If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about speed* of reading.

1.Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly* or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Science and history books are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3.Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyable, letters from friends, news from local or hometown paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.

1.This passage mainly tells us some important points about how to               .

A. write      B. read     C. spell         D. speak

2.How many important points are mentioned here in order to be a better reader?

A. one      B. Two         C. Three             D. Four

3.                should be read slowly. 

A. Science books

B. Stories meant for enjoyment

C. Letters from friends

D. News

4.The best title of this passage is                 

A. How to Read fast                    B. How to Read Slowly  

C. How to become a Better Reader        D. How to Remember Things.

根據(jù)句意和首字母提示，補(bǔ)全單詞

1. — Do you know who d              America?  

— Columbus (哥倫布).  

2. — How many f             languages can you speak, Lin Dong? 

— Two. English and Spanish.

3. You can find many a              in that city, for example, the Water World and the amusement park.  

4. When you are in Disneyland, you can see Disney c              walking around it all the time.

5. A             is the third season of the year.