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1、2019-2020年高三英语下学期周练试题承智班一、阅读理解TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin'solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articleso
2、nart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin'sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong.Newspaperpaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeatas
3、peedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,"Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?’,asiftheyhavejusteoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase."AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,underthehead
4、line"NOTDEADYET."Perhapsnot,buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimespanyhasseenitsstock(股票)dropby54%sincet
5、heendof2004,withmuchofthelossinginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostpanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthepany'si
6、ne.1．WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B.Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.C.Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.D.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.2．Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A.Theyoftenacceptreaders'suggestions.B.T
7、heycarealotabouteachother'shealth.C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.3．Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A.TheWashingtonPost.B.TheGuardian.C.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant.4．Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelabou
8、tthefutureofnewspapers?A.Satisfied.B.Hopeful.C.Surprised.D.Worried.Twonewstudieshaveinvestigatedwhyfewe
