Mylate(已故的)fatherwasagreatbelieverinreadingnewspapersth...

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My late(已故的) father was a great believer in reading newspapers the first thing in the morning，a habit he passed down to me.

Every day，I need news，features and comics，along with the smell of printing ink，with breakfast，even if I have searched the Internet earlier in the morning. When I sit down to eat my bread，the newspaper has to be there. When it is late，my wife says I look lost.

Some need coffee in the morning. I need the newspaper，except when I’m on vacation. Then，I trade the routine for coffee，unless the hotel hangs a newspaper on my door.

However，the sword of Damocles(達摩克利斯之劍) hangs over my routine—a day may come when there won’t even be a newspaper. My younger friends insist this is the way newspapers will go. Maybe not in five or ten years，maybe it will take 20 years But the future of newspapers is unsure.

My younger friends rarely read the print media these days. They want their news either on­screen or in a cool，small package they can take anywhere and read at any time. The iPad and other similar gadgets(小玩意兒) will change our lives，I’m told. Even e­book readers，after a bad start，appear to be back on track because of the iPad.

They insist we’re now in the twilight(衰退期) of the newspaper business and the iPad may help to end it. Such a future is not something I like. Sure，there’s the Internet but it’s just not the same.

So here’s a little exercise for those who don’t want to read the newspapers any more. Buy one，find a quiet corner at home and spare an hour without distractions. Turn off your mobile phone，TV and PC，and lock up your wife，kids and pets. Start reading，from the first page to the last，and all the different sections and advertisements. When you reach the last page，you would have an experience that modern gadgets cannot offer.

24. According to the text，the author looks lost when         .

A. he smells printing ink and breakfast

B. the newspaper doesn’t come on time

C. his father asked him to read newspapers

D. he hasn’t searched the Internet in the morning

25. The underlined part “the routine” in Paragraph 3 refers to “        ”.

A. reading the newspaper                           B. surfing the Internet

C. eating bread for breakfast                       D. hanging a newspaper on the door

26. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. It is unnecessary to read every part of a newspaper.

B. Reading newspapers is a great experience.

C. Reading newspapers is a good way to kill time.

D. A quiet place is important for reading newspapers.

27. Which of the following is TRUE about the author?

A. He used to read newspapers in the morning.

B. He never searches the Internet in the morning before breakfast.

C. He thinks the Internet is the same as print media because both can give him information.

D. He was influenced by his father to form the habit of reading the newspaper.

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