Unit 4 Making the news Using language课时作业
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The Internet is redrawing the media landscape and will be for decades to come, but traditional media will not be left out of the picture, argue two University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, journalism professors. Ed Mullins, chairman of the Journalism Department, and Jim Stovall, the founder of Dateline Alabama, the news website of the College of Communication and Information Sciences, agree that the future of the web is still a mystery, but argue that, in the near future, it will serve more as a helpmate to traditional media.
“Nobody knows where the web is taking us, but when it comes to journalism, old media will be dominant(most noticeable) players in the new media game.” Mullins believes. “ A report goes that most Americans go to sites operated by old-line media when looking for news on the web.” Just as national old media dominate the web at that level, local old media run mostly by newspapers and, to a lesser degree, by television stations dominate those markets. Is there a pattern here? Yes, says Mullins and Stovall. “At least in the first decade of the web, newspaper companies dominate web journalism,” Mullins explains. “Why? They specialize in news, and that gives them an advantage. What most readers go to websites for is news and e-mail, a form of person-to-person news, especially in the form of chatting.”
The reason for newspapers dominance in web journalism, Stovall points out, is that they put the biggest money in news. “The Birmingham News, for example, with about 175 positions, has more journalists on its payroll than all of the state’s broadcast, cable, and web.” 1. What role does the Internet play in journalism according to Paragraph 1 ? A. It will someday dominate the media market. B. It is likely to threaten the future of print media. C. It will become a helpful partner of print media. D. It will revolutionize traditional journalism.
2. The following prove that old media still dominate web journalism except _________. A. people prefer traditional media when looking for news
B. old media have the most important position in local markets C. newspaper companies have more control in web journalism D. few people go to websites to get national and local news 3. What is the best title for the passage? A. Internet won’t get rid of print media B. Internet challenges traditional media C. Looking national local news on the web D. Journalism should be dominated by web
4. What is the author’s attitude towards the future of traditional media? A. Doubtful B. Worried C. Concerned D. Optimistic
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As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called \交互记忆)\
According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn't mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.
5.The passage begins with two questions to ______. A. introduce the main topic B. show the author's attitude C. describe how to use the Internet. D. explain how to store information 6.In transactive memory, people ______. A. keep the information in mind B. change the quantity of information C. organize information like a computer D. remember how to find the information
7.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research? A. We are using memory differently. B. We are becoming more intelligent. C. We have poorer memories than before. D. We need a better way to access information.
C
Many people write to newspapers and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.
“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract
高中英语(人教版)必修五Unit 4 Making the news Using language课时作业 (1)
