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　　Skimming is a rapid-reading skill that does not require reading all the material word by word but requires a high degree of concentration. In the process of skimming, you should look for the gist of the passage, skip the words and phrases that are not essential to meaning, and still obtain an adequate comprehension.
　　Click “Next” to begin.

引言
　　快速浏览是一种快速阅读技能，不需要逐词逐字地读完整篇材料，但需要精力的高度集中。在快速浏览的过程中，应该搜寻篇章的要点，略过对意思影响不大的词和词组，并仍能较好地理解篇章。
　　点击 “Next” 开始练习。

Directions: Read the three questions on the left first. Then read the passage on the right as quickly as possible to find the answers to the three questions. Move your mouse to any of the underlined words in the passage for its meaning in Chinese.
练习说明： 请先阅读左边的三个问题。然后，尽快地阅读右边的短文，找到三个问题的答案。将光标移至带下划线的单词就能显示其中文意思。