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There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading. Some proceed very slowly throughout; others dash along too quickly and then have to regress. Poor readers in particular may lack the ability to vary their manner of reading according to the type of reading matter and to their intentions in reading it. A good reader can move at great speed through the text of a novel or similar light reading matter. He may be able to skim a page, picking up a word or two here and there, and gain a general idea of what the text is about without really reading it. In reading more difficult material, with the intention of taking in the whole of it, he will proceed more slowly, but even then he will vary his pace, concentrating on the key words and passages, perhaps re-reading them several times and pass more quickly over the remainder. A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever the material he reads. Consequently, even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly. But this pace may be too fast for really difficult material, which requires special concentration at difficult points.

A type of reading which necessitates careful attention to detail is proofreading, in which the reader, in order to detect misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of what he reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text. This is extremely difficult for most people, since they are accustomed to overlooking such details. In fact, considerable practice is required to practice this task efficiently and it can be done only by reading very slowly, and by paying comparatively little attention to the general meaning of the text.

1．The author claims that there is a difference in reading speed____.

A．among readers who have different experience

B．among all the readers

C．between the poorly educated and the highly educated

D．among the highly educated people

2．A good reader is one who____.

A．concentrates on the wonderful part of the article

B．always reads slowly and carefully

C．changes his speed according to the kind of text

D．changes his speed according to the interesting of the text

3．In order to detect misprints in a sample print, a proofreader has to____.

A．understand the text fully

B．have practice in efficiency

C．pay no attention to the general meaning of the text

D．grasp the shape and order of letters and words in the text

4．The last two sentences of the first paragraph mean that____.

A．a reading speed too slow for a difficult book is just right for a non-serious one

B．a reading speed too slow for a non-serious book may be too fast for a difficult one

C．a reading speed too fast for difficult material is just right for a non-serious book

D．a reading speed too slow for a non-serious book is also too slow for a difficult one

5．Which of the following can be the title of the passage?

A．Reading and Listening

B．Difference Between Highly Educated and Poorly Educated

C．Practice Reading Skill

D．Difference in the Speed and Efficiency of Reading

1．【答案】B

【精析】从文章前几句可知，本文针对的对象应该是所有的readers（读者），无论其有无经验。因此正确答案为B项。

2．【答案】C

【精析】从第一段中间部分对优秀读者的描写可知，出色的读者可根据不同的阅读材料以不同的阅读速度进行阅读。故选C项。

3．【答案】D

【精析】由文章第二段第一句话可知，校对者为找出一些印刷错误，不太需要了解他所阅读内容的意思，而需着重了解字体拼字和词序。故D项为正确答案。

4．【答案】B

【精析】第一段最后两句话的意思是：阅读消遣类小说即使阅读速度慢也不会给你带来多大乐趣；而以这种速度去读较有难度且需认真思考的文章，速度就太快了。因此B项符合句意，为正确答案。

5．【答案】D

【精析】综观全文，作者主要讨论了阅读速度及效率的问题。因此正确答案为D项。