Recently， the result of the national reading survey has been announced and it paints a brighter future for reading habits in the Internet times． Last year，21，270 men from 55 cities answered the survey． It showed that the Chinese people's reading rate increased slightly over the year before． Reading rate means the percentage of citizens regularly reading books， newspapers and digital （数字）reading materials．
The survey shows that the daily reading time and yearly reading number of paper books，printed newspapers and magazines have dropped， while digital reading has continuously increased．Every day Chinese people use different digital devices like mobile phones， personal computers or iPads for 100.41 minutes on average （平均），15.5 percent higher than the year before．
According to the survey， Chinese people's reading habits have changed because mobile phones provide more chances to get different kinds of reading materials on digital platforms． More than 50 percent of the Chinese people who were interviewed prefer digital reading， mostly on mobile phones．
Another interesting result is that an increasing number of people like to listen to audiobooks（有声读物）．More than 30 percent of the people who answered the survey listen to audiobooks，higher than the year before． It may have something to do with the way people go to and from work﹣many people in the countryside drive or take public transport for long hours， which leads to the greater need for audiobooks．
People's reading habits are changing with social changes． In my opinion， the relevant authorities （相关机构） should pay attention to it and shouldn't fall behind．
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The National Reading Survey
The result of the survey |
Chinese people's reading habits are changing and reading rate is going（1） ． |
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Three changes |
Printed books are not as popular as digital materials． ●Chinese people spend more time reading digital books． ●Chinese people read（2） paper books， printed newspapers and magazines． |
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Reading on mobile phones is becoming a habit． ●Different kinds of reading materials can be got on mobile phones． ●Over a（3） of the Chinese people who were interviewed prefer to read on mobile phones． |
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Audiobooks are welcomed． ●More people begin to listen to audiobooks． ●Listening to audiobooks can help to（4） being bored on the the way to and from work． |
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The writer's opinion |
Social changes influence people's reading habits． The relevant authorities should notice and（5） the changes． |
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With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming more and more convenient. It seems that （1） has been reinvented and greatly improved. But there is one thing unlike them. It’s a blind walking stick. It was invented over 100 years ago and has been used （2） many blind people for a long time. However, it had remained unchanged until an engineer named Kursat decided （3） a change. Kursat is blind. He deeply understands the difficulties and challenges that the blind face. He put some technical knowledge into his invention and invented a （4） stick. He hoped his invention would help the blind.
The smart stick uses built-in speakers and different sensors（传感器）to warn about possible dangers. It helps blind people know about the environment around （5） by using modern technology. It makes their travel much （6） than before. The stick is priced at around ＄500. It is less than half the price of most smart phones. Most people can （7） it.
In the future, this invention is going to make a big difference to more blind people. “It will not （8） change my life, but also the life of other people.” Kursat said, “These days, we are talking about flying cars, but the blind have been using just simple sticks. As a blind person, （9） I am at the subway station, I don’t know which is my exit. I don’t know which bus is coming or which stores are around me. But now, the smart stick can provide a lot of （10） for the blind,” he said, “I believe the life of the blind will be much more convenient and safer.”
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The Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship has been successfully launched（发射）from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It marks China’s 32nd manned flight into space.
At 8: 59 p. m. on April 25, 2024, it （1） （send）three astronauts and nearly 100 experimental boxes（实验柜）to the Tiangong space station. The three astronauts （2） （be）Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu. They were all born in the 1980s. Ye was one of the （3） （member）of the Shenzhou-l3 mission（任务）from October 2021 （4） April 2022.
This time, he works as the （5） （lead）of the three astronauts. Both Li Cong （6） Li Guangsu are newcomers to space. During （7） （they）time in space, they will care for the space station to make sure it can work （8） （safe）. They will do over 90 experiments. A fish （9） （call）“the 4th member of Shenzhou-18” will be used for an experimental project.
The Shenzhou-18 astronauts are planned to return to （10） earth in late October this year. So they will spend about six months on the space station.
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After some warm-up activities, Zhang Hanliang starts her martial（武术的）art exercises in the morning. To promote（推广）martial arts to more people, Zhang and her team （1） （make）many （2） （tradition）Chinese martial art videos in the past few years. （3） （million）of people watched the videos. “I hope that more and more people will feel the beauty of （4） （do）Chinese kung fu.” said Zhang.
Zhang has practiced martial arts for over 20 years. （5） （she）love for martial arts （6） （come）from her family. After Zhang had practiced at home for a few years, her father sent her to a sports school. At that time, Zhang was the （7） （young）child to learn martial arts at the school, but she practiced very hard. “I would keep （8） （practice）after daily training every day.” Zhang said.
In 2007, Zhang began to teach martial arts. Besides her job at the university, Zhang （9） （work）to promote the martial arts to foreigners now. She has been invited to many foreign countries to give lessons on it. “Martial arts can be a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and other countries,” said Zhang. She wished more and more people （10） （know）and love martial arts.
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The Lin family has a son and a daughter, Lin Ming and Lin Fang. Lin Ming is seven and Lin Fang is two years （1） （young）than her brother. They study in different （2） （school）. One day, Mrs. Lin picked up Lin Ming and then they went to Lin Fang’s school together. Some boys and girls were playing （3） （happy）on the playground. Lin Ming stood at the school gate and waited （4） his sister. Just then, the bell （5） （ring）. Several minutes later, many （6） （child）walked out in a line. Lin Fang was the （7） （five） one in it. When Lin Ming saw her, he couldn’t wait to run to her. “Fangfang,” Lin Ming （8） （shout）. Jumping with joy, Lin Fang rushed to meet （9） （he）. They hugged each other and walked to their mother hand in hand. When Mrs. Lin saw this, （10） big smile appeared on her face. Her heart was filled with happiness.
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I can still remember my primary school homework on animals. I decided （1） （write）about the whale（鲸鱼）. I have loved them from a young age.
I’m not quite sure why I love them. It might be something about （2） （they）shape. They have a smooth shape, and their tails look like a heart. They also move so （3） （slow）and beautifully, like a tree dancing in the wind. This way, they seem very clever.
So, of course, one of my best memories （4） （be）when I got to see a type of whale called the Southern Right Whale in Argentina. Watching them moving smoothly in the water, I felt （5） （happy）than ever. They were so beautiful!
And I’m not the only one who loves whales. Different peoples across the world have a special place for whales in their （6） （heart）. Take the Maori people in New Zealand as （7） example. Living by the ocean, they see whales as guardians（守护者）of the ocean and talk about them a lot in their （8） （tradition）stories.
Why was I interested in whales like the Maori people? （9） they need our protection. That’s what my school homework was about— animals we need to protect. Whales play a big role （10） the ocean. So, protecting whales means protecting the whole ocean.