Question

In the near future， daily newspapers and monthly magazines will probably disappear． Electronic media（媒体） can provide the same information faster and cheaper． The Internet， together with laptops and mobile phones， 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 turning 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 whole text appear．

There are the predictions from the experts working on the newspapers of the future． Imagined as part of home 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 lead to 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 media 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（新闻工作者）， 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. you can choose the kind of voice you like to hear．

B. they are more expensive than traditional newspapers．

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. an idea which is different from others

C. a force that helps you do something

D. a force that acts to stop something happening

3.We can infer from the passage that ______ ．

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

B. traditional newspapers and magazines will disappear soon．

C. all technological developments are very important．

D. traditional newspapers and magazines will be more popular．

4.The author writes the article to ______ ．

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

B. let people know the great development of the journalism

C. prove newspapers and magazines are not welcomed any more

D. say traditional newspapers and magazines are better than before

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. A

4. B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了随着科技的发展，传统的报刊杂志在逐渐的退出历史舞台，电子报刊媒体正在迅速发展，但是要取代传统报刊杂志还有很长的路要走。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段 The Internet， together with laptops and mobile phones， makes it possible that almost everyone can at any time and in almost any place get some news for free or for few fees．可知互联网，连同笔记本电脑和手机，使得几乎每个人都有可能在任何时候、任何地方都能提供同样的信息获得一些免费或少量的新闻．由此可见，they are more expensive than traditional newspapers是错误的，故选B。

2.词句猜测题。根据最后一段With the development of technology， more and more electronic media 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．可知随着技术的发展，到目前为止，越来越多的电子媒体被创造出来，但是取代传统的报纸和杂志还有很长的路要走，因为新闻对计算机报纸和杂志的抵制可能要强烈得多．由此可见， a force that acts to stop something happening意义为：抵制，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段 Anyway， technology is making the traditional newspapers and magazines disappear gradually．可知无论如何，技术正在使传统的报纸和杂志逐渐消失．由此可见，新的东西将来会取代旧的，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据整篇文章可知，本文主要讲述了随着科技的发展，传统的报刊杂志在逐渐的退出历史舞台，电子报刊媒体正在迅速发展，但是要取代传统报刊杂志还有很长的路要走．由此可见，let people know the great development of the journalism让人们知道新闻事业的伟大发展，符合题意，故选B。