Question

     Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. 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 repets, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stones, anra ox course, auwmments. There are a 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 the 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 very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.

     Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons.

41. The habit of reading newspapers is

   A. widespread                    B. found among a few families

   C. not popular                    D. uncommon

42. In the past, news was

   A. sent by telegraph                B. sent by letter

   C. sent by telephone                D. passed from one person to another

43. The money spent on advertisements is

    A. wasted                       B. not much

    C. worthwhile                    D. of no use to anyone

 44. Which of the following statements is not tree?

    A. Five hundred years ago news didn't take a long time to reach other countries.

    B. Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers because they want to draw people's attention to their products.

    C. The news that we need in our newspapers in up-to-date.

    D. Though the newspapers are sold at a low price, people still gain profit.

 45. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. Here the phrase "subscribe to"means           .

    A. contribute to                       B. write to

C. agree to buy for a specified time       D. appreciate

Answer 1

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解析:

本文主要从新闻的来源和它的信息包含范围来说明它在人们日常生活生活中的重要性及人们订阅它的原因。

41. A 推断题。从第一段可知几乎每一个家庭至少都会订阅一份报纸，所以由此推断阅读报纸的习惯很“普及（widespread）”。

42. D 细节题。由The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate可知，古代新闻是通过人与人之间的交谈口头传播的。

43. C 推断题。根据it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country可知对广告商而言投入的广告费是“值得的（worthwhile）”；同时从后文可以知道其它选项不符合文意。

44. A 细节题。从took months and even years to travel from one country to another知，500年前新闻从一个国家传到另一个国家需要很长时间。其它的都能从文中找到相应介绍支持。

45. C 词义题。作者先在第一句介绍，每个家庭至少买一份报纸；由此我们可以推出后面的一些家庭与三四份报纸的关系是“订阅（subscribe）”即agree to buy for a specified time。