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略读略读(skimming)是利用较短的时间粗略地阅读全文的阅读策略，其主要目的是迅速抓住文章的主旨大意或作者的写作意图。这是一种高效的、有选择性的、有针对性的阅读技巧。掌握略读这一技巧的关键就在于学会在阅读过程中区别文章的重要部分和非重要部分，全局部分和枝节部分。一些次要信息要大胆略去不读，迅速找出topic sentence，即找出概括全段大意的句子。在运用这一方法阅读文章时，要特别注意：文章的标题；文章的首句或引导性段落；文章尾部的结论性词语；反映段落中心思想的主题句。如果我们找到了每段的主题句，再将这些主题句集中在一起，就差不多能够把握住全文的中心内容了。Passage A阅读理解What do you think of British people and American people? You might think that there are no differences between the people in the two countries. After all they speak the same language, dont they? But if you ask a British or an American person, the differences are quite great.What do British people think Americans are like? The British think Americans are very strange. They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly. They are rich, and they only think about money. But the British do say that Americans are kind, friendly people. They are happy to help you if you are in trouble.What do Americans think of the British? Well, they think the British are cold and very unfriendly. They are not interested in success or in making lots of money. They think Britain is the best country in the world. They look down upon other countries. But Americans say that the British are quite good workers. They are brave and honest. And in time of trouble they face difficulties happily.You can see that these ideas can cause misunderstanding between the British and Americans. But when American and British people become friends, they usually find things are not as bad as they expected.根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1. What do you think of the differences between British and American people?A. Their differences are very small. B. The differences are very great. C. There are no differences between them. D. Some people think there are, but some people dont think so. 2. What do the British think Americans are like? A. They are strange but friendly.B. They are poor. C. They are rich but unfriendly.D. They are happy in trouble. 3. The American and British people usually get along quite well _. A. when misunderstanding is caused between them B. once they become friends C. after they fight D. when they help each otherPassage B 阅读理解 Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. But you should not be upset (难受的) if your English friends dont invite you home. It doesnt mean they dont like you! Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. Its polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks(小吃). Do you want to be more polite? Say how much you like the room, or the picture on the wall. But rememberits not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests. Youll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then youll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. Its polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short thankyou letter. British and American people like to say “ Thank you, thank you, thank you.”all the time! 根据文章内容，选择正确答案： 1. If you are going to attend a dinner party,_ . A. youd better bring a certain present with you B. you must leave home for it at 7 p.m. C. you should ask your host when you should leave D. you must arrive at it before 8 p.m. 2. In which order will you eat or drink the following things at the meal? A. Snacks, vegetables, meat and coffee. B. Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables and dessert. C. Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee. D. Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables. 3. Which is the correct way in which you express your enjoyment of the evening? A. Before leaving for home, you should say, “Thank you for inviting me.” B. When you shake hands with your host, you should say, “I did enjoy the evening.” C. You can write a thankyou letter to your host after that. D. You should finish everything on your plate and take more if you want it.Passage C 阅读理解 If you ask some people,“How did you learn English so well?” you may get a surprising answer:“In my sleep!” These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments (实验) to test the learn while you sleep method (方法), which is now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects. English is among them. Scientists say that this sleep study method greatly speeds language learning. They say that the ordinary person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the dayand this does not affect (影响) his rest in any way. However, sleep teaching will only put into your head what you have studied already while you are awake. In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast over the radio for two weeks. Each lesson lasted twelve hours from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary (词汇) were given with the students awake. At 11 p.m. a lullaby (催眠曲) was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio in a soft and low voice broadcast the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to go over the lesson. The soft music sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 oclock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast. 根据文章内容，选择正确答案： 1. By the learnwhileyousleep method, one_ . A. starts to learn a new lesson in sleep B. learns how to sleep better C. is made to remember his lesson in sleep D. can listen to the radio broadcast while lying in bed 2. In the experiment, lessons were given_ . A. in the night time B. after lullabies were broadcast C. while the student was awake D. all through the twelve hours 3. Before each lesson finishes, the student has to_ . A. get up and take breakfast B. be woken up by a loud voice C. listen to the lesson again in sleep D. review (复习) the lesson by himself 4. The sleepstudy method is being tried in many countries to teach_ . A. the English language B. grammar and vocabulary C. a number of subjects D. foreign languagesPassage D 1 Yong Liang, two years old, is the first giant panda raised from birth in the zoo. Last month zoo keepers found the panda was suffering from serious anemia(贫血), calling for urgent blood transfusion.The best way, according to the zoos experts, to save Yong Liang from anemia would be to transfuse blood from another panda. But it was the breeding season for giant pandas, and such a transfusion would be very difficult.But the experts found that there exits a close consanguinity(血缘) between giant pandas and black bears, and so they decided to try to take blood from black bears in the zoo and transfuse it to Yong