WHAT'S INVOLVED IN RAPID READING
Investigations of eye movements have shown that the rapid reader's eyes move rapidly across the lines, pausing briefly two or three times on each line, picking up an "eyeful" of words at each pause, while the eyes of the poor reader pause on every word or on small word units.
It is the mind, of course, that controls the eye movements. The great value of eyemovement investigations is that they furnish us a picture of the different ways in which the mind works in perceiving reading symbols. They tell us that the mind of the poor reader loafs along, picking up very small units at a time, while the eyes of the excellent reader race over the lines, gathering an entire, meaningful idea at a glance.
Cultivating the habit of reading for ideas not only increases speed, but also increases understanding. A person who reads one word at a time thinks in terms of the meanings of these separate words and thus "can't see the woods for the trees." The first and most important instruction is, "Read for Ideas!" If you can cultivate the habit of rapidly picking up one complete thought unit after another, the eye movements will take care of themselves.
Most important in rapid reading is______________.
A. keeping the eyes moving
B. reading for ideas
C. keeping the lips still
D. keeping the head still.
Three factors contribute to the miraculous spread of English【C1】______ an international language: English usage in science, technology and commerce; the ability to【C2】______ vocabulary from other languages; and the acceptability of various English dialects.
In science, English【C3】______ German after World War Ⅱ With this technical and scientific dominance【C4】 ______ the beginning of overall dominance by the language,【C5】______ in Europe and then globally.
Today, the information【C6】______ has replaced the industrial age and has【C7】______ time and distance. This is transforming world economies from industrial production to information-based goods and services.【C8】______ geography and borders, the information revolution is reflecting our world. In less than twenty years, information processing,【C9】______ limited to the printed work, has given way to computers and the Internet. Computer-aided communication is closing the gap between spoken and written English. It encourages more【C10】______ conversational language and a tolerance for diversity and individual style.
English.【C11】______ many languages, uses a phonetic alphabet and fairly basic grammar. But most importantly, it has a large and extensive vocabulary,【C12】______ about 80~ is foreign. It has borrowed and continues to borrow words from Spanish and French, Hebrew and Arabic, Hindi Urdu and Bengali, Malay and Chinese,【C13】______ from languages from West Africa and Polynesia. This language characteristic makes it unique【C14】______ history. Finally,【C15】______ English language central authority guards the standards of the language; therefore, many【C16】______ have developed: American, British, Canadian, Indian, and Australian,【C17】______ a few. There is no standard pronunciation. But within this diversity is a【C18】______ of grammar and one set of core vocabulary.【C19】______ , each country that speaks the language can introduce【C20】______ of its own culture into the usage and vocabulary.
【C1】
A. as
B. like
C. as if
D. of
四根材料和截面面积相同而截面形状不同的匀质梁,其抗弯能力最强的是哪一种截面的梁?()
A. 圆形截面
B. 正方形截面
C. 高矩形截面
D. 扁矩形截面