Passage One
文章一
Most American college students need to be efficient readers.
大多数美国大学学生需要做一个有效率的读者。
This is necessary because full-time students probably have to read several hundred pages every week.
这是必要的，因为全日制学生每周可能必须阅读几百页。
They don't have time to read a chapter three or four times.
他们没有时间一个篇章读三四遍。
They need to extract as much information as possible from the first or second reading.
他们需要尽可能多地从第一遍或者第二遍阅读中提取信息。
An extraordinarily important study skill is knowing how to mark a book.
一个非常重要的学习方法是知道怎么标记书本。
Students mark the main ideas and important details with a pen or pencil, yellow or blue or orange.
学生们在主要思想和重要细节上用钢笔或者铅笔，黄色或者蓝色或者橙色做标记。
Some students mark new vocabulary in a different color.
一些学生用一种不同的颜色来标记新词汇。
Most students write questions or short notes in the margins.
大多数学生在页边空白处写问题或者简短的说明。
Marking a book is a useful skill, but it's important to do it right.
标记书本是有用的技巧，但是做对这件事很重要。
First, read a chapter with one pen in your hand and others next to you on the desk.
首先，读一个章节的时候手里拿一支笔，其他的放在你旁边的桌上。
Second, read a whole paragraph before you mark anything.
第二，在你标记任何东西之前通读全文。
Don't mark too much. Usually you will mark about 10% of a passage.
不要标记太多。一般会标记大约一篇文章的10%。
Third, decide on your own system for marking.
第三，确定你自己的标记系统。
For example, maybe you will mark main ideas in yellow, important details in blue and new words in orange.
比如，也许你会用黄色来标记主要思想，重要细节用蓝色。新单词用橙色。
Maybe you will put question marks in the margin when you don't understand something.
也许在你不明白一些事情的时候你会在页边空白处做问题标志。
When your chapter is a rainbow of markings, you don't have to read all of it again before an exam.
当你的篇章变成了一个标记彩虹的时候，考试前你就不需要再次通读它了。
Instead, you just need to review your marks and you can save a lot of time.
反而，你只需要复习你的标记，能节省很多时间。

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题16到18是基于你刚刚听到的文章的。
Question 16. What should American college students do to cope with their heavy reading assignments?
问题16. 美国大学学生应该怎样做来应付他们繁重的阅读作业？
Question 17. What suggestion does the speaker give about marking a textbook?
问题17. 关于标记教科书，演讲者给了什么建议？
Question 18. How should students prepare for an exam according to the speaker?
问题18. 根据演讲者，学生们应该怎样问考试做准备？