16．Speed-reading is an indispensable skill in the Internet age．We skim over articles，e-mails and tweets to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text．Bombarded with information from our electronic devices，it would be impossible to cope（應(yīng)付）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 intellectual 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 smart phones．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 initiated （發(fā)起） by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smart phones．
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 empathize．
Some of these benefits have been backed up by science．For example，a study of 300elderly people published by the journal Neurology last year showed that regular engagement in intellectually strenuous activities like reading slowed the rate of memory loss later in life．
Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted pattern in a quiet environment free of distractions．"Aim for 30minutes a day，"advises Kelly from The Atlantic．"You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments-whenever you find yourself automatically firing up your laptop to check your favorite site，or scanning Twitter for something to pass the time-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（真實的），and also ensure you'll never lose your place．"

26．We prefer speed-reading becauseC．
A．we rely on e-mail and tweets too much 
B．we are busier than before
C．we have to read faster to get more infoumation
D．we do not enjoy radeing any more
27．The aim of setting the Slow Reading Club is to encourage people toD．
A．share their ideas about a certain book
B．read old_fasnioned books
C．read as many books as possible  
D．to enjoy slow reading
28．We can learn from the passage thatB
A．the benefits of regular reading hasn′t been peoved．
B．for elderly people，a good reading habit helps slow memory loss．
C．speed reading can improve concentation and reduce stresslevets
D．more elderly people enjoy slow reading now
29．According to the last paragraph，a kindle is probablyA．
A．a(chǎn) software for downloading e-books
B．a(chǎn) software that helps people read slowly
C．a(chǎn) website for people to exchange books
D．a(chǎn) website for people to share their ideas about a book
30．What can be the best title of the passage？B
A．Enjoy Speed reading
B．Enjoy Slow reading
C．Enjoy Effective  reading
D．Enjoy Online Reading．

分析 在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時代，快速閱讀已成為一項不可或缺的技能．我們要能在匆匆瀏覽過文章、郵件、或是微博之后，迅速找到關(guān)鍵詞、抓住文章大意．因為我們的手機、電腦每天都會被海量信息所"轟炸"，逐字逐句的閱讀顯然是不可能的．但是，不插電、享受慢閱讀正在成為一個新趨勢，人們認為它有除了激發(fā)智力之外的 諸多好處．

解答 26．C．考查細節(jié)理解．根據(jù)文章第一段中的"We skim over articles，e-mails and tweets to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text．Bombarded with information from our electronic devices，it would be impossible to cope（應(yīng)付）if we read word by word，line by line．"可知，通過快速閱讀，人們可以得到更多的信息；故選C．
27．D．考查細節(jié)理解．根據(jù)文章第四段中的"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．"可知，創(chuàng)辦the Slow Reading Club的目的是鼓勵人們享受慢速閱讀．故選D．
28．B．考查推理判斷．根據(jù)文章第六段中的"For example，a study of 300 elderly people published by the journal Neurology last year showed that regular engagement in intellectually strenuous activities like reading slowed the rate of memory loss later in life．"可知，良好的閱讀習(xí)慣能夠減緩老年人的記憶力衰退．故選B．
29．A．考查推理判斷．根據(jù)文章最后一段中的"Reach for your e-reader，if you like．Kindles make books like Warand Peace less heavy，not less substantive（真實的），and also ensure you'll never lose your place．""如果你喜歡讀電子書，那么你可以捧起Kindle--它更節(jié)省空間，讓《戰(zhàn)爭與和平》變得更輕薄，內(nèi)容卻不減少一絲一毫．"可知，Kindle是一個可以下載電子書的軟件．故選A．
30．B．考查主旨大意．文章主要講述了慢閱讀給人們帶來的好處，因此"享受慢閱讀"最適合做本文題目．故選B．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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65．We can learn from the last paragraph that generallyA．
A．women living in villages live the longest
B．women living in cities live the longest
C．men living in villages live the longest
D．men living in cities live the longest．

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6．Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud，slowly，his tone growing sadder and sadder．The little headline said：BOXER RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE．
Frank Cleary，aged 26，professional boxer，was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Cumming，aged 32，laborer，last July．The jury （陪審團） reached its decision after only ten minutes，recommending the most severe punishment the court could give out．It was，said the judge，a simple case．Cumming an d Cleary had quar reled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and the police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Cumming．When arrested Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking…
Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour．Asked if he had anything to say，Cleary answered，"Just don't tell my mother．"
"It happened over three years ago，"Paddy said helplessly．No one answered him or moved，for no one knew what to do．"Just don't tell my mother，"said Fee numbly．"And no one did!Oh，God!My poor，poor Frank!"
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said．"Fee dear，pack your things．We'll go to see him．"
    She half-rose before sinking back，her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"I can't go，"she said without a hint of pain，yet making everyone feel that the pain was there．"It would kill him to see me．I know him so well-his pride，his ambition．Let him bear the shame alone，it's what he wants．We've got to help him keep his secret．What good will it do him to see us？"
    Paddy was still weeping，but not for Frank，for the life which had gone from Fee's face，for the dying in her eyes．Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune，always stood between Fee and himself．He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children．
    Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee，F(xiàn)rank took it away．But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank．
So he said，"Well，F(xiàn)ee，we won't go．But we must make sure he is taken care of．How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank？"
The eyes didn't liven，but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．"Yes，Paddy，do that．Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out．Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know．"
 
20．Which of the following is true according to the passage？B
A．Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer．
B．The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years later．
C．The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder．
D．Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him．
21．Paddy didn't cry for Frank because he thoughtC．
A．Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment
B．Frank should have told Fee what had happened
C．what had happened to Frank was killing Fee
D．Frank had always been a man of bad moral character
22．Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank？A
A．"Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"
B．"Let him bear the shame alone，it's what he wants．"
C．"Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee，F(xiàn)rank took it away．"
D．"The eyes didn't liven，but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．"
23．"She half-rose before sinking back …"（in Paragraph 6）shows thatD．
A．Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up
B．Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank
C．Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see Frank
D．Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish．

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