Formanypeopletodayreadingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepupwiththeirworktheymustreadlettersreportstradepublicationsinterofficecommunications:anever-endingfloodofwords.Ingettingajoboradvancinginonetheabilitytoreadandcomprehendquicklycanmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusarepoorreaders.

Mostreadingfaultscanbetracedtoearlyschooltraining.AccordingtoDr.Bettstwopersonsoutoffiveinschoolwereforcedtoreadmaterialtoodifficultforthemtounderstandatthetimeafrustrationexperiencewhichleftthemwithbadreadinghabits.

Fortunatelyalmostanyonecanlearntoreadfasterandwithmorecomprehension.Agemakeslittledifference.Accordingtoarecentstudyof138studentsatTheReadingLaboratoryInc.allagegroupsshowedamarkedincreaseinreadingrateaftertrainingfrom93percentforthe50-90agegroupto142percentforthe20-29.Dr.MilaBantonSmithdirectorofNewYorkUniversity’sReadingInstitutesaysthattheaverageadultstudentin28traininghoursnearlytriples(三倍的)hisreadingspeedandboosts(增长)hiscomprehensionbyabout30percent.

Thebestwaytoimproveyourreadingofcourseistoenroll(登记)inareadingclinic.Ifthere’snoclinichandyyoucanimproveyourreadingabilityyourself---providedyouhavenoeyestroubles.(ifreadingtiresyoueasilyormakesyoureyesorheadacheyoushouldconsultadoctor.)

Tomanypeopletoday_______.

A.readingquicklyiseasy

B.readingquicklyandcomprehendingquicklycanensuretheirsuccess

C.readingisonlyforfun

D.readingcanensuretheirsuccess

Mostreadingfaultsare_______

A.duetoearlyschooltraining

B.afrustratingexperience

C.madebyreadingdifficultmaterials

D.madebyreadingcarelessly

Whocanlearntoreadfastandwithcomprehension?

A.teachersonly B.studentsonly

C.afewpeople D.almosteverybody

Accordingtothepassagewhatisthebestwaytoimproveone’sreading？

A.gotoadoctor

B.reviewwhathasbeenlearntatschool

C.gotoreadingremedialclassforspecialtraining