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         Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn the newspapers there have such a large circulation(发行量). The Daily Mirror and the Daily Express both sell about four million copies every day. British
    families generally buy a newspaper every morning and two or three on Sundays.
          Besides the national papers, there is, however, another branch of the British press which sells almost
    as many copies. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and
    country area has one. Nearly all of them hold their own finance(财政) and many of them are very
    profitable.
          These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events-births, weddings,
    deaths, council(议会) meetings and sports. Editors prefer to depend on people who know the district
    well. A great deal of local. news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it
    does not get out of date as quickly as national news.
         The editors must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. They are
    usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well
    written and the news items have been carefully chosen to draw local readers, the businessmen are
    grateful for the chance to keep their products in the public eyes.         
    1. Local newspapers have
    A. a circulation as large as that of national newspapers
    B. a daily circulation of 13 million
    C. a slightly smaller circulation
    D. an even larger circulation
    2. Which of the following is TRUE?
    A. Every town and country area has at least one paper of its own.
    B. Nearly all towns and country areas have their own papers.
    C. There is a paper, national or local, in each town and country area.
    D. A lot of distant town and country areas do not have their own papers.
    3. In the writer's opinion, the editor must remember that no paper can possibly succeed without         .
    A. advertisements
    B. interesting reports
    C. a great deal of national news
    D. an excellent sales manager
    4. Which of the following is NOT true?
    A. A great deal of local news is supplied by the clubs and churches.
    B. Local readers are much interested in local news.
    C. These papers are written almost entirely for local readers.
    D. These papers are likely to get out of date quickly.

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    　　Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation(发行)．The “Daily Mirror ” and the “Daily express” both sell about four million copies everyday．British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and two or three on Sundays．

    　　Besides the national papers, there is, however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies．Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million．Almost every town and county area has one．Nearly all them hold their own financially(财政)and many of them are very profitable(赚钱的)．

    　　These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events-births, weddings, deaths, council(地方会议)meetings and sports．Editors prefer to rely on people who know the district well．A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out to date as quickly as national news．

    　　The editors must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising(广告)．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 items have been carefully chosen to draw local readers, the business men are grateful for the opportunity(机会)to keep their products in the public eyes．

    (1)

    Visitors to Britain are surprised to learn that．

    [　　]

    A．

    there are so many local newspapers there

    B．

    local papers should have a circulation of four million

    C．

    the “Daily Mirror ” and “Daily Express” sell as many as 4 million copies every day

    D．

    British newspapers are so widely read

    (2)

    Local newspapers have ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    a circulation as large as that of national newspapers

    B．

    a daily circulation of 13 million

    C．

    a slightly smaller circulation

    D．

    an even larger circulation

    (3)

    In the writer’s opinion, no paper can possibly succeed without．

    [　　]

    A．

    advertisements

    B．

    interesting reports

    C．

    a great deal of national news

    D．

    an excellent sales manager

    (4)

    Which of the following is true?

    [　　]

    A．

    All the local newspapers are very profitable

    B．

    Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 14 million

    C．

    Local readers are much interested in local news

    D．

    Each British family buys three newspapers on Sundays

    (5)

    The word “draw ” in the last paragraph may mean．

    [　　]

    A．

    to pull

    B．

    to cause to notice

    C．

    to cause to come

    D．

    to receive

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    　　Shanghai— Shanghai officials are welcoming a new national water law that they say will help them protect the upperreaches of the Huangpu River and other water ways in Shanghai．

    　　The new law,which came into effect yesterday,updates a law enacted in 1988 that focused on supplying water to needy areas,but didn't pay a great deal of attention to environmental protection．

    　　The previous law,for example,gave local authorities power over waterways in these areas,but didn't pay attention to the sources of those rivers and lakes．So,Shanghai was responsible for cleaning and protecting the lower reaches of the Chang Jiang River but had no say in how the river's upper reaches,which feed into Shanghai,are maintained．

    　　The new law will make it easier to control the amount of waste that ends up in local rivers and reduce inefficient use of waterways,said Zhang Jia-yi,director of the Shanghai Water Affairs Bureau,on the bureau's website commenting on law yesterday．

    　　Zhang said the new law focuses on the efficient use of water sources and emphasizes the harmonious（和谐）development of China's population,its economy and environment．

    　　Zhang also emphasizes the city will crack down on companies and individuals（个人）that pollute the city's water sources．The bureau set up a special force to investigate（调查）water pollution in March．

    　　So far this year,the bureau has punished more than 3 million in fines（罚款）on various polluters,Zhang said．

    (1)

    The best title for the news report should be ________

    [　　]

    A．

    A New Law Is Bon

    B．

    A New Water Law to Protect Rivers

    C．

    It's Necessary to Protect the Rivers

    D．

    Make Full Use of Water Sources

    (2)

