Nora, a 17-year-old American, notices that
when she has to do a paper for school and researches it on the Internet, she
rarely reads a whole page and does deep reading. “I’ll read the beginning of a
paragraph and then I'll skip(跳過) the rest,” she says.
While Nora's mother, Martha,
loves sitting down with a good book and reading carefully, her daughter may be
the wave of the future.
“Deep reading”, or slow reading, is a process
in which people think carefully while they read. With most, that means slowing
down --- even stopping and rereading a page or paragraph to really understand
what the author is trying to say.
Last summer, Google CEO Eric
Schmidt said he was concerned about what he sees as a decline（衰退）in slow reading. Instant messages
and 140-character tweets（微博）appear to be reducing out
ability to concentrate on a single idea or theme of a book, he told Foreign
Policy Magazine.
It's easy to forget the benefits
of deep reading in an age when anything worth doing is done fast. Experts warn
that without deep reading, it is impossible to be an educated person of the
world, a knowledgeable voter or even an imaginative thinker.
“If you want to have a deep relationship with a text and understand a
complex idea, then slow reading is a preferred style. It is good for
pleasure, too. It is not a rushed experience and you can lose yourself
in a text,” said Canadian writer John Miedema, the
author of the book Slow Reading.
US' Ohlone College English professor
Cynthia Lee Katona says reading is a highly social activity that builds the
mind and social connections. If you read, she says, you simply know more and
have more to talk about with friends, partners and people you know.
Deep reading can also take a
reader on a trip around the world even if they are sitting in a living room
armchair, Katona says. Also, deep reading helps people develop thinking,
writing and conversation skills.
“If you like beautiful things, authors put words together that are
really beautiful and expressive,” she says. “If you want to write well--- and there are lots of reasons to express
yourself clearly --- you should read.”
1.The comparison（對比）between Nora and her mother's
reading habits _______.
A. introduces the wave of future
B. adds a lot of fun for readers
C. explains what deep reading is
D. calls attention to deep reading
2.What leads to the decline of deep reading,
according to Eric Schemidt?
A. The fast pace of modern
society.
B. The lack of desire for
knowledge
C. The weakening ability to
concentrate.
D. The wide use of instant
messages and tweets.
3.What does the underlined word “it ” refer to
in paragraph 6?
A. A deep
relationship.
B. A complex idea.
C. Slow
reading.
D. A preferred style.
4.According to the article, Cynthia Lee
Katona's opinion of deep reading is that _______.
A. it makes sure you a better
paid job
B. it makes you a better writer
C. it is better than travelling
D. it helps build better family relationship
5.What is the main point of the article?
A. The importance of deep
reading.
B. How to improve reading skills.
C. The benefits of different
reading styles.
D. The secrets of a knowledgeable person