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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上阅读填空、阅读简答专练ATo cultivate(培养) ones taste in English prose(散文)，the most effective way is to read English books extensively.Yet one may be at a loss to choose the appropriate books，especially as a beginner.I would like to share some of my experience.My first English novel was Jane Austens
2、Pride and Prejudice，recommended by many English teachers and professors as an ideal book for English learners.But I had great difficulty in understanding the novel，let alone enjoying it.Its not the vocabulary that troubled me，but rather the way Austen constructs sentences，and her way of thinking，whi
3、ch seemed too remote to me at that time.My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Hemingways novel Farewell to Arms.I particularly liked his concise(简明) and lively style.So my first suggestion is，as a beginner，youd better choose contemporary novels instead of classical ones.You can easil
4、y engage yourself in reading，get fun out of it，and gradually build up confidence，I do not mean to exclude(排斥) classical novels forever.Actually，the second reading of Pride and Prejudice greatly pleased me (probably the result of my improved English comprehension)It is only that classical novels are
5、less accessible to beginners due to their language styles and social background.However，reading novels is not the only way to improve your English.English essays can at once inform you，entertain you.The best example is Bertrand Russells work.Its language is plain，yet you cannot help feeling the eleg
6、ance and the unique sense of humor.His simple language enables his philosophy(哲理) within the reach of ordinary people.Here comes my second suggestionessays are necessary.My last advice is never to follow others opinions blindly，however famous or influential the person might be.As a saying goes，one m
7、ans meat is another mans poison.With that in mind，we are sure to find our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English.Title：How to Choose English Books1._ of readingTo cultivate ones taste in English proseChoice of booksClassical novelsUnfamiliar language styles and 2._Dif
8、ferent ways of constructing sentences and the way of thinkingDifficult for beginners to understand fully and easy to 3._Choice of books4._5._ language stylesEasy for readers to read，have fun and 6._EssaysPlain,7._ languageMuch easier for ordinary readers to grasp the ideas8._Dont choose 9._ but cont
9、emporary ones.Read 10._.Be open to various ideas but think and make a decision of our own.BA man had a little daughteran only and muchloved child.The girl was very lovely and beautiful.Every day the girl would sing and dance for him.They lived together happily.He was very proud of her.Whenever
10、 talking about his daughter，he always thought he was the happiest father in the world.He lived for hershe was his life.So when one day she became seriously ill，he became like a crazy man，moving heaven and earth to bring about her restoration to health.His best efforts，however，proved unavailing and t
11、he child died.He felt his own life was gone with his little daughter.The father became a bitter recluse(隐居者)，shutting himself away from his many friends and refusing every activity that might restore his confidence and bring him back to his normal self.But one night he had a dream.He was in heaven，w
12、itnessing a grand pageant of all the little child angels.They were marching in a line passing by the Great White Throne.Every whiterobed angelic child carried a candle.He noticed that one childs candle was not lighted.Then he saw that the child with the dark candle was his own little girl.Rush
13、ing to her，he seized her in his arms，kissed her tenderly，and then asked，“How is it，darling，that your candle alone is unlighted？” “Daddy，they often relight it，but your tears always put it out.”Just then he awoke from his dream.The lesson was crystal clear，and its effects were immediate.From that hour
14、 on he was not a recluse，but communicated freely and cheerfully with his former friends and associates.No longer would his darlings candle be extinguished by his useless tears.1How did the father feel when his daughter died？(No more than 9 words)_2What did the father do after his daughter died？(No m
15、ore than 12 words)_3Why would the father like to communicate with his former friends again？(No more than 8 words)_4What did his daughters words mean？(No more than 12 words)_Test 2ADo you wake up every day feeling too tired？If so，then a new alarm clock could be just for you.The clock is called SleepS
