Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?
Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings--battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather repets, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stones, anra ox course, auwmments. There are a sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.
Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons.
41. The habit of reading newspapers is
A. widespread                   B. found among a few families
C. not popular                   D. uncommon
42. In the past, news was
A. sent by telegraph                B. sent by letter
C. sent by telephone                D. passed from one person to another
43. The money spent on advertisements is
A. wasted                       B. not much
C. worthwhile                    D. of no use to anyone
44. Which of the following statements is not tree?
A. Five hundred years ago news didn't take a long time to reach other countries.
B. Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers because they want to draw people's attention to their products.
C. The news that we need in our newspapers in up-to-date.
D. Though the newspapers are sold at a low price, people still gain profit.
45. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. Here the phrase "subscribe to"means           .
A. contribute to                       B. write to
C. agree to buy for a specified time       D. appreciate
41—45  ADCAC
本文主要從新聞的來源和它的信息包含范圍來說明它在人們?nèi)粘Ｉ钌钪械闹匾约叭藗冇嗛喫脑颉?br />41. A 推斷題。從第一段可知幾乎每一個(gè)家庭至少都會(huì)訂閱一份報(bào)紙，所以由此推斷閱讀報(bào)紙的習(xí)慣很“普及（widespread）”。
42. D 細(xì)節(jié)題。由The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate可知，古代新聞是通過人與人之間的交談口頭傳播的。
43. C 推斷題。根據(jù)it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country可知對(duì)廣告商而言投入的廣告費(fèi)是“值得的（worthwhile）”；同時(shí)從后文可以知道其它選項(xiàng)不符合文意。
44. A 細(xì)節(jié)題。從took months and even years to travel from one country to another知，500年前新聞從一個(gè)國(guó)家傳到另一個(gè)國(guó)家需要很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。其它的都能從文中找到相應(yīng)介紹支持。
45. C 詞義題。作者先在第一句介紹，每個(gè)家庭至少買一份報(bào)紙；由此我們可以推出后面的一些家庭與三四份報(bào)紙的關(guān)系是“訂閱（subscribe）”即agree to buy for a specified time。
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