外刊阅读原创改编语法填空 第8期 认知技能：成年人阅读能力告急？ Are you (1) _____ (smart) than a ten-year-old New data shows that a large number of adults in rich countries may not be. According to a study (2) _____ (release) by the OECD on December 10th, about one-fifth of people aged 16 to 65 don't perform well in maths and reading tests compared to what's (3) _____ (expect) of a primary school pupil. What's worse, many adults have become less (4) _____ (literate) in the past ten years. The OECD’s “Survey of Adult Skills” is carried out every decade. Researchers arranged for 160,000 adults in 31 countries and regions to take short tests on (5) _____ (numerate), literacy and problem-solving. These tests aim to (6) _____ (gauge) whether they have the skills for jobs, (7) _____ (participate) in civic life and succeed in the real world. From basic to (8) _____ (advance) levels, they test different abilities. Finland is happy with the results as it has the highest average score in all three fields. England has (9) _____ (rise) in the league table thanks to better performances among young adults. However, America's results are getting worse. Similarly, some other countries (10) _____ (boast) a high share of people with low scores. 答案： smarter（考查形容词比较级，根据 “than” 可知用比较级形式） released（考查非谓语动词，“study” 与 “release” 是被动关系，用过去分词作后置定语） expected（考查非谓语动词，“be expected of...” 是固定搭配，此处用过去分词形式表被动） literate（考查词性转换，“become + 形容词” 构成系表结构，用形容词形式） numeracy（考查词性转换，此处需要名词与 “literacy”“problem-solving” 并列，用 “numeracy”） gauge（考查动词原形，“aim to do sth.” 表示 “旨在做某事”，用动词原形） participating（考查非谓语动词，此处与 “for jobs”“succeed in the real world” 并列，作介词 “for” 的宾语，用动名词形式） advanced（考查词性转换，此处修饰 “levels”，用形容词形式） risen（考查动词时态，根据 “has” 可知此处用现在完成时，“rise” 的过去分词是 “risen”） boast（考查动词时态，主语是 “countries”，描述一般情况，用一般现在时原形） Zoom out, and we can see that basic skills are (1) _____ (worsen). In the past ten years, for every country with a significant (2) _____ (rise) in numeracy scores, there's another one with scores falling. When it comes to literacy, countries with falling scores are more than those making progress, even though more people are (3) _____ (complete) secondary school and getting degrees. The decline is mainly among the least (4) _____ (proficient). In many countries, the gap between the most- and least-skilled is (5) _____ (widen). Increased migration can partly explain it. Non-native speakers usually do worse in tests (6) _____ (involve) words. Aging populations also matter. But even considering these, literacy scores in many countries keep falling. Andreas Schleicher (7) _____ (speculate) that adults read long and complex texts less than before. The OECD’s study isn't the only one showing that improvements in ... ...
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