No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA.　There are almost 2000 of them，as compared with 180 in Japan，164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain.　The quality（质量） of some American papers is quite high and their views are used all over the world.　Excellent newspapers like the Washington Post or the New York Times　have a powerful influence（影响） all over　the country.　However，the Post　and the New York Times　are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain of Le Monde is in France，since each American city has its own daily newspaper.　The best of these give detailed（详细的）accounts of national and international news，but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.?

Like the press（报刊） in most other countries，American newspapers report news from the “exciting” and “relaxing” to the serious.　They try to entertain people as well as give information，for they have to compete with the attraction of television.

Just as American newspapers try to satisfy all tastes，they also try to attract readers of all political parties.　A few news papers support extremist（极端主义者） groups on the far right and on the far left，but most daily newspapers try their best to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are mainly moderate（温和的）.Many of these papers print materials by well?known journalists of different political and social views，in order to give a balanced picture.?

As in other countries American newspapers can be either responsible（负责任的） or irresponsible，but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once exposed political scandals（丑闻），for example，the Watergate Affair（水门事件）.?

1.Which newspaper in the U.　K.　is national？?

A.?Le Monde.　　　　　　　 B.?Washington Post.?

C.?New York Times.　　　　　　 D.?The Times.?

2.Most American newspapers attract readers by carrying　　　　　 .?

A.　national news　　　　　 B.　local news?

C.　international news　　　　 D.　political news?

3.In order to win the competition with television，American newspapers have to　　　 .

A.　give information　　　 B.　give serious news?

C.　give entertainment news　　 D.　give national news?

4.Most daily newspapers attract moderate Americans by　　　　　 .?

A.　printing articles by well-known journalists of different views?

B.　supporting extremist groups?

C.　exposing political scandals?

D.　serving the country well?

Competition，they　believe，＿＿the　national　character　than　corrupt　it．

A)enforces?     B)confirms         C)intensifies?       D)strengthens

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　　lf you go to Brisbane，Australia，you can easily get a small book called“Discover Brisbane”free．The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane：the restaurants，the shops，the cinemas，the streets，the buses，the trains，the banks，ect．Here is something about banks on page 49：

　　ANZ Banking Group

　　Cnr．Greek ＆Queen Sts……………………………………228　　3228

　　Bank of New Zealand

　　410 Queen Street……………………………………………221　　0411

　　Bank of Queensland

　　229 Elizabeth Street…………………………………………229　　3122

　　Commonwealth Banking Group

　　240 Queen Street……………………………………………237　　31ll

　　National Australia Bank Ltd

　　225 Adelaide Street…………………………………………221　　6422

　　Westpac Banking Crop

　　260 Queen Street …………………………………………227　　2666

　　Banking Hours are Mon-Thurs 9∶30am to 4pm．Fri 9∶30 am to 5pm．All banks close Sat Sun ＆ Public Holidays．

　　Australia has a decimal currency with 100 cents to the Dollar

　　Notes available are：＄ 100，＄50，＄20，＄10，＄5

　　Gold coins are：＄2＆＄1．

　　Silver coins are：50，20，10＆1．

　　Copper coins are：2＆1 Cent．

1．You can find ANZ bank on________．

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A．Queen Street

B．Elizabeth Street

C．the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street

D．the corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street

2．________seems to be the most important street in Brisbane．

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3．On Saturday，you can go to________ to put your money in or take your money out．

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A．ANZ Banking Group

B．Bank of Queensland

B．National Australia Bank Ltd

D．no bank

4．In Australia，the banks have their longest service hours on________．

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