Question

If you want to become a better reader, here are four points to remember about speed of reading.

1. Knowing why you are reading—what you are reading to find out—will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly, such as instructions for making or doing something, maths problems, science and history books. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3. Some things should be read quickly, such as simple stories, letters from friends and news from local newspapers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read some pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.

1.If we want to relax by reading, we usually pick               .

A. a story book

B. a maths book

C. a science book

D. something with important information

2.Which of the following should we read slowly and carefully?

A. Simple stories.      B. A user guide.

C. Letters from friends. D. A local newspaper.

3.What should we read quickly?

A. Instructions (说明)for making something.

B. Maths problems.

C. Storybooks, newspapers and personal letters.

D. Science and history books.

4.What is important about speed of reading?

A. To read as fast as you can.

B. To keep your reading at the same speed.

C. To read as slowly as possible.

D. To fit your reading speed to your needs.

5.What’s the main idea of the article?

A. Something about careful reading.

B. Be a quick reader.

C. How to read?

D. How to be a slow reader?

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要论述了如果想要成为一个好的读者，需要根据不同的文章类型运用不同的阅读速度来进行阅读。然后给出了四点能够帮助大家更好训练阅读速度。

1.A细节理解题。根据文章信息 Some things should be read quickly, such as simple stories, letters from friends and news from local newspapers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.可知如果想放松一下我们通常要挑故事书，故选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据文中信息Some things should be read slowly, such as instructions for making or doing something, maths problems, science and history books. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.可知所给选项中A user guide要慢并且认真读，故选B。

3.C细节理解题。根据文中信息Some things should be read quickly, such as simple stories, letters from friends and news from local newspapers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.可知此题答案是C。

4.D推理判断题。根据文中信息判断阅读速度要依据需要来确定，故选D。

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考点：教育类短文阅读