题目

For some people today, reading is no longer relaxation. In order to keep up with their work, they must read letters, reports, proposals, work emails, trade publications, and interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers, magazines, and journals: a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet, the unfortunate fact is that many of us are poor readers because many of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. We don't know how to read effectively, or even appropriately.The main problem lies in language itself -- words. Single words have little meaning until they are combined into phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. Unfortunately, untrained readers do not read groups of words. They read one word at a time, and often regress to reread words or passages. Regression, or looking back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another bad habit that slows down the speed of reading is vocalization -- sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.21.What does the author say about reading?A Poor readers would never read to relax themselves.B People don't read newspapers, magazines, or journals anymore.C The ability to read and comprehend quickly is essential.D Everybody has poor reading habits at an early age.

For some people today, reading is no longer relaxation. In order to keep up with their work, they must read letters, reports, proposals, work emails, trade publications, and interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers, magazines, and journals: a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet, the unfortunate fact is that many of us are poor readers because many of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. We don't know how to read effectively, or even appropriately. The main problem lies in language itself -- words. Single words have little meaning until they are combined into phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. Unfortunately, untrained readers do not read groups of words. They read one word at a time, and often regress to reread words or passages. Regression, or looking back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another bad habit that slows down the speed of reading is vocalization -- sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads. 21.What does the author say about reading? A Poor readers would never read to relax themselves. B People don't read newspapers, magazines, or journals anymore. C The ability to read and comprehend quickly is essential. D Everybody has poor reading habits at an early age.

题目解答

答案

本文主要讨论现代人需快速阅读大量材料，但许多人因早期养成的不良习惯（如逐字阅读、回读、默读等）而效率低下。作者认为，快速阅读与理解能力在职业发展中至关重要。选项A未提及“ poor readers”不为放松阅读；B与文意相反；D将“ many”扩大为“ everybody”；C准确概括了作者核心观点：快速阅读与理解能力是成功关键。 答案：C. The ability to read and comprehend quickly is essential.

解析

本题考查对文章内容的理解和推理能力。解题的关键在于准确理解文章中关于阅读的描述，包括阅读的现状、重要性以及存在的问题等，并对每个选项进行细致分析，判断其是否与文章内容相符。

  1. 分析选项A：
    • 文章提到“For some people today, reading is no longer relaxation”，只是说对于一些人来说阅读不再是放松方式，但不能就此得出“Poor readers would never read to relax themselves”（阅读能力差的人永远不会为了放松而阅读），这种说法过于绝对，所以选项A不符合文意。
  2. 分析选项B：
    • 文中明确指出“not to mention newspapers, magazines, and journals: a never - ending flood of words”，说明人们仍然会阅读报纸、杂志和期刊，而选项B说“People don't read newspapers, magazines, or journals anymore”（人们不再阅读报纸、杂志或期刊了），与原文意思相悖，所以选项B错误。
  3. 分析选项C：
    • 根据文章内容“In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure”，在找工作或职业晋升中，快速阅读和理解的能力能决定成败，这充分说明了快速阅读和理解能力的重要性，即“The ability to read and comprehend quickly is essential”，所以选项C符合文意。
  4. 分析选项D：
    • 原文提到“many of us are poor readers because many of us develop poor reading habits at an early age”，是说很多人在早期养成了不良阅读习惯，但选项D将“many”扩大为“everybody”，变成“Everybody has poor reading habits at an early age”（每个人在早期都有不良阅读习惯），过于绝对，所以选项D不正确。