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 B C. 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 England was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621，an English newspaper was in London and was pub lished 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,English language newspapers have the largest circula-tion(发行量)   in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi (《朝日新闻》) .It sells more than

eleven million copies every year.

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

   A. Rome   B. Amsterdam

   C.  Germany   D. England

2. The first daily newspaper in English started in      .

A. 1702   B. 1621

   C. 1590   D. 1620

3. From the passage,we know that      .

   A. many people in the world read the newspaper now

   B.  one English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world

   C.  the first daily newspaper was printed in Rome in 59 BC

   D.  newspapers have the longest history in the United States

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Newspapers started in 59 B C.

   B.  The first American newspaper was stopped by the government.

  C.  The first English newspaper started in England.

   D.  Germany had the earliest European printed newspaper.

Answer 1

 1. C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609,when one was started in Germany. ”可知答案。

2. A细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句“The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant,which came out in March 1702. ”可知答案。

3. A推理判断题。B、C、D三项信息都与原文不符。根据最后两段可知A项为正确答案。

4. B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“But not long after it was first published,the government stopped the paper. ” 可知答案。