问答题 2.  Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the impact of digital media on print media. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
   
【正确答案】[范文]
   As is shown in the above picture, a boy with a cell phone in his hand who needs to read newspapers for his class, is asking his father using a laptop what's a newspaper. Apparently, what the drawing tries to present us is the great impact of digital media on print media.
   With the rapid development of the Internet and communication technology, dramatic changes have taken place in media industry and digital media are becoming more and more popular. There is no denying that digital media have a wide-ranging aspect on print media. For one thing, digital media shrink the market shares of print media. The younger generation seems to prefer to read on a screen rather than a printed book, magazine or newspaper as they are addicted to digital devices, such as mobile phones, computers and tablet devices. Not surprisingly, the circulation of the print media industry are dropping drastically now. For another, advertising revenue of the print media is tumbling due to the fact that numerous customers turn to the digital media. This is the main reason why many print media have declared bankruptcy, and laid off so many reporters and editors.
   All in all, the digital media have affected the print media significantly. They are also influencing people's reading habits to some extent.
【答案解析】 第一段:概述图片的内容,引出话题。
   第二段:分析数字媒体对传统印刷媒体的影响——削减印刷媒体的市场份额;广告收益缩减。
   第三段:总结观点。
[参考译文] 如上图所示,手上拿着手机的一个男孩问正在使用手提电脑的父亲什么是报纸。显然易见,这幅画试图表达数字媒体对传统印刷媒体的巨大冲击。
   随着互联网和通信技术的发展,媒体产业发生了巨大的变化,数字媒体变得越来越受欢迎。毋容置疑,数字媒体对印刷媒体有广泛的影响。首先,数字媒体使得印刷媒体的市场份额萎缩。年轻一代似乎更喜欢在屏幕上阅读,而不是印刷的图书、杂志以及报纸,因为他们对诸如手机、电脑、平板电脑等电子设备“上瘾”。如今印刷媒体行业的发行量大幅度下降也就不足为奇了。第二点,传统媒体的广告收益也降低,因为大量顾客都转向数字媒体。这就是为什么许多印刷媒体宣告破产,和解雇大量记者、编辑的原因了。
   总之,数字媒体对印刷媒体影响巨大。在一定程度上,它们也在影响着人们的阅读习惯。