Question

【题目】Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people can have as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?

Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings, such as battles lost and won, kings or rulers (统治者) overthrown (推翻) or killed, took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by words of mouth. Today we can read in our newspapers of important things that happen in faraway countries at the same time.

Besides giving news from all over the world, newspapers tell us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, as well as radio, television and film guides. There are also book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements (广告). There are all kinds of advertisements. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space (广告版面), but it is worth the money because news of what they make in factories goes into almost every home in the country. For those who make newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit (利润).

【1】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Almost all the people all over the world read newspapers.

B. Why do people read newspapers?

C. Newspapers can make a good profit.

D. How did the newspapers come about?

【2】What does the word “it” refer to?

A. The newspapers. B. The newspapers space. C. The advertisements. D. The money.

【3】Newspapers were created to ______ many years ago.

A. make a profit B. spread information C. overthrow the rulers D. won the battles

【4】About the use of newspapers, which one is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Weather reports. B. Tell us about some films.

C. Tell us some stories. D. Help us find people.

【5】From the passage, we can know the reason that the newspapers are cheap is ______.

A. many people buy them

B. there is help from the government

C. they can get money from the advertisements

D. they don’t want to make money

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文介绍了人们读报纸的原因。报纸传播世界各地的消息，能告诉我们很多其他有用的信息，例如：天气预报，收音机、电视和电影的导视，书评，故事和广告。

【1】B

概括归纳题。根据But why do people read newspapers?可知本文主要介绍了人们为什么读报纸。故选B。

【2】B

词义猜测题。根据They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space (广告版面),可知此处表示广告版面，故选B。

【3】B

推理判断题。根据Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings, such as battles lost and won, kings or rulers (统治者) overthrown (推翻) or killed, took months and even years to travel from one country to another.可知很多年前，报纸被创造的目的是传播消息，故选B。

【4】D

细节理解题。根据There are weather reports, as well as radio, television and film guides. There are also book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements (广告).可知从报纸上我们可以得知天气预报，收音机、电视和电影的导视，书评，故事和广告，因此没有提到帮助找到人，故选D。

【5】C

推理判断题。根据Money from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit (利润).可知因为报纸可以从广告上盈利，因此报纸的价格低廉，故选C。

根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题4，根据There are weather reports, as well as radio, television and film guides. There are also book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements (广告).可知从报纸上我们可以得知天气预报，收音机、电视和电影的导视，书评，故事和广告，因此没有提到帮助找到人，故选D。