There was simply too much news and too much information freely available on the net.But was it accurate? Whose opinion should we trust? A survey found that 60% of UK adults think it is worth paying for a "good newspaper", and most of those said they believed more of what they read in the paid-for newspapers.

       Here was something newspapers understood—here was what they could offer: news plus comment and opinion.

       And the Internet now offered opportunities.A newspaper was just that: news printed on paper.But the Internet now offered newspapers different places to print, and in different media.

       This may explain why the readership of newspapers online in the UK is very different from people who read printed newspapers.

       The most popular newspaper in the UK is The Sun and is also the most popular newspaper in the world.The "mid—market" audience mainly reads The Daily Mail.Of the "quality" newspapers, the most popular is the Daily Telegraph.

       Online, it's a different story.The most popular site is The Mail, which has 2.3 million "browsers" every day.And the next most popular site is The Guardian.

'Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A.Printed newspapers are disappearing.

       B.The most popular newspapers has the most popular newspaper website as well.

       C.People from other countries also enjoy reading British newspapers.

       D.The free news on the Internet makes people unwilling to buy newspapers.

What conclusion can we draw from the passage?

       A.People no longer believe what the Internet tells them.

       B.Printed newspapers are out of date.

       C.Different readers may have their various reading taste.

       D.Printed newspapers can not deal with the challenge from the Internet.

What is the main idea of the passage?

       A.The UK has the most popular printed newspapers in the world.

       B.The condition of British newspapers in the information age.

       C.Printed newspapers face a sever challenge.

       D.The latest developments in online news sites.

From the survey we can see that the British are generally_____ to the news on the Net.

       A.traditional          B.conservative          C.cautious         D.carefree


第三部分:阅读理解(共2节,满分35分)
第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分).
ARGENTINA’S new government faced public anger over its recent decision to greatly reduce the dollar value of its citizens’ bank savings. More than two-thirds of Argentine bank savings were in US dollars. The country’s recession (衰退),which is in its fourth year, has left a third of Argentine’s 36 million people in poverty.
A few angry people took the streets on January 21, beating pots and pans in protest. And a group of unemployed Argentines demanding jobs blocked a major highway into Argentina’s capital city, Buenos Aires.
Argentines fear they could lose up to half the dollar value of their savings. Some on the street said the country’s fifth president in the past month has already failed them.
After three weeks in power, President Eduardo Duhalde has broken his first and biggest promise. He said he would return people’s savings in the currency in which were deposited(开户). Duhalde aims to make exports more competitive. But this is expected to have a serious effect on ordinary families, for the simple reason that in Argentine, 80 percent of loans and mortgages(抵押) are in dollars. The government froze all the bank savings made in dollars, worth US$45 billion in total to stop a run on banks. This cause huge street protest earlier this month and contributed to the downfall of two governments. “Most of my life savings were just taken away from me, “ said Jose, a 38-year-old citizen. “I was going to move to Italy but now I can’t because my money is trapped here. Argentina is like a prison.”
The government loosened the new banking rules a little bit on January 17. However, people still don’t have free access to their bank account. They are only allowed to take out rapidly devaluing pesos, even though their savings are in US dollars.
The banking controls will remain in place for about three months, with a few exceptions for the elderly or people with sever illnesses who need crash.
56. How many people have been left in poverty because of Argentina’s economic recession?
A. all Argentines people                             B. 24 million people
C. 12 million people                                 D. 36 million people
57. What cause Argentines to protest in the streets earlier this month?
Argentina’s economic recession.
Argentina’s new government made its people angry.
Argentina’s government froze all the bank savings made in US dollars.
Two of Argentina’s governments failed to make exports more competitive.
58. What does the sentence… my money is trapped here” mean_____?
My bank savings have been frozen by the government.
I don’t want to take my money away.
I don’t have any money in the bank.
My money has been taken by the Italian government.
59. According to the article, which of the following sentences is correct?
people can get their money from the bank freely.
People are only allowed to get US dollars from the bank.
The government will only allow people to get pesos from the bank.
The banking controls will loosen a little in three months’ time.
60. Argentines cannot get US dollars from the bank unless they are_____.
A. ordinary people                             B. rich or government officials
C. poor people                                          D. old or seriously ill

 

ARGENTINA’S new government faced public anger over its recent decision to greatly reduce the dollar value of its citizens’ bank savings. More than two-thirds of Argentine bank savings were in US dollars. The country’s recession (衰退),which is in its fourth year, has left a third of Argentine’s 36 million people in poverty.

