「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。

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：

傳統高中閱讀測驗

〔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.

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】

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：

極簡高中閱讀測驗

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.

1. What puzzled Christiansen when he was studying Yellowstone?

A. The mysterious history of the park.

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

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。