Passage 1 1How long do Indians spend reading in a day A.Less than 70 minutes. B.About 80 minutes. C.About 100 minutes. D.More than 90 minutes. 2How many Chinese people were willing to spend money on knowledge in 2021 A.More than 477 million. B.More than 463.52 million. C.More than 570 million. D.More than 530 million. 3Who is most likely to be a digital reader in China A.A male clerk aged 35. B.A middle school student. C.A female retired engineer. D.A female professor aged 50. Passage 2 We live in an age when all scientific knowledge—from the safety of vaccines to the reality of climate change—faces organized and often angry opposition. Doubters have declared war on the consensus(共识) of experts. It seems that people have turned argumentative overnight. In a sense, all this is not surprising. Our lives are affected by science and technology as never before. The world seems full of real and imaginary dangers. Though scientists agree that the Ebola virus is spread only by direct contact with blood or body fluids(液体), if you type "airborne Ebola" into an Internet search engine, you’ll find that some people believe that this virus has almost supernatural power. In this often confusing world, we need to rely on science to decide whether what we choose to believe has a basis in the laws of nature or not. But science doesn’t come naturally to most of us. Science has often led us to truths that are really mind-blowing. For example, although the roundness of the Earth has been known for thousands of years, some still feel it hard to accept. Even when people become scientifically educated, most of them still try to make sense of the world by relying on personal experience, stories or emotions rather than statistics. When they hear a number of cancer cases in a town with a dangerous waste dump(垃圾场), they believe pollution caused the cancers. Yet two things happening together doesn’t mean one causes the other. Even when they turn to the Internet, they let in only the information they agree with to strengthen their belief that has already been shaped by their worldview. How can scientists convince doubters Throwing more facts to people may not be enough.More efforts are supposed to be made. 1What’s the text mainly about A.How people view the world. B.What challenges science faces. C.Whether science is worth respect. D.Why people show disbelief in science. 2What does the underlined word "mind-blowing" probably mean A.Unbelievable. B.Desirable. C.Dangerous. D.Obvious. 3How do "people" in paragraph 4 understand the world A.They apply logical thinking. B.They stick to their own belief. C.They form the views on assumptions. D.They rely on the information on the Internet. 4How does the author prove his opinions A.Through comparison. B.Through quotation. C.By giving examples. D.By making definitions. Passage 3 For one overseas student who has been in China for over a decade, learning the moves and culture associated with Chinese martial arts(武术) has be ... ...
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