2025年专升本英语阅读理解练习题及答案解析
The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamin Franklin' s elder brother, started The New-England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as the first real newspaper in America. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, and articles on art, on famous people and on all sorts of political subjects.
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin' s newspaper, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of The Times said recently, “ At places where editors gather, they ask one another, ‘How are you?’, as if they just came out of the hospital or lost a law case. ” An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of The Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET”.
Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock(股本) drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stockholders sell off their Times stocks.
The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company's income. However, most companies are still in trouble.
问题：
1.What can we learn about The New-England Courant?
A.It is mainly about the stock market.
B.It carries articles by political leaders.
C.It marks the beginning of American newspapers.
D.It remains a successful newspaper in America.
【精析】C 根据第一段第二句“...the printer James Franklin, Benjamin Franklin’ s elder brother, started The New-England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as the first real newspaper in America. ”可知,《新英格兰报》是我们现在可能公认 的第一份真正的美国报纸,即《新英格兰报》标志着美国报业的开端。故选 C。
2.What can we infer from the newspaper editors?
A.They often accept readers' suggestions.
B.They care a lot about each other's health.
C.They stop doing business with advertisers.
D.They face great difficulties in their business.
【精析】D 根据第二段第二、三句“ Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value
