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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 order to acquire wisdom by reading, one needs to______.
选项 A、take time to think about what to read
B、associate what he has read with reality
C、do tough and boring work
D、understand what he has read
答案D
解析 推理题。根据题干定位到第五段。在第五段中，作者说：“如果我们想要真正理解，就需要对别人的思想进行消化、综合和组织，虽然这项工作很辛苦，但是却是我们获得智慧的方式。”由此可知，[D]选项符合原文，正确。[A]选项“花时间去思考该读什么”，而正确的方式应该是“花时间去思考我们所读过的内容”，所以该选项错误，可排除。[B]选项内容原文并未涉及，可排除。[C]选项“做艰苦枯燥的工作”并不是获取智慧的方法，可排除。
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