单选题From the passage, we can conclude that ______.Aweekly newspapers and other weekly news magazines are for busy peopleBdaily newspapers are for people in general onlyCnews can be used for educational purposesDnews services compete for readers
单选题
From the passage, we can conclude that ______.
A
weekly newspapers and other weekly news magazines are for busy people
B
daily newspapers are for people in general only
C
news can be used for educational purposes
D
news services compete for readers
参考解析
解析：
从文中最后一段叙述的“许多英语学习者find the news a useful source of language practice”，他们可以通过阅读和听新闻来提高语言能力，可判断，新闻也可为教育所用，选项C正确。
从文中最后一段叙述的“许多英语学习者find the news a useful source of language practice”，他们可以通过阅读和听新闻来提高语言能力，可判断，新闻也可为教育所用，选项C正确。
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共用题干Local Newspapers in Britain1. Britain has a large circulation（发行量）of the national newspapers. The Daily Mirror and The Daily Express both sell about 4 million copies each day.On average,every family will buy one newspaper in the morning,and take two or three on Sundays.2. Local newspapers are just as popular as the national ones in Britain.Local papers have a week-ly circulation of 13 million .Nearly every town and country area has its own paper,and almost ev-ery local paper is financially holding its own.Many local newspapers are earning good profits.3. Local newspapers have their special characteristics.They mainly satisfy interest in local e-vents-births,weddings,deaths,council meetings,and sports.Editors often rely on a small staff of people who know the district well.Clubs and churches in the neighborhood regularly supply these papers with much local news.Local news does not get out of date as quickly as national news.If there is no room for it in this week's edition,a news item can be held over until the fol- lowing week.4. The editor of a local newspaper never forgets that the success of any newspaper depends on ad-vertising.For this reason,he is keen to keep the good will of local businessmen.If the newspaper sells well with carefully chosen news items to attract local readers,the businessmen will be grateful to the paper for the opportunity of keeping their products in the public eye.5. Local newspapers seldom comment on problems of national importance,and editors rarely take sides on political questions.But they can often provide service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues.A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to improve transport,provide better shopping facilities,and preserve local monuments and places of interest. British people have the habit of reading newspapers in the______.A: a lot of moneyB: British peopleC: morningD: local peopleE: national issuesF: local issues
共用题干Local Newspapers in Britain1. Britain has a large circulation（发行量）of the national newspapers. The Daily Mirror and The Daily Express both sell about 4 million copies each day.On average,every family will buy one newspaper in the morning,and take two or three on Sundays.2. Local newspapers are just as popular as the national ones in Britain.Local papers have a week-ly circulation of 13 million .Nearly every town and country area has its own paper,and almost ev-ery local paper is financially holding its own.Many local newspapers are earning good profits.3. Local newspapers have their special characteristics.They mainly satisfy interest in local e-vents-births,weddings,deaths,council meetings,and sports.Editors often rely on a small staff of people who know the district well.Clubs and churches in the neighborhood regularly supply these papers with much local news.Local news does not get out of date as quickly as national news.If there is no room for it in this week's edition,a news item can be held over until the fol- lowing week.4. The editor of a local newspaper never forgets that the success of any newspaper depends on ad-vertising.For this reason,he is keen to keep the good will of local businessmen.If the newspaper sells well with carefully chosen news items to attract local readers,the businessmen will be grateful to the paper for the opportunity of keeping their products in the public eye.5. Local newspapers seldom comment on problems of national importance,and editors rarely take sides on political questions.But they can often provide service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues.A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to improve transport,provide better shopping facilities,and preserve local monuments and places of interest. Paragraph 3______A: Keeping Good Relations with Local BusinessmenB: Service Provided by Local NewspapersC: Large Circulation of the National NewspapersD: Special Features of Local NewspapersE: Power of Local NewspapersF: Popularity of Local Newspapers
共用题干Local Newspapers in Britain1. Britain has a large circulation（发行量）of the national newspapers. The Daily Mirror and The Daily Express both sell about 4 million copies each day.On average,every family will buy one newspaper in the morning,and take two or three on Sundays.2. Local newspapers are just as popular as the national ones in Britain.Local papers have a week-ly circulation of 13 million .Nearly every town and country area has its own paper,and almost ev-ery local paper is financially holding its own.Many local newspapers are earning good profits.3. Local newspapers have their special characteristics.They mainly satisfy interest in local e-vents-births,weddings,deaths,council meetings,and sports.Editors often rely on a small staff of people who know the district well.Clubs and churches in the neighborhood regularly supply these papers with much local news.Local news does not get out of date as quickly as national news.If there is no room for it in this week's edition,a news item can be held over until the fol- lowing week.4. The editor of a local newspaper never forgets that the success of any newspaper depends on ad-vertising.For this reason,he is keen to keep the good will of local businessmen.If the newspaper sells well with carefully chosen news items to attract local readers,the businessmen will be grateful to the paper for the opportunity of keeping their products in the public eye.5. Local newspapers seldom comment on problems of national importance,and editors rarely take sides on political questions.But they can often provide service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues.A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to improve transport,provide better shopping facilities,and preserve local monuments and places of interest. Many local newspapers in Britain are making______.A: a lot of moneyB: British peopleC: morningD: local peopleE: national issuesF: local issues
“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．In the writer’s opinion,in the future,_______．A.more big political affairs,wars and disasters will make newsB.newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longerC.newspapers will cover more scientific researchD.more and more people will watch TV
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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 phrase"subscribe to"in the second sentence of Para.1 means__A.contribute toB.write toC.pay for receivingD.appreciate
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.In the past,news wasA.sent by telegraphB.sent by letterC.passed from one person to anotherD.sent by telephone
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
“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．The phrase“feed off”in the last paragraph means_______．A.depend onB.compete withC.fight withD.kill off
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.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Five hundred years ago news did not take a long time to reach other countries.B.Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers to make their products known.C.The news that we need in our newspapers is up-to-date.D.Though the newspapers are sold at a low price,their owners still gain profit.
