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[2023年高考真題】

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder'sSophie'sWorld.Itwasfullofideasthat

werenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthatbook.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoa

worldofphilosophy（哲學(xué)）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.Nothingkillstheloveforphilosophyfasterthanpeople

whothinktheyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,orConfuciusbetterthanyou-andthentrytoexplainthem.

EricWeiner'sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDeadPhilosophersreawakenedmylove

forphilosophy.Itisnotanexplanation,butaninvitationtothinkandexperiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframeseachphilosopher's

workinthecontext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.Theendresultisareadinwhichwelearnto

wonderlikeSocrates,seelikeThoreau,listenlikeSchopenhauer,andhavenoregretslikeNietzsche.This,more

thanabookaboutunderstandingphilosophy,isabookaboutlearningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofourexperiences,andhe

doessowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwithsomeofthemostimportantphilosophersin

history,andhebecomespartofthatcrowdintheprocessbydecoding（解讀）theirmessagesandaddinghisown

interpretation.

TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparentsimplicityandgradually

pullsthemindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.Theinvitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickup

acoffeeorteaandsitdownwiththisbook.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffer.It'sworthyourtime,eveniftimeis

somethingwedon'thavealotof.

1.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.

C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.

2.Whydoestheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraisetheirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeiner'sbook.

3.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress?

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.Itleavesanopenending.

4.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeiner'sbook?

A.Objectiveandplain.

B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.

D.Humorousandstraightforward.

【答案】1.C2.D3.B4.D

【導(dǎo)語】這是一篇說明文。作者在13歲時(shí)開始喜歡哲學(xué)，隨后Weiner的書TheSocratesExpress喚起

了作者對哲學(xué)的熱愛。文章通過介紹了TheSocratesExpress這本書，倡導(dǎo)讀者花時(shí)間去讀這本書。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理角軍題。根據(jù)第——段“Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder?sSophie9s

World.Itwasfullofideasthatwerenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthatbook.It

spoketomeandbroughtmeintoaworldofphilosophy（哲學(xué)）.（我13歲的時(shí)候，一個(gè)叔叔給了我一本Jostein

Gaarder的《Sophie的世界》。書里面的觀點(diǎn)對我來說都很新奇，所以我整個(gè)夏天都在鉆研那本書。它對

我說話，把我?guī)胍粋€(gè)哲學(xué)的世界。）”可知，JosteinGaarder為作者打開了通往哲學(xué)的大門。故選C。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesand

thenframeseachphilosopher'sworkinthecontext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.Theendresult

isareadinwhichwelearntowonderlikeSocrates,seelikeThoreau,listenlikeSchopenhauer,andhaveno

regretslikeNietzsche.（Weiner在每一章的開頭者B描述了一個(gè)城市之間火車旅行的場景，然后將每一位哲學(xué)

家的著作框定在一個(gè)他們能夠幫助我們做得更好的事情上。最終的結(jié)果是，我們學(xué)會(huì)了像蘇格拉底一樣思

考，像梭羅一樣看，像叔本華一樣聽，像尼采一樣沒有遺憾。廣可知，作者在第四段開頭描寫了Weiner書

的內(nèi)容，接著作者通過列舉了幾位偉大的哲學(xué)家來描寫讀完這本書后我們能從中學(xué)到的東西，由此可推知，

作者列舉了幾位偉大的哲學(xué)家是為了幫助讀者理解Weiners的書。故選D。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“This,morethanabookaboutundestandingphilosophy,isabookabour

learningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.（這不僅僅是一本關(guān)于理解哲學(xué)的書，更是一本關(guān)于學(xué)習(xí)運(yùn)用哲學(xué)

來改善生活的書。廠可知，作者喜歡TheSocratesExpress這本書，是因?yàn)樗乃枷肟梢詰?yīng)用到日常生活中。

故選B。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“Hemakesphilosopicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthe

qualityofourexperiences,andhedoessowithplentyofhumor.（他使哲學(xué)思想成為一種有吸引力的練習(xí)，可以

