首页
登录
职称英语
About one in twenty adults in the United States cannot read English. A new f
About one in twenty adults in the United States cannot read English. A new f
游客
2024-07-08
22
管理
问题
About one in twenty adults in the United States cannot read English. A new federal study shows that adults made little progress in their reading skills between 1992 and 2003.
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy is the most important test of how well adult Americans can read. Researchers tested nineteen thousand people over the age of sixteen. The study represents an adult population of two hundred twenty-two million. Those who took part were tested on how well they could read and understand information used in everyday life. The study found that eleven million adults, or five percent, cannot read English. They could not answer even the easiest written questions. Four million of them most likely cannot speak English either. The study shows that more than forty percent of adults can perform only simple reading activities. For many, even that can be difficult. Fifty-six percent of adults can perform moderate or complex activities. Moderate can mean finding information in a book. Of that number, thirteen percent can perform complex tasks like comparing two different newspaper commentaries(评论).
Researchers say part of the problem is that many young Americans do not read as much for pleasure anymore. Also, there are greater numbers of non-English speaking immigrants.
Reading skills can directly affect the ability to earn a living. The best readers were found to earn up to twenty-eight thousand dollars a year more than those who lacked simple reading skills.
Yet, compared to the last study in 1992, adults’reading skills were about the same or lower across every level of education. This was true even among people who have completed college. By race and ethnic group, blacks and Asians had the biggest increases in English reading skills. But levels decreased among Hispanics. Experts, say, however, that while many Hispanics are unable to read in English, they may read well in Spanish.
Overall, American adults improved the most in answering questions that involved numbers. Even so, the test found that the average adult cannot do much more than perform simple, everyday math.
选项
A、Between 1992 and 2003.
B、After 1992.
C、Around 2003.
D、In 1992.
答案
C
解析
本题考查逻辑推理。在文章首段提到"A new federal study shows that...between 1992 and 2003",而下文内容是对这些年的研究得出的结论,可推断出这篇文章应写于2003年间或更后的时间。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3668170.html
相关试题推荐
Whenwasthearticleprobablywritten?[br]Sincetheseyears,Americanadultsh
OneoutoffiveChinesestudyingabroadgoestotheUnitedStates.A、5个中国人中的一个正在美
Ihavesomedifficulty______someofthewordsinEnglish.A、pronounceB、topron
Whydomoremiddle-agedadultshavetotakecareoftheiragingparents?Because
Whydomoremiddle-agedadultshavetotakecareoftheiragingparents?Because
Whydomoremiddle-agedadultshavetotakecareoftheiragingparents?Because
Whatbenefitcanmiddle-agedadultsgetbysendingtheirparentstoanursingho
AfilmfeaturingatalkingmouseappearedintheUnitedStates.Thecharacterwa
WorkisaveryimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.Americansspendm
Inthispassage,theauthorstatesthat______.[br]Thewords"routineoperat
随机试题
ABSENTEEISMINNURSING:ALONGITUDINALSTUDYAbsencefromworki
Tourismcancreatejobsandotheropportunitiesforalmostallcommunities.
Wheredofishlive?Theylive______wherethereiswater.[originaltext]Fish
宏观经济效益对于旅游业发展的意义有()。A.有利于宏观调控旅游业 B.激发
正常标准直齿圆柱齿轮的齿根高()。A.与齿顶高相等 B.比齿顶高大 C.比齿
地籍管理信息系统中,用户定义不包括对用户( )的描述。A.名称 B.在岗期限
不得委托生产的药品有A:中药口服液 B:化学药品 C:抗生素 D:中成药
恩格斯指出:“德国的理论上的社会主义永远不会忘记,它是依靠圣西门、傅立叶和欧文这
下列固定资产不得计算折旧扣除()。A.以经营租赁方式租入的固定资产 B.以
男性,60岁,高血压病多年,近日由于精神刺激,突然感到头痛、头晕、烦躁,呕吐两次
最新回复
(
0
)