[单项选择]According to the textbook, the best-known unabridged dictionary is （　）.
A. The Word Book Dictionary
B. The Encyclopedia Americana
C. Webster’s New World Dictionary
D. Webster’s Third New International Dictionary

[单项选择]According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT true（）
A. The western people are good at abstract thinking.
B. he Chinese people are particularly good at artistic thinking.
C. Abstract and artistic thinking are mutually exclusive.
D. Abstract and artistic thinking themselves are not mutually exclusive.

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Usually the primary purpose of textbook writing is to inform. In textbooks, authors wellinformed in a particular subject or discipline identify the terms, facts, and opinions considered essential to an understanding of the field. While authors’ personal interests play a role in what terms or facts are selected and how they are interpreted, the writing bears a primary or central goal which is not to persuade you to see things from the same perspective. In fact, textbook authors frequently give equal time to opposing points of view so that readers can draw their own conclusion.
However, as you turn from your textbooks to the pages of newspapers and magazines, you may encounter writers with other primary goals. Some write to entertain; others write simply to air a personal preference. However, a good portion of the writers you encounter, particularly on the editorial (社论) pages, write in the hope that you will share or at least seriously consider adopting their
A. Textbook writers are usually better informed in their subjects.
B. Textbook writers are more objective than other types of writers.
C. Editorials aim at sharing facts with the readers.
D. All magazine articles have the aim to share opinions with the readers.

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A proven method for effective textbook reading is the SQ3R method developed by Francis Robinson. The first step is to survey (the S step) the chapter by reading the title, introduction, section headings, summary and by studying any graphs, tables, illustrations or charts. The purpose of this step is to get an overview of the chapter so that you will know before you read what it will be about. In the second step (the Q step), for each section you ask yourself questions such as "What do I already know about this topic" and "What do I want to know" In this step you also take the section heading and turn it into a question. This step gives you a purpose for reading the section. The third step (the first of the 3 R’s) is to read to find the answer to your questions. Then at the end of each section, before going on to the next section, you recite (the second of the 3 R’s) the answers to the questions that you formed in the question step. When you recite
A. read first several paragraphs
B. scan the whole chapter
C. study the graphs
D. get the theme of the chapter