Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. You will never feel bored or tired.
Next, you can read a book almost anywhere---in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book!
Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.
Good readers may become writers too. They always have more things to write about.
If you wish to become a good reader, here are four important points to remember about speed of reading:
Knowing why you are reading---what you are reading to find out---will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.
Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are instructions for making or doing something, solving math problems, and science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important idea.
Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and news from local newspapers, which tell what was happening to friends and neighbors.
In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow or from slow to fast as you go along. You need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
1.You can read a book ________.
A. almost anywhere B. when you are driving a car
C. only on a plane D. only when you feel bored or tired
2.Which of the following reasons is NOT true that reading is a good hobby?
A. It is fun. B. You can read almost anywhere.
C. It is out of date. D. It can help you improve your computer skills.
3.According to the passage, your reading speed depends on _______.
A. how much time you have B. where you do the reading
C. the writer of the book D. what and why you are reading
4.If you want to read for fun and relaxation, you should read _______.
A. an instruction book B. letters from friends
C. a book full of math problems D. a history book full of important information
5.What is the writer trying to tell us according the last four paragraphs?
A. How to be a good reader. B. How to read books quickly.
C. How to have fun by reading. D. How to choose your reading materials.