提高我們經(jīng)驗(yàn)的質(zhì)量，而且他在做這件事的時(shí)候充滿了幽默感。戶可知，Weiners的書很幽默，根據(jù)最后一

段中“TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparentsimplicityandgradually

pullsthemindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.（TheSocratesExpress是一本有趣而尖銳的書，它

以其表面上的簡單吸引著讀者，并逐漸將他們拉進(jìn)對欲望、孤獨(dú)和衰老的深層思考中。廠可知，Weiners

的書簡單易懂，由此可知，Weiners的書既幽默又簡單易懂。故選D。

【高考真題變式題1】

Aboutadecadeago,LawsonwasatabeachinVirginiawatchinghiskidsbuildcastlesrightnexttothe

waves.

“IkepttryingtogetthemtocomebackbecauseIthoughtitwasaterribleidea,“heremarked.Hewanted

themtobuildtheirsandcastlesclosertothedunes.Buttheyfounditmoreexcitingtobuildrightwherethewaves

hit,seeingtheirsandcastlesgetdestroyed,andthenrebuildingthemwithwhateverdebris（殘?。﹚ashedupfrom

theocean.taItseemedsosymbolic,somehow,ofhowlifeworksmorethanjustbuildingyourperfectsandcastles,9,

saidLawson.Whenhedecidedtoturnthatsunnydayintoachildren'sbook,theideacametojustusepictures."It

seemedlikeitwouldworkbeautifullywithoutwords,“hesaid.

ADayforSandcastlesisillustratedbyQinLeng.IfsthesecondwordlesspicturebookforLawsonandLeng

since2021'sOvertheShop.Leng'sillustrationsstayprettytruetoreallife.Threesiblingsspendthedaybuilding

sandcastlesandwatchingthemgetdestroyedbyaflyinghat."Tomeit'sacelebrationofchildhoodandthesimple

joysoflife.ThesearethethingsIliketocapture,9,saidLeng.

LengspentpartofherchildhoodinFrance,andshewasinspiredbyEuropeancomicbooks"WhatIloveto

dowhenIillustrateapicturebookisaddsidestoriestothemainstoryline.Ialwaysthinkaboutthereadersand

thelongevityofthebook,andIwantthemtobeabletodiscoversomethingneweverytimetheyrevisitthebook,^^

Lengexplained.

Attheendoftheday,thesleepy-eyedkidspileintothebusthatwilltakethemhome."Thoselastpagesare

someofmyfavorite.Theycapturethatfeelinglikeattheendofthedayonthebeach,whenit'sgettingdarkand

youfeelcompletelyexhausted,Lawsonsaid.Itmustbeauniversalchildhoodfeeling:happywithsand,sticky

fromthesalt,hotfromthesun,andreadytofallasleepthemomentyougetintothecar.

5.WhydoesLawsonmentionthescenewherethekidsbuiltsandcastles?

A.Tosuggestawaytoenjoyleisure.B.Totellustheinspirationforhisbook.

C.Toconvinceusofhowlifeworks.D.Toremindreadersofthechildhood.

6.Whatdoyouknowaboutthetwobooksmentioned?

A.Thestoriesareliterallyworksoffantasy.

B.Theyarepurchasedbykidsuniversally.

C.Theycarrynoelementsofcomicbooks.

D.Readerscanonlyfindpicturesinthem.

7.HowdoesLawsonfeelwhentellingusthelastpagesinthelastparagraph?

A.Pleased.B.Indifferent.C.Disturbed.D.Exhausted.

