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Do you read newspapers in modern times while we have TV and other media? The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was Daily Current, which came out in March 1702.
　  In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started Boston Newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the American Colonies. By 1760, the colonies had had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
　  Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every year.
小題1:The first regularly printed European newspaper was started ______.
A．in Rome in 59 BC　　B．in Germany in 1609 　　
C．in Amsterdam in 1620 　　D．in England in 1621
小題2:The first daily English newspaper was started in _______.
A．1702　B．1760　　C．1620　D．1621
小題3:What can we learn from the passage_______?
A. The earliest daily printed newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC.
B. The first regularly published English newspaper was printed in Boston.
C. The first daily English newspaper was printed in the American Colonies.
D. The first American newspaper was stopped before 1704.
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage_______?
A. Newspapers have the longest history in the United States.
B. One English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world.
C. The first English newspaper was printed in Rome in 59 BC.
D. There are all kinds of newspapers all over the world today.
小題5:What is the best title of the passage_______?
A．History of newspapers.　　
B．History of daily newspapers.
C．The beginning of daily newspapers.　　
D．The beginning of newspapers.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：文章主要介紹了報紙的發(fā)展歷史。世界上第一份報紙是手寫的，主要是貼在公共場合的墻壁上。最早的新聞日報創(chuàng)辦于公元前59年的羅馬。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段“Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.”可知，歐洲第一份定期印刷出版的報紙出現(xiàn)在1906年的德國，故選B。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段“The first daily English newspaper was Daily Current, which came out in March 1702.”可知，第一份英文日報出現(xiàn)在1702年3月，故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段“the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started Boston Newspaper”可知，1690年出現(xiàn)的美國報紙被政府停辦了，直到1704年，報紙才在美國再次出現(xiàn)，故選D。
小題4:根據(jù)第三段“In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston.”可知，美國1690年出現(xiàn)報紙，但并非意味著報紙的歷史最悠久，排除A；根據(jù)最后一段“But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.”可知，《朝日新聞》的發(fā)行量是最大的，排除B；根據(jù)第一段“The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC.”可知，C項錯誤；故選D。
小題5:根據(jù)“The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. ...The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. ...In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston.”可知，文章主要講的是報紙的發(fā)展歷史，而不是報紙的起源，故選A。
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