There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading. Some proceed (开展) very slowly throughout; others dash along (滔滔不绝) 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 rereading 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 (成为必要) careful attention to detail is proofreading (校正), 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 (习惯的) to overlook 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. between the poorly educated and the highly educated

    B. among all readers

　　　　   C. among different poorly educated adults only

　　　　   D. among different highly educated adults only

　　 2. A good reader is a reader who——.

　　　　   A. concentrates on the key words only

　　　　   B. changes his speed according to the kind of text

　　　　   C. always reads slowly but carefully

　　　　   D. changes his speed according to his liking for the book

　　 3. The last two sentences of the first paragraph mean that——.

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

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

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

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

　　 4. Proofreading is of no use unless one is prepared to——.

　　　　   A. read very quickly　　　　  B. pay attention to the meaning of the text

　　　　   C. read very slowly　　　　   D. make changes here and there

At the beginning SARS was ________ a very serious problem.

[　　]

A. regarding as

B. considered for

C. taking for

D. treated as

A type of reading which necessitates (成为必要) careful attention to detail is proofreading (校正), 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 (习惯的) to overlook 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. between the poorly educated and the highly educated

    B. among all readers

　　　　   C. among different poorly educated adults only

　　　　   D. among different highly educated adults only

　　 2. A good reader is a reader who——.

　　　　   A. concentrates on the key words only

　　　　   B. changes his speed according to the kind of text

　　　　   C. always reads slowly but carefully

　　　　   D. changes his speed according to his liking for the book

　　 3. The last two sentences of the first paragraph mean that——.

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

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

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

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

　　 4. Proofreading is of no use unless one is prepared to——.

　　　　   A. read very quickly　　　　  B. pay attention to the meaning of the text

　　　　   C. read very slowly　　　　   D. make changes here and there

At the beginning SARS was ________ a very serious problem.

[　　]

A. regarding as

B. considered for

C. taking for

D. treated as