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19．NEW YORK （Reuters）-The average number of monthly visitors to U．S．newspaper websites rose by nearly a third in the first half of 2006，a study released on Wednesday said，though print readership at some larger papers fell．
The study，released by the Newspaper Association of America，underlines the internet's importance to papers beset （围困）by failing circulation and advertising income in their print editions．
The average number of unique visitors to online newspaper sites in the first half was more than 55.5 million a month，the study said．That compares with 42.2 million a year earlier．"Newspaper websites have become a significant addition to the print product，and are driving large audience growth，"said John Kimball₉ the association's chief marketing officer．The number of page views at newspaper sites rose by about 52 percent in the first half，the association added．
US Newspaper publishers have been fighting to hold on to advertisers as many of them lose readers to other media，including the Internet．
Key to the latest report is the finding that websites are bringing in more younger readers，the association said．
The Washington Post，s website increased its audience reach among readers aged 25 to 34 by more than 60 percent，the report said．Audience reach^combines the average weekly print audience and the net 30-day website audience．
Overall，newspaper websites helped drive a 15 percent increase in the total newspaper audience for 25-to-34-year olds and a 10-percent increase for 18-to 24-year olds，the association said．
It did not provide comparisons to the same period last year for total print newspaper readership．Readership numbers，which were provided by Scarborough Research，include circulation，shared copies and any other way that someone could end up reading a newspaper．
Print readership fell，according to a comparison of figures from the two periods conducted by Renter，．‘
The New York Times readership dropped 5.8 percent，while the largest U．S．paper，USA Today，fell 3 percent．The Wall Street Journal saw readership remain nearly the same．
39．Which would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Online Newspaper Readership Grows
B．Convenient Way to Read Newspapers
C．^rThe Internet Is Taking over in the World
D．Print Newspapers Have Lost Their Advantages
40．Why have US Newspaper publishers been fighting？C
A．Because they want to earn more money．
B．Because they feel they have been out of date．
C．Because many readers are lost to other media．
D，Because people don，t like print newspapers any more．
41． The reason why online newspaper readership increase is thatD•
A．print newspapers are expensive to buy
B．surfing the Internet is a sign of fashion
C．online newspapers cover much more information
D．more and more younger readers prefer to visit newspaper websites
42． From paragraph 6，we can learn that audience reach includes the usualD
A．TV viewers and radio listeners
B．TV viewers and print newspaper readers
C．radio listeners and online newspaper readers
D．online newspaper readers and print newspaper readers．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述了尽管平面媒体的读者数量在不断下降，而网络新闻媒体的读者的数量却在逐年增加，原因是越来越多的年轻读者更喜欢访问网站阅读新闻．

解答 ACDD
39．A 纵观全文可知，本文讲述了尽管平面媒体的读者数量在不断下降，而网络新闻媒体的读者的数量却在逐年增加，故答案为A
40．C 根据US Newspaper publishers have been fighting to hold on to advertisers as many of them lose readers to other media，including the Internet可知他们失去了很多的读者，读者流向了其他媒体，故答案为C
41．D 根据Overall，newspaper websites helped drive a 15 percent increase in the total newspaper audience for 25-to-34-year olds and a 10-percent increase for 18-to 24-year olds，the association said．可知，越来越多的年轻读者更喜欢访问报纸网站，故答案为D
42．D 根据Audience reach^combines the average weekly print audience and the net 30-day website audience．可知Audience reach包含了平面媒体和网络媒体，故答案为D

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