2014届高三二轮复习：阅读填空、阅读简答专练 (译林版选修7).doc

阅读填空、阅读简答专练A To cultivate(培养) one’s taste in English prose(散文)，the most effective way is to read English books extensively.Yet one may be at a loss to choose the appropriate books，especially as a beginner.I would like to share some of my experience. My first English novel was Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice，recommended by many English teachers and professors as an ideal book for English learners.But I had great difficulty in understanding the novel，let alone enjoying it.It’s not the vocabulary that troubled me，but rather the way Austen constructs sentences，and her way of thinking，which seemed too remote to me at that time.My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Hemingway’s novel Farewell to Arms.I particularly liked his concise(简明) and lively style.So my first suggestion is，as a beginner，you’d better choose contemporary novels instead of classical ones.You can easily engage yourself in reading，get fun out of it，and gradually build up confidence，I do not mean to exclude(排斥) classical novels forever.Actually，the second reading of Pride and Prejudice greatly pleased me (probably the result of my improved English comprehension)．It is only that classical novels are less accessible to beginners due to their language styles and social background. However，reading novels is not the only way to improve your English.English essays can at once inform you，entertain you.The best example is Bertrand Russell’s work.Its language is plain，yet you cannot help feeling the elegance and the unique sense of humor.His simple language enables his philosophy(哲理) within the reach of ordinary people.Here comes my second suggestion—essays are necessary. My last advice is never to follow other’s opinions blindly，however famous or influential the person might be.As a saying goes，one man’s meat is another man’s poison.With that in mind，we are sure to find our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English. Title：How to Choose English Books 1.____ of reading