A flash memory device includes a memory block including word lines arranged between a first selection line and a second selection line, the word lines being divided into a first group and a second group, a control logic configured to determine an activation order of the first and second selection lines and determine first and second read voltages to be supplied to unselected word lines, the control logic determining the activation order according to whether a selected word line belongs to the first group or the second group, and a row selection circuit configured to, during a read operation, drive the unselected word lines with the first and second read voltages, and activate the first and second selection lines, according to the control logic.