Question

【題目】 If you are reading this article in class, you are probably trying to read it quickly. You have been taught to skim and scan, to ______ key words so as to understand the main idea of the article and the important points in the article. Skimming and scanning is a good method when you are pressed for time, such as when you are taking an exam, but, today, many people skim and scan everything and they have ______ the ability to enjoy reading.

In response to this, something called the “slow reading movement” has become popular. The idea is that people should ______ their computers and mobile phones for half an hour or forty-five minutes each day and enjoy reading a good book — slowly! In many cities there are even slow reading clubs where members go to a café, not to discuss books, but to sit quietly with each other, drink coffee and just read.

Reading, of course, isn’t easy. You have to sit still, for one thing. And it can seem ______when compared to the excitement of playing video games. But, for me, reading has been along-lasting ______ in my life. From the age of ten, when I got my first library card, I’ve enjoyedthe company of pirates and heroes, of evil criminals and clever detectives, of thousands of interestingpeople I would have never met in real life. Reading provided me with escape, but it also ______ meto understand the world around me. It was an education in a classroom that had no walls.

In your classroom, you have learned to read “fast.” Outside of the classroom, you should try to learn to read “slowly.” You may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.

【1】A.care forB.look forC.show offD.prepare for

【2】A.lostB.improvedC.shownD.seen

【3】A.turn onB.pay forC.shut offD.play with

【4】A.uselessB.excitingC.dangerousD.boring

【5】A.pleasureB.skillC.problemD.moment

【6】A.requiredB.enabledC.preventedD.thanked

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【6】B

【解析】

文章講述了你正在讀的這篇文章，在課堂上你可能讀的很快，你已經(jīng)學(xué)會了快速閱讀，尋找關(guān)鍵詞，了解文章的中心思想和要點，當(dāng)你參加一個考試，快速是一個很好的方式；現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)流行快速閱讀，在課堂上讀快，在課堂外，你應(yīng)該學(xué)會慢讀，你可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)你有多喜歡它。

【1】句意：你被教會了快速閱讀，尋找關(guān)鍵詞，了解文章的中心思想和要點。

考查動詞短語。key words so as to understand the main idea of the article and the important points in the article.可知是尋找關(guān)鍵詞；care for關(guān)心，look for尋找，show off炫耀，prepare for準(zhǔn)備；故選B。

【2】句意：他們失去了他們享受閱讀的能力。

考查動詞辨析。 根據(jù)many people skim and scan everything和 the ability to enjoy reading.可知丟失了享受閱讀的能力；lost丟失，improved提高，shown展示，seen看見；故選A。

【3】句意：這個主意就是人們每天關(guān)閉他們的電腦和手機半個小時或四十五分鐘來享受讀書——慢慢地。

考查動詞短語。根據(jù)something called the “slow reading movement” 五分鐘來享受讀一本好書。has become popular. 和 enjoy reading a good book — slowly!可知是關(guān)閉電腦；turn on打開，pay for支付，shut off關(guān)閉，play with和……玩；故選C。

【4】句意：和玩激動的電子游戲相比它好像很無聊。

考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)You have to sit still, for one thing.和compared to the excitement of playing video games.可知慢讀好像是無聊的；useless無用的，exciting激動的，dangerous危險的，boring無聊的；故選D。

【5】句意：但是對于我來說，在我生活中閱讀是一個持續(xù)的樂趣。

考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)From the age of ten, when I got my first library card, I’ve enjoyedthe company of pirates and heroes, of evil criminals and clever detectives, of thousands of interestingpeople I would have never met in real life可知是讀書是樂趣；pleasure樂趣，skill技能，problem問題，moment時刻；故選A。

【6】句意：讓我理解我周圍的世界。

考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)It was an education in a classroom that had no walls可知是使我能理解世界；required要求，enabled使能夠，prevented阻止，thanked感謝；故選B。

根據(jù)前后文語境，結(jié)合時態(tài)，語態(tài)，詞性，短語，句型，詞義辨析和主謂一致，選出正確的選項。例如：小題6 句意：讓我理解我周圍的世界�？疾閯釉~辨析。根據(jù)It was an education in a classroom that had no walls可知是使我能理解世界；required要求，enabled使能夠，prevented阻止，thanked感謝；故選B。