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The figure of illiteracy in Europe makes up ______.
A.3.4% of the total population in the world
B.2.5 % of the total illiterate in the world
C.1.7% of the total population in the word
D.1.7 % of the total illiterate in the world
The last paragraph is mainly about ______.
A.the religious movements that promoted the literacy of the public
B.the new progress towards literacy initiated by democratic society
C.modern political movement towards a more democratic society
D.political movements at the end of the Middle Ages fighting illiteracy
Recently the attack on illiteracy has been stepped up. A world plan has been drawn up by a committee of UNESCO experts in Paris, as part of the United Nations Development Decade, and an international conference on the subject has also been held. UNESCO stresses that functional literacy is the aim. People must learn the basic skills of responsible citizenship: the ability to read notices, newspapers, timetables, letters, price lists, to keep simple records and accounts, to sort out the significance of the information gathered, and to fill in forms.
The major areas of illiteracy are in Asia, and Central and South America. In Africa there are at least one hundred million illiterates, making up eighty to eighty-five per cent of the total population. In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million, most of them is Southern Europe, with Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Yugoslavia heading the list (the United Kingdom has about seven hundred thousand).
According to the estimate, the illiterate population in the world is ______.
A.two hundred and fifty million
B.one hundred million
C.about half of the total population in the world
D.seven thousand million
It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.the world plan to help the illiterates learn to read and write will be realized very soon
B.UNESCO is the most powerful organization to solve the problem of illiteracy
C.responsible citizens should have been trained
D.in Africa over 80% of people can not read and write
The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's【59】funny. The recent surveys on【60】illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊) : nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even【61】which countries the United States【62】against in that war. One third have no【63】when the Declaration of Independence was【64】. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly【65】the Civil War between 1850 and 1900.【66】when they get the answers right, some are【67】guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be【68】connected to loss of international【69】But it does affect our future【70】a democratic nation and as individuals.
The【71】news is that there is growing agreement【72】what is wrong with the【73】of history and what needs to be【74】to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的)【75】yet to be felt in most classrooms.
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The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's【74】funny. There cent surveys on【75】illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even【76】which countries the United States【77】against in that war. One third have no【78】when the Declaration of Independence was【79】. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly【80】the Civil War between 1850 and 1900.【81】when they get the answers right, some are【82】guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be【83】connected to loss of international【84】. But it does affect our future【85】a democratic nation and as individuals.
The【86】news is that there is growing agreement【87】what is wrong with the【88】of history and what needs to be【89】to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的)【90】yet to be felt in most classrooms.
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