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Unit 4 Newspapers

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　　Newspapers Passage 1阅读理解一

　　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 700s,the world's first printed newspaper was published.Europe didn't have a regularly published 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.It 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 Newsletter,the first newspaper published daily in the American colonies.By 1760,the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers.There are now about 1800 daily papers in the United States.

　　Today,as a group,English language newspapers have the largest circulation 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 day.

　　注释

　　1、regularly adv.有规律地,有规则地,整齐地,匀称地；定期地

　　2、colony n.殖民地

　　3、circulation n.(书报杂志的)销售量，发行额，销路

　　4、newsletter n.时事通讯根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　()1The passage mainly tells us .

　　A. when the newspapers publishedB. history of newspapers

　　C. what are newspapersD. who invented newspapers

　　()2. The first European regularly published newspaper was printed in .

　　A. GermanyB. Amsterdam

　　C. RomeD. Boston

　　()3The daily newspaper has a history of now.

　　A. over 19 centuriesB. nearly 1900 years

　　C. more than 20 centuriesD. only 200 years

　　()4 was the daily English newspaper.

　　A. Asahi ShimbunB. The Boston newsletter

　　C. Benjamin HarrisD. The Daily Courant

　　()5The first circulation for a newspaper today is.

　　A、a Japanese newspaperB、an English papers

　　C、a German newspaperD、a Chinese newspaper

　　Passage 2阅读理解二

　　Sometimes the reader's request is not an important one,but the newspaper which receives it usually tries to give the requested help.One reader wrote:

　　“My two children love Secretariat,the horse that has been winning all the races.They would like to know if it would be possible to get one of Secretariat's shoes.”

　　The result was that the children were sent one of the racing shoes worn by the famous horse when he won at Churchill Downs in Kentucky.

　　Sometimes there is real problem to be solved(settled).During the spring of 1973 MR FIX IT learned that a young nurse from the Philippines was near death in an American hospital thousands of miles from home.She had no relatives in the United States and no close friends.MR FIX IT located her sister in the Philippines and helped the sister get the government papers she needed insgroupsto visit the United States.In the meantime,readers of the newspaper sent money to pay for her travel.Though there were many difficulties,the young nurse managed to have her sister at her side before she died.

　　注释

　　1、request vt.(郑重或正式)请求,要求,恳求,邀请

　　2、relative n.亲戚

　　3、locate vt.确定...的地点范围

　　4、in the meantime在...期间,同时

　　5、manage vi.处理,应付过去vt.管理,控制,操纵,维持,运用,搞成,设法,达成根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　()1“Secretariat”is.

　　A、a popular English singer

　　B、a famous racing horse

　　C、a splendid American film

　　D、a wonderful horse shoe

　　()2What is MR FIX IT?.

　　A、It's a person who often helps others

　　B、It's a reader who often reads something new

　　C、It's a man who often asks for unimportant things

　　D、It's part of a newspaper which is often helpful

　　()3where was the nurse from? .

　　A、AsiaB、Africa

　　C、AmericanD、Europe

　　()4The word“locate”in this passage probably means“”.

　　A、knowB、find

　　C、sendD、take

　　()5Which of the following is true according to this passage?.

　　A、The Philippine nurse died in Kentucky

　　B、The nurse died while she was working in the hospital

　　C、The nurse saw her sister before she died

　　D、Readers of the newspaper sent money to the nurse

　　Passage 3完形填空

　　Working on a newspaper is a very busy job.Many newspapers 1 each day,and they have to 2 people with all the latest news.The editor is in 3 of the paper.Reporters 4 news stories and write them.The paper is printed so that it is 5 sale every morning.

　　People 6 up the editor when something interesting 7. The editor sends a reporter and a photographer to find out 8 about it.

　　The reporter phones the newspaper to tell the story.A typist types it 9.

　　Next,the editor decides how much“space”to give the story.Important stories 10 most of a page.The stories are keyed into a computer and 11 print.

　　The first copies are called“proofs”.Another editor 12 mistakes.The stories are all 13 in the paper.Then the paper is printed.

　　The newspapers are 14 by lorry,plane or rail. 15 are taken all over the country.

　　The 16 arrive early in the morning,and people buy them.

　　Not all newspapers 17 every day.Some are weekly with a Sunday edition.Local newspapers 18 the news for different parts of the country.

　　Working on a daily paper is always busy.But people working on weekly papers do not have to work 19 such a hurry.Sometimes reporters 20 all over the world to report news.

