2022年6月14日大学英语四级选词填空真题及答案（卷1）.docVIP

2023年最新整理——考试真题资料 2023年最新整理——考试真题资料 2023年最新整理——考试真题资料 2022 年 6 月 14 日大学英语四级选词填空真题及答案（卷 1）BrazilA nation of non-readersMANY Brazilians cannot read. In 2022, a quarter of those aged15 and older were functionally illiterate. Many simply do not wantto. Only one literate adult in three reads books. The averageBrazilian 2022 年 6 月 14 日大学英语四级选词填空真题 及答案（卷 1） Brazil A nation of non-readers MANY Brazilians cannot read. In 2022, a quarter of those aged 15 and older were functionally illiterate. Many simply do not want to. Only one literate adult in three reads books. The average Brazilian reads 1.8 non-academic books a yea—r less than half the figure in Europe and the United States. In a recent survey of reading habits, Brazilians came 27th out of 30 countries, spending 5.2 hours a week with a book. Argentines, their neighbours, ranked 18th. In rare accord, government, businesses and NGOs are all striving in different ways to change this. On March 13th the government launched a National Plan for Books and Reading. This seeks to boost reading, by founding libraries and financing publishers among other things. The Brazil Reader Institute, an NGO, brings books to people: it has installed lending libraries in two S?o Paulo metro stations, and is planning one in a Carnival samba school. It is starting to be common to see characters in television soap operas shown reading. Cynics note that Globo, the biggestbroadcaster, is alsoabig publisherof books, newspapers andmagazines.One discouragement to reading is that books are expensive. AtS?o Paulo”s book fair this week, “O Código Da Vinci” was on sale soap operas shown reading. Cynics note that Globo, the biggest broadcaster, is also a big publisher of books, newspapers and magazines. One discouragement to reading is that books are expensive. At S?o Paulo”s book fair this week, “O Código Da Vinci” was on sale for 32 reais—more than a tenth of the official minimum monthly wage. Most other books have small print-runs, pushing up their pri