研究生英语阅读教程(基础级2版)01

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1、UnitOneEfficientReadingLesson1DevelopingYourReadingEfficiencyGraduatestudentsarepressedfortimebecausesomanyactivitiesdemandtheirvaluabletime.Oneofthebestwaystohandlethedemandsandpressuresofuniversitylifeistobecomemoreefficient—togetmoredoneinlesstime.Manystudentsthinkth

2、attheonlywaytobecomemoreefficientistoreadfaster.Thisis,however,notthecase.Readingefficiencymeansmorethansavingtimebyreadingrapidly.Readingeffectivelyincludesunderstandingtheideasthewriteristryingtosendandorganizingthoseideaslogicallytorememberthem.Yourreadingefficiencyw

3、illincreaseasyoudeveloptechniquesthatimproveyourcomprehensionandretention.Theseinturnwillenableyoutouseyourtimemosteconomically.AnalyzingYourReadingEfficiencyAreyouanefficientreader?Herearesomequestionsthatwillhelpyouassessyourreadingefficiency.AnswerYesorNotothequestio

4、nsprovided.Doyousetgoalsandtimelimitsforyourselfatthebeginningofeachreadingstudysession?2.Doyouhaveparticularquestionsinmindwhenyoubegintoreadanassignment?3.Doyoutrytounderstandtheauthor’sideasinsteadofcomprehendingtheliteralmeaningofeachword?4.Doyoupayattentiontothepar

5、agraphsandhowtheyareorganized?5.Whilereading,doyoutrytopredictoranticipatewhatthewriterwillsaynext?6.Areyouonthealerttowordsandphrasesthatsignalchangeorcontinuationinthought?7.Doyousortoutmoreandlessimportantdetailsasyouread?8.Whenyoumeetanewword,doyoutrytofigureoutitsm

6、eaningfromthewayitisusedinthesentence?9.Doyouregularlyuseunderlining,summarynotes,andmarginalnotationstoidentifyimportantinformation?10.Whenyoufinishreadinganassignment,doyoutakeafewminutestoreviewwhatyouhavereadandthewriter’spurposeofwriting?11.Doyoufindreadinganeasyan

7、denjoyabletask?IfyouanswerYestoallormostoftheabovequestions,youareonyourwaytobecominganefficientreader.Lesson1WorldEnglish:ABlessingoraCurse?ReadingSelectionACATALOGUEAbouttheAuthorWarm-upActivitiesBackgroundInformationLanguagePointsKeysDr.TomMcArthurisfoundereditorofth

8、eOxfordCompaniontotheEnglishLanguage(1992)andthequarterlyEnglishToday:TheInternationalReviewoftheEnglishLangua