题目内容
7.Do you know what Street Sense is?It's a newspaper in Washington D.C.about homeless people and problems that affect them.Homeless,or formerly homeless,Washingtonians write many of the articles.The newspaper's business model is based on homeless sellers who sell the newspaper.You can hearthem call out"Street Sense for sale!"near subway entrances,lunch places and other areas around the
city.
The Street Sense newspaper is housed in an office in a Christian church in Washington.Every other Wednesday about fourteen thousand copies are printed.The newspaper expresses the thoughts and experiences of people who call the streets home.
Four staff members work at Street Sense and two of them are paid.The staff members write the first two pages of the paper.Interns?students working as part of their studies and volunteers help.Homeless writers provide the rest of the material.This includes poems,stories and essays.
Street Sense provides training for the homeless people who want to become part of the sales team.After the training,each student is given ten free copies of Street Sense.Once those are sold,trainees become real salespeople.They buy papers for thirty-five cents each and sell them for a dollar.
Lisa Gillespie is the managing editor of Street Sense,She says the newspaper plays a part in homeless people's lives that other media cannot.With the help of the newspaper,a lot of homeless people have become confident again,and their lives have also been improved a lot.
28.What does the writer mainly tell us in Paragraph 1?A
A.Something about the Street Sense.
B.Homeless people in Washington D.C.
C.How Street Sense solves homeless people's problems.
D.Where you can buy Street Sense.
29.How often is Street Sense printed?C
A.Once a week
B.Twice a week
C.Every two weeks
D.three times a month
30.What do the staff members mainly do at Street Sense?B
A.They sell newspapers along the street.
B.They write the first two pages of the paper.
C.They edit the newspaper after they receive articles.
D.They provide the last two pages of the paper.
31.What can we infer from this passage?A
A.If you are one of the trainees of Street sense,you can get ten dollars from selling all of your newspapers.
B.There are too many homeless people in Washington D.C.for the government to help.
C.Most articles of Street Sense are about Washingtonians'lives.
D.If you become real salespeople of Street Sense,you can get thirty-five cents from a copy of the newspaper.
分析 文章讲述了一家特别的报社 Street Sense.Street Sense 是华盛顿特区的一种报纸,它 关注的是街上无家可归人员和他们遇到的麻烦.这个报纸的销售模式是把流浪者培训成他们的 销售人员,相当于给流浪者提供了工作.
解答 28.A.段落大意题.It's a newspaper in Washington D.C.about homeless people and problems that affect them…The newspaper's business model is based on homeless sellers"可知,第一段主要向读者介绍什么是"Street Sense",它的运作模式等信息,故选 A.
29.C.推理判断题.Every other Wednesday about fourteen thousand copies are printed."可知,每隔一个周三,也就 是每两周的时间出版一期,every other 每隔…,故选 C.
30.B.细节理解题.The staff members write the first two pages of the paper."可知,这家报纸的员工负责写报纸的前 两页内容,故选 B.
31.A.推理判断题.After the training,each student is given ten free copies of Street Sense.Once those are sold,trainees become real salespeople.They buy papers for thirty-five cents each and sell them for a dollar."可知,经过培训的学生会免费得到十份报纸,全部卖出才能成为销售人员,报社按每份 35 美分的价格 卖给销售者,他们再以一美元一份卖给读者,由此可知,一份报纸卖一美元,故选 A.
点评 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读,题目涉及多道主旨大意题,细节理解题,推理判断题.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.
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