Question

【题目】Answer the question in COMPLETE sentences:

The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamin’s older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.

Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of the Times said recently, “At places where they gather, editors ask one another, ‘How are you?’ as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET”.

Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager At Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company’s income.

【1】What can we read in the first real newspaper?

【2】People don’t think that newspapers in their present printed form will last for long, do they?

【3】Why has the Internet been a great threat to the development of newspapers?

【4】Which newspapers was found a new way for its development, the New York Times or the Washington Post?

【5】How does the writer seem to feel about the future of newspapers?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】We can read stories of adventure articles on art, famous people and on all sorts of political subjects.

【2】No, people don’t think that newspapers in their present printed from will last for long.

【3】Because the Internet has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world.

【4】The Washington Post has found a new way for its department.

【5】He feels worried about the future of newspaper.

【解析】

这篇阅读理解给我们呈现了报业从起源到现在面临的困境——受到更多先进快捷媒体比如internet的冲击的现状。作者通过回顾和现状事实的描述，也表达了自己的担忧：未来报业何去何从？

【1】题意：我们能在第一份真正的报纸上读到什么？

细节题。根据第1段最后1句“He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.“可知“我们能在第一份真正的报纸上阅读关于艺术、名人和各种政治主题的冒险文章。”故答案为We can read stories of adventure articles on art, famous people and on all sorts of political subjects.。

【2】题意：人们认为现在印刷的报纸不会长久，是吗？

细节题。根据第2段第1句“Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long.”可知“很少有人相信现在印刷形式的报纸能长期存活。”故答案为No, people don’t think that newspapers in their present printed from will last for long.。

【3】题意：为什么互联网对报纸的发展构成了巨大的威胁？

细节题。根据第3段第1句中“the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death.”可知互联网对报纸的发展构成了巨大的威胁的原因是因为互联网让日报看起来很慢，跟不上世界的步伐。故答案为Because the Internet has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world.。

【4】题意：《纽约时报》和《华盛顿邮报》哪家报纸找到了新的发展道路？

推理判断题。根据第3段最后1句“The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company’s income.”可知《华盛顿邮报》找到了新的发展道路。故答案为The Washington Post has found a new way for its department.。

【5】题意：作者似乎对报纸的未来有何看法？

观点态度题。根据第2段第2句“Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago.”和第3段第1句中“the rise of the Internet, … has brought about a real sense of death.”可知“作者对报纸的前途感到担忧。”故答案为He feels worried about the future of newspaper.。