Module 2 Reading Practice period 4

Ⅰ. Fast Reading: Read the text quickly and silently and decide where you would expect to see this passage.

A. In a biography (a life story about someone written by someone else) 传记

B. In an autobiography (the story of the writer's life) 自传

C. A brochure to persuade people to attend this school

D. A government report

Ⅱ. Careful Reading: Read the passage again and choose the best answers according to the passage.

1. The writer thinks that______.

A. nursery school was good preparation for "big school"

B. he was not very prepared for boarding school

C. he went to nursery school because his father worked abroad

D. he learned to read and recite the alphabet at "big school"

2. The writer was unhappy when he arrived at school because______.

A. the dormitory was so different from what he was used to

B. he didn't have enough bedding

C. he was ashamed to admit that he sobbed as he fell asleep

D. he didn't want to share a dormitory with five other boys

3. The writer's favorite subjects were______.

A. arithmetic, algebra and geometry

B. flowers and plants

C. sports

D. English literature and botany

4. Among the school regulations, the boy had to ______.

A. write to their parents once a fortnight

B. be punctual and go for a run whatever the weather

C. attend assembly every Sunday

D. check their mailboxes every day

5. The writer wanted to become a Catholic _______.

A. because he preferred zippers on his trousers

B. because he didn't like staying in classrooms

C. so that he could miss assembly and read books instead

D. so that he could attend school assembly

Ⅲ. Phrases:

1. 实际上____________ 2.入睡，睡着_______________

3.7×3________________ 4.诸如____________________

5.许多的，大量的___________ 6.除...之外____________

7.盼望，期盼_______________ 8.令我极其失望的是________________

9. 两周一次________________ 10.一种解放感____________________

Ⅳ.Language Points:

1. I am ashamed to admit that I sobbed as I fell asleep that night.

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