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Virginia Clinton carried out the research examination. Clinton’s examination found that reading from paper generally led to better understanding and improved a person’s performance on tests connected to the reading material. And, she found no major difference in reading speed between the two. Such differences were notable only when the reading materials were expository texts—or explanatory and based on fact. Clinton said she found no major difference when it came to narrative, fictional texts.

Clinton also found that paper readers usually have a higher recognition of how well they have understood a text than screen readers. She said, “We think that we’ve reading the story or the book better than we actually are. We think we understand what we are reading better than how we are actually reading.” Yet, this inflated sense of understanding is especially common among screen readers.

Clinton said there are many possible reasons for such findings. Overconfidence of screen readers, for example, could be the result of a distracted, less focused mind. Clinton said,“If you are enjoying the reading process, you’re going to be more involved. You’re going to be paying better attention. Preferences are a key issue here.”

“Several studies have found that people often think of paper materials as more important and serious. If you are reading from paper, your mind thinks, ‘This is something important. I need to pay attention to it’.” Clinton said. Readers might connect computer screens with fun, less serious activities such as checking social media or watching Netflix. Clinton described this kind of reading as “enjoyment reading”.

Although her findings may support paper reading over screen reading, Clinton says, “When you’re reading on a screen, it can be programmed that you have to answer questions and get them right before you can continue. Paper can’t make you do that. Other tools in development will offer students reading at a lower level more simple texts while providing their other classmates more complex versions of the same text.”

【小题1】What does Clinton think is the advantage of screen reading?

A．It can be programmed with instant answers.

B．It provides personalised reading materials.

C．It has tools to force readers to continue reading.

D．It makes readers have more fun in reading.

【小题2】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Screen time makes reading more effective.

B．Paper reading is more effective than screen reading.

C．Screen reading is more suitable for some readers.

D．Screen reading is improving paper reading.

【小题3】What did Clinton find in her study?

A．Paper readers were better at reading fictional texts.