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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
