The author suggests that you should not read passages word by word because ______.
A. it is not necessary to do so
B. it might simply slow down your reading speed
C. it might be more difficult to catch the general idea of the passages
D. it will result in misunderstanding
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You would expect to read a physics textbook ______.
A. at the same speed as you read a funny story
B. much more rapidly than a newspaper
C. as slowly as you read Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice
D. much more slowly than a newspaper
The reading passages which follow are all of an average level of difficulty for your stage of instruction.
If you get to the point where you can read books of average difficulty at between 40 and 50 w.p.m. with 70% or more comprehension, you will be doing quite well, though of course any further improvement of speed with comprehension will be a good thing. When you practise reading with passages shorter than book length, do not try to take in each word separately, one after the other. It is much more difficult to grasp the broad theme of the passage this way, and you will also get stuck on individual words which may not be absolutely essential to a general understanding of the passage. It is a good idea to skim through the passage very quickly first (say 500 words in a minute or so) to get the general idea of each paragraph. Titles, paragraph headings and emphasized words (underlined or in italics) can be a great help in getting this skeleton outline of the passage.
Provided there is no loss understanding, a higher reading speed will help in ______.
A. English
B. physics
C. other subjects as well as English
D. economics
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The word "rubbish" will soon disappear from dictionaries.
B. Dangerous wastes can be recycled into nothing but energy.
C. To recycle paper and rubber will still be impossible even with the new recycling methods.
D. Big cities will soon have their own recycling plants.
How many stages are there in the recycling process?
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 5.
D. 6.