So much to do, so little time．So much information, so little time to read ．In this age there is more information than ever before．There is not enough time to read everything we want to read．However, you can take in and understand more information in shorter time through speed-reading．This article will not make you read 3 000 words per minute, but it will show you how to increase your speed greatly．You will also learn the basic techniques of speed reading, along with the dos and don'ts of speed-reading．
When you first learned to read, you would say the word out loud and sound it out．Then you might whisper the word because people can become annoyed when you read aloud．The stage you are now at is saying the word in your head．Most people tend to read this way．Saying the word in your head will cut your reading speed tremendously (極大的)．
How do you calculate your reading speed? The speed is measured by how many words per minute you can read．Get some reading material, preferably a book．Find out how many words are on the page．Time yourself one minute．Start your timer and start reading．When the timer sounds, stop at once．If you counted 500 words on the page and you read half of the page, then you are probably reading at 250 words per minute．
The first thing about speed-reading is looking at the word and recognizing it．Don't say the word in your mind, just look at it and recognize its appearance．Later you will recognize groups of four words or more to increase your speed．This is the first and most important step in speed-reading．
The next step is technique．As with any other skill, speed-reading requires technique．You should first be sitting up straight with your book on a horizontal (水平的) surface, such as a table or desk．Next, should be able to see the entire page．This is necessary if you want to recognize clumps of words．Lastly, you should be focused．It's hard to read a lot of noise．Find a quiet place to read．This will help your understand of the text．You need something to guide your eyes while reading．Then right, you should use your hand, Remember when you were little, you would read using your finger．That is a great technique, only now you're using your hand to underline each line．Move your finger smoothly across page．No need to go rush , start our slow．Keep your eyes focused on words as you recognize them while using your hand as a guide．This will increase you speed．
The third step is practice．Practice makes perfect．Set time intervals(間歇)．Read using different techniques, but make sure you understand what you're reading．
小題1:Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A．Now there is limited information than ever before．
B．Now conditions ask people to use less time to know more information．
C．Now people can read what they like．
D．The less you read, the more time you will spend．
小題2:What is the subject discussed in the text?
A．What speed-reading is．
B．Why we need speed-reading．
C．Now it is much information time．
D．People should practice speed-reading in different kinds of ways．
小題3:Which of the following shows the right way for the speed-reading from the text?
a．Ask for some techniques．
b．Look at many words and recognize them．
c．Practice more．
A．c,a,bB．c,b,aC．b,a,cD．a(chǎn),c,b
小題4:The underlined sentence“you should be focused”in the fifth paragraph means that _________．
A．a(chǎn) person should devote his attention to it while reading
B．your feelings will be hurt while reading
C．a(chǎn) person should smooth away difficulties while he reads
D．you should pay attention to your faults while you are reading

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A

小題1:我們時(shí)代的信息比任何時(shí)候都多．在這樣的時(shí)代里，人們只有提高
閱讀能力，加快閱讀速度，花較少的時(shí)間，獲得較多的信息．
小題2:本文所談及的是快速閱讀，包括為什么要快速閱讀、快速閱速度的
測(cè)定和怎樣進(jìn)行快速閱讀．   ．
小題3:怎樣進(jìn)行快速閱讀?本文第四至第七段進(jìn)行了介紹．(第四段)第一，要看單詞、讀單詞和辨認(rèn)單詞(包括詞形、意義和用法)．這是快速閱讀的第一步，并且是最重要的一步．(第五至六段)第二，要求有快速閱讀技術(shù)．(第七段)第三，要實(shí)踐．
小題4:從第五段可以看出，只有集中精力才能有效地進(jìn)行閱讀．有許多噪音很難進(jìn)行閱讀．
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