填空题

There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and (36) of their reading. Some (37) very slowly throughout; others dash (38) too quickly and then have to regress(退回). Poor readers in (39) 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 (40) 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 (41) his pace, concentrating on the key words and passages, perhaps re-reading (42) several times, and pass more quickly over the remainder. A less efficient reader tends to (43) the same speed whatever the material he reads so slowly. But this pace may be too fast for really difficult material (44) . A type of reading which necessitates careful attention to detail is proofreading(校对), in which the reader, (45) . 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. (46) . 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.