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In advance of World Book Day on April 23, the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication released its ...
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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 4.6.5 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 e-books. 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 to2018. 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
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 in2019.
2.What does "they"" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Kids and teenagers
B.Adult
C.Students
D.The results
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.
4.What is Wei Yushan's attitude toward the data from younger readers?
A.Unclear B.Positive
C.Skeptical D.Casual
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