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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 differences 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. 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 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 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.
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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.
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A. How to develop teenagers' media literacy.
B. When teenagers start to use media every day.
C. Why teenagers are supposed to have media literacy.
D. Where teenagers should be taught media literacy.
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A. Everyone is expected to help children learn different skills.
B. Media literacy only needs to be learnt in college.
C. News directors should report the news children are interested in.
D. Children should be taught media literacy as early as possible.
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 differences 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. 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 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 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.
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B
)24. What does the underlined phrase “media literacy” in Paragraph 2 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.
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C
)25. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. How to develop teenagers' media literacy.
B. When teenagers start to use media every day.
C. Why teenagers are supposed to have media literacy.
D. Where teenagers should be taught media literacy.
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D
)26. 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 learnt in college.
C. News directors should report the news children are interested in.
D. Children should be taught media literacy as early as possible.
答案
24. B
25. C 【解析】根据第三段内容可知,Kevin教授用一个例子说明对同一件事,立场和角度不同,所反映的看法也不一样,以此来说明学生需要媒体素养的原因。
26. D 【解析】根据最后一段中Kevin教授说的话“It's never too early to start learning media literacy”可知,Kevin教授认为应该尽早培养孩子的媒体素养。
25. C 【解析】根据第三段内容可知,Kevin教授用一个例子说明对同一件事,立场和角度不同,所反映的看法也不一样,以此来说明学生需要媒体素养的原因。
26. D 【解析】根据最后一段中Kevin教授说的话“It's never too early to start learning media literacy”可知,Kevin教授认为应该尽早培养孩子的媒体素养。
解析
【分析】
这是三道英语阅读理解题，分别考查词义猜测、段落主旨和细节理解。解题思路如下：
1. 第24题：词义猜测题，需定位划线短语所在段落，结合上下文解释（in other words后的内容）推断词义；
2. 第25题：段落主旨题，需梳理第三段内容，明确段落核心是举例说明媒体素养的重要性；
3. 第26题：细节理解题，需定位题干中Professor Kevin John的观点，找到原文对应语句匹配选项。
【解析】
24题：根据第二段“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见信息的能力，对应选项B；
25题：第三段通过两个关于暴风雪的短视频例子，说明不同视角的报道存在差异，以此解释青少年需要媒体素养的原因，对应选项C；
26题：根据最后一段Kevin教授的话“It's never too early to start learning media literacy”可知，他认为应尽早培养孩子的媒体素养，对应选项D。
【答案】
24.B 25.C 26.D
【知识点】
词义猜测题、段落主旨题、细节理解题
【点评】
本题围绕“青少年媒体素养”展开，题型为英语阅读基础题型，需结合上下文线索、段落核心和原文细节解答，整体难度适中，学生通过仔细阅读原文即可完成。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是三道英语阅读理解题，分别考查词义猜测、段落主旨和细节理解。解题思路如下：
1. 第24题：词义猜测题，需定位划线短语所在段落，结合上下文解释（in other words后的内容）推断词义；
2. 第25题：段落主旨题，需梳理第三段内容，明确段落核心是举例说明媒体素养的重要性；
3. 第26题：细节理解题，需定位题干中Professor Kevin John的观点，找到原文对应语句匹配选项。
【解析】
24题：根据第二段“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见信息的能力，对应选项B；
25题：第三段通过两个关于暴风雪的短视频例子，说明不同视角的报道存在差异，以此解释青少年需要媒体素养的原因，对应选项C；
26题：根据最后一段Kevin教授的话“It's never too early to start learning media literacy”可知，他认为应尽早培养孩子的媒体素养，对应选项D。
【答案】
24.B 25.C 26.D
【知识点】
词义猜测题、段落主旨题、细节理解题
【点评】
本题围绕“青少年媒体素养”展开，题型为英语阅读基础题型，需结合上下文线索、段落核心和原文细节解答，整体难度适中，学生通过仔细阅读原文即可完成。
【难度系数】
0.7
