Unit 1 Cultural Relics reading课时作业

阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

You do not need every word to understand the meaning of what you read . In fact , too much emphasis (强调) on separate words both slows your speed and reduces your comprehension .

　　First , any habit which slows down your silent reading to the speed at which you speak , or read aloud , is inefficient . If you point to each word as you read , or move your head , or form the words with your lips , you read poorly . Less obvious habits also hold back reading efficiency (效率) . One is "saying" each word silently by moving your tongue or throat ; another is " hearing" each word as you read .

　　These are habits which should have been outgrown long ago . The beginning reader is learning how letters can make words , how written words are pronounced , and how sentences are put together . Your reading purpose is quite different ; it is to understand meaning .

　　It has been supposed that up to 75% of the words in English sentences are not really necessary for expressing the meaning . The secret of silent reading is to find out those key words and phrases which carry the thought , and to pay less attention to words which exist only for grammatical completeness .

　　An efficient reader can grasp the meaning from a page at least twice as fast as he can read the page aloud . He takes in a whole phrase or thought unit at a time . If he "says" or "hears" words to himself , they are selected ones , said for emphasis .

1．This passage is mainly about .

A．improving eye movement B．reading more widely

C．changing poor reading habits D．reading as fast as you can

2．Saying each word to yourself as you read .

A．improves comprehension B．increases reading speed

C．gives too much emphasis D．reduces reading efficiency

3．Our reading purpose should be .

A．to understand all the words B．to make fewer eye movements