8.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.ChildhoodinsandcastlesB.Beautifulchildhoodmemories

C.PopularillustratedbooksD.Explorethemysteryofnature

【答案】5.B6.D7.A8.A

【導(dǎo)語】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要介紹ADayforSandcastles這本書創(chuàng)造的靈感來源以及書中的內(nèi)

容。

5.推理判斷題。由文章第二段“Whenhedecidedtoturnthatsunnydayintoachildren飛book,theideacame

tojustusepictures.（當(dāng)他決定把那個(gè)陽光明媚的日子寫成一本兒童讀物時(shí)，他想到了只用圖片）”可推知，

Lawson提到那天孩子們建造城堡的事情，是想說明他寫的書是受這件事啟發(fā)的。故選B項(xiàng)。

6.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第三段"ADayforSandcastlesisillustratedbyQinLeng.Ifsthesecondwordless

picturebookforLawsonandLengsince202TsOvertheShop.（《ADayforSandcastles》由秦冷繪制。這是自

2021年的《OvertheShop》以來，Lawson和冷的第二本無言繪本戶可知，這兩本書都是只有圖片的無言繪

本。故選D項(xiàng)。

7.推理判斷題。由文章最后一段"Thoselastpagesaresomeofmyfavorite.Theycapturethatfeelinglikeat

theendofthedayonthebeach,whenit'sgettingdarkandyoufeelcompletelyexhausted（最后幾頁是我最喜歡

的。他們捕捉到了一天結(jié)束時(shí)在海灘上的感覺，當(dāng)天漸漸黑了，你感到筋疲力盡）”可推知，Lawson對最后

幾頁是非常滿意的。故選A項(xiàng)。

8.主旨大意題。由文章第三段“ADayfbrSandcastlesisillustratedbyQinLeng.It'sthesecondwordless

picturebookforLawsonandLengsince202TsOvertheShop.Leng'sillustrationsstayprettytruetoreallife.

Threesiblingsspendthedaybuildingsandcastlesandwatchingthemgetdestroyedbyaflyinghat."Tomeifsa

celebrationofchildhoodandthesimplejoysoflife.ThesearethethingsIliketocapture/saidLeng.（《ADayfor

Sandcastles））由秦冷繪制。這是自2021年的《OvertheShop》以來，Lawson和冷的第二本無言繪本。冷的

插圖非常真實(shí)。三個(gè)兄弟姐妹花了一整天的時(shí)間建造沙堡，看著它們被一頂飛行的帽子摧毀。冷說：‘對我

來說，這是對童年和簡單生活樂趣的慶祝。這些都是我喜歡捕捉的東西。丁以及上下文可知，文章主要介

紹ADayforSandcastles這本書創(chuàng)造的靈感來源以及書中的內(nèi)容，作者創(chuàng)造這本書靈感來自于看到孩子們

在沙灘上建造城堡。由此可知，A項(xiàng)Childhoodinsandcastles（沙堡童年）適合做本文標(biāo)題。故選A項(xiàng)。

【高考真題變式題2】

AnewpicturebookcalledWhenDinosaursConqueredtheSkies:TheIncredibleStoryofBirdEvolution

explainsthescientificideathatbirdsaredinosaurs.ThewriterJingmaiO'ConnordescribesherselfonInstagram

asa“deadbirdfan99.WithherPhD,sheworksattheChicagoFieldMuseumasanexpertontheevolutionofbirds

andflyingdinosaurs.

O9Connorsayspeoplemayknowthatbirdsarelittledinosaurs.Buttheymightnotconnectthatfacttothe

birdstheysee.Onepurposeofherbook,shesaid,istoachieveit.O5Connoralsowantspeopletoseebirdsasshe

does——asfascinatingflyingdinosaurs.

Inherbook,O9Connoralsotalksaboutthelargerideaofscience-namelytheimportanceofmaking

mistakes.Eachmistake,shesaid,leadsusclosertothetruth/'Scienceisessentiallyaseriesofmistakes.And

everymistake,youknow,informsusalittlebitmoreandgivesusalittlebitmoreinformation.Butprettymuch

everythingthatwethinkis'truth'rightnowisprobablyatleastpartlywrong.Youknow,thereissomuchwe

don'tknow.Butmistakesarepartoftheprocess.

