It seems to me that British newspapers aren't really newspapers at all. They contain news, it is true, but much of this news only appears in print because it is guaranteed to shock, surprise or cause a chuckle.

　　What should we expect to find in a real newspaper? Interesting political articles? Accurate reports of what has been happening in distant comers of the world? The latest news from the stack exchange? Full coverage of great sporting events? In-depth interviews with leading personalities?

　　It is a sad fact that in Britain the real newspapers, the ones that report the facts, sell in thousands, while the popular papers that set out to shock or amuse have a circulation of several million. One’s inescapable conclusion is that the vast majority of British readers do not really want a proper newspaper at all. They just want a few pages of entertainment.

　　I buy the same newspaper every day. In this paper political matters, both British and foreign, are covered in full. The editorial column may support government policy on one issue and oppose it on another. There is a full page of book reviews and another devoted to the latest happenings in the theatre, the cinema and the world of art. Stock exchange prices are quoted daily. So are the exchange rates of the world's major currencies. The sports correspondents are among the best in the country, while the standard of the readers’letters is absolutely first class. If an intelligent person were to find a copy of this paper 50 years from now, he or she would still find it entertaining, interesting and instructive.

　　So my favourite newspaper is obviously very different from those popular papers that have a circulation of several million. But that does not mean that it is "better" or that they are “worse”. We are not comparing like with like. A publisher printing a newspaper with a circulation of several million is running a highly successful commercial operation. The people who buy his product are obviously satisfied customers and in a free society everybody should have the right to buy whatever kind of newspaper he pleases.

　　1.What kind of newspaper does the author prefer?

　　A. A popular newspaper.

　　B. An entertaining newspaper.

　　C. A daily newspaper.

　　D. A serious newspaper.

　　Best Answer:D

　　詳解：答案D。從文章中可知作者喜歡real newspaper。文章第四段對這種報(bào)紙的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)的說明，可見real newspaper其實(shí)是一種客觀、嚴(yán)肅的報(bào)紙。D項(xiàng)說法與此相近，因此D項(xiàng)為正確答案。

　　2. The reason the popular newspapers sell better is that ________.

　　A. people don't like real news

　　B. people have bad taste

　　C. people are mostly uneducated

　　D. people want entertainment

　　Best Answer:D

　　詳解：答案D。從文章第三段最后一句：They just want a few pages of entertainment.可知D項(xiàng)為正確答案。

　　3.The author thinks that the popular newspapers are not _______.

　　A. entertaining

　　B. instructive

　　C. interesting

　　D. amusing

　　Best Answer:B

　　詳解：答案B。從文章中可知，大眾報(bào)的內(nèi)容主要是一些令人震驚(shocking)或娛樂性的文章。A、C、D三項(xiàng)是大眾報(bào) 的特征。從第四段最后一句可知instructive(有教育意義的)屬于real newspaper的特點(diǎn)。因此D項(xiàng)為正確答案。

　　4.The real newspapers are more suitable for _______.

　　A. common people

　　B. hard-working people

　　C. intelligent people

　　D. curious people

　　Best Answer:C

　　詳解：答案C。第四段最后一句指出：如果一個聰明人找到了一份50年前的這種報(bào)紙，他或她將發(fā)現(xiàn)這種報(bào)紙仍是有趣、有教育意義的�？梢娺@種報(bào)紙更適合intelligent people。因此C項(xiàng)為正確答案。

　　5. According to the author, the popular papers are _______.

　　A. better than the real newspapers

　　B. different from the real newspapers

　　C. worse than the real newspapers

　　D. more interesting than the real newspapers

　　Best Answer:B

　　詳解：答案B。第五段開頭兩句指出“我”最喜歡的報(bào)紙與這些有著幾百萬銷售量的大眾報(bào)明顯不同。但這并不意味著其中哪種更好或更差。A、C兩項(xiàng)說法不對。D項(xiàng)文章未提到。從文章中可知，其實(shí)real newspaper也很有趣。因此B項(xiàng)為正確答案。