A
In advance of World Book Day on April 23, the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication released its 17th annual report on the study of Chinese People's Reading Habits on Monday.
Based on a survey that ranged from August 2019 to February 2020, the report showed 81.1 percent of adult Chinese surveyed have a habit of reading, whether in print or on digital devices, a slight increase of 0.3 percent from 2018.Wei Yushan, director of the academy, said the survey covered 55 cities and towns in the country and it can credibly represent the situation of the whole population.
In 2019, adult Chinese read on average 4.65 books in print and 2.84 digital books, while in 2018 it was 4.67 and 3.32, a small drop for both.
While the report said most Chinese feel they're not satisfied with the amount of books they read in a year.11.1 percent read more than 10 books in print, and 7.6 percent more than 10 ebooks.As for children and young people under 17, the results are more encouraging, according to Wei.The survey revealed they read 10.36 books a year on average, 1.45 more than in 2018.
Audio (有声的) books are attracting more Chinese, as 30.3 percent of adults and 34.7 percent of minors had a habit of listening to audio books in 2019, increasing by 4.3 and 8.5 percent compared to 2018.The report found mobile phones were the top choice of medium when Chinese people read.On average, adults spent 100.41 minutes a day on mobile phones, 15.54 minutes more than in 2018.
A closer look at the report shows people's priority when using the Internet was to socialize (60.2 percent), followed by getting news (59 percent) and enjoying video clips (56.9 percent)．Only 20.5 percent of them used it to connect to books, newspapers or journals.
Still, there's good news in the data from younger readers.Wei said 94.3 percent of Chinese families with children under 8 had a habit of reading, and parents spent almost 25 minutes every day reading with their kids, 2.37 minutes more than 2018.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章详细阐述了中国新闻出版研究院周一发布的第17份《中国人民阅读习惯》研究报告。
1．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A．The 17th World Book Day will be celebrated on April 23.
B．The report is released every year by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication.
C．More than 80% of the adult Chinese prefer to read on digital devices than in print.
D．The survey was conducted throughout the country in 2019.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“In advance of World Book Day on April 23, the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication released its 17th annual report on the study of Chinese People's Reading Habits on Monday.(在4月23日世界读书日之前，中国新闻出版研究院周一发布了第17份《中国人民阅读习惯》研究报告)”可知，这是中国新闻出版研究院的第17份年度报告。另外在第二段将第17份研究数据和2018年的进行了对比。以此可以推测，该报告由中国新闻出版研究院每年发布。故选B项。
答案：B
2．What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Kids and teenagers. B．Adult.
C．Students. D．The results.
解析：词义猜测题。根据第四段“The survey revealed they read 10.36 books a year on average, 1.45 more than in 2018.(调查显示，他们平均每年阅读10.36本书，比2018年多1.45本)”可知，此处的“他们”指代前面提及的人或者物。而在前句提到“As for children and young people under 17, the results are more encouraging(至于17岁以下的儿童和年轻人，结果更令人鼓舞)”由此可知，画线词they指代的就是前句的children 和young people，即儿童和青少年。故选A项。
答案：A
3．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Chinese people spent more time reading audio books in 2018 than in 2019.
B．The report indicates Chinese readers' growing interest in online reading.
C．There was a drop in the number of books read by average adult Chinese in 2018.
D．More Chinese readers tend to read through the mobile phones.
解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“The report found mobile phones were the top choice of medium when Chinese people read.On average, adults spent 100.41 minutes a day on mobile phones, 15.54 minutes more than in 2018.(该报告发现，手机是中国人阅读的首选媒介。成年人平均每天花在手机上的时间为100.41分钟，比2018年多15.54分钟)”可知，中国人比较喜欢花时间用手机来阅读。故选D项。
答案：D
4．What is Wei Yushan's attitude toward the data from younger readers?
A．Unclear. B．Positive.
C．Skeptical. D．Casual.
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“Still, there's good news in the data from younger readers.Wei said 94.3 percent of Chinese families with children under 8 had a habit of reading, and parents spent almost 25 minutes every day reading with their kids, 2.37 minutes more than 2018.(不过，来自年轻读者的数据也带来了好消息。魏玉山说，94.3%有8岁以下的孩子的中国家庭有阅读习惯，家长们每天花近25分钟和孩子一起阅读，比2018年多2.37分钟)”可知，年轻读者的数据带来了好消息，绝大多数的孩子和父母每天都有阅读习惯。由此可知魏玉山对来自年轻读者的数据持积极态度。故选B项。
答案：B
