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　　The British are the most various newspaper readers in the world.

　　The read newspapers at breakfast; they walk to the bus reading a newspaper; they read a newspaper on bus, as they go to work; and on the way back home, after work, they are engrossed in an evening newspaper.

　　There are many“morning papers”, both national and provincial. The most famous is The Times, Contrary to what many foreigners believe, this is not a government newspaper. The various newspaper usually have their own views on politics, but they are not organs of the political parties, with the exception of the Communist Morning Star. The Labor Party and the Trades Union Congress no longer have a daily newspaper to represent them.

　　Bold headlines and a variety of photographs are features of the British press. Some newspapers, such as the sober Daily Telegraph and The Times use photographs sparingly. The more“popular”newspapers, using the small or“tabloid”format, such as the Daily Express, the Mail, the daily Mirror and the Sun, use pictures extensively and also run strip cartoons and humorous drawings, some of which present striking pictorial comment on politics.

　　Besides offering features common to newspapers all over the world, British newspaper specialize in pages devoted to criticism of the arts and a woman’s page. One feature found in many foreign newspapers in missing in British papers: the serial.

Nearly all papers pay special attention to the reporting of sport and athletics. The evening newspapers are often bought because the purchaser wants to know the winner of a race, or to get good tip for a race that is still to be run.

　　There is no censorship of the press in Britain (except in wartime), though of course all newspapers-like private persons－are responsible for what they publish, and can be used for libel(诽谤) for publishing articles that go beyond the bounds of decency, or for“contempt of court”(e.g. calling a man a murderer while he is still being tried. Such lawsuits are infrequent.)

1．Which of the following does not serve as an evidence that the British are the great newspaper readers?

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A．They read newspapers at breakfast.

B．They read newspapers at work.

C．They read newspapers on bus.

D．They read newspapers on the way back home.

2．Many foreigners think that ________.

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A．the Times is an organ of the government

B．the Times has its own views on politics

C．the Times is the most famous newspaper in the world

D．the Times pays too much attention to the reporting of political events

3．The serial is a feature of ________.

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A．British newspapers

B．many foreign newspapers

C．The Times

D．none of the above

4．Which of the following conclusions can NOT be drawn from the passage?

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A．Englishmen always take every possible chance to read newspapers.

B．In Britain, newspapers must be carefully examined by the authorities before their publication lest they present anything offensive.

C．Few British newspapers publish libelous articles.

D．The Times is one of the world-famous newspapers.

Answer 1

答案：B;A;B;B
解析：

1．本题为细节题。题干有关信息位于第一段第2句中对英国人喜爱报纸的描述中，从中可以发现作者并未提到英国人在工作时间阅读报纸。 　　2．本题为细节题。见文章第二段第2、3两句对‘The Times’非政府性描述，“与大多数外国人的想法相反，《泰晤士报》并不是一份政府性的报纸”。 　　3．本题为推理题。题干包含的信息位于第四段最后一句中，“连载－一个外国报纸中经常呈现的特征，但是在英国报纸中却消失了。”故可知应选B。 　　4．本题为推理题。相关内容位于最后一段首句中对英国报业审查过程的叙述，“（除了战时）英国的报纸是没有相关的审查制度的”，与选项B中的内容相反。