For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main problem lies in language itself – words. Single words have little meaning until they are combined into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time, often regressing to reread words or passages. Regression, or looking back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which slows down the speed of reading is vocalization – sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called accelerator (加速器), which moves a bar down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable, in order to "stretch" him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and vocalization virtually impossible. At first, comprehension is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skills improved a lot after some training.
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- Directions: Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question.
- Most people can't read and comprehend quickly mainly because ________. A: they don't read groups of words B: they don't like to be trained in reading skills C: they don't realize they have poor reading habits D: they don't understand words when put together
- To achieve a faster reading speed and better comprehension, you are encouraged to read word by word.
- .Would you please_______the new words for us A: to read B: read C: reading D: reads
- Dictation: In this section, a short passage will be read for three times. In the first time, it will be read in normal speed. In the second time, there will be a long pasuse after each sentence. And in the third reading, it will be read in normal speed again. Please write the full passage down while you are reading.
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If a book has seven or more new words on each page, a reader who wants to practice reading speed ______ . A: will probably drop it B: will probably read it very fast C: may study it very carefully D: may read it with a dictionary
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If you read a book word by word, you often fail to get the main idea of what you're reading and soon forget what you ______. A: are reading B: were reading C: have been reading D: had reading
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When you called me this morning, I ________ the newspaper. A: read B: was reading C: reads D: have read
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How many times _____ the book? A: you have read B: you read C: have you read D: are you reading
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Before reading, let's read the questions carefully to help us find some to locate the specific information you need and let’s keep the concept of key words in mind.