Question

【题目】

Are newspapers dying?

For years, it has been said that newspapers are at death’s door. Every year brings more news of closing. But why is the situation so __________ for newspapers?

Newspapers have a long history. The first newspaper was printed in the 1600s. The industry witnessed its most successful periods in the early 20th century.

With the appearance of radio and TV, however, newspaper circulation (发行量) began to fall. By the mid-20th century, radio and TV had become so popular that people no longer had to ______ newspapers for news. That was especially true of breaking news.

Afternoon newspapers were the first to suffer. People coming home from work increasingly turned on the TV, instead of opening a newspaper because TV could provide news that happened a short time ago. It’s true that newspapers couldn’t compete with TV on ______, but they could provide in-depth reports that TV news could not.

But newspapers suffered another, heavier blow (打击) in the 1990s. With the appearance of the internet, large amounts of information became ______. Many newspaper readers realized that they could read news on the Internet. There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription (订阅).

So what does the future hold? Will newspapers die? Maybe not. Many newspapers are now making ________. Some are going digital. Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to. After all, people still want the news. And many agree that newspapers are still an important source of in-depth news, analysis and opinions. If newspapers _________ completely, there will be nothing to take their place.

【1】A.excitingB.terribleC.attractiveD.bright

【2】A.give upB.live onC.rely onD.pick up

【3】A.speedB.memberC.instructionD.stress

【4】A.superB.importantC.safeD.free

【5】A.mistakesB.changesC.advertisementsD.noises

【6】A.delayB.releaseC.enterD.disappear

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】D

【解析】

文章大意：短文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了报纸的历史、兴衰、以及未来趋势。

【1】

句意：但为什么报纸的出境如此糟糕？

exciting令人激动的；terrible糟糕的；attractive吸引人的；bright明亮的。根据Everyyearbringsmorenewsofclosing. 每年都有更多倒闭的消息可知，空处的词应是“糟糕的”，故选B。

【2】

句意：到20世纪中期，广播和电视变得非常流行，人们不再依赖报纸获取新闻。

give up放弃；live on靠……过活、以……为食；rely on依靠、信赖；pick up拿起、捡起。根据句子的宾语newspapers for news可知，空处的词动词短语应是“依靠”，故答案为C。

【3】

句意：报纸不能与电视竞争速度，是真实的。

speed速度；member成员；instruction指令；stress压力。根据上句People coming home from work increasingly turned on the TV, instead of opening a newspaper because TV could provide news that happened a short time ago.可知报纸不能与电视竞争速度，这是事实，故答案为A。

【4】

句意：随着因特网的出现，大量的信息变得免费。

super超级的；important重要的；safe安全的；free免费的。根据下句There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription (订阅). 似乎没有什么理由为订阅报纸付费可知，在网上看新闻是免费的，故答案为D。

【5】

句意：许多报纸现在正在寻求变化。

mistakes错误；changes改变；advertisements 广告；noises噪音。根据下句Some are going digital. Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to. 有些正走向数字化。有些公司走得更远，把这个行业带到了它从未到过的地方可知，这是报纸在寻求变化，故答案为B。

【6】

句意：如果报纸完全消失了，将没有什么东西可以代替它们。

delay延期；release释放；enter进入；disappear消失。根据下句there will be nothing to take their place没有什么东西可以代替它们可知，推测出上句应是：如果报纸完全消失了，故答案为D。