　　注释

　　1、key vt.用键盘把(信息)输入计算机

　　2、proof n.校样

　　3、lorry n.(英)卡车=(美)truck

　　4、local adj.地方的

　　5、provide vt.供应；供给通读短文选出一个最佳答案

　　()1A、printed B print C is printing D are printed

　　()2A、copy B、write C、provide D、take

　　()3A、search B、charge C、front D、face

　　()4A、see B、search C、find D、look up

　　()5A、in B、on C、for D、with

　　()6A、phone B、say C、tell D、talk

　　()7A、happen B、will happen C、is happening D、happened

　　()8A、much B、many C、more D、most

　　()9A、on B、out C、up D、off

　　()10A、take out B、take in C、take up D、take off

　　()11A、make up B、made of C、made into D、make out

　　()12A、find B、corrects C、looks up D、look for

　　()13A、puts B、putting C、put D、to put

　　()14A、delivers B、delivering C、delivered D、deliver

　　()15A、It B、Them C、They D、Their

　　()16A、paper B、papers C、news D、stories

　　()17A、came outB、comeC、come upD、come out

　　()18A、to report B、reports C、report D、reporting

　　()19A、on B、in C、with D、of

　　()20A、reach B、arrive C、travel D、walk

　　Passage 4判断正误

　　The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising.He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason.But if the newspaper is well written and the news articles have been carefully chosen to attract local readers,the businessmen are thankful for the chances to keep their products in the public eyes.

　　Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors seldom hold with taking sides on political questions.But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feeling on local problems.A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping conditions,improve transport in the area and protect local monuments and places of interest.

　　These papers often sound rather dull and it seems surprising that they all make a profit.But for many people in small towns and villages the death of someone known to them or the fix of traffic lights at a busy corner nearby can sometimes be more important than a disaster in a foreign country.

　　注释

　　1、attract vt.吸引

　　2、comment vi.(常与on,that连用)评论；注释；批评

　　3、community n.社区

　　4、council n.政务会；理事会；委员会；顾问班子

　　5、disaster n.灾难；灾祸；天灾根据文章内容判断正误

　　()1According to the passage,the advertising is the most important in any newspaper.

　　()2The local newspapers seldom have their own ideas on national political questions.

　　()3The businessmen don't like the local newspapers because of the low sales of their products.

　　()4A local newspaper can persuade the council to do many good things for local people.

　　参考答案Passage 1

　　1、B文章主要讲述了报纸的历史。其中包括发行时间(A)，发行的内容(C)和谁参与了发行(D)。

　　2、A第一段最后一句“when one was started in Germany.”已说明答案。

　　3、C根据“The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC”这句话，可以推测出答案。

　　4、D文章说The Daily Courant是第一份英文报纸。

　　5、A文章最后一段第二句已说明，日本报纸Asahi Shimbun是当今世界发行量最大的一份报纸。

　　Passage 2

　　1、B从第二段第一句可知“Secretariat”是一匹赛马的名字。

　　2、D从文章中我们可以看出，“MR FIX IT”是报纸中的专栏，它为读者提供一些特别的服务。

　　3、A文章第四段第二句已经告诉我们。

　　4、B“MR FIX IT”帮助一位来自菲律宾的护士，在她死之前，帮她找到远在菲律宾的妹妹来看望她。如果这样判断，“locate”就是“找到”的意思。

　　5、C文章最后一句话中的“managed”表明“设法做到了某事”的意思。因此，护士在她死之前见到了她的妹妹。而从文中可知这个女护士在美国住院，死于美国，读者把钱捐给了护士的姐姐，因此A、B、D均不正确。

　　Passage 3

　　1、D应该用被动语态。

　　2、Cprovide sb. with sth.意为“向某人提供某物”，也可以用provide sth. for sb.来替换。

　　3、Bsb. be in charge of sth.意为“某人负责某事”。

　　4、C此句意思是，记者需要找新闻，故C符合题意。

　　5、Bon sale意为“出售”；for sale意为“待售”。例如：①Many kinds of vegetables are on sale in the market.品种繁多的蔬菜正在市场上销售。②Is the house for sale?这间房子正在等待出售吗?

　　6、Aphone up sb.等于call up sb., up也可省略。

　　7、C根据文章意思，用进行时态更能体现新闻事件的突发性。其他四个选项语法上不符合句意。

　　8、C指了解更多的新闻。

　　9、Btype sth. out意为“把……打印出来”。

　　10、Ctake up意为“占有”。例如：This piano takes up too much room.钢琴占了很大的空间。

　　11、Cmake up意为“组成、编造”；make out意为“看出来、认出来、证明”，故C符合题意。

　　12、B根据空后单词，可推测是“修改错误”的意思。

　　13、C此句为被动语态。

　　14、C解释同上题。

　　15、C指报纸被运往全国各地。

　　16、Bpaper指报纸是可数名词。

　　17、Dcome out作“出版”讲；come up作“出现”讲。

　　18、Creport作“报道”讲，其他三项语法上说不通。

　　19、Bin a hurry是固定搭配。

　　20、Ctravel是不及物动词，而reach是及物动词。

　　Passage 4

　　1、T文章第一句说明了任何一种报纸要想办得好都离不开广告。

　　2、T文章第二段第一句已经给出了答案。

　　3、F由第一段第三句可知如果地方报纸的内容能够吸引当地的读者的话，商人们还是会很喜爱地方报纸的。

　　4、T“A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping conditions, improve transport in the area and protect local monuments and places of interest.”此句说明了地方报纸在当地所起的作用。

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