四、阅读理解。
主题群:历史、社会与文化 子主题:媒体素养 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★★
[2026常州期末]These days, teenagers are heavily influenced by the media. Many of them have watched thousands of hours of short videos.
However, several studies have shown a serious problem: today's teenagers are short of media literacy. In other words, they have difficulty critically(批判地) thinking about the information they see. One study that was done on middle school students showed that more than 80 per cent of them couldn't tell the difference between real stories and ads that looked like news.
Stanford professor(教授) Kevin John teaches a class called Media Effects. He tries to help his students learn media literacy. The professor gave an example that shows why media literacy is important. In the example, two short videos report a snowstorm. One mainly tells the terrible road conditions while the other reports kids playing in the snow. "With a news story, short videos tell you the most important details in the eyes of the short video makers. These details mostly depend on their own opinions," said John. "A person who has media literacy would realize that each story is just about one side of the event. But in fact, there is more going on."
Some experts(专家) think school is the best place to teach media literacy. Others believe everyone—from parents to news directors—should help teenagers learn the skills.
As for the best time to start learning media literacy, many experts suggest starting at the age of twelve. But some basic ideas can be taught even earlier. "It's never too early to start learning media literacy," John said.
1. What do the underlined words "media literacy" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. The ability to stop themselves watching short videos.
B. The ability to think about the information they see.
C. The ability to read news and ads online.
D. The ability to use the internet.
2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. How to develop teenagers' media literacy.
B. When teenagers start to use media.
C. Why teenagers are supposed to have media literacy.
D. Where teenagers should be taught media literacy.
3. Which of the following is true according to Professor Kevin John?
A. Everyone is expected to help children learn different skills.
B. Media literacy only needs to be learned in college.
C. News directors should report the news children are interested in.
D. Children should be taught media literacy as early as possible.
4. What is the main idea of the whole passage?
A. Teenagers spend too much time on short videos every day.
B. It's necessary and important for teenagers to learn media literacy.
C. Schools should take full responsibility for teaching media literacy.
D. Different short videos show different sides of the same event.

1. B 词义猜测题。根据“In other words, they have difficulty critically thinking about the information they see.”可知，media literacy 指的是批判性思考所看到的信息的能力。
2. C 段落大意题。根据“The professor gave an example that shows why media literacy is important.”可知，第三段主要通过举例说明青少年为什么需要具备媒体素养。
3. D
4. B 主旨大意题。文章先指出青少年缺乏媒体素养的问题，再举例说明其重要性，最后讲解学习途径与合适起始年龄。全文围绕青少年学习媒体素养的必要性与重要性展开。

【分析】
1. 第1题是词义猜测题，需定位“media literacy”所在段落，结合上下文同义解释（第二段提到青少年难以批判性思考所看到的信息），匹配选项得出答案；
2. 第2题是段落大意题，需找第三段主旨句，该段开头明确说明举例子是为体现媒体素养的重要性，据此判断；
3. 第3题是细节理解题，需定位Kevin John的观点句（最后一段他的表述），匹配选项；
4. 第4题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文结构：先提青少年缺媒体素养的问题，再讲其重要性，最后说学习相关内容，归纳核心主旨。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：根据第二段“In other words, they have difficulty critically thinking about the information they see.”可知，media literacy指批判性思考所看到信息的能力，对应选项B。
2. 段落大意题：第三段首句“The professor gave an example that shows why media literacy is important.”点明该段主旨是说明青少年应具备媒体素养的原因，故选C。
3. 细节理解题：根据最后一段中Kevin John的话“It's never too early to start learning media literacy”可知，他认为应尽早教孩子媒体素养，对应选项D。
4. 主旨大意题：文章先指出青少年缺乏媒体素养的问题，再举例说明其重要性，最后提及学习途径与合适起始年龄，核心围绕青少年学习媒体素养的必要性与重要性，故选B。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B
【知识点】
词义猜测题、段落大意题、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，涵盖多种常见题型，考查学生对语篇的细节理解、主旨归纳及词义推断能力，语篇主题贴近学生生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6