题目内容
"If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to genera?tion.
The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives―the big political stories, the coverage of the wars,earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic(基因的) engineering. In the future,I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do―as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact,I'm pretty sure that it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu,making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read―sport and international news,etc.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体) .They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn't happened. What is read on the printed page lasts lon?ger than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
( ) 1. In the writer's opinion, in the future, .
A.more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
B.newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
C.newspapers will cover more scientific research
D.more and more people will watch TV
( ) 2. From the passage, we can infer that .
A.newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B.newspapers will stay with us together with other media
C.television will take the place of the newspaper
D.the writer believes some media will die out
( ) 3. The phrase "feed off" in the last paragraph means " _".
A. depend on B. compete with C. fight with D. kill off
( ) 4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Best Way to Get News. B. The Changes of Media.
C. Make Your Own newspaper. D. The Future of Newspaper.
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A本文就报纸这一新闻媒体进行了论述,作者指出报纸在百年内不会消失,并分析了其不可
替代的原因。
1.C细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第三句I think there will be more coverage of scientific research,though.可知答案C正确;而其他三项均不符合文章内容,故排除。
2.B细节理解题。通读文章可知在将来,报纸与其他媒体形式会并存,不会消失,故B答案正确;而其他三项均与文章内容相饽,故排除。
3.A词义猜测题。作者在前一句提到人们认为各种不同媒体之间是相互竞争的关系是错误的,而根据本句中的actually—词,及后一句"有人曾预言电视会取代报纸,但那从来没有发生过。"可以推出此处表示各种媒体互相依存,故答案选A。
4.D主旨大意题。本文主要对报纸这一新闻媒体进行了论述,作者指出报纸至少在一百年内都不会消失,并在文中对未来报纸的内容、形式进行了介绍,故D答案做本文的题目最合适。