Will printed newspapers disappear one day? It’s quite possible. Here are some reasons.

First of all, printed newspapers aren’t the only way to get information. You can find the information on the Internet. Besides, you can read a lot of information online for free,which make the Internet even more attractive.

Lots of people are becoming Internet users, and most of Internet users read news online. For example, I usually get new information about events that happen in the world by reading short messages on Twitter. As far as I know, students in our university hardly read newspapers. One can argue that older generations may have been used to reading printed newspapers and do not want to change anything, but research proves the opposite. According to a study, the number of Inter-net users between the ages of 70 and 75 has increased from 26% to 45% within four years.This fact sounds strange but 4% of Internet users are over 73 years old.

Where do newspapers get their money? The answer is “advertisers”.But will ad continue to put ads in printed newspapers if they are not that successful? It is rather expensive to print ads in a newspaper, especially when you have a lot of other opportunities. Online advertisements are becoming more and more popular. It is beneficial to both sides because it is easier to track (跟踪) how many clicks have been made on this link than to find out how many people have actually read a newspaper and paid attention to advertisements. Also,printed newspapers are not environmentally friendly. They need tons of wood, lots of electricity and many delivery (运输) ways to produce and transport the papers.

【小题1】The first reason for the possibility of printed newspapers disappearance in the near future is that_________.

A．newspapers are expensive

B．the Internet is available to everybody

C．newspapers provide nothing interesting

D．the Internet provides a lot of free information

【小题2】What does the author want to show by mentioning the study in Paragraph 3 ?

A．old people also love new things

B．Newspapers are losing their readers.

C．Old people are used to reading newspapers .

D．Newspapers aren’t suitable for Internet users.

【小题3】The last Paragraph mainly shows that printed newspapers______.

A．harm the environment

B．need high production costs

C．lack convenient delivery ways

D．need many workers to deliver them

【小题4】What is the text mainly about?

A．How people read news today.

B．Why the Internet is important.

C．How people get information today.

D．Why printed newspapers may disappear.