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A new survey by Harvard University finds more than two-thirds of young Americans disapprove of President Trump's use of Twitter. The implication is that Millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other sources, not a president's social media platform.
Most Americans rely on social media to check daily headlines. Yet as distrust has risen toward all media, people may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills. Such a trend is badly needed. During the 2016 presidential campaign, nearly a quarter of web content shared by Twitter users in the politically critical state of Michigan was fake news, according to the University of Oxford. And a survey conducted for BuzzFeed News found 44 percent of Facebook users rarely or never trust news from the media giant.
Young people who are digital natives are indeed becoming more skillful at separating fact from fiction in cyberspace. A Knight Foundation focus-group survey of young people between ages 14 and 24 found they use “distributed trust” to verify stories. They cross-check sources and prefer news from different perspectives — especially those that are open about any bias. Many young people assume a great deal of personal responsibility for educating themselves and actively seeking out opposing viewpoints, ’’ the survey concluded.
Such active research can have another effect. A 2014 survey conducted in Australia, Britain, and the United States by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that young people's reliance on social media led to greater political engagement.
Social media allows users to experience news events more intimately and immediately while also permitting them to re-share news as a projection of their values and interests. This forces users to be more conscious of their role in passing along information. A survey by Bama research group found the top reason given by Americans for the fake news phenomenon is “reader error,” more so than made-up stories or factual mistakes in reporting. About a third say the problem of fake news lies in "misinterpretation or exaggeration of actual news” via social media. In other words, the choice to share news on social media may be the heart of the issue. “This indicates there is a real personal responsibility in counteracting this problem, ” says Roxanne Stone, editor in chief at Bama Group.
So when young people are critical of an over-tweeting president, they reveal a mental discipline in thinking skills — and in their choices on when to share on social media.
1.According to Paragraphs 1 and 2, many young Americans cast doubt on(  ).
2.The phrase “beef up” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to (  ).  
3.According to the Knight Foundation survey, young people (  ).  
4.The Bama survey found that a main cause for the fake news problem is(  ).  
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

第 1 问

A. the justification of the news-filtering practice

B. people's preference for social media platforms

C. the administration's ability to handle information

D. social media as a reliable source of news

第 2 问

A. boast

B. define

C. sharpen

D. share

第 3 问

A. tend to voice their opinions in cyberspace

B. verify news by referring to diverse sources

C. have a strong sense of social responsibility

D. like to exchange views on “distributed trust”

第 4 问

A. readers' misinterpretation

B. journalists' biased reporting

C. readers' outdated values

D. journalists' made-up stories

第 5 问

A. A Counteraction Against the Over-tweeting Trend.

B. A Rise in Critical Skills for Sharing News Online.

C. The Accumulation of Mutual Trust on Social Media.

D. The Platforms for Projection of Personal Interests.

参考答案: D C B A B

详细解析:

1.应选[D]。考查考生把握重要细节信息的能力。
【试题解析】(1)题干明示出处定位在前两段。题干是对原文首段首句的转述。(2)根据下文,“言外之意便是年轻人更喜欢新闻通过其他的来源传出,而非总统的推特”。第二段给出了理由:假新闻泛滥。(3)全文谈论的要点就是“新闻的真假”,选项[D]便是这些内容的概括。

2.应选[C]。考查考生在语境中推测词义的能力。
【试题解析】(1)题干明示出处在第二段。(2)这个出处的前后句都无法为解决这个词义推测题提供充分的线索。我们需要去下文查找线索,第三段第一句便是解题的依据所在,即“年轻人在区分网络真假新闻上更加娴熟”。“更娴熟”是结果,“开始提高”是原因。因此,“beef up”的最佳含义是[C]。

3.应选[B]。考查考生把握重要细节信息的能力。
【试题解析】(1)根据题干明示出处在第三段。(2)选项[B]中的“verify news”转述原文的“verify stories”。(3) “distributed trust”的具体含义需要根据下文确定。根据下文,他们“交叉核对、从不同角度看新闻”,这便是“distributed trust ”的具体含义,选项[B]中的“referring to diverse sources”是它的转述。综合这些内容,选项[B]最佳。

4.应选[A]。考查考生把握句间、段间关系的能力。
【试题解析】(1)根据题干专有名词“The Bama survey”,出处定位在第五段,根据句意,“主要原因是 ‘读者错误’,这比编造故事或事实错误更常见”。(2)选项[A]可视为“reader error”的同义转述。故选项[A]最佳。

5.应选[B]。考查考生把握全文中心主旨的能力。
【试题解析】(1)第一段“年轻人怀疑总统使用推特发布新闻”是一个引子,引出第二段的中心议题 “假消息增多,年轻人正提高自己的媒体素养技能”(选项[B]转述此含义)。第二段后半部分和第三段围绕这个中心点展开(假新闻泛滥,年轻人核实消息的技能更加娴熟)。第四段和第五段从影响和原因角度分析了年轻人在线分享新闻的政治参与、读者误解和个人责任等。(2)最后一段总结全文,故批评过度使用推特的总统揭示了年轻人思考技能和选择方面的内心约束力。选项[B]最佳。

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