一、完形填空
Good readers know that reading is a way of thinking. Smart readers think before, during and 1 reading. Here are some points that may be 2.
Think before you read. Before you read the passage, ask 3 the questions—why you are reading it and what you want to get from it. Answering the questions will help you 4 what words you need to know and what words you can skip (跳过).
Think while you are reading. Can you get the meaning of the passage without 5 new words in a dictionary (字典)? Are there any clues (线索) in the passage? A passage will often give you some 6. They may help you understand 7 some of the words mean. Please look at the sentence:
"Many large Russian cities, such as Chelyabinsk and Irkutsk, have done something to protect their culture."
The words "Chelyabinsk" and "Irkutsk" may be new to us, but the sentence tells us that they are examples of the 8.
Think after you read. Do you understand the sentence? Could you 9 the meaning of the new words? Which words do you need to look up?
If you practise reading and thinking 10 this way, you will become a smarter reader and you will learn more, faster and better!
() 1. A. while
B. until
C. after
D. as
() 2. A. interesting
B. careful
C. funny
D. useful
() 3. A. yourself
B. myself
C. himself
D. herself
() 4. A. look
B. choose
C. dream
D. make
() 5. A. looking at
B. looking after
C. looking up
D. looking like
() 6. A. books
B. advice
C. examples
D. information
() 7. A. why
B. where
C. which
D. what
() 8. A. cities
B. rivers
C. people
D. animals
() 9. A. guess
B. write
C. think
D. watch
()10. A. in
B. on
C. for
D. at

一、1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.A 10.A

二、阅读理解
Are you interested in adventure stories? Do you want to take a trip to an unknown world? If you do, please read the book *Cloud Bound* by Rachael Kelley.
Rachael Kelley started writing a short story in December 2010, but as new ideas kept coming to her, the story got longer and longer. "It is a story about a girl who can predict the future. She travels around the world to save people's memory," Rachael said. Finally, it became a 136 - page novel.
Michelle Kelley, her mother, said, "She always has many different and new ideas, so I wasn't surprised when she started a book like this. We all thought she was writing a story, but later she told us 'I think this is going to be a long book'."
The idea to write a book came to Rachael from one of her friends. The friend was writing a book when Rachael visited him one day. After talking with him, Rachael decided to write a book of her own. With the help of her parents, Rachael worked on editing (编辑) the novel for a whole year. Rachael then sent the book to the Library of Congress (国会) for official copyright registration (官方版权注册) and began to sell it on the internet. Since the book was printed, it has sold well in bookshops.
However, Rachael doesn't stop. She has already started another story. She hopes to go on writing when she gets older.
() 1. According to the passage, we know that *Cloud Bound* is a(n) .
A. adventure story
B. science report
C. history book
D. comic book
() 2. Rachael Kelley got the idea to write her own book from .
A. her classmates
B. her teacher
C. one of her friends
D. her mother
() 3. According to the passage, the best word to describe Rachael Kelley is "".
A. shy
B. helpful
C. serious
D. creative
() 4. Which of the following is the correct order of events about Rachael's book?
① She started another story.
② She sent the book to the Library of Congress.
③ She got the idea to write a book from her friend.
④ She edited the novel with her parents' help.
A. ③→④→②→①
B. ④→③→②→①
C. ③→②→④→①
D. ④→②→③→①
() 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. *Cloud Bound* has 136 pages altogether.
B. Rachael's book is sold only on the internet.
C. Rachael's parents helped her edit the novel.
D. Rachael planned to write a short story in the beginning.

二、1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B