Question

    You're searching the Internet and find a website with interesting articles. Some are news stories. They are for sharing information. Others only look like news stories. They're actually advertisements ( 广 告 ). They are there to get you to buy something. How do you tell the difference between a news story and an advertisement?

My research team showed teenagers the home page of a popular digital magazine (电子杂志 ). We asked them to show us a news story and an advertisement. Most were great at finding advertisements. So where did kids find it more difficult?

Some advertisements seem to be very similar to real news stories. They have headlines. But they may also have the words sponsored information. Sponsored means "paid for", and the information is the story. "Sponsored information" is a way of saying that something is an advertisement. It means someone paid money for it to be there. Most kids in our study, even if they used the Internet often, didn't know this.

As a reader, you need to look carefully. Sometimes, the advertisements are in very small letters. The Internet is a big sea of information. To use it well, we not only have to know how to swim but also how to avoid the sharks. Learning to tell the difference between an advertisement and a news story is important to be Internet smart.

1.The news stories on a website are for_______ .

A.selling things B.sharing information C.making something fun

2.What did the research team show to the teenagers?

A.A paper magazine. B.A digital magazine. C.A news website.

3.What does the underlined part headlines probably mean in Chinese?

A.头版 B.标题 C.头条

4.The sharks in the last paragraph could mean_______  .

A.the big sharks in the sea B.the news stories C.the advertisements

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Find News Stories on the Internet

B.Learn to Read the Advertisements

C.Be Internet Smart

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

文章大意：文章介绍了读者上网时会碰到新闻报道和广告,读者要学会分辨新闻报道和广告之间的区别。也介绍了互联网的情况。

1.细节理解题。根据文中“Some are news stories. They are for sharing information. Others only look like news stories. ” 有些是新闻报道。它们是用来分享信息的。其他的看起来只是新闻故事。可知，网站上的新闻报道是为了分享信息，故答案为B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中“My research team showed teenagers the home page of a popular digital magazine (电子杂志 ).” 我的研究小组向青少年展示了一本流行的数字杂志的主页。可知，研究小组向青少年展示了一本数字杂志，故答案为B。

3.词义猜测题。根据文中“Some advertisements seem to be very similar to real news stories. They have headlines. But they may also have the words sponsored information.” 有些广告似乎与真实的新闻故事非常相似。他们有头条新闻。但他们也可能有赞助信息这个词。可知，下划线部分的标题在中文中的意思是“标题”，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文中“Sometimes, the advertisements are in very small letters. The Internet is a big sea of information. To use it well, we not only have to know how to swim but also how to avoid the sharks.” 时，广告是用很小的字母写的。互联网是信息的海洋。要用好它，我们不仅要知道如何游泳，而且还要知道如何避开鲨鱼。可知，最后一段中的鲨鱼可能意味着“广告”，故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据最后一段“As a reader， you have a right to know who's behind the information you're consuming． The Internet is a vast sea of information． To use it well， you not only have to know how to swim but also how to avoid the sharks． Learning to tell the difference between an ad and a news story is an important step to becoming Internet-smart．”作为读者，你有权利知道你所消费的信息背后的人是谁。互联网是一个巨大的信息海洋。为了更好地利用它，你不仅要知道如何游泳，还要知道如何躲避鲨鱼。学会区分广告和新闻报道是成为互联网智能的重要一步。可知“Be Internet smart互联网是聪明的”是本文最好的题目。故答案为C。