题目内容
The history of newspapers is an often-dramatic chapter of the human experience going back some six centuries.In Renaissance Europe handwritten newsletters circulated(发行) privately among merchants,passing along information about everything from wars and economic conditions to social customs and “human interest” features.The first printed newspaper appeared in Germany in the late 1400s in the form of news pamphlets(小册子) or broadsides.
In the English-speaking world,the earliest predecessors(前身) of the newspaper were corantos,small news pamphlets produced only when some event worthy of notice occurred.The first successively published title was The Weekly News of 1622.The first true newspaper in English was the London Gazette of 1666.
In America the first newspaper appeared in Boston in 1690,entitled Public Occurrences.Published without official permission,it was immediately suppressed(查禁).Its publisher was arrested,and all copies were destroyed.The first successful newspaper was the Boston News-Letter,begun by postmaster John Campbell in 1704.By the eve of the Revolutionary War,some two dozen papers were issued at all the colonies.At the war’s end in 1783 there were forty-three newspapers in print. The Bill of Rights in 1791 at last guaranteed freedom of the press,and America’s newspapers began to take on a central role in national affairs.By 1814 there were 346 newspapers.
In the 1830s,advances in printing and papermaking technology led to an explosion of newspaper growth—the emergence(出现) of the “Penny Press”;it was now possible to produce a newspaper that could be sold for just a cent a copy.The cheap newspaper helped people to get more interesting reading materials easily.In 1850,there were 2526 different papers.By the 1910s,all the basic features of the modern newspaper had emerged.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Handwritten newsletters came out publicly in Renaissance Europe.
B.The first printed newspaper was seen about six hundred years ago.
C.The first successively published newspaper in the English-speaking world was corantos.
D.In America the first newspaper was successful as soon as it appeared.
What does the underlined phrase “Penny Press” in the last paragraph mean?
A.People can press pennies easily.
B.People can produce newspapers with little cost.
C.It is a penny factory.
D.The name of the press owner is Penny.
What is the main reason for newspapers in the USA increasing so fast in the 1830s?
A.The pass of the Bill of Rights in 1791.
B.Newspapers began to take on a central role in national affairs.
C.Advances in printing and papermaking technology.
D.All the basic features of the modern newspaper had emerged
Which of the following is NOT a newspaper?
A. Public Occurrences.
B. The Boston News-Letter.
C. The Bill of Rights.
D. The London Gazette.
【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】C
解析:
【小题1】由第一段第一句话和最后一句话可推知答案。
【小题2】由最后一段第一、二句话可推知答案。
【小题3】由最后一段第一句话可得知答案。
【小题4】The Bill of Rights意为“人权法案”,是一项法律。
A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet computer Web site called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a short way of saying web log, or personal Web site. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like.
There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information and ideas to many people who read them. They contain links to other Web sites. And they provide a place for people to write their ideas and react to the ideas of others.
A research company called Peruse has studied more than 3,000 Web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.
However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products.
At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winner closed his free blog service, weblogs.com. He says the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had written on it.
One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket. It involves much useful information for readers. Rebecca Blood created the Web site in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That article led to a book called “The Weblog Handbook”. It has been translated into four languages so far.
Ms Blood says Rebecca’s Pocket gets about 30,000 visitors a month. She writes about anything and everything----politics, culture and movies. She recently provided medical advice. And she wrote about how to prevent people from stealing money from online bank accounts.
1.The text is written mainly to ____
A.introduce an Internet computer Web site called “blog” |
B.introduce a way of reading on blogs |
C.tell readers about blogs |
D.tell readers how to write blogs |
2.From the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything except __ _.
A.different ideas |
B.medical advice |
C.advertisements |
D.account codes |
3.According to this passage , which of the following is NOT true?
A.Politicians don’t use blogs at all |
B.A lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogs |
C.Those who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girls |
D.Dave Winer closed his “weblogs.com” because of money shortage |
4. The reason why Rebecca’s Pocket is still going strong is that____
A.it was created by a woman |
B.it provides plenty of useful information and advice |
C.it is about the history of books |
D.it has editions in at least four different languages |
Street art can be found on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and even trash cans from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings, sculptures, cloth or even stickers (张贴物). Street art has become part of a global visual culture. Now, even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists.
It is not easy to provide an exact history of the street art movement. This kind of art has developed in many kinds of ways in places all over the world. Also, because it is illegal to paint public and private property without permission, street artists usually work secretly. This secretive nature of street art and its countless forms make it hard to define exactly. And people have different opinions about the movement. Some think street art is a crime and destroys property. But others see this art as a rich form of non-traditional cultural expression.
Many experts say the movement began in New York City in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray their “tag” on walls and train cars around the city. This tag was a name they created to identify themselves and their artwork. This colorful style of writing is also called graffiti (涂鸦). It is visually exciting and energetic. Some graffiti paintings were signs marking the territories of city gangs or illegal crime groups.
Graffiti also became a separate movement expressing the street culture of young people living in big cities. Graffiti art represented social and political rebellion (叛逆). This was art that rejected the accepted rules of culture and power. These artists could travel around areas of the city making creative paintings for everyone to see. Sometimes this street art created a conflict between artists and city officials. Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them.
During the 1980s, two New York painters — Keith Haring and Jean Michel began showing their work in art galleries and museums. This is when street art started to become part of the more general popular culture.
1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A.Street art has become popular and is accepted as a kind of culture. |
B.Street art is very special compared with other forms of popular art. |
C.Many people are beginning to learn street art. |
D.Street art is better developed in big cities than in rural areas. |
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.“TAG” was a word created by people to distinguish street artists and the other artists. |
B.There are three reasons explaining why it is hard to define the history of street art. |
C.The movement of street art began in the 1980s in New York City. |
D.All the people don’t think that the street art is a rich form of cultural expression. |
3.The city officials used to get rid of graffiti probably because _____________.
A.they caused arguments between people |
B.they were ugly in someone’s eyes |
C.they were not painted under proper guidance |
D.they didn’t express traditional culture |