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Doyouknowthatafastreadercangettheideasbetterthanaslowreadercan?Ofcourse,yousavetimebyreadingfast,butthisisnotthemainreasonforfastreading.Themainreasonisthatyouunderstandbetterwhatyouarereadingwhenyoureadfast.Asyoureyesmovealongthelineofprint,theymakefixations(固定)orpauses.Itisimportantthatyouseeseveralwordsatafixation.Itisalsoimportantthatyoureyesleaveagroupofwordsquicklyandmoveontoanothergroup.Thenumberoflettersorwordsthatyouseeatafixationiscalledyoureyespan.Paymoreattentiontoimprovingyourrateofreading.Withpracticeyoucanlearntoreadfasterthanyouusuallyread.Thewayinwhichyoureadalwaysdependsonwhatyouarereadingandforwhatpurpose.Youshouldknowthedifferentwaysofreadingsothatyoucanapplywhatevermethodthatisnecessary.Herearefourwaysofreading:(1)Skimmingisanimportantkindofreading.Thismethodcanbeusedwhenyouwishtoreviewsomethingthatyouhaveforgotten.Youcanskimtogetthemainpoints.(2)Rapidfirstreadingandthenrereadingcertainpartscarefullyisimportant.Youmayusethistypeofreadingtostudyasciencelessonorahistorylesson.(3)Youneedtodocarefulreadingandrereadingsometimes.Thistypeofreadingisnecessaryformakinganintensive(精深的)studyofyourschoolsubjects,solvingMathsproblemsorreadingdirections.(4)Rapidreadingisusedwhenreadingstoriesforenjoyment.youmayalsodorapidreadingwhenreviewingmaterialthatyoualreadyknowwell.1.Themainreasonforreadingfastisthatyoucan_______whatyouarefastreading.A.gettheideasB.savetimeC.understandbetterD.learnwell2.Thewayofreadingalwaysdependson_______.A.themethodthatyoulikeB.yourreadingmaterialC.yourreadingpurpose D.bothBandC3.Theunderlinedword"skimming"inthefourthparagraphmeans_______.A.readingveryfast B.lookingcarefullyC.readingonlythemainpointsD.readingsomepartsofthematerial4.Carefulreadingisanimportantkindofreading_________.A.whenyoureadastoryforenjoymentB.whenyougooveralessonthatyouhavealreadyknownwellC.whenyoureadthedirectionsbeforeusingacamerawhichisexpensiveD.whenyouwishtofindalostplacethatyouhavereadYoueitherhaveitoryoudon’t—asenseofdirection,thatis.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamap,whileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirection,butitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheoryisthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchbeingcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseit,weloseit.“Childrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaround,”saysJimMartland,ResearchDirectoroftheproject.“However,iftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycar,theyneverdeveloptheskills.”JimMartlandalsoemphasizes(強調)thatyoungpeopleshou1dbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions:Ifyouareusingamap,turnitsoitrelatestothewayyouarefacing.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,putitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneortree.Notelandmarksontherouteasyougoawayfromyourbike.Whenyoureturn,gobackalongthesameroute.Simplifythewayoffindingyourdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatown,streams,orwallsinthecountrysidetoguideyou.Countyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchastowerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouare.Nowyouneednevergetlostagain!

5.Scientistsbelievethat_____.A.somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirectionB.peoplelearnasenseofdirectionastheygrowolderC.peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirectionD.everybodyownsasenseofdirectionfrombirth

6.Whatistrueofseven-year-oldchildrenaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyneverhaveasenseofdirectionwithoutmaps.B.Theyshouldneverbeallowedoutaloneiftheydonothaveasenseofdirection.C.Theyhaveasenseofdirectionandcanfindtheirwayaround.D.Theycandevelopagoodsenseofdirectioniftheyaredrivenaroundinacar.

7.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,youshould_____.A.tieittoatreesoastopreventitfrombeingstolenB.drawamapoftheroutetohelprememberwhereitisC.avoidtakingthesameroutewhenyoucomebacktoitD.remembersomethingeasilyrecognizableontheroute

8.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytofindyourwayaroundisto_____.A.askpolicemenfordirectionsB.usewalls,stream,andstreetstoguideyourselfC.rememberyourroutebylookingoutforstepsandstairsD.countthenumberoflandmarksthatyousee

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