People in the United States have many ways to get news, some of which are available 24 hours a day. In a recent survey（調(diào)查）, about 15 percent of American interviewees said that they spend less than one-half to two hours per day watching, listening to, or reading the news. News comes from every source, not only from printed ways, but from TV, radio, and the Internet as well.

With the increased availability of news, serious questions have been raised about the role of the news media in society. Should the media report every detail about every story, even when the information does not seem timely or valuable? Some researchers are concerned that by focusing on everything at once, the media increasingly ignore the more important social, political and economic problems that we face. We cannot concentrate on what’s important by reading about what is not. One extreme example of this is the type of information covered by the tabloid（小報(bào)）media, which focus on negative stories of violence and crime.

How can people deal with all the news that is available to them? Some become “news resisters” and choose to turn their backs on news, resisting their desire to turn on the TV and read the paper every day. They argue that although daily news reports may provide us with many facts, they do not include the background or some information that we need to understand news events. They suggest that, instead of daily reports, we look for information that has more in-depth analysis of the news, such as monthly magazines.

1.What percentage of the interviewees spend less than one half to two hours per day paying attention to the news? (within 3 words)

2.According to the researchers, what is the disadvantage of news media? (within 6 words)

3.How do you describe tabloid media? (within 5 words)

4.Who are “news resisters”? (within 9 words)

5.What information does “news resisters” look for? (within 2 words)

 

1.About 15 percent.

2.It ignores the more important problems.

3.It focuses on negative stories.

4.People who turn their backs on news.

5.In-depth analysis.

【解析】

試題分析: 由于科技的發(fā)達(dá)，信息資源充斥在生活的每一個(gè)角落。然而正因?yàn)樾畔⑦^(guò)于繁雜，人們難以獲取真正的有意義的消息。

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