O5ConnorisaChinese-IrishAmericanwhogrewupinPasadena,California.Shedidnotalwayswantto

studytheremainsofancientlivingthings.Shebeganstudyinggeology,likehermother."Butinmycase,my

motherwentbacktoschooltodoherPhDwhenIwasaround10yearsold.Andso,shehadfourkids...So,she

wouldtakeuswithhertonotonlythelaboratory,butalsointothefield,whichmeansgoingouttocollectsamples.

So,Ifellinlovewithgeology.^^

However,O'Connorhadalargergoalinmindwhenshewroteherbook.Shesaid,"'Throughhavinggreater

respectforthelivinganimalsaroundus,Ihopethatpeoplestarttothinkmoreabouthowtheyimpactthe

environmentthroughtheiractions,sothatwecanallmovetowardsamoresustainablefuture.,,

9.WhichisoneofthegoalsofO9Connor?sbookaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Tomakeconnections.B.Towriteareview.

C.Togiveinstructions.D.Tomakeaprofit.

10.WhatdoesO'Connorthinkofmistakes?

A.Unavoidable.B.Meaningless.

C.Invaluable.D.Uncontrollable.

11.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph4abouttheauthor?

A.Shehadcomplexsocialrelationships.

B.Shewantedtobeageologyteacher.

C.Hermotherwashergeologyteacher.

D.Hermotherhadearlyeffectsonher.

12.WhatdoesO'Connorexpectofherreaders?

A.Beingmindfulofwhattheywillsay.

B.Creatingamoresustainablelifestyle.

C.Organizingmoreoutdooractivities.

D.Tryingtomakeuseofthefindings.

【答案】9.A10.C11.D12.B

【導(dǎo)語】這是一篇說明文。一本名為《當(dāng)恐龍征服天空:鳥類進(jìn)化的不可思議的故事》的新圖畫書解釋

了鳥類是恐龍的科學(xué)觀點(diǎn)，作者是JingmaiCTConnor,文章對這本書和作者的理念進(jìn)行了介紹。

9.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后三句"Buttheymightnotconnectthatfacttothebirdstheysee.One

purposeofherbook,shesaid,istoachieveit.O9Connoralsowantspeopletoseebirdsasshedoes一as

fascinatingflyingdinosaurs.（但他們可能不會(huì)把這個(gè)事實(shí)和他們看到的鳥聯(lián)系起來。她說，她寫這本書的目

的之一就是實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)目標(biāo)。O'Connor還希望人們像她一樣看待鳥類——像迷人的飛行恐龍一樣。戶可知，

根據(jù)第二段，O'Connor這本書的目標(biāo)之一是在人們心中將鳥類和恐龍建立聯(lián)系。故選A。

10.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段前兩句"Inherbook,O9Connoralsotalksaboutthelargerideaofscience一

namelytheimportanceofmakingmistakes.Eachmistake,shesaid,leadsusclosertothetruth.（在她的書中，

（TConnor還談到了更大的科學(xué)概念——即犯錯(cuò)的重要性。她說，每一次錯(cuò)誤都讓我們更接近真相。戶可知，

O?Connor認(rèn)為錯(cuò)誤是無價(jià)的。故選Co

11.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句中的“So,shewouldtakeuswithhertonotonlythelaboratory,but

alsointothefield,whichmeansgoingouttocollectsamples.So,Ifellinlovewithgeology.（所以，她不僅會(huì)帶我

們?nèi)?shí)驗(yàn)室，還會(huì)帶我們?nèi)?shí)地，也就是出去采集樣本。所以，我愛上了地質(zhì)學(xué)。廠可知，從第四段中可

以了解到作者媽媽對作者產(chǎn)生了早期影響。故選D。

12.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第二句中的"Throughhavinggreaterrespectforthelivinganimalsaround

us,Ihopethatpeoplestarttothinkmoreabouthowtheyimpacttheenvironmentthroughtheiractions,sothatwe

canallmovetowardsamoresustainablefuture.（通過更加尊重我們周圍的動(dòng)物，我希望人們開始更多地思考

他們?nèi)绾瓮ㄟ^他們的行動(dòng)影響環(huán)境，這樣我們都可以走向一個(gè)更可持續(xù)的未來。）"可知，O'Connor希望她

的讀者能夠創(chuàng)造更可持續(xù)的生活方式。故選B。

【高考真題變式題3】

IhavealwayslovedtheArthurianlegend（傳奇），asthereissomethingquitespecialaboutKingArthur,and

ofcourseMerlin,myfavouritecharacterfromthestories.

