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fastreading2
ModuleOne
PassageOne
Let'saddressthequestionofwhetherspeedreadingisevenadesirablegoal.Iamanavidfictionreader.Consciouslyorunconsciously,readersoffictionappreciatethebeautyingoodwriting.OccasionallyIwillreadapassageorsentenceovertobeimpressedbytheopeningsentencesofErnestHemingway'sTheOldManandtheSea,TheDark,andHerman.
IfIwasadeterminedspeedreader,Iwouldneverhavethetimetoappreciatethesebeautifulpassages.AndI'dneverhavethetimetosavorthedevelopmentofacharacterlikeRhettButler,theGreatGatsbyorCaptainAhab.Goodwritersmustbereadcarefullyandthoughtfullytobefullyappreciated.
Tocarrythequestionoftheneedforrapidreadingabitfurther,let'sconsiderthetechnicaloreducationalmaterialmostofusmustreadforourjobs.Ifyouworkinatechnicalfield-andmostbusinessandprofessionalpeopledo-you'dbetterreadslowlyandcarefully.Almostallbusinessestodayaresubjecttofederalregulationstosomedegree.IfyoumustreadtheFederalRegister,theCodeofFederalRegulations,theOSHAHandbookorothertechnicalmaterialsrelateddirectlytoyourjob,I'durgeyoutotakeyourtime.Amisreadingcouldbecostlyordamagingtoyourfirm.Ontheotherhand,newspapers,newsmagazinesandotherpublicationsshouldbereadwithsomedegreeofspeed.Here'swhereageneralknowledgeofspeedreadingtechniquesmightbeuseful.Especiallysincethatisthemostcommontypeofreadingwedo.
Anyonecanimprovetheirreadingefficiently.Todoso,youmustlearnsomebasictechniquesandthenconsciouslyapplythem.Perhapsanexpensivecoursewouldhelpyou,butaninexpensivepaperbackandconcentratedpracticemightprovideasmuchlong-termbenefit.Inanycase,youlosenothingbytryingtheself-helpapproach.
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1.Fromthepassagewecanknowthattheauthoris_________.
(a)anenthusiasticreaderoffiction
(b)anunenthusiasticreaderoffiction
(c)aspeedreaderoffiction
(d)anindifferentreaderoffiction
2.Hemingway'swritingismentionedinthepassagetoshowthat_________.
(a)somewritingshouldbereadcarefully
(b)somewritingshouldbereadquickly
(c)onehastounderstandthefullmeaningofawrittenpiece
(d)onedoesn'thavetounderstandthefullmeaningofawrittenpiece
3.Technicalmaterialsshouldbereadcarefullybecause_________.
(a)theyareusuallydifficulttounderstand
(b)theyarerelatedtofederalregulations
(c)theyareanuncommontypeofreading
(d)amisreadingmaydoharmtoyourwork
4.Onetypeofprintedmaterialtheauthorthinkscanbereadquicklyis________.
(a)abusinessletter
(b)adictionary
(c)anewsmagazine
(d)apoem
5.Theauthoradvisespeopleeagertoimprovetheirreadingspeedto________.
(a)attendanintensivecourse
(b)readacheappaperbackbeforeenrollinginacourse
(c)teachthemselvesbypracticewithacheappaperback
(d)readbooksonbasicspeedreadingtechniques
PassageTwo
Theschoolisacomplexsocialstructure,existinginitsownrightyetsurroundedbyothergroupswhichtosomeextentcontrolandinfluenceit.Individualsinaschoolaresubjecttoavarietyofpressuresbothwithintheschoolandoutsideit.Whataretheseinfluences,andwheredotheyoriginate?
Therearefourmajorelementswhichproduceandreceiveinfluences:
theteacher,thechild,theschoolitselfandtheoutercommunity.Thesefourelementswillinfluenceandbeinfluencedbyeachotheratmanylevelsinavarietyofways.Theteacher,forexample,bringsintotheschoolallhisownhabitsofmind,attitudes,beliefs,values,waysofdoingthingsandseeingtheworldwhichhehasinheritedfromthesocietyinwhichhewasbroughtup.Thesefactorswillinfluencethechildren,theschoolandthecommunityoutside.Thechildbringsintotheschooleverythingwhichhehaslearnedinhisfamily-habits,attitudes,beliefs,etc.-andtheteacherandtheschoolwillrespondtothese.Theschoolitselfisasocialorganizationwithspecialrequirementsofbehaviour,influencedbythegenerallyacceptedvaluesandtraditionsofeducation,builtupovertheyears.Boththechildandtheteachermustadaptthemselvestothese.Theschoolinfluencesthewidercommunityaroundit,bothbyproducingthemanpowerwiththeskillsneededbysociety,andbyshapingthebeliefsandattitudesoftheyoungenteringsociety.Asforthecommunity,itinfluencestheactualorganizationoftheschoolthroughsuchgroupsasgovernors,parent-teacherassociations,administrators,etc.,andinalessformalway,itisrepresentedbythoseworkingintheschool,thechildren,theteachersandservicingstaff.
Withallthesefactorsinmind,itisobviousthatschoolsmaydiffergreatlyaccordingtothenatureofthecommunitywhichtheyserve.Everyareaha
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