When you turn on the radio, you hear an advertisement. When you watch television, you hear and see an advertisement. If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine, again you find an advertisement. If you walk down the street, you see one advertising board after another. All day, every day, people who want to sell you something compete to catch your attention. As a result, advertisements are almost everywhere.

In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work. Many TV stations, newspapers, magazines, radio stations are privately owned. The government does not give them money. So where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses.

Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of keeping your name before the public? and some people thought that advertising was “truth well told.” Now more and more people describe it in this way: Advertising is the paid, non-personal, and usually persuasive(有说服力的) description of goods, services and ideas by identified sponsors(明确的出资者) through various media.

First, advertising is usually paid for. Various sponsors pay for the advertisements we see, read, and hear over the various media. Second, advertising is non-personal. It is not face to face communication. Although you may feel that a message in a certain advertisement is aimed directly at you, in reality, it is directed at large groups of people. Third, advertising is usually persuasive. Directly or indirectly it tells people to do something. All advertisements try to make people believe that the product, idea, or service advertised can do good to them. Fourth, the sponsor of the advertisement must be identified. From the advertisement, we can see if the sponsor is a company, or an organization, or an individual. Fifth, advertising reaches us through traditional and nontraditional mass media. Included in the traditional media are newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and films. Nontraditional media include the mail, matchbox covers, and billboards.

The existence(存在) of the privately owned mass media depends financially(经济上地) on _________.

A. the government  B. their owners?families C. advertisements   D. the audience

according to the passage, who are most probably paying for the advertisements?

A. Companies.       B. Organizations.   C. Individuals.       D. All of the above.

Which of the following is considered nontraditional mass media?

A. Newspapers.      B. The mail.   C. Magazines. D. Films.

according to the passage, which of the following statements about the features of advertisements is NOT true?

A. Advertising must be honest and amusing.

B. Advertising is meant for large groups of people.

C. Advertising tells people to do something directly or indirectly.

D. The sponsors are always mentioned in the advertisements.

When you turn on the radio, you hear an advertisement. When you watch television, you hear and see an advertisement. If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine, again you find an advertisement. If you walk down the street, you see one advertising board after another. All day, every day, people who want to sell you something compete to catch your attention. As a result, advertisements are almost everywhere.
In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work. Many TV stations, newspapers, magazines, radio stations are privately owned. The government does not give them money. So where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses.
Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of “keeping your name before the public”. And some people thought that advertising was “truth well told”. Now more and more people describe it in this way: Advertising is the paid , nonpersonal, and usually persuasive description of goods, services and ideas by identified sponsors(出资者) through various media.
First, advertising is usually paid for. Various sponsors pay for the advertisements we see, read, and hear over the various media. Second, advertising is nonpersonal. It is not face to face communication. Although you may feel that a message in a certain advertisement is aimed directly at you. In reality, it is directed at large groups of people. Third, advertising is usually persuasive. Directly or indirectly it tells people to do something. All advertisements try to make people believe that the product, idea, or service advertised can do good to them. Fourth, the sponsor of the advertisement must be identified. From the advertisement, we can see if the sponsor is a company, or an organization, or an individual. Fifth, advertising reaches us through traditional and nontraditional mass media. Included in the traditional media are newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and films. Nontraditional media includes the mail, matchbox covers and billboards.
【小题1】According to the passage, who are most probably paying for the advertisements?

When you turn on the radio, you hear an advertisement. When you watch television, you hear and see an advertisement. If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine, again you find an advertisement. If you walk down the street, you see one advertising board after another. All day, every day, people who want to sell you something compete to catch your attention. As a result, advertisements are almost everywhere.

In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work. Many TV stations, newspapers, magazines, radio stations are privately owned. The government does not give them money. So where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses.

Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of “keeping your name before the public”. And some people thought that advertising was “truth well told”. Now more and more people describe it in this way: Advertising is the paid , nonpersonal, and usually persuasive description of goods, services and ideas by identified sponsors(出资者) through various media.

