《2025年实验班全程提优训练高中英语必修第二册人教版》

C(2025·广西贵百河武鸣高中期中)
Between 1997 and 2007, it seemed that every child was reading J. K. Rowling’s *Harry Potter* series. Kids worldwide spent long hours reading the thick hardcovers two, three, four, or more times. But since the dawn of the 21st century, when digital reading of website articles, blogs, emails, social media posts, and chats began replacing print reading, the rate of children who read for fun has fallen suddenly. We may never again see another book series catch kids’ attention as *Harry Potter* did.
A recent analysis finds that digital reading may negatively affect kids’ reading comprehension skills. In 2011, scientists reviewed 99 studies exploring the effect of print reading on children’s comprehension skills. They found the more the kids were exposed to print reading, the better they were able to understand and recall what they were reading. Moreover, as young readers consumed longer and more complex texts, their reading abilities improved, causing them to pursue even more complex written works, further boosting their abilities.
For the new analysis, scientists collected 26 studies with close to 470,000 participants. Each study explored the effect of leisure-time digital reading on comprehension. They found that digital reading improves comprehension skills, but the beneficial effect is between six and seven times smaller than print reading, and it’s the smallest for children.
Because the youth tend to have weak impulse (冲动) control, they can be more susceptible (易受影响的) to distractions than adults when engaging in digital reading. They are also less likely to have mastered vocabulary and grammar rules, meaning they will be exposed to more fundamental writing on social media and in chats with friends. So parents and teachers should limit kids’ time with digital content, or at least emphasise print works or using basic e-readers with ink-screens. A 2019 study for the most part showed no difference in reading comprehension when reading works in print form vs on an e-reader, like the Kindle.
Will teens follow their elders’ advice? People of Generation Z (aged 13—29) are not only reading more books per month (probably for pleasure) than those of Generation Y (aged 30—44) but also reading more print books than their older brothers. I hope more subsequent generations come back to print books.
28. What phenomenon does the author describe at the beginning of the text?
A. Print books are too hard to understand.
B. Kids still enjoy reading the *Harry Potter* series.
C. Kids’ passion for print reading has greatly declined.
D. Social media has changed people’s way of having fun.
29. Which term can best describe the relationship between print reading and kids’ reading abilities?
A. A positive cycle.
B. A role effect.
C. A butterfly effect.
D. A random change.
30. What might the author advise parents and teachers to do?
A. Use e-readers with colourful screens.
B. Reduce kids’ exposure to digital content.
C. Encourage kids to read more fantasy novels.
D. Expose kids to merely fundamental writing.
31. 新考法 What’s the author’s attitude towards the future return of print reading?
A. Doubtful. B. Pessimistic.
C. Positive. D. Indifferent.

答案： 28. C 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知，孩子们对纸质阅读的热情已大大下降。故选 C。
29. A 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知，随着阅读文本长度和难度的增加，孩子的阅读能力会相应提高，这又促使他们阅读更加复杂的作品，从而进一步提高阅读能力，这是个良性循环。故选 A。
30. B 细节理解题。根据第四段第三句可知，作者建议家长和老师应该限制孩子接触数字内容的时间。故选 B。
31. C 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Will teens follow their elders' advice?... I hope more subsequent generations come back to print books.”可知，Z 时代的人（互联网世代）比 Y 时代（千禧一代）的人更喜欢阅读纸质书籍，这表明作者对未来纸质阅读的回归持积极的态度。故选 C。