14．What is the purpose of reading or studying？If you can't remember what you read or study，it will be a waste of time．（36）DOne 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）CYour 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）F Before 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）B As 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）AOne 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．In other words，a good reader is a critical reader．
B．At least two important processes go on at the same time．
C． But if you do know what you want，you are almost sure to get it．
D．Perhaps you have already discovered some good ways to keep yourself from forgetting．
E．It is important for students to have a positive attitude to their study．
F．This is an effective studying way．
G．You remember better when you know what you're reading．
分析 閱讀或學習的目的是什么？如果記不得自己所學的或所讀的那就是一種浪費時間，文章提出了幾個幫助記憶的方法．
解答 36---40 DCFBA
36．D 考查句意理解和上下文串聯 根據后面一句話 One useful aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading可知，此句是介紹一種幫助你記住所學習過東西的方法，故上句應該是提到發(fā)現了一些方法，故選D．
37．C 考查句意理解和上下文串聯 根據上文 If you choose a book，"just looking"for nothing in particular，you are likely to get just that-nothing．可知：但是如果你知道你想要什么，你一定會得到的，答案是C．
38．F 考查句意理解和上下文串聯 根據后句Before you start to study，you say to yourself something like this，"I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America"．可知在你開始學習之前，你對自己說為什么Stephen Vincent Benet碰巧 能寫出關于美國的書，由此可見這是一個有效的學習方法，答案是F．
39．B 考查句意理解和上下文串聯 根據上文：Reading is not one single activity．可閱讀不是單一的活動，至少有兩個重要的過程同時進行，答案是B．
40．A 考查句意理解和上下文串聯 根據下文：One part of critical reading，as you have discovered，is distinguishing between facts and opinions．可知：換句話說，一個好的讀者是會批評的讀者，答案是A．
點評 本文是一篇選句填空閱讀，題目主要考查上下文內容聯系以及文章內容理解．做題時學生應仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內容，聯系文章上下文內容并結合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據，切忌胡亂猜測．
