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话题读写进阶训练·英语
主题群5 历史、社会与文化
话题1 历史(3篇)
话题角度:历史发展
Passage1
【读前预先练】
1.atdeathsdoor
2.situation(n.)
3.terible(adj.)
4.industry(n.)
5.dependon
6.especialy(adv.)
7.sufer(v.)
→ (n.)折磨;苦痛;遭遇
8.managetodosth.
9.competewith
10.blow(n.)
11.conveniently(adv.)
12
.takeonesplace
Foryears,ithasbeensaidthatnewspapersareatdeathsdoor.Eachofthepastfewyearshas
seenmanynewspaperssaygoodbyetotheirreaders.Butwhyisthesituationsoteriblefor
newspapers?
Newspapershavealonghistory.Thefirstnewspaperwasprintedinthe1600s.Theindustry
experienceditsmostsuccessfultimeintheearly20thcentury.
WiththeappearanceofradioandTV,however,newspapercirculationbegantofal.Bythe
mid20thcentury,radioandTVhadbecomesopopularthatpeoplenolongerhadtodependon
newspapersfornews.Thiswasespecialytrueforthelatestnews.
Afternoonnewspaperswerethefirsttosufer.Moreandmorepeoplecominghomefromwork
turnedontheTV,insteadofopeninganewspaper.Butgeneraly,newspapersstilmanagedtosurvive
(生存).AlthoughtheycouldntcompetewithTVinspreadingthelatestnews,theycouldprovidein
depthreportsthatTVnewscouldnot.
Butnewspaperssuferedanotherheavierblowinthe1990s.WiththeappearanceoftheInternet,
lotsofinformationbecamefree.Manynewspaperreadersrealizedthattheycouldconvenientlyread
newsonlineforfree.Thereseemedtobelitlereasonanylongerforthemtopayforanewspaper.
Sowhatwilthefutureofnewspapersbelike?Wilnewspapersdie?Maybenot.Manynewspapers
arenowchanging.Somearegoingdigital(数字化).Somearegoingevenfartherbytakingthe
industrytoplacesithasneverbeento.Afteral,peoplestilwantthenews.Andmanyagreethat
newspapersareimportantforindepthnewsandopinions.Ifnewspapersweretocompletelydisappear,
therewouldbenothingtotaketheirplace.
( )1.Whenwasthefirstnewspaperprinted?
A.Inthe1600s. B.Inthe1900s.