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4 Kinds of Texts Enhancing Intelligence I. Introduction A. Reading for information, hoping to —improve our minds with the inform
4 Kinds of Texts Enhancing Intelligence I. Introduction A. Reading for information, hoping to —improve our minds with the inform
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2012-12-01
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问题
4 Kinds of Texts Enhancing Intelligence
I. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—provide us with the ways to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading (1)______: two different things (1)______
to read books that help improve our chances of a happy living
II. The first choice: texts concerning (2)______ (2)______
A. Including not only scientific texts, but also the texts that enhance our appreciation of the natural world
B. The value of these texts:
—the development of (3)______ (3)______
—the (4)______of learning (4)______
—how to investigate our intuition and (5)______it with evidence (5)______
—inspiring wonder and respect for (6)______ (6)______
III. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand (7) ______ (7)______
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical texts
—the great texts of (8)______ (8)______
IV. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Containing more truth
B. (9)______experiences (9)______
C. Containing a great deal of philosophy, psychology and history
V. The fourth choice: history books
A. Fascinating anecdotes
B. Remarkable characters
C. Evolution of ideas shaping civilization
D. Increasing our (10)______ (10)______
4 Kinds of Texts Enhancing Intelligence
Good evening. This lecture is going to introduce 4 kinds of texts that can enhance intelligence. As you know, we read for information, hoping that it will improve our minds, giving us the means to improve our lives. In the modern Age of Information, more reading material is at hand, making it more and more demanding to allocate our reading time in an efficient manner. All texts are not created equal, and it follows that all readers are not equal either. (1) To read prodigiously and to read profitably are two different things. A great amount of time is wasted reading texts that are forgotten a short time after they’re finished. But time spent reading texts that cultivate intelligence and wisdom is a labor that yields continuous benefit over a lifetime. Despite its necessity, for the purposes of business and everyday life, to read about the latest news and trends, that type of reading is outside the scope of this article. My aim is to encourage the reading of books that permanently increase intelligence and, as a result, improve our chances of leading a prosperous and fulfilling life.
(2) The first choice is texts about science. It includes all books that increase our understanding of the natural world. (3) The great value of them comes, not from the theories they prove which will likely be disproved in the future, but from the development of curiosity and (4) the methods of learning. (5) Scientific texts teach us how to investigate our intuition and validate it with evidence. (6)They also inspire wonder and respect for the physical world and for our own intellect.
Then, philosophy comes as our second choice. In ancient times, science and philosophy grew from the seed of analytical thought. (7) If science teaches us to understand the outside world, philosophy teaches us to understand ourselves. It could very well be called the science of human life. (8) In addition to the classic philosophical works, this category also includes the great religious texts.
The third one is serious fiction. I’d like to permanently discredit the belief that fictional works are inferior because they are made up. Only a person completely devoid of imagination could believe that. Great works of fiction contain more truth than any other literary genre because they allow the reader to experience a new reality. (9) Fiction creates experiences that elevate your level of consciousness. Serious fiction also contains a great deal of philosophy, psychology and history.
Moreover, history texts are also included. History feels boring because as children it meant memorizing dates, and tedious lectures. And who can blame us? The public schools have done their best to take the humanity out of history. But at its best, history is fascinating anecdotes, remarkable characters, and the evolution of ideas that have shaped civilization. (10) By learning about the past, we are more able to interpret our own times and ourselves.
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答案
ourselves
解析
细节题。这篇演讲稿谈论的第二种文本是哲学文本。如果说科学教会我们去了解外部世界,那么哲学就教会了我们去了解我们自身。原文是“If science teaches us to understand the outside world,philosophy teaches us to understand ourselves.”
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