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【题目】Is reading better than watching TV? I believe it is. Is reading better than playing video games? I’m not so sure if it is. If learning is important to you, but not necessarily so, and if pleasure is what you want, these activities can be pleasant in their own way. Reading might be better than many activities if you want to educate yourself and improve your chances of succeeding in your work.

If you’re serious about creating the habit of reading, what’s important is finding a time you can read every day-often that’s early morning or late at night, or both. For others, it might be during their lunch break. You only need to read for 10 to 20 minutes a day to form the habit. Then, you need to find a place that’s comfortable. Make sure it has good lighting, the temperature is nice and you’re in a good chair. Or you can find some place that you can reiax in without failing asleep, although there’s nothing wrong with a sleep.

Next, be sure to shut off the TV, Internet, cell phone, radio, or other music .Let reading be a quiet time. Mark an “x” on your calendar every day you read, and try to keep your unbroken “x”es going as long as possible. A habit is much easier to form if it’s something you enjoy, not something you are made to do. So make the time you spend reading a joy. I’ve been a lifelong reader, so the pleasure of a good book is one of my favorite things in the world. I love to lose myself in the world of a book.

【1】The importance of reading depends on .

A. what you’re going to read B. why you want to read

C. where you decide to read D. when you begin to read

【2】If you want to create a habit of reading, the first thing to do is to .

A. ask the writer for some advice B. find a comfortable place

C. make a proper time plan D. mark an “x” on the new calendar

【3】While you are reading, you’d better .

A. make sure you are alone B. mark a big “x” in your notebook

C. find a good chair with good lighting D. be concentrated and quiet

【4】Reading may become your habit more easily when .

A. it is something you enjoy

B. you don’t use Internet or cell phones

C. your unbroken “x”es last for a long time

D. you spend 10 to 20 minutes reading after lunch

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】文章主要讲述了如何喜欢上阅读，并将它养成一种习惯。

【1】推理判断题。根据第一段“Reading might be better than many activities if you want to educate yourself and improve your chances of succeeding in your work.” 如果你想教育自己并提高工作成功的机会，阅读可能比许多活动更好。可推知读书的重要性在于你为什么要阅读。根据题意，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段“If you’re serious about creating the habit of reading, what’s important is finding a time you can read every day-often that’s early morning or late at night, or both. For others, it might be during their lunch break.” 果你真的想养成阅读的习惯，那么重要的是每天找一个你可以阅读的时间，那就是清晨或深夜，或者两者都是。对其他人来说，可能是在午休时间。根据题意，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据“Next, be sure to shut off the TV, Internet, cell phone, radio, or other music .Let reading be a quiet time.” 其次，一定要关掉电视、互联网、手机、收音机或其他音乐，让阅读成为安静的时间。根据题意，故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据“A habit is much easier to form if it’s something you enjoy” 习惯是很容易形成的，如果它是你喜欢的东西。根据题意，故选A。