阅读理解

A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary(不同寻常的) piece of reading. It is extraordinary first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment(评论)and special features (特写) as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism(评论) of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next: A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality(时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality(地点) now. But being immediate and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people read really the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence(结果) , his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspaper efficiently (有效地) , which means getting what you want from them without missing things You reed and without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness(自我觉察) as you are using your techniques of reading.

1．A modern newspaper is extraordinary for all the following EXCEPT its ________.

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A．speed in reporting news

B．wide coverage

C．popularity

D．uniform(一致的) style

2．According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the“same”newspaper is that ________.

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A．different people prefer different newspapers

B．people look through it for the news they are interested in

C．people have different views about what a good newspaper is

D．people are seldom interested in the same kind d news

3．It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers ________.

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A．use their reading techniques skillfully

B．appreciate the variety of a newspaper

C．usually read a newspaper selectively

D．jump from one newspaper to another

4．A good newspaper offers“a variety”to readers because ________.

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A．it tries to serve different readers

B．readers are difficult to please

C．readers like to read different newspapers

D．it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality

5．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

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A．Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper.

B．The Importance of Newspaper Topicality.

C．The Variety of a Good Newspaper.

D．The Characteristics(特点) of a Good Newspaper.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first what it contains: the range of news from local crime (犯罪) to international politics, from sports to business to fashion to science, and the range (范围) of comment and special features (特写)as well, from editorial page to feature articles, from interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre, and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out, glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality(时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reasons, not two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together, out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence (顺序), his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self - awareness (意识) as you modify (改变) and apply the techniques of reading.

1．A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its ________.

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2．According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that ________.

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A．people scan for the news they are interested in

B．different people prefer different newspapers

C．people are rarely interested in the same kind of news

D．people have different views about what a good newspaper is

3．It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers ________.

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A．apply reading techniques skillfully

B．jump from one newspaper to another

C．appreciate the variety of a newspaper

D．usually read a newspaper selectively (有选择性地)

4．A good newspaper offers “a variety” to readers because ________.

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A．it tries to serve different readers

B．it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality

C．readers are difficult to please

D．readers like to read different newspapers

5．The best title for this passage would be “________”.

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A．The Importance of Newspaper Topicality

B．The Characteristics of a Good Newspaper

C．The Variety of a Good Newspaper

D．Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper

　　A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It's remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sports to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features (特写) as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out, glancing at one piece, reading, another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different reader, but far more than any reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality (时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reasons, not two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together, out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these seasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which, means getting what you want from them without missing things you need and without wasting time, skill and self-aware-ness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.

1．A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its ________.

[　　]

A．wide coverage

B．uniform style

C．speed in reporting news

D．popularity

2．According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the“same newspaper”is that ________.

[　　]

A．people scan for the news they are interested in

B．different people prefer different newspapers

C．people are rarely interested in the same kind of news

D．people have different views about what a good newspaper is

3．It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers ________.

[　　]

A．apply reading techniques skillfully

B．jump from one newspaper to another

C．appreciate the variety of a newspaper

D．usually read a newspaper selectively

4．The best title for this passage would be ________.

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A．The Importance of Newspaper Topicality

B．The Characteristics of a Good Newspaper

C．The Variety of a Good Newspaper