“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．How many ways does the phrase“to face the music”comes from?A.1B.2C.3D.4
共用题干Local Newspapers in Britain1. Britain has a large circulation（发行量）of the national newspapers. The Daily Mirror and The Daily Express both sell about 4 million copies each day.On average,every family will buy one newspaper in the morning,and take two or three on Sundays.2. Local newspapers are just as popular as the national ones in Britain.Local papers have a weekly circulation of 1 3 million.Nearly every town and country area has its own paper,and almost every local paper is financially holding its own.Many local newspapers are earning good profits.3. Local newspapers have their special characteristics.They mainly satisfy interest in local events-births,weddings,deaths,council meetings,and sports.Editors often rely on a small staff of people who know the district well.Clubs and churches in the neighborhood regularly supply these papers with much local news.Local news does not get out of date as quickly as national news .If there is no room for it in this week's edition,a news item can be held over until the following week.4. The editor of a local newspaper never forgets that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising.For this reason,he is keen to keep the good will of local businessmen.If the newspaper sells well with carefully chosen news items to attract local readers,the businessmen will be grateful to the paper for the opportunity of keeping their products in the public eye.5. Local newspapers seldom comment on problems of national importance,and editors rarely take sides on political questions.But they can often provide service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues.A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to improve transport,provide better shopping facilities,and preserve local monuments and places of interest. Paragraph 5______A: Keeping Good Relations with Local BusinessmenB: Service Provided by Local NewspapersC: Large Circulation of the National NewspapersD: Special Features of Local NewspapersE: Power of Local NewspapersF: Popularity of Local Newspapers
共用题干Local Newspapers in Britain1. Britain has a large circulation（发行量）of the national newspapers. The Daily Mirror and The Daily Express both sell about 4 million copies each day.On average,every family will buy one newspaper in the morning,and take two or three on Sundays.2. Local newspapers are just as popular as the national ones in Britain.Local papers have a weekly circulation of 1 3 million.Nearly every town and country area has its own paper,and almost every local paper is financially holding its own.Many local newspapers are earning good profits.3. Local newspapers have their special characteristics.They mainly satisfy interest in local events-births,weddings,deaths,council meetings,and sports.Editors often rely on a small staff of people who know the district well.Clubs and churches in the neighborhood regularly supply these papers with much local news.Local news does not get out of date as quickly as national news .If there is no room for it in this week's edition,a news item can be held over until the following week.4. The editor of a local newspaper never forgets that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising.For this reason,he is keen to keep the good will of local businessmen.If the newspaper sells well with carefully chosen news items to attract local readers,the businessmen will be grateful to the paper for the opportunity of keeping their products in the public eye.5. Local newspapers seldom comment on problems of national importance,and editors rarely take sides on political questions.But they can often provide service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues.A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to improve transport,provide better shopping facilities,and preserve local monuments and places of interest. British people have the habit of reading newspapers in the______.A: a lot of moneyB: British peopleC: morningD: local peopleE: national issuesF: local issues
共用题干British Newspapers_______(46).The Daily Mirror and the Daily Express both sell about four million copies every day.Apart from the national papers,there is,_______(47)Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million.Almost every town and country area has one.Nearly all of them hold their own financially and many of them are very profitable.These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events,birth,weddings,deaths,council meetings and sports._______(48)Editors prefer to rely on a small staff of people who all know the district well.A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out of date as quickly as national news.If there is no room for it in this week's edition,an item can sometimes be held over until the following week.The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising._______(49)But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to attract local readers,the businessmen are grateful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eyes.Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors rarely hold with taking sides on political questions._______(50)A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping facilities,improve transport in the area,and so on。_________（49）A:So local businesses are very interested in advertising in local papers.B:Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation.C:He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason.D:The content is naturally influenced by the kind of community they serve.E:But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feelings on local issues.F: however,another branch of the British press which sells almost as many as copies.
"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 passageA、The Best Way to Get NewsB、The Changes of MediaC、Make Your Own NewspaperD、The Future of Newspaper
"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 will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourselfA、Sports and international news.B、A menu of important news.C、The most important news.D、What you are interested in.
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.From the passage, we can infer （）.Anewspapers will win the competition among the different mediaBnewspapers will stay with us together with other mediaCtelevision will take the place of newspaperDthe writer believe some media will die out
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 will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourselfASports and international news.BA menu of important news.CThe most important news.DWhat you are interested in.
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.The phrase "feed off" in the last paragraph means （）.Adepend onBcompete withCfight withDkill off
单选题From the passage, we can conclude that owners of home computers ______.Acan order news through wire services instead of subscribing to news in print formBshould be happy because they get news quickly than other peopleClive an easier life because they get news convenientlyDshould be happy the computers will replace other print forms of news
问答题Practice 14 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. (1) Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
问答题练习17 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.
单选题What can you get from all-news channels?AEditorials.BArticles on international events.CLatest magazines.DAll the news.
单选题It can be inferred from the passage that newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s offered their readers gifts in order to ______.Aspread popular educationBincrease their circulationCimprove social conditionsDenrich their readers' knowledge
单选题From the passage, it can be concluded that weekly newspapers and magazines are intended for ______.Aa general audienceBa specific audienceCpeople at the universitiesDan international audience