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Passage 1
The Internet is redrawing the media landscape and will for decades to come, but traditional media will not be left out of the picture, maintain two University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, journalism professors. Ed Mullins, chairman of the Journalism Department, and Jim Stovall, the founder of Dateline Alabama, the news website of the College of Communication and Information Sciences, agree that the future of the web is still a mystery, but argue that, in the near future, it will serve more as a helpmate to traditional media.

“Nobody knows where the Web is taking us, but when it comes to journalism, old media will be dominant players in the new media game,” Mullins believes. “ Some rating services report that most Americans go to sites operated by old-line media when looking for news on the web.”

Just as national old media dominate the Web at that level, local old media run mostly by newspapers and, to a lesser degree, by television stations dominate those markets. Is there a pattern here? Yes, says Mullins and Stovall. “At least in the first decade of the Web, newspaper companies dominate Web journalism,” Mullins explains. “Why? They specialize in news, and that gives them an advantage. What most readers go to websites for is news and e-mail, a form of person-to-person news, especially in the form of chatting.

The reason for newspapers’ dominance in web journalism, Stovall points out, is that they have the biggest investment in news. “The Birmingham News, for example, with about 175 positions, has more journalists on its payroll than all of the state’s broadcast, cable, and Web-only entities combined.”

1. What role does the Internet play in journalism according to paragraph 1?

A. It dominates the media market. 　　　　　　B. It is likely to threaten the future of traditional media.
C. It becomes a helpful partner of print media.　　 D. It revolutionizes journalism.

2. The following proves that old media still dominate Web journalism except_____.

A. People prefer traditional media when looking for news.
B. Old media have the most important position in local markets.
C. Newspaper companies have more control in Web journalism.
D. Few people go to websites to get news.

3. Traditional media dominate web journalism because_______.

A. news and advertising are their only business
B. they invest more money in news
C. web companies dare not compete with them
D. they enjoy privileges in journalism

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Internet Won’t Eliminate Print Media 　　　 B. Internet Challenges Traditional Media
C. Looking For News on the Web 　　　　　D. Journalism Should Be Dominated by Web

5. What is the author’s attitude towards the future of traditional media?

A. Negative 　　B. Critical 　　C. Concerned 　　D. Optimistic
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