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Reading Smart: Advanced Techniques for Improved Reading (US $ 12) by Nicholas Reid Schaffzin The Princeton Review 98—RH 116
Have you ever spent 10 minutes on one page of Crime (犯罪) and Punishment? Or hired The Great Gatsby just to avoid reading the book? Reading doesn?t have to be a diffi-cult task. Once you learn a few methods of reading, it can even be fun.
Many people have reading difficulties. That?s why this book is written. This book helps people who have a hard time keeping up with assignments (作业), understanding novels, or just reading something freely. Reading Smart will help you increase your reading speed and comprehension with techniques like pre-reading, pen-marking, and much more.
1. The passage is _______.
A. a story B. a text
C. a report D. an advertisement 2. The name of the book is _______.
A. Reading Smart B. The Princeton Review C. The Great Gatsby D. Crime and Punishment 3. The writer of this book is _______.
A. The Princeton Review B. Nicholas Reid Sehaffzin C. Smart D. Gataby 4. How much is the book?
A. US $ 10. B. US $ 116. C. US $ 12. D. US $ 98. 5. “keeping up with” means _______.
A. not falling behind B. doing well in C. working hard at D. doing forward 答：1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
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Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal. Such a person is not really a thief. They are sick and cannot help themselves. All small children act naturally and as they grow up, they normally learn to control their actions. People with kleptomania for certain medical reasons have fafied to develop control over their desire to take things that do not belong to them. With medical help they may become normal citi-zens again. The things that a kleptomaniac steals are seldom of great value. They often give away what they have stolen or colleet object without using them. 1. What is the topic of the text?
A. Young thieves. B. An unusual illness. C. Reasons for stealing. D. A normal child?s actions.
2. From the text we learn that small children ______.
A. have little control of themselves
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B. usually steal things but grow up honest C. are usually kleptomaniacs D. like to give things away
3. Kleptomaniacs usually steal things that ________.
A. are valuable B. are unimportant C. their friends like D. they themselves need
4. Which of the following words can best replace the word “desire” in the first sen-tenee?
A. chance B. power C. right D. wish 答：1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 解析：
1．本文主要介绍一种病(盗窃癣)，故选B项。2．文中可知有盗窃癣的孩子不能控制自己。3．通常偷的都不是重要的东西。4．此题考查猜测词义。desire从文中可猜出，患有盗窃癣的孩子有偷东西的欲望。故选D项。
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In a mountainous area of Brazil, there is a kind of beautiful butterfly which can kill men. If people meet them, they will come down in great quantities to bite and kill, suck-ing blood and flesh through the wounds they cause.
In June, 1966, a boy named Marl Andre who went into the mountains in search of butterfly specimens (标本) was killed by these butterflies. A eountry boy saw him as he was just about to raise his net to catch a butterfly. Suddenly thousands of butterflies eame down upon him, covering him all over. The boy struggled and cried as he tried to free himself from their attack. Finally he fell senseless to the ground. Police examined his body and proved that he had died of bites by butterflies.
In New Guinea, there is a kind of needlefish which also kills men. Needlefish likes light. At night, it will swim near the lights of fishing boats, then suddenly shoot out of water like an arrow to its target, and force its 3-inch sharp mouth into a human body. Of-ten people are thrust in the eye, or through the chest or stomach, resulting in death. Sometimes it will even attack the people in a fishing boat in broad daylight.
About 10 persons in the world are killed by sharks every year, yet more than 20 are killed by needlefish every month.
1. From the passage, we know that ______.
A. butterflies are living in the mountains
B. all butterflies like sucking blood and eating fish
C. the more beautiful a butterfly is, the more dangerous it is to men D. the butterflies in a certain part of Brazil can kill men 2. Mari Andre was killed when he ______.
A. went to Brazil B. entered the mountains C. tried to catch a butterfly D. raised a net 3. Needlefish comes out ______.
A. sometimes at night B. usually in the daytime C. only when boats appear D. both at night and in the daytime
4. According to the story, each year needlefish kills ______.
A. twice more than sharks do
B. about 10 more persons than sharks do
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C. fewer persons than sharks do D. 24 times more persons than sharks do 5. The best title for the passage is ______.
