¡¡¡¡[D]the plan under challenge
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¡¡¡¡That everyone‘s too busy these days is a cliché¡£ But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully£º There’s never any time to read¡£
¡¡¡¡What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don‘t seem sufficient¡£ The web’s full of articles offering tips on making time to read£º “Give up TV” or “Carry a book with you at all times¡£” But in my experience£¬ using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn‘t work¡£ Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning-or else you’re so exhausted that a challenging book‘s the last thing you need¡£ The modern mind£¬ Tim Parks£¬ a novelist and critic£¬ writes£¬ “is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication…It is not simply that one is interrupted£» it is that one is actually inclined to interruption¡£” Deep reading requires not just time£¬ but a special kind of time which can’t be obtained merely by becoming more efficient¡£
¡¡¡¡In fact£¬ “becoming more efficient” is part of the problem¡£ Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally£¬ judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal¡£ Immersive reading£¬ by contrast£¬ depends on being willing to risk inefficiency£¬ goallessness£¬ even time-wasting¡£ Try to slot it as a to-do list item and you‘ll manage only goal-focused reading-useful£¬ sometimes£¬ but not the most fulfilling kind¡£ “The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt£¬” writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time£¬ and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles £¨days£¬ hours£¬ minutes£© as they pass£¬ for if they get by without being filled£¬ we will have wasted them¡£” No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book¡£
¡¡¡¡So what does work£¿ Perhaps surprisingly£¬ scheduling regular times for reading¡£ You‘d think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set£¬ but in fact£¬ Eberle notes£¬ such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outside time’s flow” into “soul time¡£” You could limit distractions by reading only physical books£¬ or on single-purpose e-readers¡£ “Carry a book with you at all times” can actually work£¬ too-providing you dip in often enough£¬ so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business£¬ before dropping back down¡£ On a really good day£¬ it no longer feels as if you‘re “making time to read£¬” but just reading£¬ and making time for everything else¡£
¡¡¡¡31¡£ The usual time-management techniques don’t work because ¡£
¡¡¡¡[A] what they can offer does not ease the modern mind
¡¡¡¡[B] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading
¡¡¡¡[C] what people often forget is carrying a book with them
¡¡¡¡[D] what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed
¡¡¡¡32¡£ The “empty bottles” metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to ¡£
¡¡¡¡[A] update their to-do lists
¡¡¡¡[B] make passing time fulfilling
¡¡¡¡[C] carry their plans through
¡¡¡¡[D] pursue carefree reading
¡¡¡¡33¡£ Eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps ¡£
¡¡¡¡[A] encourage the efficiency mind-set
¡¡¡¡[B] develop online reading habits
¡¡¡¡[C] promote ritualistic reading
¡¡¡¡[D] achieve immersive reading
¡¡¡¡34¡£ “Carry a book with you at all times”can work if ¡£
¡¡¡¡[A] reading becomes your primary business of the day
¡¡¡¡[B] all the daily business has been promptly dealt with
¡¡¡¡[C] you are able to drop back to business after reading
¡¡¡¡[D] time can be evenly split for reading and business
¡¡¡¡35¡£ The best title for this text could be ¡£
¡¡¡¡[A] How to Enjoy Easy Reading
¡¡¡¡[B] How to Find Time to Read
¡¡¡¡[C] How to Set Reading Goals
¡¡¡¡[D] How to Read Extensively
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¡¡¡¡Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure£¬ younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success£¬ a latest poll has found¡£
¡¡¡¡Across generational lines£¬ Americans continue to prize many of the same traditional milestones of a successful life£¬ including getting married£¬ having children£¬ owning a home£¬ and retiring in their sixties¡£ But while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life£¬ they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it¡£
