阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Do you read your sheets(床单) when you go to bed at night? Books and newspapers aren't always on paper. Sandra Hockman , an American writer, recently published a book poems on sheets and clothes. She said, “People can hang my poems on washing lines. This better than books which they can only read in dark dusty libraries. ”

　　About a hundred and fifty years ago there were newspapers that weren't on paper. There was a government tax on newspapers. Publishers who didn't want to pay the tax printed the news on handkerchiefs. It was a good idea. But, in the end they still had to pay.

　　On 21st October, 1875, an Australian paper appeared on handkerchiefs. It was difficult get paper and it was very expensive. So the editor bought hundreds of handkerchiefs. After sold all his “news-handkerchiefs ”he needed the handkerchiefs for the next time. He employed boys, who collected all the hankies. Then they washed them and used them again. They did this until they could buy enough paper.

　　In 1850 a Paris newspaper came out on rubber. It was especially for people who liked read in the bath!

1．The writer wants to tell us that ________ .

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A．publishers don't print newspapers on paper in order not to pay the tax

B．newspapers on rubber are especially fit for those who enjoy bathing

C．all the books and newspapers are not printed on paper

D．news-handkerchiefs can be reused

2．“People can hang my poems on washing lines” means “people can read my poe ________”.

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A．while they are washing clothes and sheets

B．when they are hanging the washing out

C．as they are in libraries which are dirty and not bright enough

D．when they are washing themselves in the bath

3．The editor employed boys to collect the used handkerchiefs because ________ .

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A．he thought boys could be paid less

B．he couldn't afford enough paper

C．he thought handkerchiefs were better than paper

What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority（优先）over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.
　　In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail— other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.
　　Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable — to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical（合乎道义的）or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or catch our vulnerability(弱点). Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.
　　Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution（美国宪法）.
【小题1】According to the passage, persuasion means ________.

What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority（优先）over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.

　　In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail— other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.

　　Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable — to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical（合乎道义的）or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or catch our vulnerability(弱点). Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.

　　Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution（美国宪法）.

1.According to the passage, persuasion means ________.

2.The underlined word in the second paragraph “prevail” means“________”.

3.The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is ________.

4.The passage mainly discusses ________.