If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed of reading?
Some people read very rapidly(很快地), while others read very slowly. But which one is
better?
The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be
able to slow down enough to read directions(说明) carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does
not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember.
The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he
may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not
important enough to be remembered.
So, you see, either a rapid reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to
become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about speed of reading.
1. Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or
slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing
something, science and history books, and Maths problems. You must read such things slowly or
remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment,
letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as
you go along. You will need to read certain(某些) pages rapidly and then slow down and do more
careful reading when you come to important ideas.
【小题1】 What should be read rapidly?

Timetables are important. They help you know what your classes are and when your classes are. They help you get to your classes on time. A class timetable has the names and time of all classes. A good timetable has other information(信息) too. You can write your teachers’names on it. In some schools, students have the same class in the same place every day—from Monday to Friday. The following timetable is fit(合适的) for those students.

1.Why do we say the timetables are important?

A．Because they can help us do the homework well.

B．Because they can help us know about out subjects.

C．Because they can help us know a lot about our classmates.

D．Because they can help us know a lot about our teachers.

2.What does the timetable include(包括)?

a. the names of the subjects

b. the time of all classes

c. the classroom

d. the teachers’ names

e. the workdays of a week

A．a c d e            B．a b c e            C．a b d e            D．a b c d e

3.What class are the students having at 10:30 on Wednesday?

A．PE               B．Maths            C．English            D．Chinese

4.How many classes does Ms Feng have on Friday?

A．One             B．Two              C．Three            D．Four

5.Which of the following is Not right?

A．The students have an hour for lunch.

B．The students have seven lessons a day.

C．The students go to school five days a week.

D．The students do morning exercises and play ball games every day.