Unit4——Newspapersarenotnearlyaspopulartodayastheywereinthepast.Therearenotmanypeoplewhoseriouslyreadanewspapereveryday.Mostpeoplereadonlythesportspages，theadviceorthegossipcolumns，thecomics，andperhapstheclassifiedadvertisements.Mostpeopledon’ttakethetimetoreadtherealnews.Newspapersattempttocatchthereaders’interestwithpicturesandexcitingheadlines.Thesetechniquesareusedonthefrontpagebecauseitisthefirstthingyouseewhenyoupickupthepaper.Thefirstpageattractsattentionandencouragesthereaderstolookthroughtherestofthepaper.Thisiswhyeditorsalwayslookforagoodfirst­-pagestoryandheadlinetomakethemstopandlook.Iftheheadlineishorribleenoughorfrighteningenoughorwildenough，perhapstheywillgoontoreadthefrontpage.However，Theymayjustreadtheheadlines，butthatisall，thentheyturntothesportspage，orcomics，oradvertisements.Itseemsthatpeopledonotwantthenewsfromanewspaperanymore.Theysaytheygetthenewsonthetelevisionnow.Morepeoplewatchtelevisionnewsbecauseitiseasierandmoreinterestingthanreadinganewspaper.Whataboutyou？Doyoureadnewsfromanewspaper？Doyouthinkitiseasiertogetthenewsfromtelevision？Ordon’tyoucareaboutnewsatall？Wouldyoumindiftherewerenonews?TaskTrue(T)orfalse(F).1.Accordingtothewriter，newspapersaremorepopulartoday.()2.Editorsthinktheimportantpartofthepaperisthefrontpage.()3.Accordingtothearticle，mostpeoplereadalltherealnews.()4.Todaymorepeoplegetnewsfrombothnewspapersandradio.()PeriodOneWarmingUp，Pre-­reading&Reading1.n.记者；新闻工作者n.期刊；杂志；日记2.adj.值得赞扬的；令人钦佩的vt.赞美；钦佩；羡慕3.vt.帮助；协助；援助n.助手；助理；售货员4.adj.渴望的；热切的5.vi.&vt.集中；聚集n.专心6.vt.取得；获得；学到7.vt.评定；评估8.vt.通知；告知n.信息9.vt.控告；指责；谴责n.控告；指责；谴责10.adv.故意地11.adj.怀疑的12.adj.有罪的；内疚的；犯罪的n.罪行13.n.(进退两难的)困境；窘境14.n.需求；要求；vt.强烈要求15.vt.出版；发行；发表；公布16.adj.技术(上)的；技巧方面的adv.技术上；工艺上17.adj.彻底的；详尽的18.adj.有天赋的Ⅱ.短语检测1.集中；全神贯注于2.依靠；依赖3.因……指责或控告……4.为了(做)……Ⅰ.阅读课文，概括各部分大意1.Part1(FromthebeginningtoLine15)2.Part2(FromLin