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1、山西大学附中2015~2016学年第一学期高三模块诊断(11月19日)英语试题(考试时间:100分钟;满分:100分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASpeed-readingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandWechattotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmean
2、ingofacertaintext.Surroundedwithinformationfromourelectronicdevices,itwouldbeimpossibletocopeifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowly,listingbenefitsbeyondtheintelligentstimulation.ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreported
3、onabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkintocozychairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn'texchangingideasaboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadina
4、quiet,relaxedenvironment.AccordingtotheJournal,theWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones.Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlantic'sMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,improve
5、sconcentration,reducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytosympathize.AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandothers’mentalstatesandbeliefs,afundamentalskillinbuildingrelationships.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslessattentivereaders.Screen
6、shavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthestraightandleft-to-rightsequencetoawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswe11huntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextpunctuatedwithlinksleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupider,saysPatrickKing
7、sleyfromTheGuardian.BecauseoftheInternet,hesays,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeofinterestingnews,butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositback,reflect,andrelateallthesefactstoeachother.Slowreadingmeansareturntoanuninterrupted,straightpattern,inaquietenvironmen
8、tfreeofdistractions.Aimfor30minutesaday,advisesKellyfromTheAtlantic.“Youcansqueezeinthathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlydur