Speed-reading is an indispensable skill in the Internet age. We skim over articles, e-mails and tweets to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text. Bombarded with information from our electronic devices, it would be impossible to cope（应付）if we read word by word, line by line.
But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly, listing benefits beyond intellectual stimulation.
A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smart phones. They sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour.
Unlike traditional book clubs, the point of the Slow Reading Club isn’t exchanging ideas about a certain book, but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxed environment. According to the Journal, the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement initiated (发起) by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smart phones.
Slow readers, such as The Atlantic’s Maura Kelly, say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to empathize.
Some of these benefits have been backed up by science. For example, a study of 300 elderly people published by the journal Neurology last year showed that regular engagement in intellectually strenuous activities like reading slowed the rate of memory loss later in life.
Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted pattern in a quiet environment free of distractions. “Aim for 30 minutes a day,” advises Kelly from The Atlantic. “You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments – whenever you find yourself automatically firing up your laptop to check your favorite site, or scanning Twitter for something to pass the time – you pick up a meaningful work of literature,” Kelly said. “Reach for your e-reader, if you like. Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy, not less substantive(真实的), and also ensure you’ll never lose your place.”
We prefer speed –reading because ____.

A．we rely on e-mails and tweets too much.

B．we are busier than before

C．we have to read faster to get more information

D．we do not enjoy reading any more

The aim of setting theSlow Reading Clubis to encourage people to _____.

A．share their ideas about a certain book

B．read old-fashioned books

C．read as many books as possible

D．to enjoy slow reading

We can learn from the passage that __________.

A．the benefits of regular reading hasn’t been proved

B．for elderly people ,a good reading habit helps slow memory loss

C．speed reading can improve concentration and reduce stress levels

D．more elderly people enjoy slow reading now

According to the last paragraph, a kindle is probably________.

A．a software for downloading e-books

B．a software that helps people read slowly

C．a website for people to exchange books

D．a website for people to share their ideas about a book

What can be the best title of the passage？

A．Enjoy Speed-reading	B．Enjoy Slow-Reading
C．Enjoy Effective Reading	D．Enjoy Online Reading