七、阅读下面短文,回答短文后的问题(共 4 小题;1—3 题每小题 2 分,第 4 题 3 分,满分 9 分)
Don't view people like me as dinosaurs(恐龙). Yes,we are living in the Information Age,but I have no shame in saying I can't give up newspapers. Every morning,I read The Seattle Times,The New York Times and USA Today.
I used newspapers to raise my kids. No,I am not joking. During my eldest son's teenage years,he wouldn't listen to me no matter what I said or how I said it. So I used newspapers. "If you don't believe me,just read the paper," I would say. I saved any good story with life lessons for my kids. I made my points through words in black and white. The printed words worked like magic. Right away,there were no more debates(辩论)or fights.
Reading newspapers opened my kids' minds in different areas. There were,of course,areas I had no knowledge of or things that would never cross my mind to teach. I was amazed that my kids,at a young age,understood very complex(复杂的)problems. Every day,they could find stories covering many different topics in newspapers.
Reading newspapers ▲ . My 85-year-old aunt never graduated from primary school and isn't good with smart phones. However,she always enjoys reading newspapers and learns a lot every day.
We are in the Information Age,but I believe newspapers still play an important part in "educating" people of all ages.
前 3 题每题的答案不超过 10 个词,第 4 题的答案词数不限。
1. What are people like the writer like?
Dinosaurs.
2. How did the writer teach her eldest son life lessons?
Through newspaper stories.
3. What can be put in the "▲ " in Paragraph 4?
helps people of all ages learn.
4. Do you like reading newspapers? Why or why not?
Yes, I do. Because newspapers can open my mind and help me learn a lot.