Question

British newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world． But recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to fit the modern world． After 221 years, The Times has changed its size to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has cut its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid（小报）.

In Britain the newspaper market is divided between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms refer to the size of the papers’ pages but there is also a clear difference in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are serious papers. They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language.

Tabloids have far more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities’（名人）love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain’s best-selling newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked girl on Page Three every day.

By changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper the Independent . It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly. Although both papers have switched to the smaller size the content of the papers has remained the same. They are both still serious papers.

The two papers claim that people find the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. Instead of calling the new style of their paper tabloid, the paper says its new size is “compact”（紧凑型）.

 

66．In which year was The Times born?

A．1782               B．1785               C．1788               D．1786

67．Which of the following statements can best describe broadsheets and tabloid?

A．Broadsheets are larger in size while tabloids are smaller.

B．Tabloids are less serious than broadsheets.

C．Broadsheets contain more news than tabloids.

D．They are different in size, content and the style of language.

68． Which of the following newspapers would you read if you are interested in lives of film stars?

A．The Sun           B．The Times         C．The Independent   D．The Guardian

69． According to the passage we can infer the main reason for The Times' changing into the tabloid is that_____.

A．it wants to become convenient for people to carry

B．it wants to increase its circulation（发行量）

C．it intends to copy what The Independent has done

D．it is unlikely to stay in business if it does not change

70．Which of the following statements is true according to the given information?

A．There are more tabloids than broadsheets in Britain at present.

B．After the change, there will be no differences between The Sun and The Times.

C．Although The Times has cut its size, it remains a serious paper.

D．All the papers will tend to have the same style in the future.

Answer 1

这是一篇新闻类短文。英国报纸是世界上最古老的、最著名的报纸之一。最近各大小报都在对传统的出版进行改变。报纸的大小、内容以及语言的风格都有所不同。

66．C 计算题。根据第一段第三句“After 217 years, The Times has changed its size to become much smaller”可得出2005―217=1788。

67．D 细节理解题。ABC项都只说明了报纸的某一方面的改变，D项概括得比较全面。

68．A 推断题。根据第三段可知。小报较多地登载一些不太重要的事情，比如名人的爱情故事等。此段还特别提到The Sun是一种小报，它每天都刊登姑娘的裸体照。故A项正确。

69．B 推断题。由倒数第二段的第一、二句“By changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper the Independent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly. ”可知：泰晤士报由大报变成小报的原因是增加发行量。

70．C 判断题。根据第倒数第二段最后两句“Although both papers have switched to the smaller size the content of the papers has remained the same. They are both still serious papers. ”可知：泰晤士报由大报变成小报之后，它仍然是份严肃的报纸。