高一英语外研版必修五练习：Module1课下能力提升(四).pdf

2019 年 4 月 Module 1 课下能力提升（四） Ⅰ.阅读理解 If you don t have time to read, you don t have time to write. The idea that we must be readers first in order to be writers is repeated throughout books on writing and is often the first piece of advice published authors give to ambitious novelists. “The more we read, the faster we can perform that magic trick of seeing how the letters have been combined into words that have meaning ，” writes best- selling author Francine Prose in Reading Like a Writer . In a study done by the University of Florida, researchers surveyed students reading materials and habits. Upon analyzing their findings, the researchers concluded that students who read academic journals and literary fiction scored higher in terms of writing complexities ( 复杂事 物 ) than those who read popular fiction or web content published on sites. However, Andrew Jarosz, a psychology professor at Mississippi State University, points out that this study had a relatively small sample size and says it s too soon to draw the conclusion. “It could indeed be that reading complex materials leads to more complex writing ，” he said. “Alternatively, what if those who are better writers prefer to read complex materials that mirror their own writing abilities? It is entirely possible tha t the relationship goes in the other direction. ” Jarosz says other factors may also be responsible for why some people write at a higher level than others, including intelligence, working memory capacity and the ability to store and process information at the same time. Susan Reynolds, author of Fire Up Your Writing Brain, believes that deep reading — thoughtful and slow reading that s rich in complexities and sensory details — is essential for a better