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 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.attract 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 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 32-35.BBCC
32.B.推理判断题.根据第一段第一句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.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.可知本题答案为B选项.
33.B.词义猜测题.根据第二段倒数第二句中but also offer fresh gifts each time而且每一次提供新鲜礼物…可知:再读的时候会得到一些新鲜东西,故本题答案为B选项.
34.C.推理判断题.根据第三段前两句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".科学家们还认识到重读带来的心理健康的好处.根据对美国的读者研究发现,在我们第一次阅读我们关心的是"什么"和"为什么".可知本题答案为C选项.
35.C.主旨大意题.根据最后一段最后一句A book,of course,takes up more time,but as Mead confirms,the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.书当然会占用更多的时间,但是米德证实回报使它得到充分的价值.故本题答案为C选项.
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.