Question

On the bus, on the subway, every head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital device. But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way?

According to the National Reading Survey, before the 17^th World Reading Day on April 23, only 1.2 percent of Chinese people said they read a lot. But 38.6 percent said they read on digital devices like cell phone and e-books. This is a 17.7 percent increase from 2010.

Many experts are talking about a trend toward fragmented reading ––reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a book.

 Zhao jianmin, a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life. “The fast pace of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book,” he said. “So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend”

Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can enjoy large amounts of information, knowledge and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster than traditional deep reading.

However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a simple way. Xu Guosheng, at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, says fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read. He also warned fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just search for answers online.

“Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but don’t let it take all your time,” suggested Tian Zhilng, an editor. He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, and we should read for knowledge, for practical use and for pleasure. He suggested people choose easy books first, then move onto more difficult ones.

1. How many disadvantages of fragmented reading have been mentioned?

A. 1              B.2                   C. 3                       D.4

2. How does Tian Zhiling think about people should read?

A. They should spend more time reading on digital device.  

B. They should spend days reading whole novels at a time.

C. They should read both on digital devices and quality books.    

D. They should read a fun way instead of a traditional way.

3. The underlined word “pace” means _________ in Chinese.

A. 行走                       B.步骤                              C. 节奏                       D. 步测

4.What can we learn from the article?

A. Chinese people read in a simple way these days.

B. Students should read more to get high marks.

C. Reading on a digital device is harmful to health.               

D. People’s reading habits are changing.

5.What is the main idea of the article?

A. The results of a national reading survey.               

B. An explanation of a new trend in reading.    

C. The advice on how to read the digital way.            

D. A call to return to traditional deep reading.  

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B 

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文主要介绍了一种新的阅读趋势。上海大学的教授赵建民说支离破碎的阅读是现代生活的一部分。“快节奏的生活使很多人没有时间坐下来读一本书，”他说。“所以利用零碎时间阅读肯定是一个趋势”。支离破碎的阅读也有它的好处。人们可以享受大量的信息，在很短的时间，知识和娱乐。数字阅读比传统的深阅读速度。然而，一些专家担心，数字阅读的趋势将导致人们简单的阅读方式。中国科学院出版社的徐国盛说支离破碎的阅读使人们很难想更多地了解他们所读的。

1.细节理解题。根据文中fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read和fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts可知文章指出了两种分散阅读的缺点，所以选B。 

2.细节理解题。根据Fragmented reading is sometimes good（分散有时候读书是好的）和He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way（他说重要是以一种更深的方式读好书）可知选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据The fast pace of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book快节奏的生活使很多人没有时间坐下来读一本书，可知pace的词义是节奏，所以选C。

4.推理判断题。根据短文可知，人们的阅读习惯在改变，所以选D。

5.主旨大意题。短文主要是在说阅读的新趋势，所以选B。

考点：社会现象类阅读。