外研版（2019）高中英语选择性必修第一册 Unit4 单元过关检测.docxVIP

PAGE \* Arabic 1 / NUMPAGES \* Arabic 12 Unit4 单元过关检测 第一部分阅读 [共两节，满分50分] 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (2020浙江湖州高一下检测) For the first time in the Pew Research Center’s history, social media have replaced print newspapers as Americans’ main news source, with 20 percent of adults surveyed reporting they rely on social media for the latest updates. In contrast, just 16 percent consider print newspapers as their most frequented medium. These findings reflect the much—discussed decline of print media, as well as the rise of digital news sources. Still, Pew’s researcher Elisa Shearer notes that television remains dominant (占优势的) across all mediums, with 49 percent of respondents—down 8 percent from 2016—reporting they learn the news mainly by watching local, cable and network news shows. News websites finish second overall, claiming the attention of 33 percent of Americans , an increase of 5 percent since 2016. Radio comes in third at 26 percent, followed by social media and, lastly, print newspapers. Pew’s director of journalism research, Amy Mitchell, writes that the new findings, which are based on a survey of 3, 425 U.S. adults conducted between July 30 and August 12, 2018, point toward Americans’ preference for watching rather than reading or listening to the news. Television remains the preferred viewing platform among watchers, but a growing minority (20 percent) say they prefer streaming news videos online. Unsurprisingly, consumption habits varied dramatically according to age. About 80 percent of individuals 65 and older regard television as their most frequented news source, compared to just 16 percent of those aged 18 to 29 and 36 percent of those aged 30 to 49. Younger Americans also tend to draw on a variety of platforms. Shearer writes that no more than half of those aged 18 to 29 or 30 to 49 find their news through a single medium, instead opting for a mixture of news websites, social media, TV, radio and—in fewer numbers—