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真题呈现

C

Before the 1830s,most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in America, usually $8 to $10 a year. Today $8 or $10 seems a small amount of money, but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens. Accordingly, newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades. In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience. They were dull and visually  forbidding. But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that.

The trend, then, was toward the "penny paper"-a term referring to papers made widely available to the public. It meant any inexpensive newspaper; perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street.

This development did not take place overnight. It had been possible (but not easy) to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830,but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printer's office to purchase a copy. Street sales were almost unknown. However, within afew years, street sales of newspapers would be common place in eastern cities. At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny-usually two or three centswas charged-and some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents. But the phrase "penny paper " caught the public's fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.

This new trend of newspapers for "the man on the street" did not begin well. Some of the early ventures(企业)were immediate failures. Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.

28.Which of the following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830s?

A. Academic.            B. Unattractive.                    C. Inexpensive.             D. Confidential.

29.What did street sales mean to newspapers?

A. They would be priced higher.                            B.They would disappear from cities.

C. They could have more readers.                          D.They could regain public trust.

30.Who were the newspapers of the new trend targeted at?

A. Local politicians.                                               B.Common people.

C. Young publishers.                                              D.Rich businessmen.

31.What can we say about the birth of the penny paper?

A. It was a difficult process.                                    B. It was a temporary success.

C. It was a robbery of the poor.                                D. It was a disaster for printers.

参考答案

28. B；29. C；30. B；31.A

答案解析

本文是一篇说明文，主题语境为人与社会。本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了面向大众的“便士报纸”的诞生历史：随着报纸的发展，其读者群体由高端人士转向向低端人群。

28.“事实细节题”。题目为：以下哪一项最能描述19世纪30年代前美国的报纸？四个选项分别是：A. Academic学术的；B.Unattractive没有吸引力，无魅力的；C.Inexpensive廉价的，不贵的；D. Confidential机密的，保密的。根据第一段中的In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience. They were dull and visually forbidding（在19世纪30年代之前，只有大多数报纸中几乎没有能吸引大众的内容，让人感觉无聊，视觉上令人望而却步）。显然，那时的报纸没有什么吸引力。故选B。

29.“推理判断题”。题目为：街头销售对报纸意味着什么？选项分别为：A.价格会更高；B.他们会从城市消失;C.他们可以有更多的读者;D.他们可以重新赢得公众的信任。题目的对应部分为：根据第二段“便士报纸”针对大众，很便宜；更重要的是，在街上可以买的到报纸；第三段的within a few years, street sales of newspapers would be common place in eastern cities.这与街头销售意味着读报纸的人多相对应。故选C。

30.“事实细节题”。题目为：新趋势的报纸针对谁？其选项为：A.地方政客;B.普通人;C.年轻出版商;D.富商。题目的对应句为：The trend, then, was to ward the “penny paper”—a term referring to papers made widely available to the publi（当时的趋势是“便士纸”——一个术语，指广泛向公众提供的纸）。故选B。

31.“推理判断题”。题目为：关于便士纸的诞生，我们能说些什么呢？表面上，题目在问我们的观点，实际也是从文章推断观点。根据语句：The new trend of newspapers for ‘the man on the street’ did not begin well. Some of the early ventures were immediately failures. Publishers already in business, people who owners of successful papers, had little desires to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.可知，“便士报纸”一开始并不好，一些早期的尝试立即失败了。已经进入商业领域的成功的出版商，并不想改变这一传统。后来一些年轻而大胆的商人才推动了这件事。因此，“便士报纸”的诞生是一个困难而曲折的过程。故选A。

参考译文

在19世纪30年代之前，大多数报纸都是通过每年订阅的方式在美国销售的，通常是每年8到10美元。今天，8美元或10美元似乎只是一小笔钱，但在那个时候，这些钱对大多数公民是禁止的。因此，报纸几乎只能由政界或行业的富人阅读。此外，大多数报纸中很少有能吸引大众的报纸。他们沉闷，视觉上令人望而生畏。但19世纪30年代发生的革命将改变这一切。

当时的趋势是“便士报纸”——一个术语，指广泛向公众提供的报纸。它意味着任何便宜的报纸；也许更重要的是，它意味着报纸可以在街上买到一份。

这种发展不是一夜之间发生的。1830年以前，买一份报纸是可能的（但并不容易），但这通常意味着读者必须到印刷厂去买一份。街头销售情况几乎不详。然而，在几年内，报纸的街头销售在东部城市将司空见惯。一开始，一本书的价格很少是一分钱，通常是2到3美分，而一些老报纸的价格是5到6美分。但是“便士报纸”这个词引起了公众的兴趣，很快就会有真正只卖一分钱的纸了。

这一“普通民众”的新趋势的报纸并没有良好的开始。早期的一些风险投资（企业）是直接失败的。已经经商的出版商，那些拥有成功论文的人，几乎不想改变传统。这需要一些年轻而大胆的商人来推动。