Why Do People Read Newspapers?

　　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 different newspapers?

　　Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings－battles (戰(zhàn)斗) lost and won, kings of 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 (準(zhǔn)確的) . Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur (發(fā)生) in faraway countries on the same day they happen.

　　Apart from (除……以外) supplying news from all over the world, newspapers gives us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides (向?qū)?, book reviews, stories, and, of course, advertisements (廣告) . There are all sorts (種類) of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies (公司) 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 every important. Money earned (掙) from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price (價格) and still make a profit (益處) .

　　Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery (烹調(diào)術(shù)) and fashion (流行) , as well as a small but every popular section (通俗的部分) on jokes and cartoons (漫畫) .

1．The habit of reading newspaper is ________ .

[　　]

A．found among a few families
B．found among most families
C．strange and uncommon
D．formed only in some countries

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

[　　]

A．travel fast
B．receive attention
C．travel to other countries
D．take long to reach other countries

3．In the past, news was ________ .

[　　]

A．sent by telegraph
B．passed from one person to another
C．sent by letter
D．sent by telephone

4．Newspapers also give us information on ________ .

[　　]

A．large companies
B．the weather
C．every home
D．a(chǎn)dvertising space

5．The money spent on advertisements is ________ .

[　　]

A．wasted
B．worthwhile
C．not much
D．useless
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    1. A.
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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    1. A.
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    2. B.
      He was clever.  
    3. C.
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    What can we know from the story?

    1. A.
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