题目内容
Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is 【小题1】 to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories 【小题2】 by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life 【小题3】 the 18th century. Many countries have 【小题4】 different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?
【小题1】E
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
解析试题分析：数百年前，新闻的传递要花费很多的时间。然而现在发送文字或者是图片向全世界，可能只有几秒钟的时间。人们通过电视或者读报纸来了解新闻，自从十八世纪以来，报纸已经成为日常生活中最重要的一部分。
【小题1】细节理解题。联系句意：以前人们传递消息要花费很长时间。现在发送文字或者是图片向全世界，可能只有几秒钟的时间。分析：考查固定句型：It is +adj. +to do sth.表示可能之意。故选E
【小题2】细节理解题。联系句意：数十亿的人们，通过看电视或者是读报纸来了解新闻故事。分析：考查考查固定短语either….or 或者……或者。故选 A
【小题3】细节理解题。联系句意：自从十八世纪以来，报纸已经成为日常生活中最重要的一部分。分析：主句为现在完成时，因此选用since引导的时间状语从句。故选C
【小题4】细节理解题。联系句意：许多国家有数百万份不同的报纸。分析：考查报纸的数量，结合选项为hundreds of 成百上千。故选B
考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。
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