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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.
According to the author, if one reads too much,______.
选项 A、he would absorb enough nourishment
B、his body would be burdened heavily
C、he could not understand the books he has read
D、his ability to reflect would be weakened
答案C
解析 细节题。根据题干定位到第三段。关键句：For the more one reads，the fewer are thetraces left of what one has read．“人读书越多，所读内容所留痕迹就越少。”由此可知，在作者看来，一个人读的内容越多，大脑就越不堪重负，用来思考所读内容，并且将其消化、吸收、理解的时间就越少。因此[C]选项“一个人读的越多，对所读内容所能理解的就越少”符合文意，为正确选项。[A]选项“吸收足够的养分”与原文观点矛盾，可排除。[B]选项中的body与原文的mind不符，可排除。[D]选项“深思的能力会被削弱”，原文并未提到，可排除。
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