高分practice 7
In the lecture, the speaker talks about the effects of the decline in literary readership. He strongly casts doubt on the opinions stated in the reading passage, due to the following reasons.
First, the fact that fewer people read literature does not necessarily mean that our society's ability to think as a whole will decline. In contrast, other books such as scientific books, research reports and nonfictions also can stir people's imagination and stimulate creativity, which provide people different ways to improve the ability to think.
Second, contrary to the view that the lack of interest in reading literature may result in the cultural level of the nation to decline, Although there are less and less books in the bookstores and libraries, the speaker thinks that electronic media such as radio, television and digital records in fact provide more chance for people to learn about the diversity and expand of the culture. Hence, it actually can boom our culture as a whole.
Finally, the speaker points out that the readers should not be blamed for the fact that English literature is to be marginal while the editors and writers are the lead culprit of the issue. If you go to the bookstores, you will find that the books are not understandable to the readers so that less and less readers want to read them. Therefore, this is a direct contrast to the view demonstrated in the reading passage.