Question

19．Sometime in the next century，the familiar early morning newspaper on the front porch will disappear．And instead of reading your newspaper，it will read to you．You'll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV．An electronic voice will read stories about the latest events，guided by a program that selects the type of news you want．You'll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear．Want more information on the brief story？A simple touch makes the entire text appear．Save it in your own personal computer file if you like．These are among the predictions from communications experts working on the newspaper of the future．Pictured as part of broader homebased media and entertainment systems，computer newspapers would unite print and broadcast reporting，offering news and analysis （分析） with video of news events．
    Most of the technology is available now，but convincing more people that they don't need paper to read a newspaper is the next step．Resistance （阻力） to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism．Since it is such a cultural change，it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry．Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable．
    Despite technological advances，it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens．It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry．

42．The best title of this passage isB．
   A．Computer Newspapers Are Well Liked
   B．Newspapers of the Future Will Likely Be on Computer
   C．Newspapers Are out of Fashion
   D．New Communications Technology
43．It might take 30 to 40 years for computer newspapers  to  replace  traditional  newspapers，becauseC．
   A．it is technologically impossible now
   B．computer newspapers are too expensive
   C．there is strong resistance from the general population and professional journalists
   D．traditional newspapers are easier to read
44．Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers？A
    A．They are cheaper than traditional newspapers．
    B．They are very convenient to use．
    C．You can get more information from them quickly．
    D．You can easily save information for future use．
45．We can infer from the passage thatC．
    A．all technological changes are good
    B．all technologies will eventually replace old ones
    C．new technologies will eventually replace old ones
    D．traditional newspapers are here to stay for another century．

Answer 1

分析 本文描述了未来报纸的走向．预测了未来的报纸将会通过电脑显示等等，同时也提到了未来报纸会遭到的抵制，以及需要一段时间才能完全取代传统报纸．

解答 42．B．主旨大意题．本文主要叙述的是下个世纪的报纸的变化，由现在的纸质变成了未来的电脑屏幕．以及人们对于这一技术的态度．故选B．
43．C．推理判断题．根据最后一段it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens．It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry可知电脑报纸可能需要30到40年才能取代传统报纸，因为从普通人变成专业人是一大阻力；故选C．
44．A．细节理解题．根据文章第二句And instead of reading your newspaper，it will read to you．可知未来的电脑报纸很方便．所以B正确．根据第4行You'll even  get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear．可知C正确；根据5，6行Save it in your own personal computer if you like．可知D项正确．只有A项在文章里没有提及；故选A．
45．C．推理判断题．根据文章第二段最后一句Technology is making the end of'traditional newspapers unavoidable可知技术的革命是无法避免的．也就是说新技术最终将取代就技术．故选C．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．