2024-2025学年江苏省泰州市姜堰区高二下学期4月期中考试英语试题（解析版）.docx

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江苏省泰州市姜堰区2024-2025学年高二下学期4月期中

英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分42.5分）

第一节（共12小题；每小题2.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Speedreadinghasitsbenefits—itsavestimewherethereisalackofavailablehoursordays,andthevolumeofpagesisshocking.Theproblemgeneratedbyspeedreading,though,canbesummarizedwiththefollowingquotefromthewitty(诙谐的)directorWoodyAllen:“ThisishowIreadWarandPeace.ItwasaboutRussia.”Aremarkablesummaryfora1200book.

Ipreferdiscussingthe“wayofreading”andnotonlythespeed.Doesaslowpaceguaranteequalityofreading?Youcandoaveryshortexercise—whichbookshaveyouread,let’ssay,twoyearsago?Whatweretheyabout?Canyourecallfiveideasfromeachofthem?Inmostcases,theansweris“No”.So,whatdifferencedoesitmakeifwereadfastorslow?

Intoday’sbusytimes,Isuggest“MindfulReading”,whichincludestwosimpleprinciples.Thefirstis,ofcourse,beingmindful.Thespeedofreadingispreciselymatchedtothespeedofawareness.Ireadtorealise.Irealisetocomprehend.Icomprehendtomakeuseof.Itobliges(迫使)metoslowdownwhenIdon’tgrasptheideabehindthewordsandtogobackoverandovertooneandthesamesentence.Andthus,poetryrequiresaslowpace,timeforaninternal“echo”ofrhymeinthesoulforappreciatingthebeautyofthewordswhilethenovelallowsforahigherspeedinorderforustoenjoytheplot.Butalltypesofspeedhaveonethingincommon:mindfulness.

Andtheotherprinciple:PostLectio—Ratiocination.Ifwereadfor60minutes,andafterclosingthebook,immediatelygoanddosomethingelse,wearemissingakeyelement—thinkingoverthecontentwhilewestillrememberit,somethinglikeamentaldigestion.Whoeverisnotusedtothiscantryatleast59/1comparedto60/0:oneminutetothinkandassimilate.Better,tryfive,orevenbetter,tenminutes,orwhynot30/30minutes?Withthi