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安徽省马鞍山市2020届高三英语毕业班第二次教学质量监测（二模）试卷
Back to books, the joy of slow reading
Ten years ago, I typed the phrase “slow reading” into the Web search engine. I found reports about dyslexia (阅读障碍) and eye disorders. In these cases, slow reading is a problem. You will learn how slow reading cuts stress and improves comprehension.
When I first questioned the Web about slow reading, it was a small act of resistance against information overload. I was an early adopter of Kindle. It is convenient to carry a library on a small device. Books are shorter. Our brains are "plastic" and they are adaptable. They have adapted to the new technologies.
We benefit from centuries of evolution of the written language and reading technologies. It is good for the kind of reading in which I scroll (划屏) from beginning to end without interruption. Not all text deserves slow reading. We look through most information online. We read continuously in fragments (碎片) on digital devices. Especially when we attempt a book of art or a complex text on e-readers, we will feel pain. The print book gives instant access to any point in a work. We brush the pages, estimating how much reading remains.
Reading is a reflective act, shared with others. And we can read more deeply. This choice removes the unnecessary pressure from reading, and restores it as a pleasure.
A. My attention span is shorter, too.
B. There is nothing better than reading in the wild.
C. But reading online is not the best for pleasure reading.
D. We can choose to select fewer books for reading.
E. In this way, we can feel the pleasure of slow reading with the print book.
F. Therefore, taking an e-reader with you should never fail you.
G. However, slowness in the pace of reading and thinking are often desirable.
While going through life with the pursuit of money on our mind, we're often told that money can't buy happiness. But what truth is there in the saying? Is there a relation between money and happiness? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Humans are very sensitive to change. When we get a rise, we really enjoy it. But some studies have shown that in North America, additional income beyond 75,000 dollars a year stops impacting day-to-day happiness. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}They often end up spending all the money, going into debt, and experience ruined social relationships.
So surely money can't really buy happiness. Well, recent studies suggest that the problem may actually be in the way that we spend money. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Studies show that people who spend their money on others feel happier. As for the people who spend money on themselves, their happiness is unchanged.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} One experiment showed that instead of an organization writing a large check to a charity, dividing the amount up among employees, allowing them to contribute to a charity of their choice, increased their job satisfaction. Similarly, individuals that spend money on each other, as opposed to themselves, not only increase job satisfaction, but improve the team performance.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Interestingly, the specific way money is spent on others isn't important. Spending something on others is the important aspect of increasing your happiness.
A. The same principle has been tested on teams and organizations as well. B. Money has more effect on the vast majority of people in the long run. C. Instead of buying things for yourself, try giving some of it to other people and see how you feel. D. And if so, how can we use it to our advantage? E. Almost everywhere we look in the world, we see that giving money to others is positively related to happiness, F. And while you're saving up for these greatest experiences, don't forget the daily joys in life. G. In fact, people who win a lottery often report becoming extremely unhappy. |
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