A few angry people took the streets on January 21, beating pots and pans in protest. And a group of unemployed Argentines demanding jobs blocked a major highway into Argentina’s capital city, Buenos Aires.

Argentines fear they could lose up to half the dollar value of their savings. Some on the street said the country’s fifth president in the past month has already failed them.

After three weeks in power, President Eduardo Duhalde has broken his first and biggest promise. He said he would return people’s savings in the currency in which were deposited(开户). Duhalde aims to make exports more competitive. But this is expected to have a serious effect on ordinary families, for the simple reason that in Argentine, 80 percent of loans and mortgages(抵押) are in dollars. The government froze all the bank savings made in dollars, worth US$45 billion in total to stop a run on banks. This cause huge street protest earlier this month and contributed to the downfall of two governments. “Most of my life savings were just taken away from me, “ said Jose, a 38-year-old citizen. “I was going to move to Italy but now I can’t because my money is trapped here. Argentina is like a prison.”

The government loosened the new banking rules a little bit on January 17. However, people still don’t have free access to their bank account. They are only allowed to take out rapidly devaluing pesos, even though their savings are in US dollars.

The banking controls will remain in place for about three months, with a few exceptions for the elderly or people with sever illnesses who need crash.

1.How many people have been left in poverty because of Argentina’s economic recession?

A. all Argentines people                    B. 24 million people

C. 12 million people                    D. 36 million people

2.What cause Argentines to protest in the streets earlier this month?

A. Argentina’s economic recession.

B. Argentina’s new government made its people angry.

C. Argentina’s government froze all the bank savings made in US dollars.

D. Two of Argentina’s governments failed to make exports more competitive.

3.What does the sentence… my money is trapped here” mean_____?

A. My bank savings have been frozen by the government.

B. I don’t want to take my money away.

C. I don’t have any money in the bank.

D. My money has been taken by the Italian government.

4.According to the article, which of the following sentences is correct?

A. people can get their money from the bank freely.

B. People are only allowed to get US dollars from the bank.

C. The government will only allow people to get pesos from the bank.

D. The banking controls will loosen a little in three months’ time.

5.Argentines cannot get US dollars from the bank unless they are_____.

A. ordinary people                  B. rich or government officials

C. poor people                      D. old or seriously ill

 

第三部分:阅读理解(共2节,满分35分)

第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分).

ARGENTINA’S new government faced public anger over its recent decision to greatly reduce the dollar value of its citizens’ bank savings. More than two-thirds of Argentine bank savings were in US dollars. The country’s recession (衰退),which is in its fourth year, has left a third of Argentine’s 36 million people in poverty.

A few angry people took the streets on January 21, beating pots and pans in protest. And a group of unemployed Argentines demanding jobs blocked a major highway into Argentina’s capital city, Buenos Aires.

Argentines fear they could lose up to half the dollar value of their savings. Some on the street said the country’s fifth president in the past month has already failed them.

After three weeks in power, President Eduardo Duhalde has broken his first and biggest promise. He said he would return people’s savings in the currency in which were deposited(开户). Duhalde aims to make exports more competitive. But this is expected to have a serious effect on ordinary families, for the simple reason that in Argentine, 80 percent of loans and mortgages(抵押) are in dollars. The government froze all the bank savings made in dollars, worth US$45 billion in total to stop a run on banks. This cause huge street protest earlier this month and contributed to the downfall of two governments. “Most of my life savings were just taken away from me, “ said Jose, a 38-year-old citizen. “I was going to move to Italy but now I can’t because my money is trapped here. Argentina is like a prison.”

