研究生英语阅读教程(基础级2版)01

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1、UnitOneEfficientReadingLesson1DevelopingYourReadingEfficiencyGraduatestudentsarepressedfortimebecausesomanyactivitiesdemandtheirvaluabletime.Oneofthebestwaystohandlethedemandsandpressuresofuniversitylifeistobecomemoreefficient—togetmoredoneinlesstime.Manystud

2、entsthinkthattheonlywaytobecomemoreefficientistoreadfaster.Thisis,however,notthecase.Readingefficiencymeansmorethansavingtimebyreadingrapidly.Readingeffectivelyincludesunderstandingtheideasthewriteristryingtosendandorganizingthoseideaslogicallytorememberthem.

3、Yourreadingefficiencywillincreaseasyoudeveloptechniquesthatimproveyourcomprehensionandretention.Theseinturnwillenableyoutouseyourtimemosteconomically.AnalyzingYourReadingEfficiencyAreyouanefficientreader?Herearesomequestionsthatwillhelpyouassessyourreadingeff

4、iciency.AnswerYesorNotothequestionsprovided.Doyousetgoalsandtimelimitsforyourselfatthebeginningofeachreadingstudysession?2.Doyouhaveparticularquestionsinmindwhenyoubegintoreadanassignment?3.Doyoutrytounderstandtheauthor’sideasinsteadofcomprehendingtheliteralm

5、eaningofeachword?4.Doyoupayattentiontotheparagraphsandhowtheyareorganized?5.Whilereading,doyoutrytopredictoranticipatewhatthewriterwillsaynext?6.Areyouonthealerttowordsandphrasesthatsignalchangeorcontinuationinthought?7.Doyousortoutmoreandlessimportantdetails

6、asyouread?8.Whenyoumeetanewword,doyoutrytofigureoutitsmeaningfromthewayitisusedinthesentence?9.Doyouregularlyuseunderlining,summarynotes,andmarginalnotationstoidentifyimportantinformation?10.Whenyoufinishreadinganassignment,doyoutakeafewminutestoreviewwhatyou

7、havereadandthewriter’spurposeofwriting?11.Doyoufindreadinganeasyandenjoyabletask?IfyouanswerYestoallormostoftheabovequestions,youareonyourwaytobecominganefficientreader.Lesson1WorldEnglish:ABlessingoraCurse?ReadingSelectionACATALOGUEAbouttheAuthorWarm-upActiv

8、itiesBackgroundInformationLanguagePointsKeysDr.TomMcArthurisfoundereditoroftheOxfordCompaniontotheEnglishLanguage(1992)andthequarterlyEnglishToday:TheInternationalReviewoftheEnglishLangua