Question

British newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world． But recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to fit the modern world． After 221 years, The Times has changed its size to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has cut its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid（小報）.

In Britain the newspaper market is divided between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms refer to the size of the papers’ pages but there is also a clear difference in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are serious papers. They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language.

Tabloids have far more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities’（名人）love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain’s best-selling newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked girl on Page Three every day.

By changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper the Independent . It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly. Although both papers have switched to the smaller size the content of the papers has remained the same. They are both still serious papers.

The two papers claim that people find the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. Instead of calling the new style of their paper tabloid, the paper says its new size is “compact”（緊湊型）.

 

66．In which year was The Times born?

A．1782               B．1785               C．1788               D．1786

67．Which of the following statements can best describe broadsheets and tabloid?

A．Broadsheets are larger in size while tabloids are smaller.

B．Tabloids are less serious than broadsheets.

C．Broadsheets contain more news than tabloids.

D．They are different in size, content and the style of language.

68． Which of the following newspapers would you read if you are interested in lives of film stars?

A．The Sun           B．The Times         C．The Independent   D．The Guardian

69． According to the passage we can infer the main reason for The Times' changing into the tabloid is that_____.

A．it wants to become convenient for people to carry

B．it wants to increase its circulation（發(fā)行量）

C．it intends to copy what The Independent has done

D．it is unlikely to stay in business if it does not change

70．Which of the following statements is true according to the given information?

A．There are more tabloids than broadsheets in Britain at present.

B．After the change, there will be no differences between The Sun and The Times.

C．Although The Times has cut its size, it remains a serious paper.

D．All the papers will tend to have the same style in the future.

Answer 1

這是一篇新聞類短文。英國報紙是世界上最古老的、最著名的報紙之一。最近各大小報都在對傳統(tǒng)的出版進行改變。報紙的大小、內(nèi)容以及語言的風(fēng)格都有所不同。

66．C 計算題。根據(jù)第一段第三句“After 217 years, The Times has changed its size to become much smaller”可得出2005―217=1788。

67．D 細節(jié)理解題。ABC項都只說明了報紙的某一方面的改變，D項概括得比較全面。

68．A 推斷題。根據(jù)第三段可知。小報較多地登載一些不太重要的事情，比如名人的愛情故事等。此段還特別提到The Sun是一種小報，它每天都刊登姑娘的裸體照。故A項正確。

69．B 推斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段的第一、二句“By changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper the Independent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly. ”可知：泰晤士報由大報變成小報的原因是增加發(fā)行量。

70．C 判斷題。根據(jù)第倒數(shù)第二段最后兩句“Although both papers have switched to the smaller size the content of the papers has remained the same. They are both still serious papers. ”可知：泰晤士報由大報變成小報之后，它仍然是份嚴肅的報紙。