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【題目】

A survey of reading habits shows adult Chinese read 7.78 books a year on average(平均), and children and teenagers under 17 read 8.81 books, according to survey results released on Wednesday in Beijing. This year’s survey, the 15th edition, was conducted and released by Chinese Academy of Press and Publication starting in 1999. The survey focused on the data in 2017.

“Compared with 2016, growth was stable,” said Xu Shengguo, a member of the academy’s research team. “We see it is the result of government efforts. It also shows the reading platforms are different. Besides books in print, there are e-books on computers, smartphones and kindles.”

Xu said although the number is still rising, the average of books Chinese people read are outnumbered by Japan with 11, South Korea with 9, France with 8 and the United States with 7.

The survey found 67.5 percent of urban residents(城市居民)had a habit of reading books in 2017, while 49.3 rural residents(農(nóng)村居民)did. In recent years, digital reading has grown in the countryside.

73 percent of adult Chinese read digitally, including online, mobile, digital readers and smart phones, compared to 68.2 percent in 2016.

When it comes to favorite types of books, Chinese readers love literature most, followed by lifestyle, history and psychology. As for digital reading, urban love stories are the most popular, followed by history/military, literature classics and fantasy.

Other interesting points from the survey:

●On average, about one in ten adult Chinese reads more than ten books in print in 2017, and about one of twenty reads more than ten digital books.

●12 percent of Chinese read books for more than one hour a day on average.

●Adult Chinese spent 80.43 minutes a day on their smartphones in 2017, a more than six-minute increase from 2016. During this period of time, an average of 27 minutes is spent on WeChat.

●22.8 percent of adult Chinese listened to audio books regularly in 2017, an increase of 5.8 percent compared to 2016.

【1】How many ways can people use to read e-books according to Para 2?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

【2】What is the meaning of the underlined sentence “Compared with 2016, growth was stable.”?

A. The books Chinese read in 2016 on average are more than those in 2017.

B. The books Chinese read in 2016 on average are fewer than those in 2017.

C. The books Chinese read in 2016 on average are as many as those in 2017.

D. The books Chinese read in 2016 on average are better than those in 2017.

【3】How long did Chinese spend on their smartphones in 2016?

A. 74.43 minutes. B. 80.43 minutes. C. 27 minutes. D. 86.43 minutes.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese only read books in print.

B. Chinese love literature classics most for digital reading.

C. More and more rural residents prefer to have digital reading these years.

D. 12 percent of adult Chinese read books for over one hour a day on average.

【5】The purpose of the passage is to _________________.

A. show us why Chinese read books

B. encourage more Chinese to read on the smartphones

C. talk about the basic situation of Chinese reading in 2017

D. prove Chinese love reading better than people in any other country in 2017

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】文章大意：本文主要向我們講述的是關于調查2017年中國人閱讀的一些情況，并列舉了一些調查中其他有趣的事情。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Besides books in print, there are e-books on computers, smartphones and kindles.除了印刷書籍，電腦、智能手機和kindles上也有電子書，可知人們可以用3種方式閱讀電子書，故答案選C。

【2】理解判斷題。題意：畫線的句子“Compared with 2016, growth was stable.”是什么意思？A. 2016年中國人讀的書平均比2017年多；B.2016年中國人閱讀的書籍平均少于2017年； C. 中國人在2016年平均閱讀的書籍和2017年的一樣多；D. 2016年中國人讀的書籍平均比2017年要好。根據(jù)畫線的句子Compared with 2016, growth was stable.（與2016年相比，增長是穩(wěn)定的），可知既然是增長穩(wěn)定說明2017年中國人讀的書籍應該比2016年要多，也就是2016年中國人讀的書籍比2017年要少，結合選項，可知B選項符合題意，故答案選B。

【3】理解計算題。根據(jù)Adult Chinese spent 80.43 minutes a day on their smartphones in 2017, a more than six-minute increase from 2016.2017年，中國人每天花在智能手機上的時間為80.43分鐘，比2016年增加了6分鐘，可知2016年中國人在智能手機上花費的時間為80.43-6=74.43，故答案選A。

【4】推理判斷題。A.根據(jù)文中的句子Besides books in print, there are e-books on computers, smartphones and kindles.可知中國人并不是只閱讀印刷書籍，還閱讀電子書，所以A選項錯誤；B.根據(jù)文中的句子As for digital reading, urban love stories are the most popular, 可知在數(shù)字閱讀方面，中國人最喜歡都市愛情故事，而不是文學名著，所以B選項錯誤；C. 根據(jù)文中的句子In recent years, digital reading has grown in the countryside.可知，數(shù)字閱讀在農(nóng)場得到了發(fā)展，也就是越來越多的農(nóng)村居民更喜歡使用數(shù)字閱讀，所以C 選項正確；D. .根據(jù)文中的句子12 percent of Chinese read books for more than one hour a day on average.可知12%的中國人平均每天讀書超過一小時，而不是成年人，所以D選項錯誤。本題問哪個選項是正確的，故答案選C。

【5】主旨大意題。通過多對全文的理解可知，本文主要講述了關于調查2017年中國人閱讀的一些情況，并列舉了一些調查中其他有趣的事情，結合選項可知C選項talk about the basic situation of Chinese reading in 2017（談論2017年中國人閱讀的基本情況）符合題意，故答案選C。