Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every clay.Some people subscribe to?as many as two or three different newspapers.But why do people read newspapers?Five hundred years ago,news of important happenings--battles lost and won,kings or rulers?overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news?passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important?events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radio,television and film guides,,book reviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.There are all sorts of advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large?companies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their?advertising space,but′it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home?in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also important.Money earned?from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make?a profit.The money spent on advertisements is__________.A.wastedB.not muchC.worthwhileD.of no use to anyone
Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every clay.Some people subscribe to?as many as two or three different newspapers.But why do people read newspapers?
Five hundred years ago,news of important happenings--battles lost and won,kings or rulers?overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news?passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important?events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radio,television and film guides,,book reviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.There are all sorts of advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large?companies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their?advertising space,but′it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home?in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also important.Money earned?from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make?a profit.
The money spent on advertisements is__________.
Five hundred years ago,news of important happenings--battles lost and won,kings or rulers?overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news?passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important?events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radio,television and film guides,,book reviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.There are all sorts of advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large?companies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their?advertising space,but′it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home?in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also important.Money earned?from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make?a profit.
The money spent on advertisements is__________.
A.wasted
B.not much
C.worthwhile
D.of no use to anyone
B.not much
C.worthwhile
D.of no use to anyone
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解析：【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】文章第三段讲到，报纸中有各类广告．大公司花钱做广告是值得的（it is worth the?money）。因为“它们所经营产品的消息几乎能够进入全国的每一个家庭”。
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单选题In a survey of 63 people, 23 people subscribed to magazine A, 21 people subscribed to magazine B, and 17 subscribed to magazine C. For any two of the magazines, 4 people subscribed to both magazines but not to the third magazine. If 18 people in the survey did not subscribe to any of the three magazines, how many people subscribed to all three magazines?A9B7C5D2EIt cannot be determined from the information given.
单选题The latter half of the last sentence in Paragraph 3, “or one tourist for every person living in Spain”, means _____.Aall the 37 million people living in Spain are touristsBevery year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that countryCevery person living in Spain has to take care of a touristDevery Spanish is visited by a tourist every year
问答题Practice 2 The British are the most voracious newspaper readers in the world. They read newspapers at breakfast; they walk to the bus reading a newspaper; they read a newspaper on the bus, as they go to work; and on the way back home, after work, they are engrossed in an evening newspaper. There are many “morning papers”, both national and provincial. The most famous is The Times. Contrary to what many foreigners believe, this is not a government newspaper. The various newspapers usually have their own views on politics, but they are not organs of the political parties, with the exception of the Communist Morning Star. Bold headlines and a variety of photographs are features of the British press. Some newspapers, such as the sober Daily Telegraph and The Times (which belong to the “quality press’’) use photographs sparingly. The more “popular” newspapers, using the small or “tabloid” format, such as the Daily Express, the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror and The Sun, use pictures extensively and also run strip-cartoons and humorous drawings, some of which present striking pictorial comment on politics. Besides offering features common to newspapers all over the world, British newspapers specialize in pages devoted to criticism of the arts and a woman’s page. One feature found in many foreign newspapers is missing in British papers: the serial. Nearly all papers pay special attention to the reporting of sport and athletics. The evening newspapers (the first editions of which appear in the morning!) are often bought because the purchaser wants to know the winner of a race, or to get a good tip for a race that is still to be run. There is no censorship of the press in Britain (except in wartime), though of course all newspapers-like private persons-are responsible for what they publish, and be sued for libel for publishing articles that go beyond the bounds of decency, or for “contempt for court” (e. g. calling man a murderer while he is still being tried). Such lawsuits are infrequent. The population of the United Kingdom is now over 55,000,000. About 17,500,000 newspapers are sold every day. The British people, therefore, are great readers of newspapers. There are few homes to which one newspaper is not delivered every morning. Many households have two, or even three, newspapers every day. One newspaper may be delivered at the house, a member of the family may buy one at the station bookstall to read in the train as he goes to town, and someone else in the family may buy an evening newspaper later in the day.
单选题"If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation. The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives-the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic (基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do-as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are. It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read-sports and international news, etc. I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media (媒体). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.What is the best title for the passageAThe Best Way to Get NewsBThe Changes of MediaCMake Your Own NewspaperDThe Future of Newspaper
问答题Americans are geographically mobile, and many learn to developfriendships easily and quickly. Approximately one of every five (1)____Americans families moves every year. People relocated because theychange jobs, to attend distant colleges, get married, have children, (2)____and simply want a change in their lives. Perhaps (3)____as consequence, people sometimes form and end friendships quickly. (4)____Students who attend two or three universities for their undergraduate and (5)____graduate years may change their “circle of friends” several times. Likely, (6)____people who change their jobs, while keep one or two friends from (7)____the original place of employment, may also change their circle of friends. Relationships based on a common activity may fade or endwhen the activity end. Mothers may meet while dropping their children (8)____off at nursery school and remain friends as their kids go to different (9)____schools. The same holds true for neighbors who are closest of (10)____friends until one moves away.
单选题AThe reasons why people don’t read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.BThere are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.CThe number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.DThere are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.
问答题Practice 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Many people are busy with work and do not have enough time to spend with families and friends. Why does this happen? What are the effects of this on family life and society as a whole? You should write at least 250 words.
单选题The latter half of the last sentence in Paragraph 3, i.e.,or one tourist for every person living in Spain means_______.Aall the 37 million people living in Spain are touristsBevery year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that countryCevery person living in Spain has to take care of a touristDevery Spaniard is visited by a tourist every year