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  3. Read carefully the following excerpt on the value of reading literary works and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 wor

Read carefully the following excerpt on the value of reading literary works and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 wor

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问题     Read carefully the following excerpt on the value of reading literary works and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
    . summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
    . comment on whether reading literary works should be promoted. You can support yourself with information from the excerpt.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
                                You Are What You Read
    Does reading make you a better person? Study suggests it depends on what you read.
    In 2012, when bookstores and book clubs were alight with talk of Gone Girl, a vital modifier was attached to descriptions of Flynn’s fast-paced story: It’s not just a thriller. It’s a literary thriller.
    "Literary," in the case of a book about a marriage gone dismal, suggests that Flynn wasn’t only concerned with what happens in the story; she was interested in the nuances of the characters’ inner lives, too.
    Naturally, some writers who devote themselves to crafting straightforward thrillers ( or romances, or fantasies) take issue with the "literary" distinction, because it undermines the value of their own work. And indeed, salient arguments have been made against genre categories, which are said to be more of a marketing tool than a useful means of sorting and suggesting books.
    But, according to a new study conducted by David Kidd and Emanuele Castano, books that carry the "literary" banner may offer unique benefits to readers.
    The pair asked over 1 000 participants to check off literary names they recognized before identifying the emotions being expressed in various photos, drawing a positive correlation between literary awareness and emotional intelligence. The study controlled for self-reported empathy levels, and still found that those who’ve read more literary fiction books in their lives were better at recognizing the emotions of others.
    In a report on the study in The Guardian, Kidd says: "Not all fiction draws on the same psychological processes in the same way over time. Habitual reading of literary fiction is associated with differences in interpersonal perception that are not associated with regularly reading genre fiction."
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答案 Let’s Enjoy Literary Works Whether literary works can make us a better man has resonated among the public. Studies show that literary books offer unique benefits to readers especially in terms of the cultivation of empathy and interpersonal perception. In my viewpoint, as a pearl of man-made artifacts, literature stands atop for the following reasons. Distinct from other popular genres, literary books, first of all, bottle the buried classical motifs, audible only to the subtle minds. Unbiased friendship, pure love, untainted equality, profound compassion, unprejudiced empathy, all these, the avatar of universal truths, despite the passage of time, tell ever-lasting axioms that are still applicable to today’s world. Moreover, reading classics is like sipping an age-old brewed wine which intoxicates us with its fragrance and helps us escape the world’s pain and clamor. We can navigate with Finn on the idyllic Mississippi River to seek the truth about growth; we can enlighten ourselves with Jack Kerouac on his road to save our souls from mundaneness and mediocrity or we can learn heroism and wisdom with Odysseus on his journey home. So why not pick up a literary work now to stay away from those trivial tidbits which storm our lives without any trace of meaning at all? Let us enjoy the carnival of a real enchanting world where we are engulfed in the flavor that nourishes the souls of centuries old and yet the souls of centuries to come.
解析     本题讨论的是读书的价值，尤其是阅读文学作品的价值。选段中首先描述了集流行元素和经典元素于一身的作品走红的现象；其次呈现了人们对在流行作品中融入文学元素的看法；然后列举数据表明只有读文学气息浓厚的作品才有助于提升我们的情商，尤其是同理心；最后，用科学报告再次强调读文学作品的重要性。本题的写作重点在于：首先要对上述选段的要点进行概括，其次就是否应该大力提倡阅读文学作品发表自己的看法。
    开头部分首先开门见山。提出阅读文学作品是否会陶冶我们的情操这个话题；然后总结材料中的观点；最后表明自己的观点。
    中间部分主体从两方面叙述文学作品给人们带来的好处：首先文学作品中蕴含着亘古不变的真理。这些真理可以超越时空，仍适用于当今社会；其次。阅读文学作品可以帮助读者逃离现实的痛苦与喧闹。接下来采用排比句引用文学例证支撑观点。
    结尾部分首先以问句联系上文。号召大家开始阅读经典作品，然后深情呼唤我们珍惜这些千年以来以及千年以后仍会滋养人类灵魂的书籍。
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