阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Fewer people are using Facebook to discover and discuss news, as me
英语试题 04-09
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Fewer people are using Facebook to discover and discuss news, as messaging apps such as WhatsApp gain ____41____ (popular), a study has suggested.
The seventh annual Digital News Report said the fall in users reading news on Facebook reflected concerns ____42____ privacy.
The report sought to explore ___43___ people read news around the world.
The research, carried out by the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, was based on ___44___ online survey of 7,4000 people in 37 countries.
It ___45___ (suggest) young audiences were more likely to use WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat for news, partly because there was a ___46___(grow)desire to discuss news in relative privacy.
The number of those ___47___(survey)that read news via WhatsApp had tripled(增至三倍) in four years, to 15percent. This tended to be much higher in ___48___ (country) such as Malaysis and Turkey, where it can be dangerous to express views in more open networks.’
The report’s lead author Nic Newman said, “ We’re seeing many switching ___49___focus to more personal, private spaces like messaging apps for sharing and discussing news.
“This gives people more control…but also ____50____ (potential) makes public debate and news distribution even more complicated.”
【答案】41. popularity
42. about/over/with
43. how 44. an
45. suggested
46. growing
47. surveyed
48. countries
49. their 50. potentially
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了越来越多的人使用WhatsApp等即时通讯应用，通过更隐私的空间阅读、讨论新闻。
【41题详解】
Fewer people are using Facebook to discover and discuss news, as messaging apps such as WhatsApp gain ____41____ (popular), a study has suggested.
The seventh annual Digital News Report said the fall in users reading news on Facebook reflected concerns ____42____ privacy.
The report sought to explore ___43___ people read news around the world.
The research, carried out by the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, was based on ___44___ online survey of 7,4000 people in 37 countries.
It ___45___ (suggest) young audiences were more likely to use WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat for news, partly because there was a ___46___(grow)desire to discuss news in relative privacy.
The number of those ___47___(survey)that read news via WhatsApp had tripled(增至三倍) in four years, to 15percent. This tended to be much higher in ___48___ (country) such as Malaysis and Turkey, where it can be dangerous to express views in more open networks.’
The report’s lead author Nic Newman said, “ We’re seeing many switching ___49___focus to more personal, private spaces like messaging apps for sharing and discussing news.
“This gives people more control…but also ____50____ (potential) makes public debate and news distribution even more complicated.”
【答案】41. popularity
42. about/over/with
43. how 44. an
45. suggested
46. growing
47. surveyed
48. countries
49. their 50. potentially
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了越来越多的人使用WhatsApp等即时通讯应用，通过更隐私的空间阅读、讨论新闻。
【41题详解】
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