The British are the most voracious (求知欲强烈的) newspaper readers in the world. They read newspapers at 21 ; they walk to the bus reading a
newspaper; they read a newspaper on the 22 as they go to work; and on the way back
home, after work, they read an evening 23 .
There are many daily newspapers in 24 . All the nine national daily
newspapers are 25 in London, and all appear every 26 except on Sundays. Most sell more than a
million 27 a day and cost about three
pence each. 28 the daily newspapers, there are a
number of Sunday newspapers, many of which are 29 with the “dailies”. The Sunday papers
are larger than the daily papers and are usually read for their 30 and other special long articles
rather than their news reports.
Of all the “morning papers”, the most 31 is The Times, which is not a
government newspaper. The various newspapers usually have their own views on
politics, 32 they are not organs (机构) of the political parties, 33 the Communist Morning Star.
It is free for a newspaper to say exactly what it 34 about anybody or anything, though, of
course, 35 newspapers are responsible for what
they publish.
However, it is true of some British
papers, especially the Sunday papers, that in order to 36 more readers they have become vulgar
(庸俗的). The main
headlines have nothing to do with 37 news at all. And there are a few,
especially The Times, the Guardian and the Observer, which
are of the greatest importance in both guiding and expressing the free 38 of very important people.
Nearly all papers pay special attention
to the 39 of sports and games. The evening
newspapers are often bought because the reader wants to know the winner of a
race, or to get a good trip for a 40 that is still to be run.
21. A. school B.
breakfast C.
lunch
D. supper