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题型专项突破-Unit4阅读理解（新闻篇）

一、阅读理解

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TheInternetisredrawingthemedialandscapeandwillbefordecadestocome,buttraditionalmediawillnotbeleftoutofthepicture,twojournalismprofessorsofUniversityofAlabama,Tuscaloosaargued.EdMullins,chairmanoftheJournalismDepartment,andJimStovall,thefounderofDatelineAlabama?thenewwebsiteoftheCollegeofCommunicationandInformationSciences,agreethatthefutureofthewebisstillamystery,butarguethat,inthenearfuture,itwillservemoreasahelpmatetotraditionalmedia.

“Nobodyknowswherethewebistakingus,butwhenitcomestojournalism,oldmediawillbedominantplayersinthenewmediagame,”Mullinsbelieves.“SomeratingservicesreportthatmostAmericansgotositesoperatedbyold-linemediawhenlookingfornewsontheweb.”

Justasnationaloldmediadominatethewebatthatlevel,localoldmediarunmostlybynewspapersand,toalesserdegree,bytelevisionstations,dominatethosemarkets.Isthereapatternhere?Yes,sayMullinsandStovall.“Atleastinthefirstdecadeoftheweb,newspapercompaniesdominatewebjournalism,”Mullinsexplains.“Why?Theyspecializeinnews,andthatgivesthemanadvantage.Whatmostreadersgotowebsitesforarenewsande-mail,aformofperson-to-personnews,especiallyintheformofchatting.”

Thereasonfornewspapers’dominanceinwebjournalism,Stovallpointsout,isthattheyhavethebiggestinvestmentinnews.“TheBirminghamNews,forexample,withabout175positions,hasmorejournalistsonitspayrollthanallofthestate’sbroadcast,cable,andweb—onlyentitiescombined.”

(1)WhatroledoestheInternetplayinjournalismaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Itdominatesthemediamarket.

B.Itislikelytothreatenthefutureoftraditionalmedia.

C.Itbecomesahelpfulpartnerofprintmedia.

D.Itrevolutionizesjournalism.

(2)Thefollowingstatementsprovethatold