单选题
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 {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}}
{{/U}}over the last few years {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}me to
believe that "speed reading" may be less useful than most people
think. Don't push yourself to read at a(n){{U}} {{U}}
3 {{/U}} {{/U}}pace. The claim that you can read and fully {{U}}
{{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}2,000 or 3,000 words per minute is
a(n){{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}exaggeration. One researcher
proved this in a study in which irrelevant and {{U}} {{U}} 6
{{/U}} {{/U}} sentences were added to a passage of writing. The "speed
readers" who were tested didn't notice the irrelevant lines-the non-speed
readers {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}them immediately.
It was said that President Kennedy read three or four major daffy
newspapers each morning in just a few minutes. But he {{U}} {{U}}
8 {{/U}} {{/U}}obtained all the information he needed from the headlines
and topic paragraphs. I wish I could have {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}}
{{/U}}him after he completed his daily newspaper reading. I'm willing to {{U}}
{{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}he would not have known most details revealed
in the body of the articles-{{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}those in
stories he read completely. I suspect that's also true {{U}} {{U}}
12 {{/U}} {{/U}}most persons who make {{U}} {{U}} 13
{{/U}} {{/U}}to great reading speeds. I've never taken one of
the reading courses that {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}to increase
your reading pace astronomically, but I've spoken {{U}} {{U}} 15
{{/U}} {{/U}}to many persons who have. Virtually all of them felt the courses
had been helpful but, {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}, 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 {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}indicated that employees
who attended all 12 classes showed no {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}}
{{/U}}long-term improvement in their reading speed. She did add, {{U}}
{{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}, that many company employees took the course
to enhance their promotion opportunities, and it may well have {{U}}
{{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}that purpose.
【答案解析】语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。根据文意，被访者表示该类课程有用，但无法提高他们的阅渎速度。四个选项中，B项in the long run“从长远看”符合文意。前文已说该课程有用，因此A项“事实上”，C项“毕竟”，D项“结果”不符合文意。本题也可根据下文中的long-term improvement来确定正确选项。