¡¡¡¡Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation(·¢ÐÐ)£®The ¡°Daily Mirror ¡± and the ¡°Daily express¡± both sell about four million copies everyday£®British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and two or three on Sundays£®
¡¡¡¡Besides the national papers, there is, however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies£®Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million£®Almost every town and county area has one£®Nearly all them hold their own financially(²ÆÕþ)and many of them are very profitable(׬ǮµÄ)£®
¡¡¡¡These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events-births, weddings, deaths, council(µØ·½»áÒé)meetings and sports£®Editors prefer to rely on people who 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 to date as quickly as national news£®
¡¡¡¡The editors must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising(¹ã¸æ)£®He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason£®But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to draw local readers, the business men are grateful for the opportunity(»ú»á)to keep their products in the public eyes£®
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Visitors to Britain are surprised to learn that£®
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there are so many local newspapers there
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local papers should have a circulation of four million
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the ¡°Daily Mirror ¡± and ¡°Daily Express¡± sell as many as 4 million copies every day
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British newspapers are so widely read
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Local newspapers have ________£®
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a circulation as large as that of national newspapers
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a daily circulation of 13 million
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a slightly smaller circulation
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an even larger circulation
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In the writer¡¯s opinion, no paper can possibly succeed without£®
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advertisements
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interesting reports
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a great deal of national news
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an excellent sales manager
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Which of the following is true?
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All the local newspapers are very profitable
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Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 14 million
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Local readers are much interested in local news
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Each British family buys three newspapers on Sundays
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The word ¡°draw ¡± in the last paragraph may mean£®
¡¡¡¡One of the largest countries in Texas is named for Captain Erastus¡°Deaf¡±Smith£a deaf man£®Captain Smith was the leader of General Sam Houston's scouts during the Texas Revolution, the war in which Texas won its freedom from Mexico£®The county named in his honor is called Deaf Smith County£®
¡¡¡¡A scout in the days of the Texas Revolution was much like what a spy is today£®Captain¡°Deaf¡±Smith would find out where enemy troops were camped and how many men the enemy had, and he would report to Sam Houston£®Even when other people could not see or hear any sign of people or animals, Captain Smith would know where they were£®Sometimes he would guide Texas troops through enemy territory without the enemy even knowing they were there£®
¡¡¡¡Erastus Smith was born in New York on April 19,1787; but went to live£ºin Mississippi when he was 11 years old£®He went to Texas for a short time in 1817, and four years later returned to Texas to stay; He wandered over Texas as a surveyor(²âÁ¿Ô±)before he volunteered for army service after the start of the Texas Revolution£®
¡¡¡¡Smith married a Mexican woman, and they had four children£three girls and one boy£®He spent a lot of time learning the customs, manners, and language of the Mexican settlers£®When the Texas Revolution began in 1835, Smith at first refused to take part in it out of respect for his family's heritage(´«Í³)£®However, after Mexican troops tried to stop him from going to San Antonio to visit his family, he volunteered for service with the Texans£®He was made a captain£®
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At first, Smith refused to take part in the Texas Revolution because ________£®
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he was a peace-loving person and hated fighting
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Mexican soldiers stopped him from going to San Antonio
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the Texans were not very good to him and his family
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his wife was Mexican and he didn't want to fight against her people
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How old was Smith when he settled in Texas?
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Thirty£four£®
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Eleven£®
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Thirty£®
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Twenty-seven£®
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Which of the following is the correct order of the events?
a£®A county in Texas was named after Smith£®
b£®Smith got married to a Mexican woman£®
c£®Smith volunteered for service with the Texans£®
d£®Mexican troops tried to stop him from seeing his family£®
e£®Smith went to live in Mississippi£®
f£®The Texas Revolution started£®
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Which of the following was a great help in Smith's work as a scout?
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His family's heritage£®
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His experience as a surveyor£®
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His deafness£®
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His good eyesight£®
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Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
¡¡¡¡Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16,1775,and died on July 18,1817£®She began writing early in life, although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously(ÄäÃû)£®
¡¡¡¡But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors£®She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home£®Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath£®The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels£®Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen¡¯s Bath can be enhanced(ÔöÇ¿)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street£®Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen¡¯s time and the importance of Bath in her life and work£®
¡¡¡¡The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society£®After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts£®Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy£®
¡¡¡¡You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen¡¯s Bath, which is a great way¡¯ to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath£®The tour lasts about one and a half hours£®The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped£®
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Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath ________£®
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in her early twenties
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in her early teens
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in her late twenties
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in her late teens
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What can we learn about Bath from the passage?
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Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen¡¯s death£®
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The city has changed as much as Jane Ansten knew it£®
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Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time£®
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No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time£®
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The author writes this passage in order to ________£®
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attract readers to visit the city of Bath
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ask readers to buy Austen¡¯s books
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tell readers about Jane Austen¡¯s experience
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give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society
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It takes you about one and a haft hours ________£®