1. 高中进阶 (2325 期 20160308) 5 版 | The End of a Medium

2. Apart from the SSP, how many newspapers can you list? What are they? Apart from the SSP, how many newspapers can you list? What are they? Do you often buy a print newspaper? If so, what newspapers do you often buy or subscribe to? If not, how do you usually access news and information? Do you often buy a print newspaper? If so, what newspapers do you often buy or subscribe to? If not, how do you usually access news and information? 2 Pre-reading

3. Most influential newspapers in the U.K. 3 LOOK AND SPEAK Pre-reading Daily Express 《每日快报》 The Times 《泰晤士报》 The Guardian 《卫报》 The Sun 《太阳报》 Daily Mail 《每日邮报》 Daily Star 《每日星报》 Daily Mirror 《每日镜报》 The Independent 《独立报》 Financial Times 《金融时报》 The Daily Telegraph 《每日电讯报》

4. Most influential newspapers in the U.S.A. 4 LOOK AND SPEAK Pre-reading The Wall Street Journal 《华尔街日报》 USA Today 《今日美国》 Washington Post 《华盛顿邮报》 The New York Times 《纽约时报》

5. 5 abandon v. 放弃，中止 WORD BANK... all our papers abandon print and appear only online? To start with, and importantly, it makes no difference to the younger readers who never embraced print and who, as time passes, will come to run the world. While reading embrace v. 欣然接受 run v. 管理，经营 make no difference 没有影响，没有关系

6. 6 permanently adv. 长久地 diversity n. 多样性 shrink v. 减少，缩小 But it is obvious that in the new world, where we are almost permanently online and almost permanently in communication, the diversity of opinion is growing, not shrinking. While reading WORD BANK

7. 7 medium n. 媒介 matter v. 有重要性... we are probably at a milestone. This is the death of an unwanted medium. It is..., that really matters— and we should not waste our energy weeping over a dead technology. While reading WORD BANK milestone n. 里程碑；转折点 weep v. 哭泣，流泪

8. 8 1. Our society is now much more ___________ than ever before. 2. Joan volunteers as a ____________ for the SSP. 3. He is one of the most ___________ figures in international politics. 4. There is an important ___________ between these two types of cancer. 5. Conservationists are trying to save the whale from __________. Choose an appropriate word for each sentence and fill in the blank with its proper form. diverse journalist influential distinction extinction journalism extinct distinctive diversity influence VOCABULARY EXERCISES While reading

9. 9 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 他同不同意我的看法并不重要。 (difference) 2. 别着急，你很快就会适应新学校。 (get used to) 3. 我父亲迟早会知道真相的。 (sooner or later) It doesn’t make any difference whether he agrees with me or not. Sooner or later, my father will know the truth. Don’t worry, you’ll soon get used to your new school. VOCABULARY EXERCISES While reading

10. 10 1. According to the article, from _____, the print edition of The Independent will no longer be available. A. March 16, 2016 B. March 17, 2016 C. March 26, 2016 D. March 27, 2016 COMPREHENSION Choose the best answer. While reading

11. 2. Why does the author think that the departure of print newspapers makes no difference to the younger readers? A. Because the younger readers have never seen a print newspaper. B. Because few younger readers buy a print newspaper in the morning. C. Because younger readers have never embraced print. D. Because younger readers rarely read news. 11 Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION While reading

12. 3. We can tell from the article that the author believes the departure of the printed Independent is ______. A. a great regret B. a secret plot C. a clever decision D. a matter of time 12 Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION While reading

13. 13 Answer the following question: COMPREHENSION 1. According to the article, why does the author think we need to get used to the feeling of sadness? Because sooner or later, all print newspapers will go. While reading

14. 14 Answer the following question: 2. According to the article, what are we losing if all our print papers stop printing and instead appear only online? Nothing but a dead, unwanted medium. COMPREHENSION While reading

15. They feel about the print newspaper the same way they do about the horse-drawn carriage. ☞ 这个句子写全应该是 They feel about the print newspaper in the same way that they do about the horse-drawn carriage. 介词 in 的省略是出于英语中的习惯性省略用法。通常情况下， 当 in … way 中 way 被 the 、 this 、 that 等修饰时，介词 in 可以省略。 e.g. John! Don’t look at me (in) that way. 被省略的 that 是一个关系副词，引导一个定语从句。在定语从 句的用法中，当先行词是 way 、 reason 、 place 、 the day 、 the time 、 the moment 、 every time 、 each time 等时，关系副词可以省略。 15 GRAMMAR TIP Language study

16. 16 Translate the following sentences. YOUR TURN Language study 1. 我同桌和我解决这个问题的方法一样。 2. 很难理解他为什么会有那样的反应。 3. 我对他做这件事的方式很满意。 4. 你还记得我们第一次见面的那一天吗？ My desk mate and I solve the problem the same way. It’s difficult to understand why he reacted that way. I’m quite satisfied with the way he has done it. Do you still remember the day we first met?

17. Do you believe that one day, all printed stuff will be replaced by digital material? Why or why not? 17 Question for further discussion: Hints: After reading Indeed, e-reading is environmentally-friendly. It enables us to access news and information conveniently and instantly. But I don’t think that one day, e-reading will replace all printed stuff. I believe there are people like me—at least—who favor the texture of paper, the aroma of ink and the feel of flicking through pages over dead, lifeless words on a light-emitting screen. Printed stuff does not only offer reading but, to some extent, pieces of art.