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　　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。
　　A
　　Speed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age．We skim over articles, e-mails and Wechat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text．Surrounded with information from our electronic devices, it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word, line by line．But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly, listing benefits beyond the intelligent stimulation．
　　A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a boob in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smart phones．They sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour．Unlike traditional boobs, the point of the slow reading club isn't exchanging ideas about a certain boot to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxed environment．According to the Journal, the Wellington boob is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smart phones．
　　Slow readers, such as The Atlantic's Maura Kelly, say a regular reading habit sharpens the
　　mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize．Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps
　　people understand others’mental states and beliefs, a fundamental skill in building relationships.Yet technology has made us less attentive readers.Screens have changed our reading patterns from the straight and left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information. Reading text punctuated with links leads to weaker comprehension than reading plain text. The Internet may have made us stupider, says Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian.Because of the Internet, he says, we have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news, but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back, reflect, and relate all these facts to each other．
　　Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted, straight pattern, in a quiet environment free of distractions.Aim for 30 minutes a day, advises Kelly from The Atlantic．“You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments, you pick up a meaningful work of literature,”Kelly said．“Reach for your e-reader, if you like．Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy, not less substantive, and also ensure you'll never lose your place．”
　　1．The boob in Wellington mentioned in Paragraph 2 shows____________．
　　A. the decline of electronic devices    B．the new trend of slow reading
　　C．the importance of exchanging ideas D．the increasing number of club readers
　　2．According to Patrick Kingsley, people are stupider partly because of_____________．
　　A．a non-stop reading pattern        B．the straight, left-to-right screen
　　C．the lack of reflection             D．a wide range of interesting news
　　3．According to the passage, slow reading___________．
　　A．cures the memory loss of elderly people
　　B．promotes the current technology advances
　　C．provides people with a quiet environment
　　D．contributes to understanding among people
　　4．What's the best title for the passage?
　　A．Benefit of Reading Clubs．B．Reading of the Internet Age．
　　C．Return of Slow Reading．D．Influence of Speed Reading
　　B 
　　Lumberjack Art
　　When people think of an artist, they probably do not imagine a lumberjack(伐木工人) cutting down trees with a chainsaw. Yet many lumberjacks consider themselves to be artists. Instead of patiently working on a large block of hard rock, however, lumberjack artists use chainsaws to carve their masterpieces from wood.
　　Wooden sculptures(雕塑) created with chainsaws are perfect examples of folk art. Everyday tools are used to create art that focuses on subjects found in nature, such as bears or other forest animals. Not all lumberjacks are artists, but some chainsaw artists have been lumberjacks.
　　A lumberjack who is also an artist might cut down a tree during a workday. If the stump, the bottom of the tree, is a good size, the artist might be motivated