How to read more and learn more

These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can broaden my mind and improve my language skills.   16   Here are some tips for you.

Clear your purpose for reading.

  17   Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.

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No matter what you arc reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.

Give up books that you don’t enjoy.

You may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they are right purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don’t enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren’t enjoying the book you are reading, give it up.   19 

Set a reading goal.

It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don’t have a due date! I don’t need to return those books.   20   Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.

A. Read only what you are interested in.

B. Read the books borrowed from others.

C. Remember reading shouldn’t be a chore.

D. Of course, it also can help me to get good grades.

E. We need to get the latest news and communicate with friends.

F. Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book.

G. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day.

The teacher and writer as well as some students         something when we entered the room.

A. discussed         B. were discussing                C. have discussed              D. was discussing

While Nick was on the bus, reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope into his hands. “Here, take this!” the mail said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.

Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy. There were papers inside, or money perhaps. “I’d better hand it over to the police,” he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something. “He wants the envelope,” Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick started to run, and the man began to run, too. But then, just before he got to the police station, Nick managed to lose the man in the crowds. When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.

Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to a policeman in charge. The policeman opened it. The envelope was full of money, false money. “Clearly the man made a mistake,” the policeman said. “He thought you were one of the gang(团伙)!”

Nick felt like a hero. He could already see his name in all the papers. He could imagine an interview on television.

“However,” the policeman went on, “Pm afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this. We’re trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don’t want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn’t say a word to anyone—not even your boss!”

32. The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably         .

A. Nick’s friend                                                             B. a thief

C. the bus driver                                                          D. a postman

33. Nick decided to give the envelope over to the police probably because         .

A. the whole thing was strange

B. another man was waiting for it

C. lie didn’t want the money inside it

D. the police station was near his office

34. As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because         .

A. lie wanted to catch Nick                                           B. he thought Nick was a policeman

C. he wanted to give Nick some money                              D. he thought Nick was one of their gang

35. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Nick had an unusual experience.

B. Nick became a hero.

C. A gang of thieves were caught.

D. A gang of thieves made a mistake.

It’s clear that with unprecedented (空前的) pressure on our natural resources and our climate, the world economy needs to “green up”. The shift to a green economy represents one of the biggest business opportunities in decades. Already, the global low-carbon market is worth more than £3 trillion, and is set to reach £4 trillion by 2015 as more economies invest in low-carbon technologies.

And we need to focus on green growth because the price of inaction is too high. Business is constantly looking for ways to become more efficient and the competitive gains for British companies’ efficient use of resources such as water, energy and materials are enormous, with potential savings of about £23 billion a year. We do not underestimate the challenges that we face in moving to a green economy. We often take our natural resources for granted but these are not inexhaustible, and demand is increasing. This is an economic issue, it’s a development issue, and it requires global action.

Next month, I’m joining leaders in business, government and civil society from all over the world at the Rio+ 20 Earth Summit in Brazil. I’ll be calling for an absolute commitment from my international colleagues to inclusive (广泛的) green growth as the path to shared prosperity. Governments need to create the framework for the private sector (部门) to act. We want an agreement to develop sustainable development goals that meet the linked challenges of food, energy and water security.

At home, we’re providing support to companies that are changing the way they do business. Our Green Economy Council brings together government, businesses and the third sector to help us create the right way to enable action from everyone—from government, businesses and consumers. We in the government want to create an effective basis for the green economy, with policies that are helping growth and giving businesses the certainty to plan and invest.

A strong green economy will generate the investment and innovation (创新) to transform our products and services and capture new markets, though the case for green investment and green growth is compelling (有吸引力的), as we rebuild the British economy. To my mind, there is no other option.

59. It is time for the world economy to “green up” due to _______.

      A. the appearance of low-carbon technologies 

B. the present environmental problems like pollution

      C. the increasing demand of worldwide population

      D. the pressure on natural resource and climate

60. What can be learned from the second paragraph?

      A. A green economy is in reality a development issue.  

      B. Inefficient companies will have to compete much.

      C. Some businesses have efficiently saved a lot.

      D. There are many difficulties on the way to a green economy.

61. To develop green economy, the governments should _______.

      A. change the way companies do business

      B. actively attend Rio+20 Earth Summit to be held in Brazil

      C. make effective policies for the green economy

      D. encourage businesses to invest more on sustainable energies

 62. What is the author’s attitude towards the coming green economy?

      A. Hopeful.                  B. Doubtful.               C. Negative.            D. Worried.

Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.

"An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."

Johnny is a hacker（黑客）. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem（调制解调器）, they join their computers to other computers　secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account（账户） and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

24. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.

A. the classroom      B. the school office

C. a bank near his house    D. his own house

25. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.

A. Johnny was good at math       

B. Johnny loved computers

C. Johnny could join one computer to another

D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer

26. Who are worried about hackers in the story?   .

A. Johnny's parents.          B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.

C. The police.               D. School headmasters and teachers.

27. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?    .

A. Information.    B. Back computer accounts.    C. Computers.       D. Grades.