Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe (订阅) to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?
Five hundred years ago，news of important happenings--battles lost and won, kings or 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. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen.
Apart from supplying news from all over the world，newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies 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 very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.
Newspapers often have information on gardening,cooking and fashion as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons(漫画).
61.The habit of reading newspapers is _______.
A. uncommon in the world
B. not popular in U.S.A.
C. widespread in the world
D. founded among a few families
62.A few hundred years ago news did not _______.
A. receive attention
B. travel fast
C. spread to other countries
D. take long to reach other countries
63.In the past, news was _______.
A. sent by telegraph
B. passed from one person to another
C. sent by letter
D. sent by telephone
64.The money spent on advertisement is ______.
A. wasted
B. not much
C. worthwhile
D. useless
65.The section on jokes and cartoons is ______.
A. read only by children
B. of no value
C. not helpful
D. read by many
参考答案：
61.【答案】 C
【精析】事实细节题。答案可依据第一段前两句: Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three newspapers.“几乎每个家庭都天天买一份报。一些人订两到三份。”只有C项“在世界上是很普遍的”符合原文含义。widespread; adj.广布的，遍及的。
62.【答案】 B
【精析】推理判断题。答案可依据第二段第一句:Five hundred years ago，news of important. ..took months and even years to travel from one country to another.“五百年前，一些重要的消息……需要几个月甚至几年才能从一国家传到另一个国家。”注意问题中有个not，为否定题干，而B项含义为“传播快”，显然几百年前消息传播速度并不快，故选B。
63.【答案】 B
【精析】[精析]事实细节题。答案可依据第二段第二句:The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.“这些消息口口相传，从来都不确切。”口口相传意思与B项“从一个人传到另一个人”最为接近。
64.【答案】 C
【精析】事实细节题。答案可依据第三段第四句:意思为“它们花费巨额金做广告，但这是值得的……” worth the money意思为“钱花得值”。C项worthwhile(值得的)正是此意。
65.【答案】 D
【精析】事实细节题。答案可依据最后一段:Newspapers often have information on gardening. . .as well as a small Gut very popular section on jokes and cartoons.“报纸上经常会有关于园艺、烹调、时装的信息及一小部分非常受欢迎的笑话和漫画。” popular:受欢迎的，被广泛关注的。所以D项(被广泛阅读)正确。
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