First, advertising is usually paid for. Various sponsors pay for the advertisements we see, read, and hear over the various media. Second, advertising is nonpersonal. It is not face to face communication. Although you may feel that a message in a certain advertisement is aimed directly at you. In reality, it is directed at large groups of people. Third, advertising is usually persuasive. Directly or indirectly it tells people to do something. All advertisements try to make people believe that the product, idea, or service advertised can do good to them. Fourth, the sponsor of the advertisement must be identified. From the advertisement, we can see if the sponsor is a company, or an organization, or an individual. Fifth, advertising reaches us through traditional and nontraditional mass media. Included in the traditional media are newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and films. Nontraditional media includes the mail, matchbox covers and billboards.

1.According to the passage, who are most probably paying for the advertisements?

A. Companies.       B. Organizations.           C. Individuals.     D. All of the above.

2.The existence of the privately owned mass media depends financially on______.

A. the government       B. their owners’ families       C. advertisements

D. the audience

3.Which of the following is considered nontraditional mass media?

A. Newspapers       B. The mail             C. Magazines            D. Films

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the features of advertisements is NOT true?

A. Advertising must be honest and amusing.

B. Advertising is meant for large groups of people.

C. Advertising tells people to do something directly or indirectly.

D. The sponsors are always mentioned in the advertisements.

When you turn on the radio, you hear an advertisement. When you watch television, you hear and see an advertisement. If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine, again you find an advertisement. If you walk down the street, you see one advertising board after another. All day, every day, people who want to sell you something compete to catch your attention. As a result, advertisements are almost everywhere.
In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work. Many TV stations, newspapers, magazines, radio stations are privately owned. The government does not give them money. So where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses.
Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of keeping your name before the public? and some people thought that advertising was “truth well told.” Now more and more people describe it in this way: Advertising is the paid, non-personal, and usually persuasive(有说服力的) description of goods, services and ideas by identified sponsors(明确的出资者) through various media.
First, advertising is usually paid for. Various sponsors pay for the advertisements we see, read, and hear over the various media. Second, advertising is non-personal. It is not face to face communication. Although you may feel that a message in a certain advertisement is aimed directly at you, in reality, it is directed at large groups of people. Third, advertising is usually persuasive. Directly or indirectly it tells people to do something. All advertisements try to make people believe that the product, idea, or service advertised can do good to them. Fourth, the sponsor of the advertisement must be identified. From the advertisement, we can see if the sponsor is a company, or an organization, or an individual. Fifth, advertising reaches us through traditional and nontraditional mass media. Included in the traditional media are newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and films. Nontraditional media include the mail, matchbox covers, and billboards.

1. 1.

   The existence(存在) of the privately owned mass media depends financially(经济上地) on _________.

   1. A.
      the government
   2. B.
      their owners?families
   3. C.
      advertisements
   4. D.
      the audience
2. 2.

   according to the passage, who are most probably paying for the advertisements?

   1. A.
      Companies.
   2. B.
      Organizations.
   3. C.
      Individuals.
   4. D.
      All of the above.
3. 3.

   Which of the following is considered nontraditional mass media?

   1. A.
      Newspapers.
   2. B.
      The mail.
   3. C.
      Magazines.
   4. D.
      Films.
4. 4.

   according to the passage, which of the following statements about the features of advertisements is NOT true?

   1. A.
      Advertising must be honest and amusing.
   2. B.
      Advertising is meant for large groups of people.
   3. C.
      Advertising tells people to do something directly or indirectly.
   4. D.
      The sponsors are always mentioned in the advertisements.

Advertising means to draw people’s attention to something. It is a central feature of our lives. Sales depend upon it. So does our knowledge of what is available. Read the following advertisements and see how much you understand them.

About what they advertise, we can safely say that           .

A. advertisements（I）and（III）advertise two products

B. advertisements（III）and（IV）advertise services

C. advertisements（II）and（III）advertise beliefs

D. advertisements（I）and（IV）provide jobs

How many advertisements are trying to be price competitive?

A. 1.      B. 2.      C. 3.      D. 4.

Which of the following statements about the advertisements above is NOT true?

A. A newspaper uses one of them in its own newspaper.

B. All of them advertise for the largest number of customers.

C. All of them list the prices.

D. All of them have included contact in formation.

From these examples of advertisements, we can conclude that .

A. some advertisements are provided by newspapers free of charge

B. newspaper is the most common means of advertising

C. advertising is an expensive business

D. advertisements should appeal to customers

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