Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.
As your eyes move along the line of print, they make fixations(固定) or pauses. It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group of words quickly and move on to another group. The number of letters or words that you see at a fixation is called your eye span. Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.
The way in which you read always depends on what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method that is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:
(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.
(2) Rapid first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.
(3) You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive(精深的) study of your school subjects, solving maths problems or reading directions.
(4) Rapid reading is used when reading stories for enjoyment. You may also do rapid reading when reviewing material that you already know well.
小題1:The main reason for reading fast is that you can           what you are fast reading.
A．get the ideasB．save timeC．understand betterD．learn well
小題2:The way of reading always depends on           .
A．the method that you likeB．your reading material
C．your reading purposeD．both B and C
小題3:The underlined word “skimming” in the fourth paragraph means              .
A．reading very fast
B．looking carefully
C．reading only the main points
D．reading some parts of the material
小題4:Careful reading is an important kind of reading              .
A．when you read a story for enjoyment
B．when you go over a lesson that you have already known well
C．when you read the directions before using a camera which is expensive
D．when you wish to find a lost place that you have read

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：快速閱讀比慢速有什么好處？除了看的快、節(jié)省時(shí)間外，還可以幫你更好地理解。想要閱讀的更快嗎？那就來試試下面的方法吧。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.”可知快速閱讀最主要的是可以理解的更好。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三、四條建議可看出不同的材料、不同的目的閱讀方法也不同。故選D。
小題3:詞義猜測題。由文章內(nèi)容和“ You can skim to get the main points.”推測這里是標(biāo)記重點(diǎn)的意思。故選C。
小題4: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive(精深的) study of your school subjects, solving maths problems or reading directions.”可知再看使用說明書時(shí)應(yīng)該仔仔細(xì)細(xì)地看。故選C。
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