Some say the Internet will kill off papers. Others say not so fast.
Are newspapers dying?
That’s the heated debate these days. Many say the disappearance of the daily paper is just a matter of time. The future of journalism is in news websites, not newsprint.
However, others say, newspapers have been with us for hundreds of years, and while all news may be online some day, papers can exist for some time.
So who’s right? I’ll outline the arguments on both sides, and then you can decide.
Newspapers Are Dead
Newspapers are in trouble. Circulation is dropping, display and classified ad ine is drying up, and the industry has experienced a hard time. Big metro papers like the Rocky Mountain News have stopped operating, and even bigger newspaper panies like the Tribune Co. go bankrupt（破产）.
And where are newspaper readers going? To the Web. A recent study has found that Internet users read online newspapers for an average of 53 minutes per week in 2008. That’s highest level recorded in the eight years when the study has been done.
The study found that 22 percent of users said they stopped their subscription（订阅）to a printed paper or magazine because they could access the same content online.
Some people say the Internet is just a better place to get the news. “On the Web, newspapers are live, and they can supplement（增补）their coverage with audio, video, and the valuable resources of their vast contents,” says Geffrey I. Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future.
【小题1】How does the author present the topic to be discussed?A．By presenting others’ predictionB．By asking a questionC．By providing opposite opinionsD．By talking about the background【小题2】The purpose of writing the text is to .A．try to draw a general conclusionB．encourage readers to use their judgmentC．pare the advantages of two mediaD．invite readers to express their opinions freely【小题3】Some readers no longer buy printed newspapers because they .A．want to save moneyB．hope to protect the environmentC．don’t care about newsD．can read online newspapers【小题4】What’s the advantage of the news website pared with printed newspapers?A．it provides news vividlyB．the news is more reliableC．it can reach more readersD．it is much cheaper in priceC
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(答案→)C
解析：
试题分析 本文介绍在互联网的攻击下，报纸生存困难，但仍旧有他存在的价值。以及们对此的看法。
【小题1】C 推论题。根据第二段的那个问句，报纸马上就在死亡了吗。通过提出对立意见来进来讨论。故选 C项。
【小题2】B 主旨大意。从第五段I’ll outline the arguments on both sides, and then you can decide.得出，作者概括一下两方面的观点，然后你们再做决定。鼓励读者利用他们的评论。故选 B项。
【小题3】D细节题。根据倒数第二段they stopped their subscription（订阅）to a printed paper or magazine because they could access the same content online.读者停止订阅报纸是因为他们网上能得到同样的内容。故选D项。
【小题4】 A 细节题。根据最后一段they can supplement（增补）their coverage with audio, video, and the valuable resources of their vast contents，报纸用来增补内容的，故选 A项。
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