4．What is the porpose of readig or studying？If you can't remember what you read or study，it will be a waste of time．（36）GOne useful aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading．
Why does a clerk in a store go away when your reply to her offer to help is，"No，thank you．I'm just looking．"？Both you and she know that if you aren't sure what you want，you are not likely to find it．But suppose you say instead，"Yes，thank you．I want a pair of sun glasses．"She says，"Right this way，please．"It's quite the same with your studying．If you choose a book，"just looking"for nothing in particular，you are likely to get just that-nothing．（37）FYour reasons will vary； they will include reading or studying"to find out more about"，"to understand the reasons for"and"to find out how"．
（38）ABefore you start to study，you say to yourself something like this，"I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America"．Because you know why you are reading or studying，you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better．
Reading is not one single activity．（39）DAs you read，you take in ideas rapidly and accurately．But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read．You have a kind of mental conversation with the author．
This additional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it，relating it to what you already know，and using it for your own purposes （40）BOne part of critical reading，as you have discovered，is distinguishing between facts and opinions．Facts can be checked by evidence．Opinions are one's own personal reactions．Another part of critical reading is judging sources．Still another part is drawing accurate inferences．
A．This is an effective studying way．
B．In other words，a good reader is a critical reader．
C．You remember better when you know what you're reading．
D．At least two important processes go on at the same time．
E．It is important for students to have a positive attitude to their study．
F．But if you do know what you want，you are almost sure to get it．
G．Perhaps you have already discovered some good ways to keep yourself from forgetting．
分析 本文講述了閱讀和學習方法，就是為自己的閱讀和學習找到一個目的．如果你不能記住你所讀的或學習，那將是浪費時間．只有找到正確的閱讀和學習的方法，才能記住你所學和你所讀的內容．
解答 36．G．根據下文中的"One useful aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading．"，可知，獲取一個有用的方法可以幫助你記住你所學的是有一個特定的目的或原因的閱讀．可推測空白處會說：可能你已經想出一些方法．故選G．
37．F．根據上文中的"If you choose a book，"just looking"for nothing in particular，you are likely to get just that-nothing"，可知，如果你只是讀讀書，可見并不能得到什么．但后文又說"Your reasons will vary； they will include reading or studying"to find out more about"，"to understand the reasons for"and"to find out how"．"你讀書的理由有很多，可推測空白處可能會說：如果你確實知道你想要什么，你幾乎肯定能得到它．你也能找到閱讀的理由．故選F．
38．A．根據下文中的"Because you know why you are reading or studying，you relate the information to your purpose and remember it bette"，可知，當你知道你為什么要閱讀時，或許可以讀的更好．這也是一種閱讀方法．故選A．
39．D．根據上文中的"Reading is not one single activity"，可知，閱讀不是單一的過程，那可以推測閱讀可能是兩個過程同時進行．也可能是三個過程或者更多．故選D．
40．B．根據下文中的"One part of critical reading，as you have discovered，is distinguishing between facts and opinions，Facts can be checked by evidence"，可知，事實可以通過證據來檢查，批判性閱讀可以辨別事實和觀點，可見，當你閱讀時你也可以當做一個批判家．也可以說，一個好的讀者是會批判的讀者．故選B．
點評 本文考察的是學生人生感悟類閱讀中的七選五閱讀．七選五是一類完成性閱讀．在題型上和完型很類似．在解題時，要在理解文章整體的情況下充分考慮語境和空格前后的句子，注意句子間的邏輯關系．一定要把握信息詞．
