新GRE小短文阅读练习题三十八

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On the jacket of his recent book on illiteracy, Kozol  writes, “One out of
/ g+ j9 N6 b1 [# O three adults in the United States lacks the ability to read this book.”  
4 _/ s& O' `) n; t$ U6 ?) m; X According to Kozol, this is equivalent to  60  million people.  Kozol then
divides these into the 25 million reading at lower than a fifth-grade level
or not able to read at all and the additional  35  million reading at levels
7 E$ n! R) W) O' q, B from fifth through eighth grades.
A If all of Kozol's  claims as given are true, which of the following must also
( Q  V; f+ f5 K$ v& L3 t* t be true?
: f5 e$ N2 K/ Q) M- E! r. B7 t, n   B Kozol's book is not substantially below the ninth-grade reading level.  
      Over   25  million adults in the United States have failed to enter the
0 W% g8 r( b( E2 T        sixth grade.  
    C    Many adults who want to read Kozol's book cannot do so.  
4 ~$ @6 L& k0 {4 }: ^. j" C     D Illiteracy in the United States is not as pervasive as people
        commonly believe.  
    E    One out of three students who enter high school in the United States
        fails to graduate.  
' r. i. m. V3 k0 ^# {答案A