14．This year，Face book，the social media website announced that it would cooperate with several news organizations-including The New York Times，The Guardian，and the BBC-to place news stories directly into users'personal Face book webpage．Stories published using Face book Instant will load more quickly and keep the style of the original publisher，who will keep all the advertising income the stories earn-at least for now．The deal shows how important social media has become to news organizations，and is a clear sign of how the world of news is changing-and has been for a while．
Many thought of it as the death of the newspaper，when Google News began in 2002．It had no human editor．Instead Google used，and still uses，a secret computer program that selects and displays news stories according to the reader's personal interests，More recently，Associated Press and Yahoo have been publishing computer-written articles．Both use special software to automatically produce stories about company financial results and sports reports-areas where the quality of writing is felt to be of secondary importance to the accuracy of the data．
I think we should be concerned about such developments．One concern is that Facebook，Google and other social media websites see journalism as a sideline （副业），a way of putting people in front of advertisements． It isn't their primary function-so if it stops making them lots of money，they're likely to stop doing it．
There's another concern that computer-written articles are not actually journalism at all，because what a human news team produces is actually quite complex．A well-written news story puts information in context，offers a voice to each side of an argument and brings the public new knowledge．
Although economics and speed of delivery mean readers will probably choose a computer-written story over a carefully shaped article-at least for daily news-I don't think the computers will be writing any in-depth articles for a while yet．
32．What is the main purpose of the article？C
A．To report on a new computer service offered by Facebook．
B．To advise readers against reading computer-written news．
C．To express concern about recent trends in online news．
D．To describe the process of online news reporting．
33．Computer-written news reports have so far focused on sports and finance becauseB．
A．these are the most popular topics for online readers
B．writing style is less important than accuracy in these areas
C．information on these topics is more easily available
D．there are fewer journalists specializing in these areas
34．What does the underlined word"It"in Paragraph 3refer to？D
A．Business．B．Advertising．C．Facebook．D．Journalism．
35．In Paragraph 4，which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of a well-written news article？D
A．The information presented is up-to-date．
B．The author's opinion is clear．
C．The language used is vivid．
D．Different views on the topic are presented．
分析 本文属于新闻类阅读，脸书宣布将与一些新闻机构包括纽约时报、卫报、英国广播公司合作，这些机构的新闻可以直接进入用户的脸书网页．这是新闻界变化的一个明显标志，同时也提到了人们对这一变化的担心．
解答 32．C 写作意图题．文章第一段提到脸书将与一些新闻机构合作，使故事的广告收入增加；第三段和第四段作者认为我们应该为这些发展而担忧，其中一个担忧是脸谱网、谷歌等社交媒体网站将新闻视为副业，还有另外一个问题，那就是电脑撰写的文章实际上根本不是新闻．所以文章的目的是表达对在线新闻最新趋势的担忧，故选C．
33．B 细节理解题．根据第二段的Both use special software to automatically produce stories about companyfinancial results and sports reports-areas where the quality of writing is feltto be of secondary importance to the accuracy of the data．可知两者都使用特殊的软件自动生成关于公司财务结果和体育报道领域的故事，其中的写作质量与数据的准确性相比被认为是次要的．所以计算机书面新闻报道主要集中在体育和金融领域，因为在这些领域写作风格不如数据的准确性更重要，故选B．
34．D 词义猜测题．根据前面的"One concern is that Facebook，Google and other social media websites see journalism as a sideline （副业），a way of putting people in front of advertisements．"可知脸谱网、谷歌和其他社交媒体网站将新闻视为一种副业，是一种人们登广告的地方，新闻业并不是他们的主业．所以句中的"it"是指"新闻业"，故选D．
35．D 根据本段的"A well-written news story puts information in context，offers a voice to each side of an argument and brings the public new knowledge．"可知，一篇好的新闻文章把信息放在上下文中，为争论的每个侧面提供发言权，带来公众的新知识．所以好新闻的特点是呈现对话题的不同观点，故选D．
点评 本文是政治经济类阅读，考查学生对细节的理解把握和推理判断能力，做题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