DeathofanEmpireisthesecondvolumeinMKHume's"Merlin“serieswhichdetailsMerlin'slifefrom

birth.MerlintravelsacrosstheRomanEmpireinsearchofhisfather,avoyageofdiscoverytounderstandjust

whohewas.EventuallyMerlingetsinvolvedinthefightagainsttheHun'sinvasion（入侵）ofEuropeattheBattle

oftheCatalaunianPlain.

ServingundertheGeneralFlaviusAetius,Merlinbuildsareputationbysavingthelivesofthousandsof

soldiers.WhenhefinallyreachesRome,hesavesmanymore.ButafardeadlierconflictbetweenEmperor

ValentinianandSenatorPetroniusMaximusisaroundthecomerandMerlinmustuseallhisstrengthtocarryout

hiswork.

IfIhadtochoosejustonewordtodescribethisnovel,therewouldbenootherchoicethan“immersive（身臨

其境的）”?Therehasclearlybeenaseriousamountofresearchcarriedoutbytheauthor.Combinedwiththe

descriptiveproseandimaginativestory,thebookreallydoesattractyoufromalmosttheverystart.Thestory

reallydoesfeellikeyouareapartofitasMerlintravelsacrosstheRomanEmpire.

TheauthordoesagreatjobofmixingtherichhistorywithestablishedArthurianlegend.Thebattlesceneis

handledveryeffectively.Theauthoremploysaveryeffectiveformtoshowthemainfightandthisnotonlyaddsa

degreeoftensionandagoodlevelofexcitementbutalmostmakesyoufeellikeyouarerighttherehearingabout

whathappened.

DeathofanEmpireisaveryfinenovel,awonderfullyrichtaleandarewardingstory.

13.WhydoesMerlintravelacrosstheRomanEmpire?

A.TovisitKingArthur.B.Toenjoyaniceview.

C.Togetawell-paidjob.D.Tofindouthisorigin.

14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenovel?

A.Itisamixtureofhistoryandlegend.

B.Itfeaturesdifficultlanguage.

C.Itspeakshighlyofanemperor.

D.ItisamasterpieceofMerlin.

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph5referto?

A.Aneffectivedescription.B.Along-runningbattle.

C.Awonderfulfeeling.D.Awell-knownlegend.

16.Whatisthetext?

A.Anewsreport.B.Ahistorystory.

C.Abookreview.D.Asciencefiction.

【答案】13.D14.A15.A16.C

【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了MKHume的作品DeathofanEmpire并對其作了簡評(píng)。

13.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“MerlintravelsacrosstheRomanEmpireinsearchofhisfather,avoyageof

discoverytounderstandjustwhohewas.”（Merlin穿越羅馬帝國尋找他的父親，這是一次發(fā)現(xiàn)之旅，目的是

了解他到底是誰。）可知，Merlin游歷羅馬帝國是為了弄清自己的身世。故選D項(xiàng)。

14.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中“Theauthordoesagreatjobofmixingtherichhistorywithestablished

