题目内容

　　The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places．The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B．C．．In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was published．Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1600, when one was started in Germany．

　　The first regularly published newspaper in England was printed in Amsterdam in 1620．In 1621, and English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week．The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courtant, which came out in March 1702．

　　In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston．But not long after it was published, the government stopped the paper．In 1704, John Campbell started the Boston newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in American Colonies(殖民地)．By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers．There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States．

　　Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation(发行量)in the world．But the largest circulation for a newspaper in that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun．It sells more than eleven million copies every year．

(1)

The first regularly printed European newspaper started in ________．

[　　]

A．

Rome in 59 B．C．

B．

Germany in 1600

C．

Amsterdam in 1620

D．

England in 1621

(2)

The first daily newspaper in English started in ________．

[　　]

A．

1620

B．

1621

C．

1690

D．

1702

(3)

From the article, we know that ________．

[　　]

A．

newspapers have the longest history in the United States

B．

one English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world

C．

the first daily newspaper was printed in Rome in 59 B．C．

D．

there are all kinds of newspapers all over the world today

(4)

Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

Newspapers started in 59 B．C．

B．

Germany had the earliest European printed newspapers．

C．

The first English newspaper started in England．

D．

The first American newspaper stopped before 1704．

(5)

The best title for this passage should be ________．

[　　]

A．

History of newspaper

B．

History of Daily newspapers

C．

The beginning of newspapers

D．

On Reading newspapers

答案：1．B;2．D;3．D;4．D;5．A;
解析：

(1)

从第1段最后一句可知答案。

(2)

从第2段最后一句可知答案。

(3)

从第3段最后一句和第4段可推知。C项题干中的printed应该为started才正确。

(4)

由第3段前三句话可推知答案。选项A缺少daily一词；从第1段可知选项B错误；由第2段第一句话可知C选项错误。

(5)

本文叙述了报纸的起源及发展过程，A项正合文意。B项有Daily不妥。


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Beijing, China’s cultural center is making its theatres and music halls more popular with ordinary people by reducing ticket prices and organizing more colorful performances.

Attending a performance or concert at weekends should no longer be a luxury, said Zhang Heping, director of the Beijing Municipal(市政府的) Cultural Bureau, at the government department’s yearly work conference. Zhang put into a number of changes last year to increase audiences, such as designing some low-cost performances, the most popular of which was a show called“Open the Door of the Music”, aiming at students on summer vacation.

Previously, performances had tickets priced at above 100 yuan—more than one tenth of the average monthly salary of a Beijing resident. But the low-cost shows would limit prices between 5 yuan and 30 yuan.

Zhang said it was wrong to believe that few people remained interested in cultural performances. Tickets had simply been out of most people’s reach, Zhang said. More than 10 Beijing professional performance bodies have gradually been taken off government funding in recent years and have been left to fend for themselves. Zhang said“less profit, more audience”is better than“no profit and no audience”.

Beijing has planned to become an international city, but needs first-class cultural performances as well as firs-rate infrastructure(基础设施). Zhang also emphasizes the importance of large-scale activities, promising to organize more of them this year like open-air concerts performed by various amateur(业余) groups.

1. Beijing is making its theatres and music halls more popular with ordinary people because__________.

A. it agrees with the development of modern society

B. Beijing is trying its best to host the 2008 Olympic Games

C. people can enjoy themselves there without paying money

D. ticket prices are reduced and performances are more colorful

2. The underlined word “fend for” here means “__________”.

A. support　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. search

C. promise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. find

3. The best title for the passage is “__________”.

A. Door to art and music opens wider in Beijing

B. Making art more popular

C. Beijing is improving its infrastructure

D. Attract audience with special culture

 

Beijing, China’s cultural center is making its theatres and music halls more popular with ordinary people by reducing ticket prices and organizing more colorful performances.

Attending a performance or concert at weekends should no longer be a luxury, said Zhang Heping, director of the Beijing Municipal(市政府的) Cultural Bureau, at the government department’s yearly work conference. Zhang put into a number of changes last year to increase audiences, such as designing some low-cost performances, the most popular of which was a show called“Open the Door of the Music”, aiming at students on summer vacation.

Previously, performances had tickets priced at above 100 yuan—more than one tenth of the average monthly salary of a Beijing resident. But the low-cost shows would limit prices between 5 yuan and 30 yuan.

