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Recently I read a post that teaches you to double your 41 speed and made the following claim:
“42,the faster you can read,the more productive you can be. 43 you can double your reading speed,you can double your productivity.”
I 44 . I think you should read slower,and focus on doing things slower. It increases your 45 ,which is a 46 definition of productivity from “doing things faster”.
The post's argument was based on the 47 that every project involves a lot of reading — background materials,books,blog posts,and 48 . It didn't mention emails but that's another area where reading faster might seem more productive.
And I 49 that if you can finish that kind of reading,you’ 11 get the project done faster. And then you can 50 the next task and the next and the next!You’re 51！
But productivity isn’t about 52 ,even if we’ve been led to believe it is. It's about being effective. It's about accomplishing things — and that's about doing the most important things,not the 53 things.
When we speed through tasks and projects,we lose perspective. We forget what’s 54 and just try to do things as 55 as possible.
Instead,56 . Think about what’s most important,what needs to be done the most. Then clear everything else out of the way,and 57 . Do that one thing,but do it slowly,and do it very well.
If reading is important,focus on it,and do it slowly. It’11 be much more 58 ,and so will the project. When you absolutely love what you re doing,productivity is a 59 by-product.
So, slow down,don't speed up. Read slower — you’11 read less,60 enjoy it more.
41. A. writing B. reading C. typing D. talking
42. A. Obviously B. Fortunately C. Suddenly D. Finally
43. A. Though B. Before C. Unless D. If44. A. hesitate B. promise C. hope D. disagree
45. A. kindness B. carefulness C. effectiveness D. seriousness
46. A. clear B. broad C. different D. official
47. A. idea B. dream C. truth D. excuse
48. A. lips B. notes C. signs D. maps
49. A. wish B. admit C. worry D. doubt
50. A. give up B. come across C. fail in D. carry out
51. A. creative B. positive C. productive D. sensitive
52. A. distance B. speed C. hobby D. score
53. A. easiest B. strangest C. nicest D. most
54. A. important B. difficult C. special D. impressive
55. A. fast B. well C. late D. hard
56. A. pass B. pause C. stay D. start
57. A. compare B. share C. rest D. focus
58. A. annoying B. complex C. convenient D. enjoyable
59. A. right B. rare C. natural D. small
60. A. so B. and C. but D. as
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本文是议论文。作者提倡慢速但高效地读书、做事。
41. B.本文主要讲慢读的重要性，再由 下文的 the faster you can read 可知， 应选 reading。
42. A.读得越快就越多产—这是一件 很显然的事情。故选Obviously。
43. D.帖子上说“如果(If) ”你能使阅读 速度加倍，那么你就能使工作效率加 倍。
44. D.由下文的 I think you should read slower可知，作者“不同意(disagree ) ” 帖子中关于快速阅读的观点。
45. C.由第六段中的 It's about being effective可知，作者认为慢读才能使 “效果(effectiveness ) ” 更好。
46. C.由第六段开头的But productivity isn’ t about ... It's about being effective可推断，作者所读的帖子对 productivity的定义是“做事速度更 快”，而作者对productivity下的定义 “不同(different) ”，是“效果更好”。
47. A.帖子的论证建立在一个“想法 (idea) ”上，即每一个项目都涉及大 量的阅读。
48. B.由上文的 every project involves a lot of reading — background materials,books,blog posts 可知，此处应是类似背景资料的阅读材料。 故选notes。
49. B.由上段末的 It didn’ t mention emails but that's another area where reading faster might seem more productive可推断，作者“承认 (admit) ”如果你能快速读完类似电 子邮件之类的材料，你就能更快地完 成项目。.
50. D.快速完成一个项目后，你就可以 继续“完成(carry out) ”接下来一个又一个的任务。
51. C.快速完成任务会使你“效率高 (productive) ”。第二段中的 the more productive 及下文的 But productivity 也是提不。
52. B.由上文的 you’ 11 get the project done faster ...及But可知，作者认为 效率高与“速度(speed）”无关。
53. D.由上文的 that's about doing the most important things 可知，作者所认 为的效率高是指做好最重要的事，而 不是做“最多的(most) ”事。
54. A.由上文的 that's about doing the most important things 可知。
55. A.由上文的 speed through tasks and projects 可知。.
56. B.作者认为那些马不停蹄赶项目的 入应该“暂停(pause) ”，考虑一下什 么是最重要也是最需要做的事。
57. D.由上文的 clear everything else out of the way 及下文的 Do that one thing ...可推断，人们应该“集中精力 (focus) ”做好一件事。
58. D.由下文的 you absolutely love what you’ re doing可推断，集中精力 慢读更“有乐趣(enjoyable ) ”。
59. C.当你做喜欢的事情时，效率就是 一个“意料之中的(natural) ”副产品 了。
60. C.通过慢读，你读得更少，“但是 (but) ”享受更多。
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