2021年考研英语(一)阅读真题，每天多练一题，每天多学习一点，每天向成功靠近一点。
　　1)A new survey by Harvard University finds more than two-thirds of young Americans disapprove of President Trump's use of Twitter. The implication is that Millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other source, Not a president's social media platform.
　　2)Most Americans rely on social media to check daily headlines. Yet as distrust has risen toward all media, people may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills. Such a trend is badly needed. During the 2016 presidential campaign, nearly a quarter of web content shared by Twitter users in the politically critical state of Michigan was fake news, according to the University of Oxford. And a survey conducted for Buzz Feed News found 44 percent of Facebook users rarely or never trust news from the media giant.
　　3)Young people who are digital natives are indeed becoming more skillful at separating fact from fiction in cybersPACe. A Knight Foundation focus-group survey of young people between ages 14 and 24 found they use “distributed trust” to verify stories. They cross-check sources and prefer news from different perspectives—especially those that are open about any bias. “Many young people assume a great deal of personal responsibility for educating themselves and actively seeking out opposing viewpoints,” the survey concluded.
　　4)Such active research can have another effect. A 2014 survey conducted in Australia, Britain, and the United States by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that young people's reliance on social media LED to greater political engagement.
　　5)Social media allows users to experience news events more intimately and immediately while also permitting them to re-share news as a projection of their values and interests. This forces users to be more conscious of their role in passing along information. A survey by Barna research group found the top reason given by Americans for the fake news phenomenon is “reader error,” more so than made-up stories or factual mistakes in reporting. about a third say the problem of fake news lies in “misinterpretation or exaggeration of actual news” via social media．In other words, the choice to share news on social media may be the heart of the issue. “This indicates there is a real personal responsibility in counteracting this problem,” says Roxanne Stone, editor in chief at Barna Group.
　　6)So when young people are critical of an over-tweeting president, they reveal a mental discipline in thinking skills – and in their choices on when to share on social media.
　　26. According to the Paragraphs 1 and 2, many young Americans cast doubts on .
　　[A] the justification of the news-filtering practice.
　　[B] people's preference for social media platforms.
　　[C] the administration’s ability to handle information.
　　[D] social media was a reliable source of news.
　　选项[D]正确。
　　根据题干信息定位到文章一、二段。文章一、段指出，在美国超过三分之二的年轻人反对特朗普总统使用推特网发布白宫新闻。第二段接着指出,随着人们越来越不信赖全部的媒体，人们可能正在开始提高自身的媒体素养能力。由此可见，很多美国年轻人怀疑社交媒体值不值得信任,所以[D]为正确答案。
　　27. The phrase “beer up”(Para.2) is closest in meaning to .
　　[A] sharpen
　　[B] define
　　[C] boast
　　[D] share
　　选项[A]正确。
　　根据题干关键词beef up定位到第二段第二句。前一句指出,大多数美国人都依赖社交媒体查看每日头条新闻。第句转折指出，然而,随着人们越来越不信赖全部的媒体，人们可能正在开始beef up自身的媒体素养能力。由此可知，既然美国人开始怀疑媒体，肯定会想办法“增强"自身的能力,来辨别媒体是否可靠。选项中只有[A]项有“强化，加强”的含义，故为正确答案。
　　28. According to the knight foundation survey, young people .
　　[A] tend to voice their opinions in cyberspace.
　　[B] verify news by referring to diverse resources.
　　[C] have s strong sense of responsibility.
　　[D] like to exchange views on “distributed trust”
　　选项[B]正确。
　　主题干中的关键词the Knight Foundation survey定位到第三段第二句。定位句指出，该调查显示，这些年轻人会使用“分布式信任'来验证信息的真伪。下一句接着指出，他们会交叉核对消息来源，喜欢有不同的视角的新闻。选项[B]中的verify news是对原文中的verify stories 的同义转述; referring to diverse resources是distributed trust 的同义转述故为正确答案。
　　29. The Barna survey found that a main cause for the fake news problem is.
　　[A] readers outdated values.
　　[B] journalists' biased reporting
　　[C] readers' misinterpretation
　　[D] journalists' made-up stories.
　　选项[C]正确。
　　由题干中的关键词The Barna survey 和fake news定位到第五段第三句。定位句指出，巴拿研究小组的一项调查发现，美国人认为假新闻现象的大原因是'读者错误”，比媒体报道的虚假故事或事实错误要多。后一句对此进一步 解释说明:大约三分之一的人认为 虚假新闻的问题源于人们通过社交媒体"曲解或夸大了真实新闻”。题干中的a main cause对应原文中的the top reason。选项[C]readers' misinterpretation即是原文中的misinterpretation…of actual news,故为答案。
　　30. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
　　[A] A Rise in Critical Skills for Sharing News Online
　　[B] A Counteraction Against the Over-tweeting Trend
　　[C] The Accumulation of Mutual Trust on Social Media.
　　[D] The Platforms for Projection of Personal Interests.
　　选项[A]正确。
　　此题为主旨题。本文主要讲了美国人越来越不信赖媒体，他们正在提高自身的媒体素养能力。选项[A]提到了Rise“提高”、Skills"能力”和News Online"网络新闻”，概括了文章主旨，故为正确答案。