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When we read, another person thinks for us: we merely repeat his mental process. It is the same as the pupil, in learning to wri

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问题     When we read, another person thinks for us: we merely repeat his mental process. It is the same as the pupil, in learning to write, following with his pen the lines that have been penciled by the teacher. Accordingly, in reading, the work of thinking is, for the greater part, done for us. This is why we are consciously relieved when we turn to reading after being occupied with our own thoughts. But, in reading, our head is, however, really only the arena of someone else’s thoughts. And so it happens that the person who reads a great deal—that is to say, almost the whole day, and recreates himself by spending the intervals in thoughtless diversion, gradually loses the, ability to think for himself; just as a man who is always riding at last forgets how to walk.
    Such, however, is the case with many men of learning: they have read themselves stupid. For to read in every spare moment, and to read constantly, is more paralyzing to the mind than constant manual work, which, at any rate, allows one to follow one’s,own thoughts.
    Just as a spring, through the continual pressure of a foreign body, at last loses its elasticity, so does the mind if it has another person’s thoughts continually forced upon it. And just as one spoils the stomach by overfeeding and thereby impairs the whole body, so can one overload and choke the mind by giving it too much nourishment. For the more one reads, the fewer are the traces left of what one has read; the mind is like a tablet that has been written over and over. Hence it is impossible to reflect; and it is only by reflection that one can assimilate what one has read if one reads straight ahead without pondering over it later, what has been read does not take root, but is for the most part lost.
    From all this it may be concluded that thoughts put down on paper are nothing more than footprints in the sand: one sees the road the man has taken, but in order to know what he saw on the way, one requires his eyes.
    It’s important to take time to think about what we’re reading and not merely assume the thoughts of the author. We need to digest, synthesize, and organize the thoughts of others if we are to understand. This is the grunt work of thinking. It’s how we acquire wisdom.
In Para. 4, the author implies that______.
选项 A、knowledge on books is useless and helpless
B、our own experience is more important than books
C、we need to choose the material carefully for reading
D、we need to make a conclusion after reading
答案B
解析 语义理解题。根据题干定位到第四段。考查的是对段意的理解。第四段指出“从上述内容中或许可以总结出，写在纸上的思想不过是留在沙地上的脚印：一个人可以看见另一个人所走过的路，但是如果要想知道沿途风光，他就需要用自己的眼睛去看。”由此可知，别人的思想观点远不如自己的亲身体验，要想对事物有确切的认识，还是要自己去体验。由此可知[B]选项正确。[A]选项“书本知识无用”并未在本段中体现，可排除。[C]选项“我们需要认真选择所读材料”也并未在原文中涉及，可排除；同理可排除[D]选项。
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