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1、托福作文写作范文详解ReadingA recent study reveals that people especially young people are reading far less literaturenovels, plays, and poemsthan they used to. This is troubling because the trend has unfortunate effects for the reading public, for culture in general, and for the future of literature itself.Wh
2、ile there has been a decline in book reading generally, the decline has been especially sharp for literature. This is unfortunate because nothing else provides the intellectual stimulation that literature does. Literature encourages us to exercise our imaginations, empathize with others, and expand
3、our understanding of language. So by reading less literature, the reading public is missing out on important benefits.Unfortunately, missing out on the benefits of literature is not the only problem. What are people reading instead? Consider the prevalence of self-help books on lists of best sellers
4、. These are usually superficial poorly written, and intellectually undemanding. Additionally, instead of sitting down with a challenging novel, many persons are now more likely to turn on the television, watch a music video, or read a Web page. Clearly, diverting time previously spent in reading lit
5、erature to trivial forms of entertainment has lowered the level of culture in general.The trend of reading less literature is all the more regrettable because it is taking place during a period when good literature is being written. There are many talented writers today, but they lack an audience. T
6、his fact is bound to lead publishers to invest less in literature and so support fewer serious writers. Thus, the writing as well as the reading of literature is likely to decline because of the poor standards of todays readers.ListeningProfessor:It is often said that people are reading less literat
7、ure today than they used to. What should of this?Well first, a book doesnt have to be literature to be intellectually stimulating. Science writing history, political analysis and so forth aren literature perhaps, but they are often of high quality and these kinds of books can be just as creative and
8、 well-written as a novel or a play They can stimulate the imagination. So dont assume that someone who isnt reading literature isn7 t reading a good book.But lets say that people aren*t just spending less time with literature, they are also spending less time with books in general. Does that mean th
9、at the culture is in decline? No, theres plenty of culturally valuable material that isnt written - music and movies, for example. Are people wasting their time when they listen to a brilliant song or watch a good movie? Do these non- literary activities lower cultural standards? Of course not. Cult
10、ure has changed. In todays culture, there are many forms of expression available other than novels and poems. And some of these creative forms speak more directly to contemporary concerns than literature does.Finally, itfs probably true that theres less support for literature today than in earlier g
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