Passage 1
The Internet can make the news more democratic, giving the public a chance to ask questions and seek out facts behind stories and candidates, according to the head of the largest US on-line service.
“But the greatest potential for public participation is still in the future,”Steven Case, chairman of America On-line, told a recent meeting on Journalism and the Internet sponsored by The Freedom Forum, though other speakers say the new technology of computers is changing the face of journalism, giving reporters access to more information and their readers a chance to ask questions and turn to different sources.
“You don't have to buy a newspaper and be confined to the four corners of that paper anymore,” Sam Meddis, on-line technology editor at USA Today, observed about the variety of information available to computer users.
But the speakers noted the easy access to the Internet also means anyone can post information for others to see. “Anyone can say anything they want, whether it's right or wrong,” said Case. Readers have to determine for themselves who to trust. “In a world of almost infinite voices, respected journalists and respected brand names will probably become more important, not less,” Case said.
The Internet today is about where radio was 80 years ago, or television 50 years ago or cable 25 years ago, he said. But it is growing rapidly because it provides people fast access to news and a chance to comment on it. He forecast increased political participation on-line in this year and in 2000 with politicians able to answer directly to the public—an opportunity to increase voter turnout and for politicians to raise funds from the public.
The main topic of this passage is ________.
文章主要讨论了互联网对于新闻业的影响，包括其好处及缺点。
It can be inferred from this passage that ________may NOT be regarded as the advantages of the Internet?
由第四段中“Anyone can say anything they want, whether it's right or wrong…have to determine for themselves who to trust.”可知，人们必须对网上的信息加以甄别，因此可以发布任何东西到网上并不是互联网的好处。
The correct order for the appearance of the four technologies is ________.
由最后一段第一句“The Internet today is about where radio was 80 years ago, or television 50 years ago or cable 25 years ago”可知正确顺序。
Which of the following statements is true?
由倒数第二段最后一句“respected journalists and respected brand names will probably become more important, not less”可知，未来受人尊敬的记者将会变得更重要。
On the whole, the attitude Steven Case holds for the Internet's future development is ________.
第二段Case说到“the greatest potential for public participation is still in the future”，最后一段他又预测了“increased political participation on-line in this year”由此可见，Steven Case对于互联网的未来态度是乐观的。