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I’ve heard many students and professionals express a desire to take a speed reading course so they can increase their knowledge

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问题     I’ve heard many students and professionals express a desire to take a speed reading course so they can increase their knowledge at a faster rate. But the information I’ve【B1】______over the last few years【B2】______me to believe that "speed reading" may be less useful than most people think.
    Don’t push yourself to read at a(n) 【B3】______pace. The claim that you can read and fully【B4】______2,000 or 3,000 words per minute is a(n) 【B5】______exaggeration. One researcher proved this in a study in which irrelevant and【B6】______sentences were added to a passage of writing. The "speed readers" who were tested didn’t notice the irrelevant lines—the non-speed readers【B7】______them immediately.
    It was said that President Kennedy read three or four major daily newspapers each morning in just a few minutes. But he【B8】______obtained all the information he needed from the headlines and topic paragraphs. I wish I could have【B9】______him after he completed his daily newspaper reading. I’m willing to【B10】______he would not have known most details revealed in the body of the articles—【B11】______those in stories he read completely. I suspect that’s also true【B12】______most persons who make【B13】______to great reading speeds.
    I’ve never taken one of the reading courses that【B14】______to increase your reading pace astronomically, but I’ve spoken【B15】______to many persons who have. Virtually all of them felt the courses had been helpful but,【B16】______, didn’t make them faster readers.
    My secretary used to teach a speed reading course for the personnel department of a large utility company. She told me the follow-up【B17】______indicated that employees who attended all 12 classes showed no【B18】______long-term improvement in their reading speed. She did add,【B19】______, that many company employees took the course to enhance their promotion opportunities, and it may well have【B20】______that purpose.
【B3】
选项 A、unprecedented
B、exceptional
C、gradual
D、extraordinary
答案D
解析 语义逻辑题。考查词义辨析。第1段末句提到，“快速阅读”并不像想象的那么有用，由此可知，此处要表达的是不要逼自己以飞快的速度阅读。选项D符合句意。unprecedented“前所未有的，无先例的”，exceptional“例外的，特殊的；优秀的”，gradual“逐渐的，逐步的”。
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