1、先预览一下你的阅读材料。注意主标题、章节分配、和其他相关材料，旨在构筑阅读材料的结构布局。

　　Preview the material you're going to read. Look at main headings, chapter divisions, and other relevant material---to develop clues about the structure of the work.

　　2、在阅读的同时调整阅读速度。对于需要理解领会的篇章，放慢速度;而对于已熟知(或不需要知道)的内容，快速读过。

　　Adjust your reading speed as you read the material. Slow down when you need to be sure that you comprehend a section of material. Speed up if you are already familiar with (or don't need to know) other sections.

　　3、可以通过一次在一行里读数个词的方法，来显著提高阅读速度，而不是逐字逐句去读出那些词来。有些软件，如“速读”和“快读”，就是专门设计通过闪烁字母和单词来提高人们阅读速度的。或许你还需要学习其他一些技巧来达到这点。

　　Readers can dramatically improve their reading speeds by taking in several words in the line of text at one time (instead of sounding out each word, or focusing on each letter of the word. Computer programs like Speed Reader or Rapid Reader are designed to help readers improve reading speeds with flashing letters and words. You may also want to learn more about other techniques.

　　4、提高阅读速度的另一个方法是，注意句子中的关键词。我们在连词、介词和冠词上浪费了太多时间，如：a, an, the, but, and, or, nor, but等。

　　Another way to improve your reading speed is to focus on the key words in the sentences. A significant amount of reading time is wasted on conjunctions, prepositions, or articles (i.e. a, an, the, but, and, or, nor, but, etc.).