2023-2024学年高一下学期英语限时训练5

高一英语限时训练 (5) 王兴 I.阅读理解 A Monica Pirela, who runs Notivision Georgia, knows how it feels to be on the outside. Each week, she airs a 12-minute Spanish-language news program for her local community. Pirela reports and her husband, Jay Cruz, runs the camera. That’s all that keeps the Spanish-speaking community in Warner Robins, Georgia, from being on the outside in a way far too common in America. Penny Muse Abernathy leads Northwestern University’s Local News Initiative. She found nearly every state in America has at least one “news desert (荒漠),” a community that is no longer covered by daily or nondaily newspapers. When asked what happens without the press, Abernathy answered, “Misinformation, disinformation, and polarization in some areas.” Abernathy’s team found, in news deserts, voter participation(选民参与) goes down because people are not informed. But even in places with plenty of news, not every community is served by it. That is true for Warner Robins. Pirela reports from her garage (车库), her driveway, and in the community. She produces reports, organizes events and collects goods and gifts for festivals and drives. Now, she’s caught the eye of The Pivot Fund. Tracie Powell, the founder of The Pivot Fund, has tried to support independent community news organizations created by and for people of color in Georgia. Her group raised two million dollars for seven news organizations. “I drove across the state to see what was there but not widely known,” Powell said. As a result of the amount of money, Pirela can hire (雇用) three people for three years. A hundred Pivot Funds can’t fill every news desert in America or the pockets of deserts in specific communities. Even for Pirela, difficulties still remain, but she has made a good start with the help of Powell. 1. What is the importance of Pirela’s news program? A. It helps spread Spanish culture in America. B. It improves local Spanish speakers’ English. C. It makes her community popular in America. D.