Question

【题目】 Do you get lots of reading tasks as part of your homework? You might wish that you could read faster. 【1】 But experts have dismissed(驳回）this announcement.

"Speed reading is not actually possible," said Elisabeth Schotter, a scientist at the University of South Florida, US. Schotter pointed out that people who say that they can teach others how to speed read are usually doing it to make money by selling courses and books.

In fact, speed reading has been advertised (做广告）since 1959, when US educator Evelyn Wood introduced a speed reading program. Several US presidents have event asked their staff to take speed reading courses, 【2】

Schotter explained that reading is a complicated(复杂的）process. It includes four stages: seeing a word, searching its meaning from your memory, connecting it with other words in the same sentence, and then moving on to the next word. 【3】 It can't be sped up. Some people who are able to speed read are simply skimming(略读）【4】 Skimmers can find out the main idea of a passage. But they will not be able to recall all of the information.

【5】 Research suggests that you should try to improve your vocabulary and simply read more. Then you can improve your reading speed.

阅读文章并根据上下文用下面适当选项补全短文。

A.This process uses many parts of the-brain at one time.

B.Skimming needs to read a passage quickly and only look for certain words or sentences.

C.There are some people who announce that, you can learn to read at super-high speeds.

D.So is there a way to become a faster reader?

E.However, the staff found that there is no real science behind speed reading.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

本文介绍了提高阅读速度的方法，应该是努力提高你的词汇量，只是多读就可以。

【1】

句意：有人宣称，你可以学习超高速阅读。

根据“You might wish that you could read faster.”和“But experts have dismissed(驳回）this announcement.”可知，此处表示有些人宣布可以学会快速地阅读。故选C。

【2】

句意：然而，工作人员发现，速读背后并没有真正的科学。

根据“Several US presidents have event asked their staff to take speed reading courses,”可知，此处介绍员工对速读课程的看法。故选E。

【3】

句意：这个过程同时使用大脑的许多部分。

根据“Schotter explained that reading is a complicated(复杂的）process. It includes four stages:”可知，此处介绍阅读是一个过程，故选A。

【4】

句意：略读需要快速阅读一篇文章，并且只寻找特定的单词或句子。

根据“Some people who are able to speed read are simply skimming(略读）”可知，此处介绍略读的情况，故选B。

【5】

句意：那么，有没有办法成为一个更快的读者呢？

根据“Research suggests that you should try to improve your vocabulary and simply read more. Then you can improve your reading speed.”可知，此处询问有提高阅读速度的方法吗。故选D。