Question

    Reading newspapers has become an important part of our life. Many people begin their day by reading the papers. In this way they learn what is going on in the world.

Sometimes, however, they do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so they just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, they may be in such a hurry (匆忙) that they have time only to look at the headlines (标题).

There are newspapers to meet the needs of every reader. In big cities there are many kinds of papers. In small towns there are fewer newspapers. In some places the paper is published once a week.

Today, as a group, English language newspapers enjoy the largest number of readers. With the development (发展) of the world, some new newspapers will be published in the years to come.

1.When people are busy, they ___________ .

A.still read newspapers carefully B.only look at the front page of the paper carefully

C.do not read newspapers D.take a quick look at the front page or only look at the headlines

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined (下划线的) word “published”?

A.印刷 B.发明 C.出版 D.创造

3.Which of the following is right?

A.In some places papers are published every two weeks.

B.There are more papers in small towns than in big cities.

C.There are different kinds of newspapers to meet people’s need.

D.The most important news is not on the front page.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

【解析】

读报已经成为我们生活的一个重要部分，我们通过读报纸，知道世界上正在发生的事。但是很多时候，我们并没有太多时间读报，因此只是匆匆看一眼头条。世界上有很多类型的报纸，可以满足不同的读者。随着世界的发展，还会有很多新的报纸将会出现。

1.细节理解题。根据“Sometimes, however, they do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so they just take a quick look at the front page.”可知很多人没有时间仔细读所有的新闻，因此他们只是匆匆的看一眼头条。故选D。

2.词义推断题。根据“With the development (发展) of the world, some new newspapers will be published in the years to come.”可知此处指的应该是报纸的出版发行。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据“In some places the paper is published once a week.”可知一些地方的报纸是一周出版一次，因此A选项是错误的；根据“In big cities there are many kinds of papers. In small towns there are fewer newspapers.”可知大城市的报纸种类比小城镇的多，因此B选项是错误的；根据“There are newspapers to meet the needs of every reader.”可知有很多报纸去满足读者的需求，因此C选项是正确的；根据常识和“Sometimes, however, they do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so they just take a quick look at the front page.”可知报纸的头条一般都会刊登重要新闻，因此没有太多时间的人，只看头条，因此D选项是错误的。故选C。