Question

   Reading is becoming more and more important in language learning and is still the most effective (有效 的) activity to get information.

   There are three possible ways to improve reading. The fastest is probably a speed reading class with good books and teachers. It is quite usual for a slow reader to increase two or three times his reading efficiency (效 率) during a two-day class with a positive atmosphere (氣氛) ，carefully picked texts and reading tests. However,this encouraging improvement often fades (消退) with time.

   A book about speed reading is the second method. Such a book usually gives speed and comprehension (理解) tests as well as ways to improve reading. It often has all kinds of methods to make you pay attention to or be interested in the text. All the methods need a lot of time as well as hard work from the reader.

    Finally,a speed reading computer program is probably the most effective way to achieve top reading levels. Computers give special exercises to improve reading efficiency. Higher reading skills got with a computer screen can change to reading from paper. Unfortunately the inverse (轉(zhuǎn)變) way does not work so well. Speed reading software (軟件) gives enjoyable and fast reading training,thus giving the practice necessary to break long-time slow reading habits. This is the task that reading classes and speed reading books usually can't give to the reader.

1. What is the most effective way to improve reading?

   A. A speed reading class.

   B. A book about speed reading.

   C. A speed reading computer program.

   D. A good teacher and book.

2. What is the best way to improve reading for a poor and shy girl?

   A. A speed reading class.

   B. A book about speed reading.

   C. A speed reading computer program.

   D. No way for her.

3. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “encouraging” ？

   A. 巨大的   B. 微不足道的

   C. 飛快的   D. 令人鼓舞的

4. Why is a speed reading computer program more effective than the other two?

   A. Because of its positive atmosphere,carefully picked texts and reading tests.

   B. Because it has all kinds of methods to make you be interested in the text.

   C. Because a computer screen is more interesting than a book.

   D. Because it gives enjoyable and fast reading training.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. Reading Is Becoming More and More Important

   B. Three Ways of Improving Reading Level

   C. The IVbst Efficient Way to Achieve Top Reading Levels

   D. How to Choose Ways to Improve Reading  Level

Answer 1

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B

導(dǎo)讀

這是一篇說明文，主要介紹了三種提高閱讀水平的 方法。

詳析

1. C細節(jié)理解題。從最后一段的第一句“Finally,a speed reading computer program is probably the most effective way to achieve top reading levels. ” 可知答案。

2. B推理判斷題。結(jié)合文章，從女孩的條件來判斷，貧窮就

可能買不起電腦，害羞就可能不愿去參加訓(xùn)練班，因此 有關(guān)閱讀的書籍就很適合她。

3. D詞義猜測題。encourage意為“鼓舞，激勵”。在句中，encouraging是形容詞，因此它的意思是“令人鼓舞的”。

4. D推理判斷題。從文章最后兩句可知，電腦程序能給讀者前兩種方法所沒有的快速的閱讀訓(xùn)練。

5. B主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了三種提高閱讀水平的方法。

improvement 提高 speed n.速度 activity 活動

障礙句分析

Higher reading skills got with a computer screen can change to reading from paper.從電腦屏幕上獲得的更高水平 的閱讀技巧可以用到紙質(zhì)讀物上。

got with a computer screen意為“從電腦屏幕上獲得的”， 修飾 Higher reading skills。