Section A Exploratory Reading
Example
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the words and expressions from the text to complete the following outline of it．
A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading．It is remarkable first for what it contains：the range of news from local crime to international politics，from sport to business to fashion to science，and the range of comment and special features（特写）as well，from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books，art，theatre and music．A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it：never completely，never straight through，but always by jumping from here to there，in and out glancing at one piece，reading another article all the way through，reading just a few paragraphs of the next．A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers，but far more than any one reader is interested in．What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality（时事性），its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now．But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient（暂时的）value．For all these reasons，no two people really read the same paper：what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day’s paper，his own selection and sequence，his own newspaper．For all these reasons，reading newspapers efficiently，which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time，demands skill and self awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading．
Ⅰ．Introduction
A good modern newspaper is 1．____________________________________________．
Ⅱ．Body
A．First，it is remarkable for 2．_____________________________________________．Examples：
a．news on local crime，international politics，sport，business，fashion and science．
b．comments and 3．________________on editorial page，criticism of books，and etc．
B．Second，it is even more remarkable for 4．_________________________________．Readers can 5．________from here to there，in and out glance at one piece，read another article 6．________，read just a few paragraphs of the next．
C．A good modern newspaper offers a variety to 7．___________________________．Its variety comes from its 8．________，which result in transient value of what appears in a newspaper．
Ⅲ．Conclusion
A．For all these reasons，no two people 9．___________________________________．
B．For all these reasons，10．________means getting what you want without missing things you need and without wasting time．
Explanations
While reading the passage，we may find it is well organized with the first sentence as the topic sentence，and three reasons to support it．Then，the passage is concluded with two points．
The key to the outline above is：
1．an extraordinary piece of reading
2．what it contains
3．special features
4．the way one reads it
5．jump
6．all the way through
7．attract many different readers
8．topicality／immediacy and the speed of production
9．really read the same paper
10．reading newspapers efficiently
Reading Skill：Taking Notes
Taking notes helps you to read actively．If you can catch the key information of a passage，and take notes，then reorganize them，it would be easier for you to understand passages well．Notes are also important as input to the next step in the research process，in which you integrate information from sources with your ideas．
Methods to use：
•Outlining—works best when the material you are reading is organized．
•Cornell Note method—divide your note paper into three sections：notes in the right column，key words and questions in the left column，and a summary at the bottom of the page．
•Paragraph form—summarize what you read in your own words and include important terms．
•Mind maps—diagrams／summaries of overlapping lecture and text material．
Suggestions：
•Style／method of note taking should vary according to the material．
•Short story or poem：
■Read the entire thing once without taking notes．
■Write down your immediate impressions．
■Reread the piece，taking notes on characters，plots，etc．
•Scientific／technical material：
■Copy important formulas，terms，etc．
■Recreate or write down the page number of important diagrams or figures．