Question

Sometime in the next century, the familiar early-newspaper on the front porch (门廊) will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You'll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. You'll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Do you want more information on this brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers will unite print and broadcast reporting, and offer news and analysis with video images of news events.

Most of the technology is available now, but convincing more people that they don't need to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of ' traditional newspapers unavoidable.

Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.

1.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers?

A. They are cheaper than traditional newspapers.

B. They are more convenient to read.

C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to hear.

D. You can easily save information for future use.

2.Which of the following is a reason why it will take a long time to complete the changeover?

A. The technology is impossible now.

B. Computer newspaper s are too expensive.

C . The popularization of computers needs a long time.

D. Traditional newspapers are easier to read.

3.It can be inferred that journalists are against computer newspapers because ____ .

A.they don't know how to use computers

B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read

C. they think the new technology is bad

D. they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers

4.We can infer from the passage that .

A. all technological changes are good

B. new technologies don't always replace old ones

C. new technologies will eventually replace old ones

D. traditional newspapers are here to stay for another century

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Computer newspapers are well liked.

B. Newspapers of the future will be on the computer.

C. Newspapers are out of fashion.

D. New communications technology.

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文描述了未来报纸的走向。预测了未来的报纸将会通过电脑显示等等，同时也提到了未来报纸会遭到的抵制，以及需要一段时间才能完全取代传统报纸。

1.And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. 、You'll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. 、Save it in your own personal computer if you like.这三句话可知，选项B、C、D都是正确的，故选择A。

2.It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers 可知，更新需要很久，因为人们需要买电脑，也就是说电脑的普及需要一段时间。故选择C。

3.Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. 可知，对电脑报纸的抵制将会来自于现在的记者和出版商，只有等到这一代人的逐渐退场，电脑报纸才会取代传统报纸。也就说明这一代人他们是受训写传统的报纸的，观念无法更新。故选择D。

4.Technology is making the end of ' traditional newspapers unavoidable.可知，技术使得传统报纸的消失成为无法避免的事。故选择C，意为新的技术将最终取代旧的事物。

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