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第1页共8页阅读下列短文，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____________.A.readingsilentlyiseasierthanreadingaloudB.tounderstandasentence,youhavetoreadallthewordsinitC.silentreadinginvolveslookingatatextandsayingthewordssilentlytoyourselfD.there’snodifferencebetweenreadinginone’sownlanguageandinaforeignoneBWhenIwasabout14,Idecidedtomakemoney,soIgotapart-timejobatalocalrestaurant.Withmyfirstpaycheck,IrealizedthatIwouldhavetoworkawfullyhardtomakeverylittlemoney.Mybosshadbeenmakingjustaboveminimumwagefor20years,andIknewIdidn'twanttospendtherestofmylifeworkingtodeath.Aroundthesametime,mygodparentstook第2页共8页metoaninvestment(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.Theprideinbeingashareholder（股东）inacompany,alongwithwatchingmystocksincreaseinvalue,fueledmydesiretolearnmore.Iwenttothreemoreinvestmentworkshopswithmygodparentsandbrowsed(浏览)booksatthelibrary.Ibeganwith$4,000inmyaccountandhaveaddedabout$2,000sincethen.Myportfolioisnowworthroughly$12,000,fiveyearslater,havinggrownabout18%peryear,onaverage.MyfavoriteholdingsarebiotechnologycompaniesthatIknowafairamountaboutbecausethey'rebasednearme.Intheyearssincethen,Ihaveexperiencedmanymomentsofgratitudefordiscoveringinvestingsoearlyinmylife.I'mincollegenow,andplantogoontomedicalschoolandbecomeafamilypracticephysician.AndIknowthat,thankstoinvesting,myroadwillbemucheasier.NotonlyhaveItakenanactivesteptowardsimprovingmylong-termfinancialfuture,butIamconfidentthatIwillalsobeabletogenerouslysupportthecausesIbelieveinwithmoreeasethanIotherwisewouldhaveimagined.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theworkingconditioninthelocalrestaurantwasawful.B.Thewriterdidn’tmakemuchmoneybecausehetookatemporaryjob.C.Peoplecan’tmakealotofmoneyunlesstheyworkhardashardworkalwayspays.D.Theinvestmentworkshoptaughtthewriterthathecouldmakemoneythroughinvestment.6.Thewriterwaseagertolearnmoreaboutinvestingbecause________.A.hehadinvestedallhislifesavingsinstocksB.hewastooexcitedtowaittoopenabrokerageaccountC.hewantedtodonatemoretoraisemoneyforbreastcancerD.hefeltproudofbeingashareholderwithhisstocksincreasinginvalue7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Investingmadehiswealthgroweffectively.B.Investingenabledhimtoachievehislifegoals.C.Investingallowedhimtopayoffallhisdebts.D.Investinghelpedhimtoreachfinancialindependence.8.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe__________.A.TheRewardsofInvestingB.MyDreamCareerC.TheKeytoSuccessfulInvestmentD.ThankYou,MyGodparentsCBelowisawebpagefrom