Will print newspapers be part of our history?网络时代，报纸该何去何从？

互联网新闻媒体的出现及人们快节奏的生活方式使得报纸的发展前景不容乐观。

主题语境：社会热点问题 篇幅：300词 建议用时：6分钟

1 Print newspapers will soon be part of our his⁃tory. While the Internet and some other media arerapidly developing in a world where people's lifestylesare more than busy， there seems to be less time fornewspapers. The newspaper industry， in countrieswhere newspapers have dominated as a medium formany years， is now struggling more than ever.

2 Newspaper circulation （发行量） has been declining since over 40 years ago.“In oneor two generations， a society where you will access a newspaper only from a hand⁃heldscreen，”warns William Papatassos， a Blue & Gold advisor （顾问）.

3 The Internet attracts most of the younger people. The problem of newspapers iscalled“ the problem of the 18 to 35⁃year⁃old people”. This group of people are notwilling to replace the regular readers who grew up using this traditional medium. Andthey like to surf the Internet to search for information. Some experts predict that by 2043，in America and many other countries， newspapers will no longer exist.

4 Fortunately， print newspapers still exist and offer advantages to readers.“Newspa⁃pers encourage more thoughtful thinking，”says the journalist Kathleen Jasonides. At thispoint， there is still room for it. Some people do not like reading shortened articles online.

5 But some newspapers including Blue & Gold provide articles of online editions， bear⁃ing in mind the increasing use of the Internet. However， the great variety of specialised in⁃formation offered by many other websites prevents these online editions from developing.In addition， the newspaper industry has kept its best journalists for print; therefore， thequality of articles is not the same.

6 The only thing that we know for sure is that print newspapers are facing a crisisdue to lack of revenues from traditional advertising and the appearance of the Internet.

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1. What can be inferred about print newspapers according to the text？

A. They're facing a greater opportunity.

B. They're always part of peoples lifestyles.

C. They're suffering a dreadful challenge.

D. They have been a leading medium.

2. Why are the people aged 18⁃35 mentioned in the text？

A. To show they arent ready to use other media to replace newspapers.

B. To show they regard the Internet as a main source of news.

C. To show they are the regular readers of print newspapers.

D. To show they are growing up using the traditional medium.

3. What's special about online editions compared with print newspapers？

A. They encourage more thoughtful thinking.

B. They offer more specialized information.

C. They offer articles of even higher quality.

D. They have fewer excellent journalists.

4. What's the authors attitude to print newspapers development at present？

A. Intolerant.

B. Confident.

C. Negative.

D. Unclear.

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1. This group of people are not willing to replace the regular readers who grew up us⁃ing this traditional medium. 这群人不愿意取代那些使用这种传统媒体长大的固定读者。

【点石成金】该句中，who引导的是一个定语从句，the regular readers为先行词。be not willing to do意为“不愿意去做……”。

2. The only thing that we know for sure is that print newspapers are facing a crisis dueto lack of revenues from traditional advertising and the appearance of the Internet. 我们唯一可以肯定的是，由于传统广告业务收入的不足和互联网的出现，印刷报纸正面临着一场危机。

【点石成金】该句中，第二个that引导的是一个表语从句。face a crisis意为“面临一场危机”，lack of revenues意为“缺乏收入”。