sentence in lonely places."

　　I am not nostalgic (怀旧的) about high school student newspapers and never worked for mine. I put out what was then called a personal magazine with a group of friends because we wanted to write about peace, war, rock 'n' roll without school officials' warning us not to make jokes about the local officials.

　　School newspapers are in decline because students now find out what happened on social networking websites is a little discouraging because it proves that to millions of Americans, journalism is becoming a do­it­yourself thing. Every citizen can be a reporter.

　　When something happens, we look for social media messages as soon as they flash, too. Facebook posts and Tweets have become the means by which citizens and reporters can prove, deny, pass on stories and express opinions without the press's challenging, researching, or slowing the message.

　　But truly good journalism is a craft, not just a blog post. It requires not only seeing something carefully, but also reporting it with perspective. It uses an eye for detail to help prove a larger view. And even journalism that conveys an opinion strives (力求) to be fair. If school newspapers begin to disappear, I hope there are other ways for students to learn that.

　　语篇解读：在美国，许多学校都有校办报纸，但是网络媒体的发展使校办报纸遇到了困境。

　　5．We can infer from what Rebecca said that ________.

　　A．students like reading detailed articles

　　B．school newspapers are becoming unpopular

　　C．Facebook is the quickest way of spreading news

　　D．long sentences are becoming popular in lonely places

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Only 1 in 8 of New York's public high schools has student newspapers - and many of those are published just a few times a year."和第三段中丽贝卡说的"Facebook is a new way ... read a whole article about it"可知，校报已经变得不受欢迎。

　　6．In the author's opinion, social media messages________.

　　A．make journalism become a craft

　　B．aren't based on careful research

　　C．reflect the power of small voices

　　D．are usually discouraging for readers

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的"Facebook posts and Tweets have