16、mart.This device is worn on your head，which measures your sleep cycle and analyses your brain wave and then waits for you to be in your lightest phase(阶段) of sleep before waking you up.SleepSmarts technology is based on.That is，as you sleep，you sleep through a sequence of sleep state：light sleep，dee
17、p sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) sleepthat repeats approximately every 90 minutes.Recent scientific research has learned that the way one feels after waking up is determined not by the length of sleep，but rather the sleep cycle from which that person awakens.When awoken from deep sleep，the sleep
18、er feels tired.However，if someone wakes up from a lighter stage of sleep，no matter how many hours they slept，they still wake up recharged and energetic.SleepSmart monitors the distinct pattern of brain waves produced during each phase of sleep.You program the clock with the latest time at which you
19、want to be wakened.The device can measure the electrical activity of the wearers brain in much the same way as some machines used for medical and research purpose and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed and the device then timely wakes you up during the last light sleep phase befo
20、re that.The monitoring of sleep phases is the key to solving the problem of overand undersleeping.SleepSmart was exactly designed to track the sleep phases.And it was invented by a group of students at Brown University in Rhode Island after a friend complained of waking up tired and perf
21、orming poorly on a test.Another function of the device is its noise recording that can be played back later.Noise recording is the ideal way to find out the cause of sleep disturbance.It is a great tool for adjustment of the sleeping environment.Title：1._2._A group of students at Brown University in
22、 Rhode IslandTheory3._ determines how people feel when waking upTired：Waking up from 4. _5._：Waking up from a lighter stage of sleepWorking process6._ with the latest time when you want to be wakenedMeasuring your sleep cycle and analyzing your brain wave7._ timely before the set alarm8._Solving the
23、 problem of overand undersleeping by tracking 9._Adjusting the sleeping environment by 10._BRecently the cheapest room in Cole County，Missouri was at the county jail，and 170 people gladly checked in.It charged $30 a night for anyone who volunteered to go behind bars so officials could gi
24、ve the new jail a test run before it opened for real.People from three states spent the night in the jail(监狱)，including some lawyers and a couple celebrating their first anniversary.“It was something they could experience without having to get a criminal record，” Cole County Sheriff(郡治安官) Greg White
25、 said.“They spent the night and gained an understanding that they would not want to ever do this again.”Jailers(狱卒) tried to give the citizens the full experience.They were told to give up their jewellery，cell phones，and other personal belongings.They were booked and photographed and then led into t
26、he jail.Bed was a steel bunk(架式床铺) with a thin mattress(床垫)Overhead，a 40watt bulb(电灯泡) stayed lit through the night in each cell(单人牢房)People could keep their cell doors open，but that trapped feeling was still there because the outer room doors were locked，said Bob Watson，who spent Friday night
27、 at the jail.He said two other feelings were boredom and a lack of choice.How about the food？Watson ate a dinner including cheesy pasta with turkey bits and coffee cake.“I wouldnt pay for it in a restaurant，but you wont die trying to eat it，” he said.1What was the purpose of inviting volunteers to s
28、pend a night in the new jail？(No more than 13 words)_2What did a “criminal” have to do before being led into the jail？(No more than 10 words)_3How was the food in the jail？(No more than 2 words)_4How did the “volunteers” feel in the jail？(No more than 8 words)_答案A1.Purpose2.social background3.lose e
29、nthusiasm/lose interest4.Contemporary novels5.Concise and lively6.gain more confidence/build up confidence7elegant and humorous8.Tips9.classical novels10.more English essaysB1.He felt his life was gone with her daughter./He felt very sad and hopeless for life.2.He shut himself away from his friends
30、and refused every normal activity.3Because of what her daughter said.4.She didnt want her father to be too sad about her death.A1.SleepSmart2.Inventors3.The sleep cycle4.deep sleep5.Recharged and energetic6.Programmed 7Waking you up8.Function9.the sleep phase 10noise recordingB1.Because the officials wanted to give a test run to the new jail/give the new jail a test run.2.Give up their precious belongings and be booked and photographed.3.Not delicious.4.They feel trapped，bored and lack of choice.专心-专注-专业