Question

In the near future, daily newspapers and monthly magazines will probably disappear. Electronic media can provide the same information faster and cheaper. The Internet, together with laptops and cellphones, makes it possible that almost everyone can at any time and in almost any place get some news for free or for few fees.

You’ll browse the computer newspapers or magazines just like switching on TV. An electronic voice will tell you stories about the latest events. You’ll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear.

There are the predictions from the experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers and magazines would unite printed and broadcast news, offering information and analyzing video images of news events.

The continuing loss of readers will result in a small number of advertisements in newspapers. It makes no sense to spend millions of dollars to print ads.

With the development of technology, more and more electronic medium have been created until now, but replacing the traditional newspapers and magazines has a long way to go, because the resistance to computer newspapers and magazines from journalism(新闻业) may be much stronger. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be not until the present journalists, who aren’t used to it, die off that the newspaper industry is not considered as an industry any longer. Anyway, technology is making the traditional newspapers and magazines disappear gradually.

1.Computer newspapers and magazines have all the advantages except that ____________.

A. they are more expensive than traditional newspapers

B. you can choose the kind of voice you like to hear

C. you can get more information from them easily

D. you can easily store information for the future use

2.The underlined word “resistance” in the fifth paragraph probably means ____________.

A. a thought which directs your action

B. a force that acts to stop something happening

C. a force that helps you do something

D. an idea which is different from others

3.We can infer from the passage that _________________.

A. all technological developments are very important

B. traditional newspapers and magazines will disappear soon

C. new things will replace the old ones in the future

D. traditional newspapers and magazines will be more popular

4.The author writes the article to __________________.

A. let people know the great development of the journalism

B. tell readers what newspapers and magazines are like in the future

C. prove newspapers and magazines are not welcomed any more

D. say traditional newspapers and magazines are better than before

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析: 。本文随着科技的发展，传统新闻业受到电子媒体的冲击，虽然不会在短时间内消失，但这是大势所趋

1.A 考查细节理解题。根据第二段提到可知电子媒体可以有最新的消息和故事，可以选择你想听的，得知更多的信息，更快，故没有提到A项。

2.B 考查推理判断题。根据第五段提到With the development of technology, more and more electronic medium have been created until now, but replacing the traditional newspapers and magazines has a long way to go, because the resistance to computer newspapers and magazines from journalism(新闻业) may be much stronger随着科技的发展，生产出更多的电子产品，但取代传统的报纸和杂志还有很长的路要走，因为对于电子报纸和杂志的抵抗力量还是很强大，故选B项。

3.C 考查推理判断题。根据最后一段提到Anyway, technology is making the traditional newspapers and magazines disappear gradually不管怎么说，随着科技的发展，传统的报纸和杂志会逐渐地消失，故选C项。

4.A 考查主旨大意。本文随着科技的发展，传统新闻业受到电子媒体的冲击，虽然不会在短时间内消失，但这是大势所趋，故选A项。

考点：文化类阅读。