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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
2、,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin'sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong.Newspaperpaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,the
3、irsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,"Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?’,asiftheyhavejusteoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase."Anarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedontheweb
4、siteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline"NOTDEADYET."Perhapsnot,buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTim
5、espanyhasseenitsstock(股票)dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelossinginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostpanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest-
6、preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthepany'sine.1．WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B.Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.C.Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.D.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.2．Whatcanweinferabout
7、thenewspapereditors?A.Theyoftenacceptreaders'suggestions.B.Theycarealotabouteachother'shealth.C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.3．Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A.TheWashingtonPost.B.TheGuardian.
8、C.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant.4．Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers?A.Satisfied.B.Hopeful.C.Surprised.D.Worried.Twonewstudieshaveinvestigatedwhyfewe