The government loosened the new banking rules a little bit on January 17. However, people still don’t have free access to their bank account. They are only allowed to take out rapidly devaluing pesos, even though their savings are in US dollars.

The banking controls will remain in place for about three months, with a few exceptions for the elderly or people with sever illnesses who need crash.

56. How many people have been left in poverty because of Argentina’s economic recession?

A. all Argentines people                             B. 24 million people

C. 12 million people                                 D. 36 million people

57. What cause Argentines to protest in the streets earlier this month?

Argentina’s economic recession.

Argentina’s new government made its people angry.

Argentina’s government froze all the bank savings made in US dollars.

Two of Argentina’s governments failed to make exports more competitive.

58. What does the sentence… my money is trapped here” mean_____?

My bank savings have been frozen by the government.

I don’t want to take my money away.

I don’t have any money in the bank.

My money has been taken by the Italian government.

59. According to the article, which of the following sentences is correct?

people can get their money from the bank freely.

People are only allowed to get US dollars from the bank.

The government will only allow people to get pesos from the bank.

The banking controls will loosen a little in three months’ time.

60. Argentines cannot get US dollars from the bank unless they are_____.

A. ordinary people                             B. rich or government officials

C. poor people                                          D. old or seriously ill

ARGENTINA’S new government faced public anger over its recent decision to greatly reduce the dollar value of its citizens’ bank savings. More than two-thirds of Argentine bank savings were in US dollars. The country’s recession (衰退),which is in its fourth year, has left a third of Argentine’s 36 million people in poverty.

A few angry people took the streets on January 21, beating pots and pans in protest. And a group of unemployed Argentines demanding jobs blocked a major highway into Argentina’s capital city, Buenos Aires.

Argentines fear they could lose up to half the dollar value of their savings. Some on the street said the country’s fifth president in the past month has already failed them.

After three weeks in power, President Eduardo Duhalde has broken his first and biggest promise. He said he would return people’s savings in the currency in which were deposited(开户). Duhalde aims to make exports more competitive. But this is expected to have a serious effect on ordinary families, for the simple reason that in Argentine, 80 percent of loans and mortgages(抵押) are in dollars. The government froze all the bank savings made in dollars, worth US$45 billion in total to stop a run on banks. This cause huge street protest earlier this month and contributed to the downfall of two governments. “Most of my life savings were just taken away from me, “ said Jose, a 38-year-old citizen. “I was going to move to Italy but now I can’t because my money is trapped here. Argentina is like a prison.”

The government loosened the new banking rules a little bit on January 17. However, people still don’t have free access to their bank account. They are only allowed to take out rapidly devaluing pesos, even though their savings are in US dollars.

The banking controls will remain in place for about three months, with a few exceptions for the elderly or people with sever illnesses who need crash.

56. How many people have been left in poverty because of Argentina’s economic recession?

A. all Argentines people                             B. 24 million people

C. 12 million people                                 D. 36 million people

57. What cause Argentines to protest in the streets earlier this month?

Argentina’s economic recession.

Argentina’s new government made its people angry.

Argentina’s government froze all the bank savings made in US dollars.

Two of Argentina’s governments failed to make exports more competitive.

58. What does the sentence… my money is trapped here” mean_____?

My bank savings have been frozen by the government.

I don’t want to take my money away.

I don’t have any money in the bank.

My money has been taken by the Italian government.

59. According to the article, which of the following sentences is correct?

people can get their money from the bank freely.

People are only allowed to get US dollars from the bank.

The government will only allow people to get pesos from the bank.

The banking controls will loosen a little in three months’ time.

60. Argentines cannot get US dollars from the bank unless they are_____.

A. ordinary people                             B. rich or government officials

C. poor people                                          D. old or seriously ill

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