Now let us look at how we read．When we read a printed text, our eyes move across a page in short, rough movement．We recognize words usually when our eyes are still when they fixate(凝視)．Each time they fixate, we see a group of words．This is known as the recognition span or the visual span．The length of time of which the eyes stop ---the duration of the fixation ----varies considerably from person to person．It also varies within one person according to his purpose in reading and his familiarity with the text．Furthermore, it can be affected by such factors as lighting and tiredness．
Unfortunately, in the past, many reading improvement courses have concentrated too much on how our eyes move across the printed page．As a result of this misleading emphasis on the purely visual aspects of reading, numerous exercises have been devised to train the eyes to see more words at one fixation．For instance, in some exercises, words are flashed on to a screen for, say, a tenth or a twentieth of a second．One of the exercises has required students to fix their eyes on some central point, taking in the words on either side．Such word patterns are often constructed in the shape of rather steep pyramids so the reader takes in more and more words at each successive fixation．All these exercises are very clever, but it’s one thing to improve a person’s ability to see words and quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently．Reading requires the ability to understand the relationship between words．Consequently, for these reasons, many experts have now begun to question the usefulness of eye training, especially since any approach which trains a person to read isolated words and phrases would seem unlikely to help him in reading a continuous text．
59．The time of the recognition span can be affected by the following facts EXCEPT________ ．
　  A．one’s familiarity with the text B．one’s purpose in reading
　  C．the length of a group of words       D．lighting and tiredness
60．The author may believe that reading ______．
　  A．requires a reader to take in more words at each fixation   
B．requires a reader to see words more quickly
　  C．demands a deeply-participating mind                   
D．demands more mind than eyes
61．What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?
　  A．The ability to see words is not needed when an efficient reading is conducted．
　  B．The reading exercises mentioned can’t help to improve both the ability to see and to
comprehend words．
　 C．The reading exercises mentioned can’t help to improve an efficient reading．
　 D．The reading exercises mentioned have done a great job to improve one’s ability to see
words．
62．What is the writer’s attitude in writing this passage?
　  A．critical   B．neutral   C．pessimistic     D．optimistic

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:A
         
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38. A. or                    B. either             C. so                         D. and
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41. A. in all                B. at all                 C. after all                    D. above all
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43. A. face to face         B. little by little     C. door to door             D. day by day
44. A. performed           B. acted                 C. used                         D. repeated
45. A. realized                     B. doubted             C. expected                   D. agreed
46. A. early                  B. simply                     C. quickly                    D. immediately
47. A. present               B. transport           C. demand                   D. combine
48. A. drink                  B. cloth                 C. food                        D. car
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50. A. chose                  B. designed            C. suggested                 D. studied
51. A. told                    B. asked                C. showed                    D. registered
52. A. curiously            B. excitedly           C.    calmly                   D. kindly
53. A. unless                 B. since                 C. but                          D. although
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“I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologise to you.”
“Why?” asked the bearer. “What are you ashamed of?”
“I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back. And you do no get full value for your efforts” the pot explained.
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A．Because it didn’t hold water.
B．Because the water bearer didn’t like it.
C．It couldn’t water the flowers well.
D．Because it could only accomplish half of its load.
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C．Prouder than the other pot.D．Still ashamed of itself.
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One morning last summer Joyce Andrews made some sausage sandwiches for her husband’s lunch. There was one sausage left over. Mrs. Andrews didn’t care for them herself, and so she gave to last one to Henry, their little dog, Henry ate it up quickly.
During the morning the dog got ill. He wouldn’t stop shaking his head, and couldn’t stand properly. Joyce thought, “He’s eaten something that didn’t agree with him. Maybe that sausage very bad…” she suddenly remembered her husband’s lunch. She ran to the telephone and called Jim at office.
“Jim, I hope you haven’t eaten any of those sandwiches yet.”
“You have? Two? Well, listen—don’t eat any more. I gave Henry the last sausage, and new he’s ill. Go to the doctor, Jim.”
“What? You feel all right? No, Jim, don’t take a chance with your health. I’m sure the sausages are bad. Please go…”
“Yes, Jim. Tell him about the dog. Get some medicine.”
Jim came back at lunch time and went to bed. “I had a very unpleasant hour at the doctor” he told Joyce, “and the medicine made me very sick.”
The next morning Jim was fine. Henry seemed quite fit again, too. At eleven o’clock milkman came with the milk.
“Morning, Mrs. Andrews,” the milkman said “How’s your dog this morning? I’ve been thinking about him…”
“Have you? Well, he seems all right now, but...”
“Yesterday morning he and I had I a little accident. He jumped up at me, and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head.”
67. Why did Joyce telephone Jim?
A. She wanted him to come home for lunch  
B. Jim’s dog was badly ill.
C. Jim was ill and needed to go to the hospital
D. She thought the sausage would do harm to him
68. Joyce’s husband ________.
A. took her advice that he should go to the hospital  B. didn’t believe her
C. knew why Henry kept shaking his head  D. didn’t eat any of the sausage
69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. It was the sausage that made Henry ill.
B. Jim ate only two sandwiches, so he was quite all right.
C. The milkman explained Henry’s illness
D. Jim felt unpleasant because of her wife’s telephone call.
70. The underlined word “him” probably refers to _________.
A. Jim     B. the milkman     C. the doctor      D. Jim’s dog

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