高考：   每分钟60~70个词；

英语四级: 每分钟70-100词；
英语六级: 每分钟70-120词；

托福: 至少也要120/分，大约为140-160 WPM；

美国人的平均阅读速度——每分钟 200 个单词以上。

 WPM：WPM是指您的每分钟阅读单词量（WPM：Word Per Minute）。一般来说，WPM达到200就算是相当不错了。如果您想要在GRE或者GMAT中获得高分，你需要把WPM提高到300。如果您要去英语国家攻读研究生，您的WPM需要达到400才能比较轻松地胜任学业。*

The average adult reading speed is between 200 and 300 words per minute. Proficient readers can easily read two and three times that speed with good comprehension. Many people are proficient readers. Learning how to be a proficient reader can be learned if you have the desire.

下面的数据显示，美国高中生的平均阅读速度大约为每分钟260词。

数据来源： http://www.acereader.com/articles/

年级                                  平均阅读速度                                   最佳阅读速度

Grade  Level           Average Reading Speed (WPM)    Optimal Reading Speed (WPM)

1                                             95                                                    143

2                                             105                                                  158

3                                             120                                                  180

4                                             145                                                  218

5                                             160                                                  240

6                                             180                                                 270

7                                             191                                                  287

8                                             205                                                  308

9                                             219                                                 329

10                                           233                                                  350

11                                           247                                                  371

12                                           261                                                 392

Adult                                       200-250                                          400-750

当然， 阅读速度和阅读的材料的难易有很大的关系。

阅读速度还和这个人的背景知识有关， 对阅读文章的背景知识有所了解， 也就读的快。

阅读速度还和阅读目的有关:

reading for memorization (fewer than 100 words per minute [wpm]);
reading for learning (100–200 wpm);
reading for comprehension (200–400 wpm);
and skimming (400–700 wpm).

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• People read faster in easier material, such as magazines, and slower in more difficult material, such as textbooks. Different sources cite different average reading speeds. For example, the Center for Lifelong Learning claims college graduates read an average of 250 words per minute, while Western Michigan University states that average readers read literature at 300 to 400 words per minute, speeding up for news and slowing down for textbooks.

  References

• Boise State University: A Simple Program for Improving Your Reading Rate
• Western Michigan University: Increasing Your Reading Rate
• University of Illinois at Chicago: Improving Reading Speed
• Center for Lifelong Learning: The Decreasing Literacy Skills of the Workplace