B
Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. That's probably why so many people are so into reading. In recent years, people have started a new trend of reading books in China.
According to one report on Chinese people's reading habits last year, around 32.7 per cent of Chinese adults have the habit of listening to audio books (有声书). So, just like having parents read bedtime stories to us when we were little, we are now reading by listening.
Some think this is good—people can finally put the books down when they read. They can finally get away from tables and chairs and read in a fun way. It's great, it's appealing, and it's very cool.
"I think it's entertaining—my kid can now learn in a fun way," a young parent said. "I don't have to worry about him having back problems like I did when I was a kid. And listening to audio books also takes some pressure off his eyes. So I'm all for it."
But there are quite a number of people who hold a different opinion. They say this could work with adults, but it might be a bad idea for teenagers.
"People need self-control when listening to audio books, and we don't see it in teenagers," they said. "How can we know that whatever it says in a book can get into their heads and stay there? How do we make sure they are learning something when they listen?"
"We have been reading books in the old-fashioned way for thousands of years," a scholar (学者) said. "Why not start listening for a change?"
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A
) 5. According to the young parent, which of the following can be TRUE?
A. Listening to audio books helps protect children's eyes.
B. Parents don't have to worry about their children's self-control.
C. You will be forever free from health problems if you listen to audio books.
D. Audio books make sure everything in a book can get into children's heads and stay there.
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D
) 6. Which of the following is the best way to divide the passage? (①=paragraph 1, ②=paragraph 2...)
A. ①②③/④⑤⑥/⑦
B. ①②③/④⑤/⑥⑦
C. ①/②③/④⑤⑥/⑦
D. ①②/③④/⑤⑥/⑦
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B
) 7. Which is most probably the scholar's opinion about ways of reading?
A. Teenagers may not have self-control when listening to audio books.
B. Maybe now it is time to change our ways of reading by trying audio books.
C. Parents need to make sure that teenagers are learning something when they listen.
D. The old way of reading books has been proved to be the best.
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A
) 8. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. "Listening to books" becomes popular
B. Advantages of "listening to books"
C. Disadvantages of "listening to books"
D. "Listening to books" and self-control