    The underlined phrase “crack down on”means ________

    [　　]

    A．

    bring up carefully

    B．

    speak highly of

    C．

    deal with seriously

    D．

    destroy completely

    (3)

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    [　　]

    A．

    The law in 1998 is not suitable for the new requires．

    B．

    The new law will stop waste being poured into the Chang Jiang River．

    C．

    A lot of polluting units have been fined this year．

    D．

    The new law and the old one are the same in protecting the environment．

    (4)

    We can infer from the passage ________

    [　　]

    A．

    the problem of protecting the water sources wasn't paid much attention to

    B．

    no laws were carried out to manage the water sources in Shanghai

    C．

    the new law mainly emphasizes how to make use of the water sources

    D．

    companies of individuals that polluted the water sources didn't get fined

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    MEDINA, Saudi Arabia: 3 people were killed when Saudi special forces stormed a Russian airliner and freed more than 100 passengers from hijackers (劫机者) on Friday．The hijackers admitted to be Chechens and threatened to blow up the plane．They seized the airliner on Thursday after it took off from Istanbul and forced it to fly to Saudi Arabia．There they demanded that Russia take back its army in the Muslim district of Chechnya, which goes against the Russian government for its independence．

    SAN FRANCISCO: California’s officials warned on Tuesday that tight electricity supplies could lead to a second following day of statewide power failure．“If we can get some more resources from outside the state of California and if people can save a great deal, that would certainly help．” Said a local official．

    JAKARTA: 4 teenage girls were pressed to death in a shopping center in the Indonesian capital on Sunday．The accident happened when the British boy band AL was performing．Hundreds had gathered to the popular shopping center in Jakarta to hear the group perform．Foreign bands nowadays seldom come to Indonesia．

    KABUL: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban killed 100 cows at the presidential palace in Kabul on March 19．The Taliban carried out the cruel deed to make up for not acting earlier to destroy all the country’s statues．The world has found fault with the destruction of the valuable fortune of the world．

    1．The hijackers seized the Russian airliner because _______．

    A．their Chechen families were threatened to blow up

    B．the plane was forced to fly from Istanbul to Saudi Arabia

    C．they wanted Russia to end his fighting against rebelling Chechens

    D．Saudi Special Forces killed 3 people

    2．How can the State of California be away from the power failure according to the passage?

    A．Get some electricity supplies from other countries．

    B．Ask people to save more electricity．

    C．Warn people of the tight electricity supplies．

    D．The state of California will have to build more power stations．

    3．In the third piece of news the writer just wants to _______．

    A．tell people that the British boy band AL was not welcomed

    B．show his or her anger that foreign bands seldom come to Indonesia

    C．show Indonesia love music so much

    D．tell the fact that 4 girls were pressed to death

    4．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the fourth paragraph?

    A．The Taliban regret destroying the status so late．

    B．The world support what the Taliban have done．

    C．The world support the Taliban’s killing of cows only．

    D．The Taliban regret destroying all the status．

     

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    阅读理解

    　　Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation(发行). The“Daily Mirror”and the“Daily Express”both sell about four million copies every day. British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and two or three on Sundays.

    　　Besides the national papers, there is, however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country area has one. Nearly all of them hold their own financially(财政) and many of them are very profitable (赚钱的).

    　　These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events－births, weddings, deaths, council(地方议会) meetings and sports. Editors prefer to rely on people who know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighbourhood and it does not get out of date as quickly as national news.

    　　The editors 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 items have been carefully chosen to draw local readers, the businessmen are grateful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eyes.

    1．Visitors to Britain are surprised to learn that ________.

    [　　]

    A．there are so many local newspapers there

    B．local papers should have a circulation of four million

    C．the“Daily Mirror”and“Daily Express”sell as many as 4 million copies every day

    D．British newspapers are so widely read

    2．Local newspapers have ________.

    [　　]

    A．a circulation as large as that of national newspapers

    B．a daily circulation of 13 million

    C．a slightly smaller circulation

    D．an even larger circulation

    3．Which of the following is true?

    [　　]

    A．Every town and country area has at least one paper of its own.

    B．Nearly all towns and country areas have their own papers.

    C．There is a paper, national or local, in each town and country area.

    D．A lot of distant town and country areas do not have their own papers.

    4．Which of the following is NOT true?

    [　　]

    A．A great deal of local news is supplied by the clubs and churches.

    B．Local readers are much interested in local news.

    C．These papers are written almost entirely for local readers.

    D．These papers are likely to get out of date quickly.

    5．In the writer’s opinion, the editor must remember that no paper can possibly succeed without ________.

    [　　]

    A．advertisements

    B． interesting reports

    C．a great deal of national news

    D．an excellent sales manager

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