Question

Is reading better than watching TV? I believe it is. Is reading better than playing video games? I’m not so sure if it is. If learning is important to you, but not necessary so，and if pleasure is what you want，these activities can be pleasant in their own way. Reading might be better than many activities if you want to educate yourself and improve your chances of succeeding in your work.

If you’re serious about creating the habit of reading，what’s important is finding a time you can read every day—often that’s early morning or late at night，or both. For others, it might be during their lunch break. You only need to read for 10 to 20 minutes a day to form the habit.

Then, you need to find a place that’s comfortable. Make sure it has good lighting, the temperature is nice and you’re in a good chair. Or you can find some place that you can relax in without falling asleep, although there’s nothing wrong with sleep.

Next，be sure to shut off the TV，Internet，cell phone，radio, or other music. Let reading be a quiet time. Mark an “x” on your calendar every day you read, and try to keep your unbroken “x”es going as long as possible. A habit is much easier to form if it’s something you enjoy, not something you are made to do. So make the time, you spend reading a joy. I’ve been a lifelong reader, so the pleasure of a good book is one of my favorite things in the world. I love to lose myself in the world of a book.

1.The importance of reading depends on ______.

A. what you’re going to read

B. why you want to read

C. where you decide to read

D. when you begin to read

2. If you want to create a habit of reading， the first thing to do is to ______.

A. ask the writer for some advice

B. find a comfortable place

C. make a proper time plan 

D. mark an “x” on the new calendar

3. While you are reading，you'd better ______.

A. make sure you are alone  

B. mark a big “x” in your notebook 

C. find a good chair with good lighting

D. be concentrated and quiet

4. Reading may become your habit more easily when ______.

A. it is something you enjoy  

B. you don’t use Internet or cell phones

C. your unbroken“x”es last for a long time

D. you spend 10 to 20 minutes reading after lunch

5.Which of the following CANNOT be used to describe the writer?

A. He prefers to play video games rather than watch TV.

B. He is an old man with the best reading habit.

C. He thinks it’s normal to fall asleep while reading.

D. He has done a lot of research on reading.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍的是阅读习惯的养成的几个条件。

1.1】B细节理解题。根据Reading might be better than many activities if you want to educate yourself and improve your chances of succeeding in your work.可知阅读的重要性依据你为什么想要阅读。根据句意，故选B。

2.2】C细节理解题。根据If you’re serious about creating the habit of reading，what’s important is finding a time you can read every day—often that’s early morning or late at night，or both.可知，如果你想要养成良好的阅读习惯，最重要的一件事是制定明确的阅读时间。故选C。

3.3】D细节理解题。根据Next，be sure to shut off the TV，Internet，cell phone，radio, or other music. Let reading be a quiet time.可知当你在阅读的时候必须集中精力，保持安静。故应选D。

4.4】A细节理解题。根据短文中A habit is much easier to form if it’s something you enjoy, not something you are made to do.可知阅读很快成为你的习惯，当它是你喜欢的事情的时候。故选A。

5.B综合理解题。通读全文，A，C，D都有所提到，只有B没有提到。故选B。

考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读。