摘要：The Times

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　　British newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world．But recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to fit the modern world．After 222 years, The Times(《泰晤士报》)has changed its size to become much smaller．In fact, the paper has cut its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid．

　　In Britain the newspaper market is divided between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids．These terms refer to the size of the papers' pages, but there is also a clear difference in content．Broadsheets such as The Times, The Guardian(《卫报》)and Daily Telegraph(《每日电讯报》)are serious papers．They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues．Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language．

　　Tabloids have far more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities'(名人)love lives．Their stories are shorter and use more simple language．Tabloids often have bigger pictures．Britain's best-selling newspaper, The Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked(裸体的)girl on page three every day．

　　By changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper The Independent(《独立报》)．It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly．Although both papers have switched to the smaller size, the content of the papers has remained the same．They are both still serious papers．

　　The two papers claim that people find the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning．Instead of calling the new style of their paper tabloid, the paper says its new size is“compact”(紧凑型)．

(1)

In which year was The Times born?

[　　]

A．

1782

B．

1785

C．

1788

D．

1786

(2)

Which is the most correct statement?

[　　]

A．

Broadsheets are larger in size while tabloids are smaller．

B．

Tabloids are less serious than broadsheets．

C．

Broadsheets contain more news than tabloids．

D．

They are different in size, content and the style of language．

(3)

In which of the following newspapers would you find more news about the personal life of the famous soccer star Beckham?

[　　]

A．

The Sun

B．

The Times

C．

The Independent

D．

The Guardian

(4)

According to the passage, we can infer the main reason for The Times' changing into the tabloid is that ________．

[　　]

A．

it wants to become convenient for people to carry．

B．

it wants to increase its circulation(发行量)．

C．

it intends to copy what The Independent has done．

D．

it is unlikely to stay in business if it does not change．

(5)

Which of the following statements is true according to the given information?

[　　]

A．

There are more tabloids than broadsheets in Britain at present．

B．

After the change, there will be no differences between The Sun and The Times．

C．

Although The Times has cut its size, it remains a serious paper．

D．

All the papers will tend to have the same style in the future．

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　　A world of opportunity

　　The New York Times is now better than ever．

　　All the more reason to order home delivery now．

　　NEW－SEPARATE sections for The Arts, Monday through Thursday, and Sports 7 days a week that you can pull out, take with your or pass along．

　　NEW－The Dining In, Dining Out section, Wednesdays, a banquet(宴席)of great meals you can make yourself, order up or eat out．

　　NEW－The House & Home section．Thursdays, filled with useful, interesting features and articles about making the most of all sorts of living spaces．

　　NEW－An expanded, two-part Weekend section．Fridays, with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation．

　　Latest news and sports results daily．And of course, daily world and national news, Sunday’s special sections and all the other great features you’ll continue to find in The Times．

　　Find out just how much YOU can benefit from The Times every day．

　　Call 1-800-331-1969 or use the postage-paid order card to order convenient home delivery at 50％OFF our regular price．

(1)

This is one of the advertisements put for a ________．

[　　]

A．

book store

B．

newspaper

C．

magazine

D．

restaurant

(2)

Which section can you get only on Wednesday?

[　　]

A．

The Arts

B．

The Dining In, Dining out

C．

The Sports

D．

The House & Home

(3)

The main idea of this advertisement is ________．

[　　]

A．

many opportunities will be provided just to those who order home delivery

B．

several new sections have been printed separately from now on

C．

readers can be well informed of the latest news and sports results

D．

people can pick up all the information they are interested in

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　　The New York Times is now better than ever－All the more reasons to order home delivery now．

　　NEW－Separate sections(版面)for the Arts, Monday through Thursday, and Sports 7 days a week that you can pull out, take with you or pass along．

　　NEW－The Dinning In, Dinning Out section, Wednesday, a banquet(宴会)of great meals you can make yourself order up or eat out．

　　NEW－The House & Home section, Thursday, filled with useful, interesting features(特别报道)and articles about making the most of all sorts of living spaces．

　　NEW－An Enlarged, two-part Weekend section, Friday with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation．

　　Latest news and sports results daily．And of course, daily world and national news, Sunday’s special sections and all the other great features you’ll continue to find in the Times．

　　Find out just how much you can obtain from the Times every day．

　　Call 1－800－311－1969 or use the postage-paid order card to order convenient home delivery at 50％OFF our regular price．

(1)

If you want to find out the more information of films you should ________．

[　　]

A．

call 1-800-311-1969

B．

go over the House and Home section

C．

read the Art section

D．

read Weekend section

(2)

From the passage we know that ________．

[　　]

A．

the Times sells at a lower price than before

B．

the Times has improved a great deal and everyone likes to read it

C．

many of the good features of the Times remain unchanged

D．

you will learn everything by reading the Times every day

(3)

The owner of the passage advertises ________．

[　　]

A．

to introduce the new sections

B．

to announce the new sections of the Times

C．

to make known his new plan of the Times

D．

to persuade people to buy the Times

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The Waltz

　　“This indecent(不文雅的)foreign dance was introduced at the English court on Friday…We trust it will never again be tolerated in any moral English society．”(The Times, 1816)

　　The waltz was the first court dance since Shakespeare's time where the couple were allowed to spin round holding each other very closely．The fact that it was labeled “immoral” or even “obscene(下流的)” no doubt helped to make people think it was rather shocking fun．

　　The waltz originated in Germany from the energetic folk dances of the country people．By the mid 18th century the smart town people were trying it and very soon, it had spread throughout the rest of Europe, although parts of Germany and Switzerland banned it completely! In Vienna the waltz became very fast, with the couples racing each other seven or eight times round the ballroom floor, until they were in a state of collapse．So the police decided to forbid the extreme forms of the dance, as it was creating a public disturbance．

　　However, it was also in Vienna that Lanner and Strauss made their fortunes as bandleaders and composers．Strauss' son, John Strauss established himself as the “waltz king” in Vienna．Chopin complained that classical music was being ignored in favor of the waltz．He also complained that pieces by Mozart and Beethoven were being“waltzified”to please the public taste．But this did not lower its popularity, which still continues even today．

(1)

The music of waltz was firstly played in ________．

[　　]

A．

England

B．

Germany

C．

Switzerland

D．

Vienna

(2)

Why did the police decide to forbid the extreme dance of waltz in Vienna?

[　　]

A．

Because the police thought the dancers were holding each other very closely．

B．

Because the police thought the dancers were spending too much time in dancing．

C．

Because the police thought the dancers of waltz were creating trouble in the public．

D．

Because the police thought the dancers of waltz were always in a state of being worn out．

(3)

Although the waltz was well popular with most people, yet Chopin complained ________．

[　　]

A．

the classical music by Mozart and Beethoven were being waltzified and looked down upon so as to please the public taste

B．

Strauss Johann junior made himself as the “waltz king”

C．

the waltz was spreading too fast in Vienna

D．

the waltz was immoral and obscene

(4)

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

In the beginning the waltz was created by some famous composers．

B．

Although the waltz was banned in one or two countries, yet it had spread all over the rest of Europe by the mid 18th century．

C．

The dance of waltz was usually performed by only one person．

D．

As a great composer Chopin took the side of the waltz．

(5)

What conclusion can we draw from the passage?

[　　]

A．

The waltz is immoral or even obscene．

B．

All people accepted the waltz completely in the beginning．

C．

The waltz was even thought to be rather shocking fun．

D．

At the present time people still think well of, love and enjoy the waltz．

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