Question

【題目】A newspaper, a publication usually issued on a daily or weekly basis, has the main function of reporting news. Many newspapers also furnish their readers with other pieces of useful information, such as weather reports, television schedules, and stock prices. They provide commentary (評論) on politics, economics, and arts and culture. In nearly all cases and in varying degrees, newspapers depend on commercial advertising for their income.

Newspaper publishers estimate that nearly six out of ten adults in the United States and Canada read a newspaper every day, and seven out of ten read a paper each weekend. By the time they see a newspaper; most people have already heard about breaking news stories on television or on the radio. Readers rely on newspapers to provide detailed background information and analysis (分析) which television and radio rarely offer. Newspapers not only inform readers that an event has happened but also help readers understand what led to the event and how it will affect the world.

The staff of a large newspaper works under the constant pressure of deadlines to bring news to readers as quickly as their minds, bodies and the technology they use permit. Reporters, photographers, artists, and editors compile (編寫) articles and graphics — sometimes in just a few hours. Page designers combine articles, photos, advertisements, and eye-catching headlines into page layouts (版面), then rush their work to the printer. Printing technicians may work through the night operating printing presses that can print out more than 60,000 copies per hour.

【1】What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A. How many people read newspapers.

B. Why many people read newspapers.

C. How a newspaper comes into being.

D. How newspapers affect us.

【2】According to the passage, why do people read newspapers?

A. People want to know what happened.

B. Newspapers are cheaper than any other news medium.

C. Newspapers are more convenient than any other news medium.

D. Newspaper can supply us with more detailed information.

【3】The underlined word in Paragraph 1 means "________".

A. offerB. reviewC. found D. produce

【4】According to the passage, what affects the pace of a newspaper's publication?

A. The editors.

B. The printers.

C. The newspapers’ human resources and technology.

D. The reporters.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文屬于說明文，介紹了報紙的作用并分析了人們閱讀報紙的原因，還解釋了影響報紙速度的原因。

【1】B 段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段后兩句Readers rely on newspapers to provide detailed background information and analysis (分析) .... also help readers understand what led to the event and how it will affect the world.可知，報紙給讀者提供了新聞事件的背景知識，讓讀者對于新聞事件有更多的了解。這正是很多人閱讀報紙的原因。故B項正確。

【2】D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句Readers rely on newspapers to provide detailed background information and analysis (分析) which television and radio rarely offer.可知，報紙給讀者提供了很多詳細的背景信息和分析，這是電視和廣播很少能提供的，而這正是讀者閱讀報紙的原因。故D項正確。

【3】A 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)本句Many newspapers also furnish their readers with other pieces of useful information, such as weather reports, television schedules, and stock prices.中后半句中“other pieces of useful information, such as weather reports, television schedules, and stock prices.”天氣預(yù)報、電視安排以及股票信息，都是報紙?zhí)峁┑男畔�。所以該詞意為“提供”。故A項正確。

【4】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后三句Reporters, photographers, artists, and editors compile (編寫) articles and graphics —sometimes in just a few hours. ....then rush their work to the printer. Printing technicians may work through the night operating printing presses that can print out more than 60,000 copies per hour.可知，影響報紙速度的主要原因是記者、攝影師和編輯等人力資源，同時還包含了報紙的印刷技術(shù)等。故C項正確。