题目内容
【题目】The story of the magazine
【1】
When you look at the different kinds of colorful magazines in the shops (and online) today, it’s easy to think that they are a modern idea. However, magazines have been around since the 18th century and they have been an important part of people’s daily lives for hundreds of years.
【2】
One of the earliest magazines was The Gentleman’s Magazine which was started in London in 1731 by a man called Edward Cave. He was the first person to use the word “magazine” about a regular publication. The word comes from the Arabic makhzan or storehouse. His idea was that his magazine was a storehouse, or place that you could keep information about many different things.
【3】
Magazines became more popular in the 19th century. They gave people tips to help them with their daily lives, and they often had serialized(系列的) stories which gave the readers a new episode every week. Each part finished at a very exciting point in the story. Famous writers such as Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created serialized novels for magazines.
【4】
One very important serialized novel was Hard Times by Dickens. It came out in 20 weekly parts between 1 April and 12 August 1854 in the magazine Household Words. This magazine was very good value and it was a cheap way for readers to buy a version of a novel.
【5】
Soap operas on TV today are often similar to the serialized novels. These old stories have often been made into modern films or TV series and they are still popular with modern audiences because they are so exciting.
A. Weekly stories by important writers
B. Magazines are not a new thing
C. The earliest magazine for women
D. Why these magazines are still popular today
E How people could read expensive novels
F. An early example of a magazine
【答案】
【1】B
【2】F
【3】A
【4】E
【5】D
【解析】
本文主要讲述了与杂志有关的故事，杂志在现在仍然很流行。
【1】根据文本有些人认为杂志是一个很现代的说法，但是根据however后面的内容，杂志成为人们生活中的一部分已经几百年了，所以推测出此处Magazines are not a new thing杂志已经不是一件新鲜事了。故选B。
【2】文本中的关键词one of the earliest magazines, 讲述了其中一本最早的杂志的由来，因此是An early example of a magazine一本杂志的早期例子。故选F。
【3】十九世纪杂志变得很流行，经常有一些著名的作家为杂志提供系列的小说，为人们的生活提供一些帮助，因此本题选择A选项，Weekly stories by important writers讲述著名作家们为杂志提供的每周一篇的故事。故选A。
【4】其中一个系列的的小说是Dickens写的，被连载在杂志上，最后说杂志是一种很廉价的方式让读者能够买到一个版本的小说，E项How people could read expensive novels人们如何阅读昂贵的小说符合段意。故选E。
【5】以前旧的故事或者小说被改编为电视剧和电影，让这些小说故事在新的时代仍旧受到观众的喜爱，因此本题选择D选项，Why these magazines are still popular today为什么杂志依旧很流行。故选D。
