8.Speed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age.We skim over articles,e-mails and WeChat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text.Surrounded with information from our electronic devices,it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word,line by line.But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly,listing benefits beyond the intelligent stimulation.
A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington,New Zealand,where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smartphones.They sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour.Unlike traditional book clubs,the point of the slow reading club isn't exchanging ideas about a certain book,but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet,relaxed environment. According to the Journal,the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smartphones.
Slow readers,such as The Atlantic's Maura Kelly,say a regular reading habit sharpens the
mind,improves concentration,reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize. Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps
people understand other's mental states and beliefs,a fundamental skill in building relationships.
Yet technology has made us less attentive readers. Screens have changed our reading patterns from the straight and information.left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information.Reading text punctuated with links leas to weaker comprehension than reading plain text.The Internet may have made us stupider,says Patrick Kingsey from The Guardian. Because of the Internet,he says,we have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news,but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back,reflect,and relate all these facts to each other.
Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted,straight pattern,in a quiet environment free of distractions. Aim for 30minutesa day,advises Kelly from The Atlantic."You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments,you pick up a meaningful work of literature,"Kelly said."Reach for your e-reader,if you like. Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy,not less substantive,and also ensure you'll never lose your place."
32.The book club in Wellington mentioned in Paragraph 2showsA.
A.the new trend of slow reading
B.the decline of electronic devices
C.the importance of exchanging ideas
D.the increasing number of club readers
33.According to Patrick Kingsley,people are stupider partly because ofD.
A.a(chǎn) non-stop reading pattern
B.the straight,left-to-right screen
C.a(chǎn) wide range of interesting news
D.the lack of reflection
34.According to the passage,sow readingA.
A.contributes to understanding among people
B.promotes the current technology advances
C.provides people with a quiet environment
D.cures the memory loss of elderly people
35.What's the best title for the passage?B
A.Benefit of Reading Clubs.
B.Return of Slow Reading.
C.Reading of the Internet Age.
D.Influence of Speed Reading.
分析 文章主要講的是在目前快速閱讀的大背景下,閱讀愛好者發(fā)起了一項(xiàng)"回歸慢速閱讀"的運(yùn)動(dòng)并例舉了慢速閱讀的一些好處.
解答 32-35 ADAB
32題答案:A 考查細(xì)節(jié)推理,根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句"According to the Journal,the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smartphones"(根據(jù)這本期刊,威靈頓圖書俱樂部只是一個(gè)由那些在面對(duì)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和智能手機(jī)的時(shí)代下想念老式的閱讀方式的圖書愛好者所發(fā)起的運(yùn)動(dòng)之一)可知本題答案為A選項(xiàng).
33題答案:D 考查細(xì)節(jié)推理,根據(jù)文章中的"but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back,reflect,and relate all these facts to each other"(但是我們也逐漸地忘記了如何坐下來反思,并且將所有的這些事實(shí)相關(guān)聯(lián))可知本題答案為D選項(xiàng).
34題答案:A 考查細(xì)節(jié)推理,根據(jù)文章中的"Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps people understand other's mental states and beliefs,a fundamental skill in building relationships"(去年在《科學(xué)》上發(fā)表的一項(xiàng)研究表明讀小說有助于人們理解他人的精神狀態(tài)和信念--這是建立關(guān)系過程中的一項(xiàng)基本技能)可知本題答案為A選項(xiàng).
35題答案:B 考查文章大意,文章主要講的是在目前快速閱讀的大背景下,閱讀愛好者發(fā)起了一項(xiàng)"回歸慢速閱讀"的運(yùn)動(dòng)并例舉了慢速閱讀的一些好處.故本題答案為B選項(xiàng).
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì) 性找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案.