Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text．The reader puts questions，as they were．to the text and get answers．In the light of these he puts further questions，and so on．
For most of the time this“conversation”goes on below the level of consciousness．At times，however，we become aware of it．This is usually when we are running into difficulties，when mismatch is occurring between expectations and meaning．When successful matching is being experienced，our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level．
Different people converse with the text differently．Some stay very close to the words on the page；others take off imaginatively from words，interpreting，criticizing，analyzing and examining．The former represents a kind of comprehension that is written in the text，while the latter represents higher levels of comprehension．The balance between these is important，especially for advanced readers．
There is another conversation that from our point of view is important，and that has not to do with what is read but with how it is read．We call this a“process”conversation as opposed to a“content”，conversation．It is concerned not with meaning but with the strategies we employ in reading．If we are skilled readers，our ability to hold a content conversation with a text is usually pretty well developed．Not so our ability to hold a process conversation．It is just this kind of conversation that is of importance when we are seeking to develop our reading to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level．
40．Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when .
A．the reader’s expectations agree with what is said in the text
B．the reader asks questions and gets answers
C．the reader has trouble understanding what the author says
D．successful matching is occurring
41．At a lower level of comprehension，readers tend to .
A．read a text slowly
B．read without thinking hard
C．interpret a text in their own way ．
D．concentrate on the meaning of words only
42．A“process”conversation has to do with .
A．the development of our ability to check the details
B．determining the main idea of a text
C．what reading material is read
D．the application of reading strategies
43．From the passage we know .
A．it’s important for readers to have conscious and unconscious levels of comprehension
B．readers should take a critical attitude towards the author’s ideas
C．readers should learn to use different approaches in reading different texts
D．readers should pay more attention to the content of a text
完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
If we were to keep a record of all the things we worried about during a given period of time，we would discover—in reviewing them—that the great majority of our 16 never come to pass. This means that most of the time we 17 to worrying，even the constructive（建设性的）kind that prompts us to try to come up with a 18 to what is troubling us，is wasted. 19 ，we not only caused ourselves unnecessary mental pain，but also 20 valuable minutes and hours that could have been spent elsewhere.
To 21 this，it is often necessary to subject（使……遭受）potential 22 of worry to the coldly objective. Once，before a major 23 in front of a standing-room-only audience，a member of Arturo Toscanini’s orchestra approached（接近）the great Italian conductor with a terrible 24 on his face．“Maestro（大师），”the musician said 25 ，“my instrument is not working 26 ．I cannot reach the 27 of E-flat．Whatever will I do？We are to 28 a few moments later．”
Toscanini looked with total 29 at the man．Then he 30 kindly and placed an arm around his shoulders．“My friend，”the maestro replied，“do not worry about it．The note E-flat does not 31 anywhere in the music that you will be 32 this evening．”
The next time we find ourselves in the middle of 33 about some matter，we might be wise to 34 and ask ourselves what the odds（几率）are of the problem really coming to 35 .We may be able to go on to something more constructive．
16．A．dreams B．ideas C．troubles D．failures
17．A．spend B．devote C．expect D．agree
18．A．solution B．suggestion C．promise D．plan
19．A．However B．Otherwise C．Then D．Therefore
20．A．paid back B．cut down C．acted out D．took up
21．A．realize B．organize C．avoid D．operate
22．A．sources B．success C．truth D．gifts
23．A．graduation B．concert C．meeting D．invitation
24．A．sign B．appearance C．mark D．expression
25．A．anxiously B．finally C．eagerly D．seriously
26．A．properly B．mainly C．practically D．firmly．
27．A．part B．point C．signal D．note
28．A．complete B．begin C．manage D．separate
29．A．pleasure B．regret C．silence D．amazement
30．A．shouted B．depended C．smiled D．explained
31．A．appear B．remove C．unfold D．disappear
32．A．enjoying B．1istening C．playing D．conducting
33．A．talking B．worrying C．quarreling D．doubting
34．A．prevent B．trust C．finish D．stop
35．A．end B．pass C．order D．settle
．I just wonder that you don’t want to cooperate with me.
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A．why it does |
B．what it does |
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C．how it is |
D．why it is |
I remember the 5·12 earthquake exactly as if it yesterday.
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A．was happening |
B．happens |
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C．has happened |
D．happened |
does he have to type the report on a computer， he has to get the computer to translate it into sounds.
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A．Not only；but also |
B．Either；or |
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C．Both；and |
D．Not；but |
that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to awards.
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A．It is widely accepted |
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B．What is widely accepted |
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C．Which is widely accepted |
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D．That is widely accepted |
