Reading can be fun, but it can also be time-consuming (taking a long time) if your speed is not as fast as you'd like it to be. An average reading speed can range from 200 to 350 words per minute, but that rate can vary depending on the material and your reading experience. Here are a few tips to help you improve your reading speed.
Preview（预览） the material you're going to read. Look at main headings, chapters divisions , and other related parts - to develop clues about the structure of the work.
Adjust（调整） your reading speed as you read the material. Slow down when you need to be sure that you comprehend one section（部分） of the material. Speed up if you are already familiar with or don't need to know other sections,
Readers can greatly improve their reading speed by taking in several words in the line of text at one time (instead of sounding out each word, or focusing on each letter of the word), Another way to improve your reading speed is to pay more attention to the key words in the sentences. A significant amount of reading time is wasted on conjunctions, prepositions, or articles (i.e a, an, the, but, and, or, nor, but, etc.).
Talk about what you've read. Some readers find that by talking about their reading with friends of fellow students, they are able to effectively synthesize(综合理解） the material. Find a reading spot, where nothing or nobody will disturb your reading.
Don't reread right away; it will slow you down. If you absolutely don't understand part of the reading selection, go back and review the material later.
Practice. Practice. Practice. The best way to improve your reading speed is to practice reading. Try out some of these techniques(技巧), and then perfect the strategies (策略)that work best for you.
(1) What is the main idea of this passage? (No more than 10 words)
(2) What parts of a reading material help you to get the structure of it ?(No more than 10 words)
(3) What way helps readers effectively understand the material? (No more than 10 words)
(4) Please list at least three aspects that influence one's reading speed. (No more than 15 words)
(5) Please explain the underlined word ¨perfect" in the last paragraph in English. (Only l word)