Arthurianlegend.”（作者在將豐富的歷史與既定的亞瑟王傳說相結(jié)合方面做得很好。）可知，這部小說融合

了歷史與傳說。故選A項(xiàng)。

15.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞前“Thebattlesceneishandledveryeffectively.Theauthoremploysavery

effectiveformtoshowthemainfight”（戰(zhàn)斗場景處理得非常有效。作者采用了一種非常有效的形式來呈

現(xiàn)主要戰(zhàn)斗……）由此可知，此處this指的是有效的描述。故選A項(xiàng)。

16.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“DeathofanEmpireisthesecondvolumeinMKHume's6tMerlin^^series

whichdetailsMerlin'slifefh）mbirth."（《帝國之死》是“Merlin”系列的第二卷，詳細(xì)介紹了Merlin從出生開

始的生活。）、第四段中“IfIhadtochoosejustonewordtodescribethisnovel,therewouldbenootherchoice

than“immersive（身臨其境的）“（如果讓我選擇一個(gè)詞來形容這部小說，那只能是“身臨其境”。）以及最后

一段“DeathofanEmpireisaveryfinenovel,awonderfullyrichtaleandarewardingstory.”（《帝國之死》是一

部非常優(yōu)秀的小說，一個(gè)非常豐富的故事，一個(gè)值得一讀的故事。）可推斷，本文為一篇書評(píng)類。故選C

項(xiàng)。

【高考真題變式題4】

Technologyseemstodiscourageslowreading.Readingonscreenstireseyeseasily.Soonlinewritingismore

skimmablethanprint.TheneuroscientistMaryWaltarguedthis“newnorm^^ofskimreadingisproducing"an

invisible,dramatictransformation^^inhowreadersprocesswords.Andbrainsnowfavorrapidabsorptionof

information,ratherthanskillsdevelopedbydeeperreading,likecriticalanalysis.

Weshouldn'toverplaythisdanger.Allreadersskim.Skimmingistheskillweacquireaswelearntoread

moreskillfully.Andfearsaboutdecliningattentionspanshaveprovedtobefalsealarms."Somecriticsworry

aboutattentionspanandseeveryshortstoriesassignsofculturaldecline,9,TheAmericanauthorSelvinwrote.

“Butnobodyeversaidpoemswereevidenceofshortattentionspans.”

YettheInternethascertainlychangedthewayweread.First,itmeansthere9smoretoread,becausemore

peoplethaneverarewriting.Anddigitalwritingmeansrapidreleaseandresponse.Oncepublished,onlinearticles

startformingacommentstringunderneath.Suchmodeofwritingandreadingcanbeinteractiveandfun,butis

probablylackinginprofoundreflection.

Perhapsweshouldslowdown.Readingisconstantlypromotedasasourceofpersonalachievement.Butthis

advocacyemphasizes“enthusiastic"or"eager“reading——neithersuggestslowabsorption.Toaslowreader,a

pieceofwritingcanonlybefullyunderstoodbyimmersingoneselfintheirslowcomprehensionofwords.The

slowreaderislikeaswimmerwhostopscountingthenumberofpoollapshe'sdoneandjustenjoyshowhisbody

feelsandmovesinwater.

Thehumanneedforthiskindofdeepreadingistoodeterminedforanynewtechnologytodestroy.Weoften

assumetechnologicalchangecan'tbestopped,sooldermediaarekickedoutbynewer,morevirtualforms.In

practice,oldertechnologiescancoexistwithnewones.TheKindlehasn,tkilledoffprintedbooksanymorethan

carskilledoffbicycles.Westillwanttoenjoyslowly-formedideasandcarefully-chosenwords.Evenina

fast-movingage,thereistimeforslowreading.

17.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsSelvin'sopinion?

A.Favorable.B.Critical.C.Doubtful.D.Objective.

18.Whichstatementwouldtheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Advocacyofpassionatereadinghelpspromoteslowreading.

B.Digitalwritingandreadingtendstoignorecarefulreflection.

C.Weshouldbeawareoftheimpactskimminghasonthebrain.

D.ThenumberofInternetreadersdeclinesduetotechnology.

19.Whyis“swimmer“mentionedinparagraph4?

A.Todemonstratehowtoimmerseoneselfinthought.

B.Tostressswimmingdiffersfromreading.

C.Toshowslowreadingisbetterthanfastreading.

D.Toillustratewhatslowreadingislike.

20.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?