阅读理解。
There is no doubt that adults, and even highlyeducated adults, vary greatly in the speed and
efficiency of their reading.Some proceed very slowly throughout; others clash along too quickly
and then have to regress(退回)．Poor readers in particular may lack the ability to vary their
manner of reading according to the type of reading matter and to their intentions in reading it.
A good reader can move at great speed through the text of a novel or similar light reading matter.
He may be able to skim a page, picking up a word or two here and there, and gain a general idea of
what the text is about without really reading it.In reading more difficult material, with the intention of
taking in the whole of it, he will proceed more slowly, but even then he will vary his pace, concentrating
on the key words and passages, perhaps rereading them several times, and pass more quickly over the
remainder.A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever the material he reads.
Consequently, even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly.But this
pace may be too fast for really difficult material.
A type of reading which necessitates careful attention to detail is proofreading (校对), in which the
reader, in order to detect misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of what he
reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text.This is extremely difficult for most
people since they are accustomed to overlooking such details.In fact, considerable practice is required
to practice this task efficiently and it can be done only by reading very slowly, and by paying less attention
to the general meaning of the text.
1．The author claims that there is a difference in reading speed________.
A．between the poorlyeducated and the highlyeducated
B．among all readers
C．among different poorlyeducated adults only
D．among different highlyeducated adults only
2．A good reader is a reader who________.
A．concentrates on the key words only
B．changes his speed according to the kind of text
C．always reads slowly but carefully
D．changes his speed according to his liking for the book
3．In order to detect misprints in a sample print, a proofreader has to________.
A．understand the text fully
B．have practice in efficiency
C．pay no attention to the general meaning of the text
D．grasp the shape and order of letters and words as he reads
