News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country, and in the world. The news media can be classified into two general categories of print media and electronic media.Print media use the written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use radio waves to send news into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. For example, the newspapers “The New York Time” is published weekly, the News week and Times magazines are published once a week. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is the one that you listen to. In theUnited States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour Television news is the one that you not only listen to but also watch it. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in the evening. In the future new categories of new media will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news.
1. What does new media helo people to do? - It helps us______.
A. Learn what is happening in our country as well as in the world
B. Communicate news to readers
C. Send news into magazines and newpapers
D. Relax after work or study
2. The word published in line 3 in the socond paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.
A. Printed
B. Written
C. Typed
D. Sold
3. Print media presents news____.
A. Orally
B. Visually
C. Aurally
D. Orally and visually
4. How often do most newpapers print news?
A. Every month
B. Every week
C. Every day
D. Every hour
5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the reading passage?
A. There are two genaral categories of the news media.
B. Radio waves are used to send news into magazines and newspapers.
C. "The New York Time" is published evry week.
D. Television and radio are two types of print media