A. Brazil Home of Dangerous Butterflies B. New Guinea—No Fit to Live in C. Killer Butterflies and Needlefish
D. Deaths Caused by Butterflies and Needlefish 答：1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. C 解析：
1．文章开篇第一段可知。此题属事实理解的题。2．文中第二旦可知。3．从第三段对这种鱼的描述可知D项。4．从文章结尾一段可知D项。5．文章主要讲蝴蝶和针鱼，故选c项。
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WASHINGTON—Considering the serious warnings lately about Internet viruses (病毒), users may be tempted to unplug their machines just to keep them safe. In reality, common sense and a few basic tips can keep Internet surfers secure.
Antivirus software is a must, and it should be updated at least once a week to recog-nize newly released viruses.
People with broadband Internet connections should also have a firewall. These pro-tect the computer from attacks by hackers (黑客).
Then it is time to think about computer habits. Unlike old viruses, which spread on ly through shared diskettes, the Internet brings viruses straight to the emai-box. if email with attachment comes from an unknown sender, or unexpectedly from a known sender, it should not be opened.
On receipt of an unexpected attachment from a friend, experts suggest a telephone call to make sure of the mail?s source before opening.
1. Why should antivirus software be updated at least once a week? Because ______.
A. the newly published antivirus software is more expensive B. the previous antivirus software cannot work longer than a week C. the inventors of viruses have suggested this idea D. computer viruses are always developing
2. The underlined word “Iirewall” in Paragraph Three is probably ______.
A. a kind of wall to keep others away B. a kind of wall to fight against a fire C. a safety system for the computer D. a kind of virus made by hackers
3. Computer viruses cannot spread through ______.
A. shared diskettes B. shared floppies C. email D. telephone lines
4. Which of the following is suggested by computer experts? ______.
A. Do not rush to open any email attachment B. Never open any email attachment
C. It is always safe to open an email attachment from a friend
D. Whenever you receive any email, you should make a call to ensure its source 5. Which of the following is not right according to the passage above? ______.
A. We can do something to keep our computers safe
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B. Antivirus software made in 1995 is hard to protect our present day computers C. We should unplug our computers to fend off viruses
D. An email attachment even coming from a friend may not always be safe to be opened 答：1. D 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 解析：
1．从第二段可知答案。2．从上下文猜测firewall应是一种防御系统。3．通过排除法，选择D项。4．电脑专家建议不要急于打开邮件信箱。5．从文章末尾一段可确定出C项。
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Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place very often. In some states only one house in five has people living in it who have been there for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school educa tion in two or three cities and attend a college far across the country. And when he has en-tered business, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from job to job, or jo-hopping, is a very common practice in the United States. This practice is not good by and large. Yet every chance to change a job offers the worker an opportunity to move up to a higher position and to get better wages. And job-hopping also gives employers—the bosses, the managers the—chance to benefit from the new ideas and skills that different people bring to their firms or factories. Then, most A-mericans love traveling. People often drive their automobiles 120 to 160 kilometers just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to Europe and back just for watching a football match. It is because of this—the fact that Americans are in constant motion and, in this way, it is also easy for you to become friends with Americans. And the friendship can be close and strong for a while, but then disappears as soon as the individuals move away from each other. But if these people should meet again, even years later, they would be delighted to continue the friendship. So don?t be unhappy when you fail to find lifetime friendships or relationships in the United States.
1. “Job-hopping” means _______.
A. moving from place to place B. looking for work C. hoping to get a job D. moving from job to job
2. Why do Americans change their jobs so frequently? Because _______.
A. they have the habits of moving
B. they want a higher position and better wages C. job-hopping benefits the bosses
D. it gives them a good opportunity of traveling 3. It is inferred that _______.
A. Americans like to make friends but don?t specially attach importance to it B. it?s impossible to find lifetime friendships or relationships in the United States C. Americans ignore friendships and relationships with others D. Americans make friends just for fun 4. Personally, tbaauthor _______ job-hopping.
A. is against B. thinks well of C. wants to stop D. doesn?t go along with 答：1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 解析：
1．第一段or...就相当于对前文的解释。2．美国人频繁地变换工作一是为了更高的工资，二是为了提
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