山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（三十一）阅读下列短文，然后从所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。AIfwearetohelpstudentsdevelopreadingskillsinaforeignlanguage,itisimportanttounderstandwhatisinvolvedinthereadingprocessitself.Ifwehaveaclearideaofhow“goodreaders”read,eitherintheirownoraforeignlanguage,thiswillenableustodecidewhetherparticularreadingtechniquesarelikelytohelplearnersornot.Inconsideringthereadingprocess,itisimportanttodistinguishbetweentwoquiteseparateactivities:readingformeaning(or“silentreading”)andreadingaloud.Readingformeaningistheactivitywenormallyengageinwhenwereadbooks,newspapers,roadsigns,etc.;itiswhatyouaredoingasyoureadthistext.Itinvolveslookingatsentencesandunderstandingthemessagetheyconvey,inotherwords“makingsense”ofawrittentext.Itdoesn’tnormallyinvolvesayingthewordsweread,notevensilentlyinsideourheads;thereareimportantreasonsforthis,whichareoutlinedbelow.Readingaloudisacompletelydifferentactivity;itspurposeisnotjusttounderstandatextbuttoconveytheinformationtosomeoneelse.Itisnotanactivityweengageinveryoftenoutsidetheclassroom;commonexamplesarereadingoutpartsofanewspaperarticletoafriend,orreadinganoticetootherpeoplewhocan’tseeit.Obviously,readingaloudinvolveslookingatatext,understandingitandalsosayingit.Becauseourattentionisdividedbetweenreadingandspeaking,itisamuchmoredifficultactivitythanreadingsilently;weoftenstumbleandmakemistakeswhenreadingaloudinourownlanguage,andreadingaloudinaforeignlanguageisevenmoredifficult.Whenwereadformeaning,wedonotneedtoreadeveryletteroreveryword,noreveneverywordineachsentence.Thisisbecause,providedthetextmakessense,wecanguessmuchofwhatitsaysaswereadit.1.Thepassageismainlyabout____________.A.readingskillsB.silentreadingC.readingprocessesD.readingaloud2.Theunderlinedword“stumble”inParagraph3means____________.A.stepoversomethingandfallB.repeatsomethingorpausefortoolongC.walkwithheavymovementsD.speakinafluentandconfidentway3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorwillcontinueto____________.A.discussindetailhowtoreadaloudB.introducesomemorereadingactivitiesC.tellhowgoodreadersreadintheirownlanguageD.explainwhyweneedn’tsaythewordswhenreadingformeaning4.Wecanconcludethat____________.用心爱心专心1A.readingsilentlyiseasierthanreadingaloudB.tounderstandasentence,youhavetoreadallthewordsinitC.silentreadinginvolveslookingatatextandsayingthewordssilentlytoyourselfD.there’snodifferencebetweenreadinginone’sownlanguageandinaforeignoneBWhenIwasabout14,Idecidedtomakemoney,soIgotapart-timejobatalocalrestaurant.Withmyfirstpaycheck,IrealizedthatIwouldhavetoworkawfullyhardtomakeverylittlemoney.Mybosshadbeenmakingjustaboveminimumwagefor20years,andIknewIdidn'twanttospendtherestofmylifeworkingtodeath.Aroundthesametime,mygodparentstookmetoaninvestment(投资)workshop.Immediately,myeyeswereopenedtothepowerofcompoundgrowthininvesting.Iknewthatthiswasawaytofinancialfreedom.Ilefttheworkshop,determinedtomakemymoneyworkformeinsteadofjustmeworkingformoney.Honoringwhatmymotherhadtaughtme,tosharewhateverIhad,Idonatedpartofmypaycheckstoraisemoneyforbreastcancer,andsavedeverythingelsetobuildupalargeenoughnesteggtoopenabrokerageaccount(经纪人账户).Tooexcitedtowait,IbeganreadingeverythingIcouldaboutinvesting.Withmostofmylifesavings(whichwasn'tverymuchmoney),IinvestedinDuPont,AT&T,Caterpillar,andInternationalPaper....