Zhang said it was wrong to believe that few people remained interested in cultural performances. Tickets had simply been out of most people’s reach, Zhang said. More than 10 Beijing professional performance bodies have gradually been taken off government funding in recent years and have been left to fend for themselves. Zhang said“less profit, more audience”is better than“no profit and no audience”.

Beijing has planned to become an international city, but needs first-class cultural performances as well as firs-rate infrastructure(基础设施). Zhang also emphasizes the importance of large-scale activities, promising to organize more of them this year like open-air concerts performed by various amateur(业余) groups.

1. Beijing is making its theatres and music halls more popular with ordinary people because__________.

A. it agrees with the development of modern society

B. Beijing is trying its best to host the 2008 Olympic Games

C. people can enjoy themselves there without paying money

D. ticket prices are reduced and performances are more colorful

2. The underlined word “fend for” here means “__________”.

A. support　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. search

C. promise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. find

3. The best title for the passage is “__________”.

A. Door to art and music opens wider in Beijing

B. Making art more popular

C. Beijing is improving its infrastructure

D. Attract audience with special culture

 

－Hi, Mark．How was the musical evening?

－Excellent!Ales and Andy performed ________ and they won the firs prize．

[　　]

A．skillfully

B．commonly

C．willingly

D．nervously

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　　Step into Pat Lundin's home and you'll be greeted by 500 smiling faces of dolls．Lundin, 82, describes herself as “doll crazy”．And she's not alone．

　　As a member of Timeless Treasures Doll Club of Largo, she frequently meets with 25 other women who share her hobby．Once a month, they gather at the Palms of Largo to show off their latest finds and catch up on news in the world of doll collecting．

　　On Saturday, the club will hold the Palms of Largo Fifth Annual Doll Show．The program will include 37 vendors(卖主)with both classic and contemporary dolls for sale．

　　“Timeless Treasures is a club that's open to doll lovers regardless of the age of the doll,” said Judy Smith, president of the organization．“Some doll clubs require members have a certain number of antique dolls, but we don't．we make sure we are not terribly formal．”

　　Smith, 71, is a retired schoolteacher who owns Judy's Doll Hospital, a part-time business she operates out of her home．She will have a table offering repair and appraisal(鉴定)services．

　　Smith firs began studying and collecting dolls in her early 20s,in Glassboro, New Jersey, she does not know how many dolls she owns, or how many repairs she has made over the years．But she does know the age of her oldest doll．

　　“She's 129,” Smith said．“It is a German-made doll that belonged to my grandmother, and it sits in my living room．”

　　The show is for both the beginner as well as the experienced collector, said Anita Munson, one of the show's organizers．

　　Over the years, Munson, 82, has learned how to identify a valuable doll．“Generally speaking porcelain(瓷制的)dolls are the most valuable,” she said．“But the porcelain will not be shiny．”

　　Smith believes many people will attend to find out how much their dolls are worth．She wants them to know more．

　　“Because the dolls reflect what the children were wearing and doing at a particular period of time, they can be a great history lesson for children now,” she said．

(1)

According to the passage, Timeless Treasures is _______．

[　　]

A．

a club for doll lovers

B．

a company selling dolls

C．

a group of retired teachers

D．

an organization repairing toys

(2)

We can infer that the show has been held _______．

[　　]

A．

twice

B．

four times

C．

six times

D．

eight times

(3)

What can we learn about Smith?

[　　]

A．

She owns the oldest doll in the world．

B．

She has collected about five hundred dolls

C．

She has studied dolls for about fifty years

D．

She worked as a businesswoman before retirement

(4)

Smith wants people to know _______．

[　　]

A．

porcelain dolls are not valuable

B．

collecting dolls is a way to make money

C．

dolls have nothing to do with tradition

D．

dolls may help children learn about history

(5)

The passage is written mainly to _______．

[　　]

A．

describe the colorful life of a group of elderly women

B．

explain why some people like collecting old dolls

C．

introduce a recent doll show and its host organization

D．

offer knowledge and experience about doll collecting

— Hi, Mark. How was the musical evening?

— Excellent! Ales and Andy performed ________ and they won the firs prize.

A. skillfully          　　 B. commonly       　　　 C. willingly           　　 D. nervously

 

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