Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe (訂閱) to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?

　　Five hundred years ago，news of important happenings--battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown (推翻) 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 far away 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 reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, 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,cooking and fashion as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons(漫畫).

　　61.The habit of reading newspapers is _______.

　　A. uncommon in the world

　　B. not popular in U.S.A.

　　C. widespread in the world

　　D. founded among a few families

　　62.A few hundred years ago news did not _______.

　　A. receive attention

　　B. travel fast

　　C. spread to other countries

　　D. take long to reach other countries

　　63.In the past, news was _______.

　　A. sent by telegraph

　　B. passed from one person to another

　　C. sent by letter

　　D. sent by telephone

　　64.The money spent on advertisement is ______.

　　A. wasted

　　B. not much

　　C. worthwhile

　　D. useless

　　65.The section on jokes and cartoons is ______.

　　A. read only by children

　　B. of no value

　　C. not helpful

　　D. read by many

　　參考答案：

　　61.【答案】 C

　　【精析】事實細(xì)節(jié)題。答案可依據(jù)第一段前兩句: Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three newspapers.“幾乎每個家庭都天天買一份報。一些人訂兩到三份�！敝挥蠧項“在世界上是很普遍的”符合原文含義。widespread; adj.廣布的，遍及的。

　　62.【答案】 B

　　【精析】推理判斷題。答案可依據(jù)第二段第一句:Five hundred years ago，news of important. ..took months and even years to travel from one country to another.“五百年前，一些重要的消息……需要幾個月甚至幾年才能從一國家傳到另一個國家。”注意問題中有個not，為否定題干，而B項含義為“傳播快”，顯然幾百年前消息傳播速度并不快，故選B。

　　63.【答案】 B

　　【精析】[精析]事實細(xì)節(jié)題。答案可依據(jù)第二段第二句:The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.“這些消息口口相傳，從來都不確切�！笨诳谙鄠饕馑寂cB項“從一個人傳到另一個人”最為接近。

　　64.【答案】 C

　　【精析】事實細(xì)節(jié)題。答案可依據(jù)第三段第四句:意思為“它們花費(fèi)巨額金做廣告，但這是值得的……” worth the money意思為“錢花得值”。C項worthwhile(值得的)正是此意。

　　65.【答案】 D

　　【精析】事實細(xì)節(jié)題。答案可依據(jù)最后一段:Newspapers often have information on gardening. . .as well as a small Gut very popular section on jokes and cartoons.“報紙上經(jīng)常會有關(guān)于園藝、烹調(diào)、時裝的信息及一小部分非常受歡迎的笑話和漫畫�！� popular:受歡迎的，被廣泛關(guān)注的。所以D項(被廣泛閱讀)正確。

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