成人英语三级

Part III. 2011年成人英语三级考试模拟题十六 阅读理解（2篇） (40 points; 55 minutes)

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

You do not need every word to understand the meaning of what you read. In fact, too much emphasis on individual words both slows your speed and reduces your comprehension. You will be given the chance to prove this to yourself, but meanwhile, let us look at the implications.

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 word with your lips, you read poorly. Less obvious habits also hold back reading efficiency. One is "saying" each word silently by moving your tongue or throat or vocal cords .another "hearing" each word 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 estimated that up to 75 % of the words in English sentences are not really necessary for conveying the meaning. The secret of silent reading is to seek out those key words and phrases which carry the thought, and to pay less attention to words which exist only for the sake of grammatical completeness.

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

46. This passage is mainly about __________.

A. Improving eye movements B. reading more widely

C. eliminating poor reading habits D. concentrating while reading

47. Saying each word to yourself as you read __________.

A. improves comprehension B. increases reading speed

C. prevents regression D. hinders reading efficiency

48. Your reading purpose should be __________.

A. to understand all words

B. to make fewer eye movements

C. to understand the meaning

D. to understand the grammatical structures

49. It has been estimated that up to 75 % of words in English sentences are __________.

A. grammatically unnecessary

B. essential to the meaning

C. not absolutely essential to grasp the meaning

D. regressed more than once by poor reader

50. Efficient readers usually __________.

A. move their heads quickly

B. take in whole phrases at a time

C. point at key words

D. miss some important points for readers

参考答案：

46-50.CDCCB????

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