Question

【題目】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】

這篇閱讀理解給我們呈現(xiàn)了報(bào)業(yè)從起源到現(xiàn)在面臨的困境——受到更多先進(jìn)快捷媒體比如internet的沖擊的現(xiàn)狀。作者通過(guò)回顧和現(xiàn)狀事實(shí)的描述，也表達(dá)了自己的擔(dān)憂：未來(lái)報(bào)業(yè)何去何從？

【1】題意：我們能在第一份真正的報(bào)紙上讀到什么？

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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“我們能在第一份真正的報(bào)紙上閱讀關(guān)于藝術(shù)、名人和各種政治主題的冒險(xiǎn)文章。”故答案為We can read stories of adventure articles on art, famous people and on all sorts of political subjects.。

【2】題意：人們認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在印刷的報(bào)紙不會(huì)長(zhǎng)久，是嗎？

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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“很少有人相信現(xiàn)在印刷形式的報(bào)紙能長(zhǎng)期存活�！惫蚀鸢笧�No, people don’t think that newspapers in their present printed from will last for long.。

【3】題意：為什么互聯(lián)網(wǎng)對(duì)報(bào)紙的發(fā)展構(gòu)成了巨大的威脅？

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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.”可知互聯(lián)網(wǎng)對(duì)報(bào)紙的發(fā)展構(gòu)成了巨大的威脅的原因是因?yàn)榛ヂ?lián)網(wǎng)讓日?qǐng)?bào)看起來(lái)很慢，跟不上世界的步伐。故答案為Because the Internet has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world.。

【4】題意：《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》和《華盛頓郵報(bào)》哪家報(bào)紙找到了新的發(fā)展道路？

推理判斷題。根據(jù)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《華盛頓郵報(bào)》找到了新的發(fā)展道路。故答案為The Washington Post has found a new way for its department.。

【5】題意：作者似乎對(duì)報(bào)紙的未來(lái)有何看法？

觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)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“作者對(duì)報(bào)紙的前途感到擔(dān)憂�！惫蚀鸢笧�He feels worried about the future of newspaper.。