六级阅读天天练(11原文)
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1. The Pleasure of Reading Fiction
These days there are many forms of entertainment for us to choose from. Watching movies and reading fiction are two of the most popular free time activities. I enjoy both of them, but given the choice, I usually prefer to read fiction than watch a movie for the following reasons.
First of all, I can read a novel or short story at any time. I do not have to be at a theater or in front of a TV set at a certain time. I can even read when I have only a few spare minutes, for example, while on a bus. I do not have to read the book from start to finish in one sitting. Second, I can read anywhere because books are portable. If the weather is fine, I can take my book outdoors, and when it is raining I can go to a coffee shop. Most importantly, I can take a more active part when reading a book than when watching a movie. The descriptions in the book require me to use my imagination to visualize the scene and the characters. When reading a book, I create my own interpretation of it, but when watching a movie I can only see the moviemaker’s version of the events.
In conclusion, I prefer reading books to watching movies in my free time because reading gives me greater freedom and inspires my imagination more. Both activities allow me to experience a different world, but reading lets me make that world my own.