Teens Enjoy Reading

According to a survey on reading conducted by the U.S. National Education Association (NEA), young Americans say reading is important—more important than computers and science. Over 50% of the twelve to eighteen years old children interviewed said they enjoy reading a lot. Seventy-nine percent find it stimulating and interesting, and 87% think it is relaxing. Most of those surveyed (68%) disagree with the opinion that reading is boring, or old-fashioned.
Teens Read Variety of Material
Over half the teenagers interviewed said they read more than ten books a year. The results also showed that middle-school students read more books than high school students. Most teens (66%) like to read fiction, such as novels and stories. Only 26% were interested in non-fiction, such as biographies and history books. Sixty-four percent of students liked reading ‘stories about people of my own age’ as their favorite topic. Mysteries and detective stories came second on the list at 53%. Just under 50% said they were interested in reading about their own culture and heritage.
Other Interests
Of the teenagers who participated in the survey, 49% said that libraries are where they get most of their books. However, many complained that their school libraries do not have enough up-to-date, interesting books and magazines. Even though many teenagers in the U.S. enjoy reading, they still have other interests. When asked which activity would be the most difficult to give up for a week, 48% said listening to music. TV would be difficult to give up for 25% of those surveyed.
           
Another survey which is published by www. SmartGirl.com studied the differences between teenage boys’ and girls’ reading habits. According to the report, more girls than boys read for fun. Many more girls (77%) than boys (6%) read fashion and beauty magazines. More boys (47%)  than girls (7%) read magazines about video games, but an equal number of each like to read adventure stories and newspapers. Girl also read more material about celebrities and social issues such as crime, drugs, or poverty. Boys, on the other hand, read more about sports.
小題1:Most teens enjoy reading______.
A．history booksB．novels and stories
C．a(chǎn)bout their own cultureD．a(chǎn)bout science
小題2:The teens think that ________ is the most difficult to give up.
A．reading booksB．watching TV
C．reading magazinesD．listening to music
小題3:The proper headline for paragraph 4 is ______.
A．Teens’ Reading HabitB．Another Survey about Teens
C．Boys’ and Girls’ InterestsD．Boys’ and Girls’ Habits Differ

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了一份有關(guān)閱讀的調(diào)查報告。主要包含四方面：青少年中閱讀，青少年閱讀各種材料，其他愛好，在閱讀方面男孩和女孩的不同。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段Most teens (66%) like to read fiction, such as novels and stories.描述，可知大多數(shù)青少年喜歡閱讀小說和故事。故選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段48% said listening to music. TV would be difficult to give up for 25% of those surveyed. 48%的人認(rèn)為聽音樂難放棄。25%的受訪者認(rèn)為電視很難放棄。故選D
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的主要內(nèi)容可知主要是就男孩和女孩的閱讀習(xí)慣進(jìn)行的調(diào)查。故選D。
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