7．A report by the US'Open Syllabus Project found that the most read books among US college students in the past year were the likes of The Republic by ancient Greek philosopher Plato and The Clash of Civilizations by US political scientist Samuel Huntington．And according to reports released by Chinese college libraries，the most popular books among Chinese students are novels like Journey Under the Midnight Sun by Japanese writer Keigo Higashino and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils （《天龍八部》） by Chinese author Louis Cha．
This is considered by many to be one of the reasons why Chinese students are sometimes not as good at critical thinking or observing global perspectives as US students-they read too many bestseller novels．
"By reading texts in social studies，science，and other disciplines，students build a foundation of knowledge in these fields that will also give them the background to be better readers in all areas，"Robert Pondiscio，vice president of the Core Knowledge Foundation in the US told The Washington Post．
According to China Youth Daily，there are usually five stages when it comes to reading，with popular novels at the bottom．More advanced readers normally go on to read classic fictional literature，history and philosophy，or books with critical ideas．The fifth stage involves students making their own reading lists based on the ideological （意識(shí)形態(tài)的） systems they have built throughout the years．
We spend hours，days or even weeks on a book，so it's only natural that we want to learn something useful in return for our efforts．Many see reading as an investment in themselves．
But this practical view of literature and the thought that history and philosophy books are superior to novels is not agreed by everyone．After all，what they offer are two different kinds of satisfaction．While the former provides knowledge，the latter brings sentimental （情感的） experiences．"Fiction and poetry are medicines，"UK writer Jeanette Winterson once wrote．"What they heal is the rupture （裂痕） reality makes on the imagination．"

24．The purpose of paragraph one is toD．
A．compare the popular books between the US and Chinese students．
B．introduce the different discoveries from China and the US．
C．a(chǎn)nalyze the cultural differences of the two countries．
D．state why Chinese students are sometimes not good at critical thinking
25．To know something in each area，students should readB．
A．famous novels which has won many prizes
B．texts in social studies and other disciplines
C．modern magazines which have gained great popularity
D．science fictions involving knowledge in many areas
26．According to China Youth Daily，which is the highest stage while reading？A
A．Books based on the readers'thought．
B．Classic fictional literature．
C．Books with critical ideas．
D．Popular novels．
27．What can we infer from the last two paragraphs？B
A．History books are superior to novels．
B．Jeanette Winterson thought fiction and poetry are also useful．
C．Philosophy books help the readers get emotional experience．
D．The writer prefers to read the historical and scientific books．

分析 本篇報(bào)道主要寫了中美學(xué)生讀書的選擇和讀書的階層．

解答 24．D 寫作意圖題．文章第一段舉出中美學(xué)生讀書喜好的不同，目的是為下文做鋪墊．再看第二段"This is considered by many to be one of the reasons why Chinese students are sometimes not as good at critical thinking or observing global perspectives （視野） as US students…"，這是被許多人認(rèn)為是一個(gè)原因，為什么中國(guó)學(xué)生不善于批判性思維或觀察的全球視角（視野）像美國(guó)的學(xué)生那樣，所以答案選擇D．
25．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)題干中的"have the background knowledge in each area"，可以鎖定答案信息源在第三段，"By reading texts in history/social studies，science，and other disciplines，students build a foundation of knowledge in these fields that will also give them the background to be better readers in all areas，"通過閱讀歷史/社會(huì)學(xué)、科學(xué)和其他學(xué)科的課本，學(xué)生可以在這些領(lǐng)域建立知識(shí)基礎(chǔ)，也將為他們提供更好的閱讀背景．故選擇B
26．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．通過China Youth Daily，迅速鎖定信息源為第四段．再根據(jù)細(xì)節(jié)理解"The fifth stage  involves students making their own reading lists based on the ideological systems they have built throughout the years"，第五階段是學(xué)生根據(jù)他們多年來建立的思想體系來制作自己的閱讀清單．可以知道"最高階段"為A．
27．B 推理判斷題．通過閱讀最后兩段，可知道Jeanette Winterson的觀點(diǎn)為"Fiction and poetry are     medicines which heal the rupture （裂痕） reality makes on the imagination．"小說和詩(shī)歌是醫(yī)治現(xiàn)實(shí)中破裂的藥物．故答案為B．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解題測(cè)試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)．

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