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1、雅思阅读真经INTERNALTIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEMACADEMIC READINGTEST 1TIME ALLOWED: 1 hour NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 40INSTRUCTIONSWRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEETThe test is in 3 sections: Reading Passage 1Reading Passage 2Reading Passage 3Questions 1 13Questions 14 26Questions 27 40Rememb

2、er to answer all the questions. If you are having trouble with a question, skip it and return to it later.READING PASSAGE 1You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.IMPROVING READING SPEEDIt is safe to say that almost anyone can double his speed o

3、f reading while maintaining equal or even higher comprehension. In other words, anyone can improve the speed with which he gets what he wants from his reading. The average college student reads between 250 and 350 words per minute on fiction and non-technical materials. A good reading speed is aroun

4、d 500 to 700 words per minute, but some people can read a thousand words per minute or even faster on these materials. What makes the difference? There are three main factors involved in improving reading speed: (1) the desire to improve, (2) the willingness to try new techniques and (3) the motivat

5、ion to practice. Learning to read rapidly and well presupposes that you have the necessary vocabulary and comprehension skills. When you have advanced on the reading comprehension materials to a level at which you can understand college-level materials, you will be ready to begin speed reading pract

6、ice in earnest.Understanding the role of speed in the reading process is essential. Research has shown a close relation between speed and understanding. For example, in checking progress charts of thousands of individuals taking reading training, it has been found in most cases that an increase in r

7、ate has been paralleled by an increase in comprehension, and that where rate has gone down, comprehension has also decreased. Most adults are able to increase their rate of reading considerably and rather quickly without lowering comprehension.Some of the facts which reduce reading rate: (a)limited

8、perceptual span i.e., word-by-word reading; (b)slow perceptual reaction time, i.e., slowness of recognition and response to the material; (c)vocalization, including the need to vocalize in order to achieve comprehension; (d)faulty eye movements, including inaccuracy in placement of the page, in retu

9、rn sweep, in rhythm and regularity of movement, etc.; (e)regression, both habitual and as associated with habits of concentration(f)lack of practice in reading, due simply to the fact that the person has read very little and has limited reading interests so that very little reading is practiced in t

10、he daily or weekly schedule.Since these conditions act also to reduce comprehension increasing the reading rate through eliminating them is likely to result in increased comprehension as well. This is an entirely different matter from simply speeding up the rate of reading without reference to the c

11、onditions responsible for the slow rate. In fact, simply speeding the rate especially through forced acceleration, may actually result, and often does, in making the real reading problem more severe. In addition, forced acceleration may even destroy confidence in ability to read. The obvious solutio

12、n, then is to increase rate as a part of a total improvement of the whole reading process.A well planned program prepares for maximum increase in rate by establishing the necessary conditions. Three basic conditions include: 1.Eliminate the habit of pronouncing words as you read. If you sound out wo

13、rds in your throat or whisper them, you can read slightly only as fast as you can read aloud. You should be able to read most materials at least two or three times faster silently than orally. 2.Avoid regressing (rereading). The average student reading at 250 words per minute regresses or rereads ab

14、out 20 times per page. Rereading words and phrases is a habit which will slow your reading speed down to a snails pace. Furthermore, the slowest reader usually regresses most frequently. Because he reads slowly, his mind has time to wander and his rereading reflects both his inability to concentrate

15、 and his lack of confidence in his comprehension skills. 3.Develop a wider eye-span. This will help you read more than one word at a glance. Since written material is less meaningful if read word by word, this will help you learn to read by phrases or thought units. Poor results are inevitable if th

16、e reader attempts to use the same rate indiscriminately for all types of material and for all reading purposes. He must learn to adjust his rate to his purpose in reading and to the difficulty of the material he is reading. This ranges from a maximum rate on easy, familiar, interesting material or in reading to gather information on a particular point, to minimal rate on material which is unfamiliar in conte