完形填空。
For many people today,reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must
read letters,reports,trade publications,interoffice communications,not to mention newspapers
and magazines;a never-ending flood of words.In1a job or advancing in one,the ability to
read and comprehend2can mean the difference between success and failure.Yet the unfortunate
fact is that most of us are3readers.Most of us develop poor reading4at an early age,and never
get over them.The main deficiency(缺陷)5in the actual stuff of language itself-words.Taken
individually,words have6meaning until they are strung together into phrases,sentences and
paragraphs.7however,the untrained reader does not read groups of words.He laboriously reads
one word at a time,often regressing to8words or passages.Regression,the tendency to look back
over9you have just read,is a common bad habit in reading.Another habit which10down the
speed of reading is vocalization-sounding each word either orally or mentally as11reads.
To overcome these bad habits,some reading clinics use a device called an12,which moves a
bar(or curtain)down the page at a predetermined speed.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate13the
reader finds comfortable,in order to "stretch" him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,14
word-by-word reading,regression and subvocalization,practically impossible.At first15is sacrificed
for speed.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts you will not only read faster,16your
comprehension will improve.Many people have found17reading skill greatly improved after some
training.18Chalice Au,a business manager,for instance,his reading rate was a reasonably good 172
words a minute19the training,now it is an excellent 1378 words a minute.He is delighted that how
he can20a lot more reading materials in a short period of time.
(     )1.A.applying
(     )2.A.quickly
(     )3.A.good
(     )4.A.training
(     )5.A.lies
(     )6.A.some
(     )7.A.Fortunately
(     )8.A.reuse
(     )9.A.what
(     )10.A.scales
(     )11.A.some one
(     )12.A.accelerator
(     )13.A.then
(     )14.A.enabling
(     )15.A.meaning
(     )16.A.but
(     )17.A.our
(     )18.A.Look at
(     )19.A.for
(     )20.A.master

查看答案