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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(农村居民)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

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