2025北京高三二模英语汇编：阅读理解D篇.docx

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2025北京高三二模英语汇编

阅读理解D篇

一、阅读理解

（2025北京东城高三二模）Foralmosttwocenturies,newspapershavebeenonajourneyintothemassmarketwhichgavethemscale,reputationandprofitbutwhichhasnowreacheditsend.Theymostlyabandoneddependenceonsubscriptionsandinsteadsoldbelowproductioncostasawaytoattractreaderstoselltoadvertisers.

SincetheInternettookoff,theprintmedia’sadvertising-supportedbusinessmodelhassuffered.Inthepast20years,newspapers’adprofitshavefallenbyabout80%,whilecirculationhasroughlyfallenbyhalf.Thoughonlinetraffichasrisen,profitfromdigitaladvertisinghasfailedtooffset(抵消)theprofitdrainingoutofprint.“Platformshavebecomethenewkingsofthemedialandscape,”saystheCompetitionandMarketsAuthority,aregulator.

Thispowershifthaslednewspapersinmanycountriestoturntoauthoritiesforhelp.Partlybecausetheyhave,bytheirverynature,aloudvoice,theyhavegeneratedsympathy.Howmuchtheydeserveitisanothermatter.

Theworldisfilledwithbusinessestornapartbythedigitalrevolutionwithoutanyonerushingtotherescue.Whyarenewspapersdifferent?Oneargumentisthatathrivingpresssupportsgrass-rootsjournalism,which,thoughoftenloss-making,supportsfairnessandequality.Thatisreasonable.Yetitismixedwithothermotivations,suchasthedesiretochokethetechgiants.Theresultisarangeofinterventionsaimedatputtingthepressureonbigtech.

Mindfuloftheoutcry,bigtechisofferingahandout,promising$1bnoverthreeyearstonewspaperstoprovidenewscontentforitssite.Somepublisherssawitasanunstatedadmissionthatbigtechshouldpayfornews.

Ifanything,thegratitudeforbigtech’sgenerosityshowshowdesperatenewspapersareforpaymentofanykind.Moretothepoint,itwillnotchangetheunderlyingeconomicsoftheglobalnewspaperindustry.Thatisbecausethead-fundedbusinessmodelwasliving