The news， at its best， is Often an indulgence， a relief， an escape from one’s
own troubles， a flight from the mundane. News is not a civic chore. In fact， to
treat reading the news as a duty is to treat ice cream like mustard greens—to
believe readers must be tricked into eating it， and thus guarantee that they
rarely will.
I’m going to propose that we should read news sites as ice cream—not as an
obligation， but for stimulation， escapism， and even righteousness. At the same
time we must admit to ourselves that—far from being a duty—news in heated times
（and in the age Of Twitter） can often represent a full-tilt compulsion， and thus
a habit to be judiciously managed. This new avidity and readerly sense of purpose began about a year ago， during the Psychic upheaval of the presidential primaries， with the repeated shocks to
didn’t have to force yourself to read the news. You had to force yourself to take a break. There is everything to be gained by cultivating a personal stake in the lives of others， in the
fiction. Remember that the best characters and novels—and every single
flesh-and-blood human and real-life event—mix good and evil. Suspend judgement. Let yourself be surprised by evidence that doesn’t fit your hypothesis. Take
breaks.
But also， keep reading. It’s quite a story. And you’re part of it.
Based on the passage， which of the following is FALSE？
A.Most people like ice cream
B.Increasing our literacy helps us to become better readers
C.Most people treat reading the news as an interest
D.The author proposes that we should read news sites as ice cream
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