. Aim to have about 15 questions ready, but be flexible. If the group is engaged and talking about the book, you’ve done your job. You don’t have to get to every question.
1. What does a discussion leader do before the meeting?| A．Interview the author. | B．Break in the discussion. |
| C．Take notes while reading. | D．Write some book reviews. |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
| A．Is this book interesting? | B．How often do you read per week? |
| C．Do you like the book’s beginning? | D．Why do you like the main character? |
