研究生英语阅读教程基础级第二lesson课后习题答案.pptxVIP

Most people can keep their minds on one topic for a limited period of time. This is called their attention span. You can increase your attention span by using the techniques listed below: Set goals for yourself and read with a purpose. If you are looking for specific information as you read, it will be easier to keep your attention focused on the material. So, before you begin to read a text in English, decide what you intend to accomplish during that session and about how much time it will take. 第1页/共45页第一页，共46页。 2. Vary your reading. It is easy to tire of reading about a particular subject if you spend too long on it. To overcome this problem, work on several different assignments on an evening rather than finish one assignment completely. The variety of subject matters will provide a needed change and maintain your interest. Even when you are studying the same material, you can read it several times instead of going slowly sentence by sentence, paragraph after paragraph. Instead, try to read it several times, varying the speed and focus of each reading. 第2页/共45页第二页，共46页。 3. Read with a critical eye. Keeping a critical eye while reading can help you to be alert and to remember more of the content. 4. Combine physical and mental activities. Reading is primarily a mental activity. Because the rest of your body is not involved in the reading process, it is easy to become restless or feel a need to do something. Activities such as highlighting, underlining, making marginal notes, or writing summary outlines provide an outlet for physical energy serving as useful study aids. 第3页/共45页第三页，共46页。 Practice of Reading Techniques Active for making predictions and connections in reading selection A. Find out what the selection is about, what the most important message intended by the author is. b) Identify the logical structure of the article, i.e. how he organizes his main ideas into sections. 2. Before plunging right into the text, how you will read the selection and do the