| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. |
| A．At a library. | B．At a bookstore. | C．At a grocery store. |
3 . In this digital age, information is increasingly digitized through the wide use of technology. Newspapers, magazines and even textbooks are becoming or expected to be digital soon. However, despite the sharp increase of such technology in daily life, print media is far from becoming unnecessary. I don’t think that reading in print is a dying mode.
Firstly, print offers a super reading experience. The feeling of holding a book in our hands, feeling its weight and turning over its pages, helps us to be immersed in and engaged fully with the material. The act of turning over pages also helps to direct ourselves in the concepts and structure of the text. In contrast, reading through a number of pages on a device is unsatisfying, and we can lose track of how much we have read. In addition, the artificial glow of digital screens tires one’s eyes out, and can even affect one’s sleep.
Moreover, physical copies express greater aesthetic (审美的) beauty than digital ones. The designs that beautify book covers and spines make the ideas complete and add beauty to our homes as well. The wrinkles that have accumulated over time leave us with an emotional attachment to the books themselves. Furthermore, the presentation of content in print also allows for greater appreciation of imagery (意象). In contrast to the restrictions of digital screens, the tangible (可触摸的) nature of print allows for clear imagery that is clear and impactful in its presence.
Advocates of digital print support the convenience of the medium. Indeed, e-readers provide a convenient solution to storage and transportation. However, this carries its own weaknesses as well. For one, the use of digital media requires the investment in a smart device. For another, taking notes on the printed text is easier.
In conclusion, despite the conveniences afforded by digital media, physical print still remains a popular mode of reading today. The “less is more” nature of print media remains its strongest selling point today.
1. Which of the following is true according to paragraph 2?| A．Too much digital reading will not influence our health. |
| B．Turning over pages helps to completely understand the texts. |
| C．Reading in print offers readers full engagement with materials. |
| D．Readers can exactly know how much they have read by digital reading. |
| A．A clear imagery. | B．Abundant ideas. |
| C．Emotional dependence. | D．Convenience of transportation. |
| A．To popularize two types of reading modes. |
| B．To persuade people to enjoy digital reading. |
| C．To inform people of a new trend in reading. |
| D．To argue why reading in print will not disappear. |
| A．using examples | B．making a comparison |
| C．asking and answering questions | D．analyzing causes and effects |
4 . I was no slow reader, going through books like combine harvesters through crops in the English village of my childhood. But having been prevented from visiting bookstores and libraries during these days of isolation, I have decided to make changes. After all, didn’t someone once say, “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.”?
I imagine slow reading to be like slow cooking: a variety of ingredients mixed into something one can truly enjoy. Slow reading means enjoying each sentence, absorbing all of those paragraphs of description that had probably been sweated over by the author and, more often than not, skipped over by readers like me.
Most recently, I had selected two books Transcription and The Innocents. In order to truly enjoy these two novels, I limited my reading to two hours a day — no more and no less. A funny thing happens when you take two hours out of the day ― every day ― for something you really, really enjoy.
Rather than reading Transcription at my usual pace, I made myself completely involved in the life of 18-year-old Juliet. The Innocents is about the life of two orphans in an isolated bay in Newfoundland, which is said to be a richly imagined and fascinating story of hardship and survival. My slow reading was rewarded with a deeper understanding of the characters and rich descriptions of northern Newfoundland ― so real that I could almost feel the lichen (地衣) between my toes. I experienced a quiet sense of achievement that I had missed for years.
So here I am, two books finished that took me a month to read. I have been entertained, enriched and transported in time and place like I never have before. Having discovered the joys of taking my time over a book now, I doubt I will ever again announce proudly, “It only took me a day or a couple of hours to finish!”
1. According to the article, the author used to ________.| A．read novels while cooking her food |
| B．consider herself to be a slow reader |
| C．finish reading a book in a day or even hours |
| D．spend no more than two hours reading every day |
| A．Even the craziest idea can become popular. |
| B．Even the most popular idea can go out of fashion. |
| C．Even the most positive situation can harm someone. |
| D．Even the most negative situation can benefit someone. |
| A．Because it is fun to read books related to food. |
| B．Because it is rewarding to pick up various types of books. |
| C．Because it is worthwhile to admire the brilliance of every sentence. |
| D．Because it is important to skip over those paragraphs of description. |
| A．imagined herself to be an orphan |
| B．ended up with a deep appreciation of the story |
| C．read through the descriptive part of the book quickly |
| D．thought about the relationship between hardship and survival |
