Cultivate a lifetime reading habit

河南信阳高级中学 黄 彧

终身阅读的习惯和长远的阅读观会让我们的生活更充实。 本文就培养终身阅读的习惯提出了几点建议。

体裁说明文文章词数 建议用时约460 9分钟

难词探意

1. curl /kзːrl/ v. 蜷缩

2. distraction /dɪ'strækʃn/ n. 分散注意力的事

Reading more is one of the top goals that many people set for themselves. A good book can be hugely satisfying, can teach you things beyond your daily horizons, and can create characters so vivid as if you really know them. If reading is a habit you'd like to get into, there are a number of ways to cultivate it.

First, realize that reading is highly enjoyable, if you have a good book. If you have an extremely difficult book and you are forcing yourself through it, it will seem like a chore. If this happens for several days in a row, consider abandoning the book and finding one that you'll really love.

Other than that, try these tips to cultivate a lifetime reading habit:

Make a list. Keep a list of all the great books you want to read. You can keep this in your journal, in a pocket notebook, on your personal home page, on your personal Wiki, wherever. Be sure to add to it whenever you hear about a good book, online or in person. Keep a running list,and cross out the ones you read. Tech trick: create a Gmail account for your book list, and email the address every time you hear about a good book. Now your inbox will be your reading list. When you've read a book, file it under “Done”. If you want, you can even reply to the message (to the same address) with notes about the book, and those will be in the same conversation thread, so now your Gmail account is your reading log too.

Find a quiet place. Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair (don't lie down unless you're going to sleep) andcurlup with a good book without interruptions. There should be no television or computer near the chair to minimizedistractions, and no music or noisy family members/roommates. If you don't have a place like this, create one.

Reduce television/Internet. If you really want to read more, try cutting back on TV or Internet consumption. This may be difficult for many people. Still, every minute you reduce of Internet/TV, you could use for reading. This could create hours of book reading time.

Have a reading hour or reading day. If you turn off the TV or Internet in the evening, you could have a set hour (perhaps just after dinner) when you and maybe all the members of your family read each night. Or you could enjoy a reading day, when you (and again, your other family members if you can get them to join you) read for practically the whole day. It's super fun.

Reading Check

How many tips are given to cultivate a lifetime reading habit according to the text? What are they?

主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ. 话题词汇与短语

名词

1. book 书

2. novel 小说

3. science fiction 科幻小说

4. masterpiece 代表作

5. classic 名著

6. biography 传记

7. detective story 侦探故事

8. comic book 连环画

9. newspaper 报纸

10. magazine 杂志

11. pamphlet/booklet 小册子

12. hardcover 精装本

13. paperback 平装本

14. best-seller 畅销书

15. paper book 纸质书

16. e-book 电子书

17. audio book 有声书

18. online book 网上图书

19. collective edition 珍藏版

20. bookstore 书店

21. book sale 售书活动

22. library 图书馆

23. exchange of books 图书交换

24. book card 书卡

25. book reservation 藏书

26. reader 读者

27. reader's card 借书证

28. bookcase 书架

29. reading room 阅览室

30. bound volume 合订本

31. pocket book 袖珍书

32. second-hand book 旧书

33. librarian 图书馆馆长

34. weekly 周刊

35. monthly 月刊

36. quarterly 季刊

37. author 作者

38. writer 作家

动词及相关短语

1. read 阅读

2. scan 浏览

3. skim 略读

4. read intensively 精读

5. read extensively 泛读

6. relax 放松

7. ponder 沉思

8. improve 提升

9. broaden horizons 拓宽视野

10. benefit （使）受益

11. reduce stress 减压

12. expand knowledge 拓展知识

13. promote mental health 提升精神健康

14. develop empathy 培养同理心

15. calm mind 舒缓心情

16. boost concentration 提高专注力

17. feed imagination 激发想象力

18. increase vocabulary 增加词汇量

Ⅱ. 美句背诵

1. Reading makes a full man. 阅读使人充实。

2. Reading is like communicating with a friend.阅读就像与朋友交流。

3. Choose an author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友。

4. One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

5. A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。

6. Losing yourself in a book is the ultimate relaxation. 沉浸在书中是最好的放松方式。

7. Books are the ever-burning lamps of accumu-lated wisdom. 书籍是积累智慧的明灯。

8. If a man empties his wallet into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. 倾己所有追求知识，没有人能夺走它。向知识投资，收益最佳。

9. I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking something up and finding something else on the way. 我发现我的大部分知识都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外发现了另外的资料。

10. Books are treasure banks storing wisdom passed down from generation to generation.书籍是贮存人类代代相传的智慧的宝库。

11. After you have read more than ten thousand volumes, you will find it easy to write as if God were there helping you. 读书破万卷，下笔如有神。

12. The more a man learns, the more he knows his ignorance. 学然后知不足。

13. Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors， and the most patient of teachers. 书籍是人类最宁静、 最永恒的朋友， 也是最易接近和最具智慧的顾问，还是最有耐心的老师。

14. Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. 读书不加思考，如同吃东西不经消化。

15. If you're one of the numerous people who don't read regularly, you may be missing out. 如果你是众多不经常阅读的人之一，你可能会跟不上时代潮流。

16. Snuggling up to a good book can transport you to the magic of another world away from immediate worries, reducing stress. 依偎在一本好书旁可以带你进入另一个神奇的世界，远离眼前的烦恼，减轻压力。

17. If you want to be a well-rounded human being capable of holding a conversation on a variety of topics, you need to be a reader.如果你想成为一个全面发展的人，能进行各种话题的谈话，你便需要成为一个读者。

18. The more knowledge you have, the better equipped you are to handle many of life's challenges. 你的知识越多， 你就能更好地应对生活中的许多挑战。

19. Reading about the life of people who live in different circumstances from you, can make it easier for you to understand those who are different from you. 阅读与你生活在不同环境中的人的生活，可以让你更容易理解与你不同的人。

20. The more you read, the more your vocabu

lary improves. The more your vocabulary improves, the better you can express your own thoughts and feelings. 你读得越多，词汇量就越大。 拥有的词汇量越大，你就能更好地表达自己的想法和感受。

Ⅲ. 读后创写

1995年，UNESCO (联合国教科文组织)将每年的4月23日定为“世界读书日”(World Book Day)。 假定你是你校读书协会会长， Crazy English邀请你写一篇短文，简要介绍“世界读书日”并呼吁同学们多读书。 写作要点如下：

1. 介绍“世界读书日”；

2. 读书的益处；

3. 呼吁同学们多读书。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

World Book Day