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Gregory Currie, a professor of philosophy eat the University of Nottingham,

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问题     Gregory Currie, a professor of philosophy eat the University of Nottingham, recently argued in  The New York Times that we ought not to claim that literature improves us as people, because there is no “compelling evidence that suggests that people are morally or socially better for reading Tolstoy” or other great books.  
    Actually, there is such evidence. Raymond Mar, a psychologist at York University in Canada, and  Keith Oatley, a professor of cognitive psychology at the University of Toronto, reported in studies published in 2006 and 2009 that individuals who often read fiction appear to be better able to  understand other people, empathize (起共鸣)with them and view the world from their perspective. This link persisted even after the researchers factored in the possibility that more empathetic individuals might choose to read more novels.  
    Recent research in cognitive science, psychology and neuroscience has demonstrated that deep reading of books is a distinctive experience, very different from the information-driven reading we do on the Web. Although deep reading does not, strictly speaking, require a conventional book, the built-in limits of the printed page are uniquely conducive to the deep reading experience. A book’s lack of hyperlinks allows the reader to remain fully immersed in the narrative, without having to  make such decisions as whether to click on a link or not.  
    That immersion is supported by the way the brain handles language rich in sensory detail and  emotional and moral complexity, by creating a mental representation that draws on the same brain regions that would be active if the scene were unfolding in real life. The emotional situations and moral dilemmas that are the stuff of literature are also vigorous exercise for the brain, propelling us inside the heads of fictional characters and even increasing our real-life capacity for empathy. This is not reading as many young people are coming to know it. Their reading, mostly done onscreen, is pragmatic and instrumental. If we allow our children to believe reading onscreen is all  there is, we will have deprived them of an enjoyable and enlightening experience that will enlarge them as people. Instead molding our education around young people’s attachment to digital devices  and onscreen habits, we need to show them some place they’ve never been to, a place only deep  reading can take them to.   [br] Prof, Gregory Currie argues that________.
选项 A、literature doesn’t show people’s moral or social standards
B、only good literature shows people’s moral and social values
C、reading fiction won’t improve people morally or socially
D、only reading great books benefits people morally and socially
答案 C
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