Since founding the account, Beckman's Twitter experiment has brought him more than 131,000 followers. Beckman said, "@SavedYouAClick is just my way of trying to help the Internet be less terrible." Asked about his goal, he said, "I'd love to see publishers think about the experience of their readers first. I think there's an enormous opportunity for publishers to provide readers with informative updates that include links so you can click through and read more."
语篇解读:当今网络上充满了吸引人注意力的标题,但是往往存在"陷阱",这对读者是一个欺骗,Jake Beckman呼吁出版商应该对读者负责。
1.Why are readers often cheated by tricky headlines?
A.Social media has become more popular.
B.Readers have questions to be solved.
C.Such headlines are fairly attractive.
D.There're always stories behind them.
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段的前两句"The Internet is full of headlines ...delivers and it wastes our time."可知,因特网上充满了吸引人们注意力的流行术语。由此可推知C项正确。
2.The article on Business Insider turns out to be________.
A.useful suggestions on politeness
B.an essay about another topic
C.an article hard to understand
D.a link to a video website
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据第二段的第三句"Then, on reading the article, you find it's actually an essay about sympathy."可知,当你读文章时,你会发现它实际上是一篇关于同情心的散文,因此选择B。
3.Beckman attached his comment to CNET's tweet to ________.
A.criticize CNET
B.save readers' time
C.advertise Apple's new product
D.tell readers something about iOS 8
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第三句"These click bait headlines ...outlet click bait through social media."和第四段的第一句"Beckman's ... with a clicksaving comment."可知,B项正确。
4.In the last paragraph, Beckman appeals that ________.
A.publishers should be more responsible for the link
B.readers think about their needs before reading