题目内容
【题目】根据短文内容的理解,选择正确答案。 The earliest newspapers started in ancient Rome. They were handwritten news sheets. The first printed newspapers appeared in China during the Tang dynasty, which were printed from carved wooden blocks. Modern papers first appeared in Venice, Italy in the middle of the 14th century. The newspapers of today, with advertising and a mixture of political, economic, and social news and comments, were started in Britain in the mid-18th century.
The main function of newspapers is to report news. Many newspapers also provide special information to readers, such as weather reports and television timetables. They also provide comments on politics, economics, arts and culture. Almost all newspapers depend on advertising to make money.
Nearly six out of ten adults in the United States and Canada read a newspaper every day. Seven out of ten read a paper each weekend. Readers search newspapers for detailed background information and analysis. This is what television and radio news reports seldom offer. Newspapers tell readers what happened, and they also help readers understand what caused an event and how it will affect the world around them.
The workers at large newspaper companies work under a lot of pressure to bring news to readers as soon as possible. Reporters, photographers, artists, and editors collect articles in just a few hours. Page designers select articles, photos, advertisements, and eye-catching headlines to make the pages, and then rush their work to the printer. Printing workers may work overnight around printing presses to churn out more than 60,000 copies per hour.
(1)Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Production of Newspapers
B.Functions of Newspapers
C.Publication of Newspapers
D.An Introduction to Newspapers
(2)We can infer everything from the passage EXCEPT that ________.
A.newspapers will become less popular because of the development of TV
B.few newspapers have no advertising
C.many adults in America read newspapers every day
D.people can read about many different issues in newspapers
(3)The phrase "churn out" in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A.press
B.produce
C.publish
D.sell
【答案】
(1)D
(2)A
(3)B
【解析】这篇文章讲述了报纸的起源和发展,以及报纸的功能,表达了报纸在人们的生活中发挥着非常重要的作用。
(1) 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要给我们介绍了报纸的起源,发展及功能。故选D。
(2)推理判断题。这篇文章讲了所有的报纸都包含广告,在美国,十分之六的美国人每天都读报纸,通过报纸,人们能了解很多不同的事情,文章并没有说随着电视的发展,报纸变得不受欢迎了。故选A。
(3)词义猜测题。根据Printing workers may work overnight around printing presses to churn out more than 60,000 copies per hour.(印刷工人在印刷机旁边工作到深夜,要在每小时印刷出6万多份的报纸。)可知,churn out的意思是"生产,印刷"。故选B。
