题目内容
11.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.Ye 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 (引起共鸣) 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 lived 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.
63.The two books are mentioned in Paragraph 1mainly to B.
A.attract the attention of readers
B.introduce the topic of the passage
C.provide some background information
D.show the similarity between re-readers
64.The underlined expression"crack their spines"in Paragraph 2refers to B.
A.recite them
B.re-read them
C.recall them
D.retell them
65.It can be learned from the passage that C.
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
66.The purpose of the passage is to C.
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 随着我们渐渐变老,我们意识到我们读书的时间很少,有很多好书,我们没有去读.再读的时候会得到一些新鲜东西.科学家们还认识到重读会给心理健康带来好处.
解答 63.答案 B 推理判断题.第一段阐述了人们现在缺少时间读书但却有很多好书等着人们去读.提到的《指环王》和《艾玛》都是为了说明"Yet re-readers are everywherearound us."这句话,引出 re-read"重读"这一现象,介绍文章主题.故B项正确.A项,提到两本书主要目的不是为了吸引读者注意力,吸引读者注意力常以疑问的形式出现,A项错误.C项,提到两本书并没有提供背景信息,C项错误.D项,第一段没有说明重复阅读者之间的相似性,D项错误.故正确答案为B.
64.答案 B 推理判断题.由第二段第四句"With each re-reading,it has opened up further;"可知每重读一次书,对它的理解就会更深刻一些.所以此处指,每次重复读书(re-read them)都可以获得新的收获.recite 意为"背诵",recall 意为"回忆",retell 意为"复述",均不符合文意.故正确答案为B.
65.答案 C 推理判断.A项,由第三段第一句"Scientists have also recognized themental health benefits of re-reading."可知阅读可以使人们获得精神上的收益,但文中并未提及使身体上收益,故A项错误.B项,由第三段第二、三句"Research conducted with readers inthe US found that on our first reading,we are concerned with the'what'andthe'why'.Second time round,we're able to better appreciate the emotions thatthe plot continues to express."可知读第二遍时"我们"会关注情感部分,故B项错误.C项,由第四段第一句"It's true that we often find formerselves on the pages of old books"和最后一句"We're changed not only by lived experience but also by readexperience"可知"我们"在书中能找到以前的自己,并且被书改变,由此可推断重复读书会让"我们"更了解自己.故C项正确.D项,由第五段第一句话"More so than the movie director orthe musician,the writer calls upon our imaginations,using words to lead us topicture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life."可知书比电影更能激发人的想象,故D项错误.故正确答案为C.
66.答案 C 主旨大意题.本文从重复读书可以开阔视野,改善人们智力,让人们更了解自己等方面阐述了 re-read 的益处,借此引起人们对书读多次的重视,呼吁人们书读多次.故C项正确.A项,作者并没有号召对于旧书的不同理解,故A项错误.B项,"读书对智力的益处"只是文章的一部分,并不是文章的目的,故B项错误.D项,文章内容介绍了书读多次的好处,但并没有介绍书读多次的有效方法,故D项错误.故正确答案为C.
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