2026届高三英语培优外刊阅读 外刊精选 人均专注力仅8秒的时代，读书才是解药？.docxVIP

高三英语培优外刊阅读

班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________

外刊精选｜人均专注力仅8秒的时代，读书才是解药？

你是否也有这样的体验：信息爆炸的时代，我们的注意力正被分割得支离破碎。研究数据显示，当代人的连续专注时长，已经从2000年的12秒下降到了8秒。一个人每天面对屏幕至少150次，平均每6.5分钟看一次手机。注意力难以集中，成为现代人的通病。今天《纽约时报》这篇文章的作者就提出了一种治愈方法：阅读短小精悍的书籍，比如短篇小说。为什么此类书籍是帮助我们治愈“分心”的一剂良方？

ShortBooksArePerfectforOurDistractedAge

ByMargaretRenkl

Whenthenewsisonereportofhumansufferingafteranother,peoplemightbeforgivenforavertingtheireyesfromtheheadlinesinfavorofgettingabetternightssleep.Theonlyproblem:Inademocracy,tuningoutmeansgivingthefoxesfullrunofthehenhouse.

TheclosestthingIvefoundtoaworkaroundistherightdosing.Ifollowthenewsduringdaylighthours.Atnight,Ireadabook.MoreandmoreIfindmyselfpickingupanovellaorashortnovel.

Shortbooksoffersomethingtoreadwhenyouwanttosurrendertoastory.Theyareheftyenoughtoimmerseyourselfinandoftenshortenoughtofinishbeforemidnight,evenwithadistracted,21st-centuryattentionspan.

Ifjournalismistheroughdraftofhistory,thenfictionisthecoherentversion,theonethatdrawsmeaningfromit.

Sotakemyadvicewithaheapinghelpingofskepticism.Turnoffthemachinesandsetyourchairnexttoagoodlamp.Ifyouliketounderlinebeautifulpassages,keepapennearby.Inasmallbookwitheachperfectwordinitsperfectplace,feelyourownsorrowsfadeasyousurrendertothespellofastory.

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请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

forgivev._____________________________

2.avert英[??v??t]美[??v?r?t]v._____________________________

3.foxn._____________________________

4.henhousen._____________________________

5.workaround英[?w??k?ra?nd]美[?w?r?k?ra?nd]n._____________________________

6.novella英[n???vel?]美[no??vel?]n._____________________________

7.surrenderv._____________________________

8.hefty英[?hefti]美[?hefti]adj._____________________________

9.fiction英[?f?k?n]美[?f?k?n]n._____________________________

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