Question

  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,radio or Internet. 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 generation.

The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives一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 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 (傳送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact,I’m pretty sure that how 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—sports and international news,etc.

I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. 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 longer 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. 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

2. 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

3. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?

   A. Sports and international news.

   B.  A menu of important news.

   C.  The most important news.

   D.  What you are interested in.

4. From the passage,we can infer        .

   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 newspaper

   D.  the writer believes some media will die out

5. The underlined phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means “        ”.

   A. depend on   B. compete with

   C.  fight with   D. kill off

Answer 1

1. D主旨大意題。從文章第一句中提到一百年后人們仍要讀報，到后面文章講到報紙跟人們生活的關系、報紙的形式和內容，可知答案為D.

2. C細節理解題。根據文章第二段“I think there will be more coverage of scientific research,though. ”可知答案為C.

3. D推理判斷題。從文章第三段最后一句可推知此題答案為D 。

4. B推理判斷題。根據文章第一段“Even now some peo-ple…on Saturday or Sunday. ”可推知此題答案為B.

5. A詞義猜測題。作者上一句說人們錯誤地認為各種不同的媒體相互競爭，接著作者又說“They actually feed off each other. ”，再結合所給的四個選項，可知答案為A.