Question

Sometime in the next century, the familiar early-newspaper on the front porch (門廊) will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You'll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. You'll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on this brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers will unite print and broadcast reporting, and offer news and analysis with video images of news events.

Most of the technology is available now, but convincing more people that they don't need to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of ' traditional newspapers unavoidable.

Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 t0 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.

1. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers?

A. They are cheaper than traditional newspapers.

B. They are more convenient to read.

C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to hear.

D. You can easily save information for future use.

2.Which of the following is a reason why it will take a long time to complete the changeover?

A. The technology is impossible now.

B. Computer newspaper s are too expensive.

C . The popularization of computers needs a long time.

D. Traditional newspapers are easier to read.

3. It can be inferred that journalists are against computer newspapers because _______ .

A.they don't know how to use computers

B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read

C. they think the new technology is bad

D. they have been trained to write For traditional newspapers

4. We can infer from the passage that

A. all technological changes are good

B. new technologies don't always replace old ones

C. new technologies will eventually replace old ones

D. traditional newspapers are here to stay for another century

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Computer newspapers are well liked.

B. Newspapers of the future will be on the computer.

C. Newspapers are out of fashion.

D. New communications technology.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】本文主要敘述的是下個世紀的報紙的變化，由現(xiàn)在的紙質變成了未來的電腦屏幕。以及人們對于這一技術的態(tài)度。

1.A

【試題解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二句And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you.可知未來的電腦報紙很方便。所以B正確。根據(jù)第4行You'll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear.可知C正確；根據(jù)5,6行Save it in your own personal computer if you like.可知D項正確。只有A項在文章里沒有提及。

2.2】C

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. 和because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.可知完成這個轉變的主要困難是電腦的流行需要較長的時間。故C正確。

3.3】D

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of ' traditional newspapers unavoidable可知來自記者的抵制是因為現(xiàn)在的記者習慣于傳統(tǒng)的報紙，對于新技術有抵觸。故D正確。

4.4】C

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句Technology is making the end of ' traditional newspapers unavoidable可知技術的革命是無法避免的。也就是說新技術最終將取代就技術。故C正確。

5.5】B

【試題解析】主旨大意題。本文主要敘述的是下個世紀的報紙的變化，由現(xiàn)在的紙質變成了未來的電腦屏幕。以及人們對于這一技術的態(tài)度。故B正確。

【長難句解析】

Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers will unite print and broadcast reporting, and offer news and analysis with video images of news events.

【翻譯】作為家庭媒體娛樂系統(tǒng)的一部分，計算機報紙將把印刷和廣播結合在一起使用視頻圖像來顯示新聞和分析。

【分析】本句中的動詞picture與主句主語computer newspapers構成邏輯上的被動關系，所以使用過去分詞短語作定語。如果動詞和名詞構成主動關系就使用現(xiàn)在分詞做定語。