Liang.With the help of hospitals and the Beijing Blood Donor Station, they made an experiment which proved that the red blood cells in the blood of black bears can be used.On the afternoon of February 15th, the first red blood cell transfusion was given to the giant panda - about 600 ml blood from the black bear. Immediately the young panda started to recover.1. Which of the following is NOT true to the article?A. Giant pandas and black bears are of the same race.B. The transfusion was based on scientific research and experiments.C. After the transfusion, the young panda began to regain health.D. The 2-year-old panda was probably born in the Beijing zoo.2. They decided to try another way to save the panda because _.A. it was difficult to find other pandasB. the blood of pandas was too expensiveC. it was the breeding season for the panda, Yong LiangD. other pandas were producing young at that time3. The best title of the article should be _.A. Protecting Giant Pandas B. Yong Ling-A Giant PandaC. Bear Blood Saved Panda D. A Successful TransfusionPassage E Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know what to do. The price was reasonable and the food was of good quality, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant is always full of men with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a menu(菜单), The menu looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man supplied the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine. while the menu that he gave to the lady supplied a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous(慷慨) than he really was.1. Why didnt people come to the White Rose Restaurant to eat at first? A. Because the price was high. B. Because the food was too cheap. C. Because the food was not good. D. The passage didnt mention.2. According to the passage we can conclude that the people who eat at this restaurant are mostly _. A. poor old people B. rich young people C. men with their girl friends D. parents with their children3. The difference between the two kinds of menu lie in _. A. the color B. the shape C. the price D. the food4. According to the passage we can infer that when men with their girl friends eat at this restaurant, the food was paid _. A. always by the ladies only B. always by the men only C. sometimes by the ladies D. either by the men or by the ladies5. According to the passage we can know that, generally speaking,_. A. men are more generous than women B. women are more generous than men C. men like their lady friends to be generousD. women like their men friends to be generousPassage F A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, Are these yours? Yes, sir. the farmer answered timidly (胆怯地). Have you killed the man? No, no, sir. the farmer said in a hurry. When did you see the dead man? About seven last evening. Did you see who killed the man? No, sir. The officer brought out a knife and asked, Have you seen it yet? No, sir. The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison.That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, Have you seen it yet? Yes, sir. The officer was happy and asked, When and where? I saw it here this afternoon, sir.1. The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to _.A. buy some food for his family B. buy some medicine for his wifeC. go to see a doctor D. go to the cinema2. The farmer didnt sell out his vegetables until the evening because _.A. they were too bad B. they were very expensiveC. it rained hard that morning D. people wouldnt go out on such a bad day3. As _, the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.A. he was ready to help others B. the person was one of his friendsC. he thought the person would thank himD. he thought the person had drunk too much4. The farmer ran away quickly because _.A. the policemen were coming towards himB. his wife was waiting for him at homeC. he was afraid to see a dead manD. it was so late that he couldnt stay there any longer5. The officer tried the farmer to _.A. know who had killed the manB. know if he had seen the dead manC. ask when he saw the dead manD. ask if he had seen the knifePassage G Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other peoples houses.Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, Weve been to a lot of other peoples houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustnt we?Yes, certainly, answered her husband, A big party will be the easiest thing, wont it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.So Mrs. Harris said, Yes, Ill invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.How many will that be? Mr. Harris asked. Dont invite too many.Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.That isnt very nice, is it? he said. Youre telling our guests that they must go at 8:30. So Mrs. Harris just wrote Party: 6:30 p.m.A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨). Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. That was a surprise, wasnt it? Who complained about the noise?I did, Mr Harris answered in a tired voice. 1. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?A. They wanted to make some new friends.B. Mr. Harris changed his work.C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other peoples houses.2 What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?A. It was easy to hold a big party at home.B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.C. They had gone to other peoples parties many times.D. They liked making friends with others.3. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?A. From the morning till night.B. About fourteen hours.C. About two hours. D. Till midnight4. When did the party end that evening?A. At about 8:30.B. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.C. About twelve oclock.D. When someone telephoned the police station.5. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night.C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.D. Because he hated the noise.1 Adc 2 Dccbd 3 Bddca 4 Bcccb Many people who work in London want to live outside it and to go to their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this 1 they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach 2 later in the evening. One benefit (好处) of living outside London is that houses are 3 . Even a small flat (公寓) in London without a garden costs quite a lot 4 . With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of 5 own. Then, in the coun