Unit 1 The Mass Media（Word教参）-【优化指导】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册（译林版2020）

A wise man thinks with his own head—while an ignorant one follows the mainstream mass media news and reports. 聪明人用自己的头脑思考，而愚笨的人盲从于主流媒体的新闻和报道。 [学海淘金] 主题语境——人与社会。媒体是指传播信息的媒介。它是指人借以传递信息与获取信息的工具、 渠道、载体、中介物或技术手段。 The Function of Mass Media Almost everyone gets his or her information about world, national, and local affairs from the mass media. This fact gives both print and broadcast journalism important functions that include influencing public opinion, determining the political agenda, providing a link between the government and the people, acting as a government watchdog, and affecting socialization. With the development of the Internet, today we live in the high­tech world. We can have access① to all kinds of high­tech products, such as TV, computer and so on. The Internet makes the world smaller, and we can know the instant② news quickly. 20 years ago, we only had TV and radio to get the news, but now, we have computer and cellphone. We call such products the mass media. The mass media brings people a lot of fun. We can know the news from all over the world. We are not just depending on③ the traditional media. Now the government takes some action to clear the departments. The citizens can supervise④ the official. If people find the officials take the advantage of the government's resource, they can use the media to expose such behavior. Mass media is welcomed by the audience. People not only know more about the world, but also can supervise the government. [词海拾贝] ①access n．入口；通道 ②instant adj. 立即的；即时的 [联想]　(at) the instant 一……就…… instance n．例子；场合；情况；要求 ③depend on依靠，依赖 ④supervise vt.监督；管理 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$