Are newspapers dying?

For years, it has been said that newspapers are at death’s door. Every year brings more news of closing. But why is the situation so __________ for newspapers?

Newspapers have a long history. The first newspaper was printed in the 1600s. The industry witnessed its most successful periods in the early 20th century.

With the appearance of radio and TV, however, newspaper circulation (发行量) began to fall. By the mid-20th century, radio and TV had become so popular that people no longer had to ______ newspapers for news. That was especially true of breaking news.

Afternoon newspapers were the first to suffer. People coming home from work increasingly turned on the TV, instead of opening a newspaper because TV could provide news that happened a short time ago. It’s true that newspapers couldn’t compete with TV on ______, but they could provide in-depth reports that TV news could not.

But newspapers suffered another, heavier blow (打击) in the 1990s. With the appearance of the internet, large amounts of information became ______. Many newspaper readers realized that they could read news on the Internet. There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription (订阅).

So what does the future hold? Will newspapers die? Maybe not. Many newspapers are now making ________. Some are going digital. Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to. After all, people still want the news. And many agree that newspapers are still an important source of in-depth news, analysis and opinions. If newspapers _________ completely, there will be nothing to take their place.

1.A.exciting B.terrible C.attractive D.bright

2.A.give up B.live on C.rely on D.pick up

3.A.speed B.member C.instruction D.stress

4.A.super B.important C.safe D.free

5.A.mistakes B.changes C.advertisements D.noises

6.A.delay B.release C.enter D.disappear

Some day you may go to the moon. A tall rocket will take you into space. The rocket flies a long way to a space station. You will stop there for a short time. Then a big spaceship will take you to the moon.

About three days later, the ship slowly goes down and gets to the moon. You are now on the moon, but you can not leave your spaceship. You must put on a space suit for the moon. It is very hot in the day and very cold at night. If you don't wear a space suit, you can't live there. You jump out of the spaceship and begin to walk. The moon is lighter than those on the earth. You jump high in the air every time you take a step.

The moon moves slowly, so one day on the moon is as long as two weeks on the earth and one night is just as long as two weeks on the earth. It never rains on the moon, and everything on the moon is dry. There are no trees or other living things of any kind. There is nothing to do there. The earth is a far better place to live on, but scientists are trying to make the best of the moon.

1.How can you go into space? By ______.

A.plane B.spaceship C.rocket D.space suit

2.How can you get to the moon?

A.By rocket I go into space.

B.It will take me a long time to get to the moon by rocket.

C.The rocket will take me to the space station and by spaceship I will get there.

D.A and C.

3.Which is right?

A.Days are longer but nights are shorter.

B.Days are shorter but nights are longer on the moon.

C.Days are shorter but nights are shorter on the moon.

D.Days are longer and nights are longer on the moon.

4.There is no life on the moon because _______.

A.the moon moves very slowly B.there is no air or water

C.day is hotter but night is colder D.night is hotter but day is colder

5.On the moon if you are in a space suit you can move _______ than on the earth.

A.more easily B.harder C.more slowly D.more quickly

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