12.As we grow old,we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that we've yet to get around to.Yet re-readers are everywhere around us.For certain fans,re-reading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually.One friend told me that Jane Austen's Emma can still surprise him,despite his having read it over 50times.
New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of re-reading.Journalist Rebacca Mead,a long-time Englishwoman in New York,first came across George Eliot's Middlemarch at 17.Since then,she has read it again every five years.With each re-reading,it has opened up further; in each chapter of her life,it has resonated (引起共鳴) differently.Mead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads,but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines.These kinds of books grow with us.
Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re-reading.Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading,we are concerned with the"what"and the"why".Second time round,we're able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to express.As researcher Cristel Russell of the American University explained,returning to a book"brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers."
It's true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if we're fond of making notes on the pages).These texts can carry us back to a time and place,and remind us of the kind of person that we were then.We're changed not only by living experience but also by read experience-by the books that we've discovered since last reading the one in our hand.
More so than the movie director or the musician,the writer calls upon our imaginations,using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life.A book is a joint project between writers and readers,and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can become connected with the story in the book.
Perhaps what's really strange is that we don't re-read more often.After all,we watch our favourite films again and we wouldn't think of listening to an album only once.We treasure messy old paintings as objects,yet of all art forms,literature alone is a largely one-time delight.A book,of course,takes up more time,but as Mead confirms,the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.
32.The two books are mentioned in Paragraph 1mainly toB.
A.a(chǎn)ttract the attention of readers
B.introduce the topic of the passage
C.provide some background information
D.show the similarity between re-readers
33.The underlined expression"crack their spines"in Paragraph 2refers toB.
A.recite them
B.re-read them
C.recall them
D.retell them
34.It can be learned from the passage thatC.
A.reading benefits people both mentally and physically
B.readers mainly focus on feelings on their first reading
C.we know ourselves better through re-reading experience
D.writers inspire the same imaginations as film directors do
35.The purpose of the passage is toC.
A.call on different understandings of old books
B.focus on the mental health benefits of reading
C.bring awareness to the significance of re-reading
D.introduce the effective ways of re-reading old books.
分析 隨著我們漸漸變老,我們意識到我們讀書的時間很少,有很多好書,我們沒有去讀.再讀的時候會得到一些新鮮東西.科學(xué)家們還認識到重讀會給心理健康帶來好處.
解答 32-35.BBCC
32.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段第一句As we grow old,we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that we've yet to get around to.隨著我們漸漸變老,我們意識到我們讀書的時間很少,有很多好書,我們沒有去讀.可知本題答案為B選項.
33.B.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句中but also offer fresh gifts each time而且每一次提供新鮮禮物…可知:再讀的時候會得到一些新鮮東西,故本題答案為B選項.
34.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段前兩句Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re-reading.Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading,we are concerned with the"what"and the"why".科學(xué)家們還認識到重讀帶來的心理健康的好處.根據(jù)對美國的讀者研究發(fā)現(xiàn),在我們第一次閱讀我們關(guān)心的是"什么"和"為什么".可知本題答案為C選項.
35.C.主旨大意題.根據(jù)最后一段最后一句A book,of course,takes up more time,but as Mead confirms,the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.書當(dāng)然會占用更多的時間,但是米德證實回報使它得到充分的價值.故本題答案為C選項.
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.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.