Question

The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly printed newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant, which came out in March 1702.

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston .But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started the Boston Newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the American colonies（殖民地）. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers.There are now about 1, 800 daily papers in the United States.

Today, as a group, newspapers in English have the largest circulation (发行量)in the world .But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun . It sells more than eleven million copies every year.

1.The first regularly printed European newspaper started in ________.

A. Rome in 59 BC          B. Germany in 1609  

C. Amsterdam in 1620       D. England in 1621

2.The first daily newspaper in English started in _________.

A.1620    B. 1621    C. 1590     D.1702

3.What does the author want to inform us?

A. History of newspapers

B. History of daily newspapers

C. The beginning of newspapers

D. On reading newspapers

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了报纸发展的历史，世界各地从报纸的雏形到日报的有序发行以及殖民地报纸的发行。同时也说明了报业发展的现在的情形，发行量最大的报纸等。

1.B细节理解题。Europe didn’t have a regularly printed newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.直到1609年欧洲才有了定期发行的报纸，首份是在德国发行。由此可推出答案应为B。

2.D细节理解题。The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant, which came out in March 1702.句意为：第一份定期发行的英语报纸1620年阿姆斯特丹发行，1621年，伦敦发行第一份英文报纸一周发行一次，第一份英语日报出版于1702年三月，故答案应为D。

3. A综合理解题。第一自然段的意思是：第一份定期发行的英语报纸1620年阿姆斯特丹发行，1621年，伦敦发行第一份英文报纸一周发行一次，第一份英语日报出版于1702年三月。第二自然段的意思是：美国报纸的发行情况以及殖民地报业的情况，故答案应为A，即报纸发展的历史。

【考点】考查科普知识类文章的阅读理解。