「閱讀測驗」是各類型考試的必考題型，但是一般傳統的閱讀測驗，文章都很長，再搭配數個題目，每個題目有四個選項，選項裡還有生字，看一題就要看很久，同學練習起來非常辛苦。

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　　為此，我們特別設計了「極簡高中閱讀測驗」，一篇文章節選一段，文字精簡沒有廢話，每段只有一個題目，而且選項減成二個，讓你學習沒有負擔。請看下面的例子：

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　　傳統高中閱讀測驗

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　　〔2019高考江蘇卷試題第一段〕

　　In the 1960s, while studying the volcanic history of Yellowstone National Park, Bob Christiansen became puzzled about something that, oddly, had not troubled anyone before: he couldn’t find the park’s volcano.? It had been known for a long time that Yellowstone was volcanic in nature—that’s what accounted for all its hot springs and other steamy features.? But Christiansen couldn’t find the Yellowstone volcano anywhere.

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　　1. What puzzled Christiansen when he was studying Yellowstone?

　　A.? Its complicated geographical features.

　　B.? Its ever-lasting influence on tourism.

　　C.? The mysterious history of the park.

　　D.? The exact location of the volcano. 【D】

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　　你看上面這篇文章，光一段就這麼多，句子冗長又複雜，同學讀完已經頭暈腦漲，等到看題目時，早就忘了前面讀過什麼，這樣同學練習時很浪費時間，挫折感也很深，可能會對英文失去信心。原來的文章經過我們去蕪存菁，把不重要的部分刪除，題目也只留下二個選項，變成下面這樣：

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　　極簡高中閱讀測驗

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　　While studying the volcanic history of Yellowstone National Park, Bob Christiansen became puzzled.? It had been known for a long time that the park was volcanic in nature, but he couldn’t find the volcano.

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　　1. What puzzled Christiansen when he was studying Yellowstone?

　　A.? The mysterious history of the park.

　　B.? The exact location of the volcano. 【B】

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　　你看，這樣是不是真的輕鬆許多？本書收錄100篇極簡閱讀測驗，試題均取材自大陸高考試題，改編後的文章淺顯易懂，單字及專有名詞皆有註解說明，保證你一看就懂。你還可以把文章當成練習朗讀的教材，鍛鍊自己的發音和演講實力，一舉數得。本書的目標，就是讓同學在短時間內，提升英文程度，你會越做越有精神，做完100篇極簡閱測之後，任何閱讀測驗都難不倒你了。