Question

    Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there is too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are very good.

Preview—if it is long and hard. Previewing is very useful for getting a general (笼统的) idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here is how to preview.

Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing does not give you all the information. It keeps you from spending time on things you don’t really want or need to read.

Skim — if it is short and easy. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your everyday paper.

Here is how to skim.

Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same article, but we will get a similar idea of what it is all about.

1.How many skills are there in this passage?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three D.Four.

2.What does the underlined word “Skim” mean?

A.Reading slowly. B.Reading loudly.

C.Reading quickly. D.Reading carefully.

3.According to the passage, we should not __________ when we read sports news in an everyday paper.

A.read the last two paragraphs carefully B.get our eyes to move fast

C.sweep our eyes across each line D.pick up only a few key words in each line

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A.If the article is easy, you can skim.

B.There are many ways to read more in less time.

C.By previewing, you can get all the information of the passage.

D.Everybody skims differently, but we will get a similar idea of what it is about.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.How to read fast B.Where to read

C.When to read D.Why we should read

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了阅读是个好习惯，详细的写了怎样能提高阅读速度的两种方法，可以尝试这两种方法来提高阅读速度。

1.细节理解题。根据“Here are two skills that I think are very good.”可知，这里有两个我认为很好的技巧。故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据“Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.”让你的眼睛快速移动。让眼睛扫过每一行。以及句子“Pick up only a few key words in each line.”每行只选几个关键词。可知，这些是快速阅读的方法。因此单词Skim是“快速阅读”的意思。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据“Skim — if it is short and easy. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your everyday paper.”当我们在一份日报上阅读像杂志、体育、娱乐新闻时，可以采用快速阅读法。可知，当我们在一份日报上阅读体育新闻时，不应该仔细阅读最后两段。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据“Skim — if it is short and easy”.可知，如果这篇文章容易，你可以略读。因此选项A正确；根据“There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time.”可知，有很多方法可以在更短的时间内阅读更多的内容。因此选项B正确；根据“Previewing does not give you all the information.”浏览并不能提供所有信息。因此选项C错误；根据“Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same article, but we will get a similar idea of what it is all about.”可知，每个人的浏览方式都不一样，但我们会对它的内容有一个相似的想法。因此选项D正确。故选C

5.最佳标题。根据整篇文章的内容及其句子“Here are two skills that I think are very good.”这里有两个我认为非常好的技能。可知短文主要讲述了如何提高阅读速度的两种方法，即怎样才能读的快。故选A。