2021版高考英语浙江专版二轮复习专题课件：高考精品真题重组练 八.ppt

高考精品真题重组练八
限时40分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解
Passage1
(2019·全国卷Ⅲ·C)
Beforethe1830s,mostnewspapersweresoldthroughannualsubscriptionsinAmerica,usually$8to$10ayear.Today$8or$10seemsasmallamountofmoney,butatthattimetheseamountswereforbiddingtomostcitizens.Accordingly,newspaperswerereadalmostonlybyrichpeopleinpoliticsorthetrades.Inaddition,mostnewspapershadlittleinthemthatwouldappealtoamassaudience.Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding.Buttherevolutionthatwastakingplaceinthe1830swouldchangeallthat.Thetrend,then,wastowardthe“pennypaper”—atermreferringtopapersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.Itmeantanyinexpensivenewspaper;perhapsmoreimportantlyitmeantnewspapersthatcouldbeboughtinsinglecopiesonthestreet.Thisdevelopmentdidnottakeplaceovernight.Ithadbeenpossible(butnoteasy)tobuysinglecopiesofnewspapersbefore1830,butthisusuallymeantthereaderhadtogodowntotheprinter’sofficetopurchaseacopy.Streetsaleswerealmostunknown.However,withinafewyears,streetsalesofnewspaperswouldbecommonplaceineasterncities.Atfirstthepriceofsinglecopieswasseldomapenny—usuallytwoorthreecentswascharged—andsomeoftheolderwell-knownpaperschargedfiveorsixcents.Butthephrase“pennypaper”caughtthepublic’sfancy,andsoontherewouldbepapersthatdidindeedsellforonlyapenny.Thisnewtrendofnewspapersfor“themanonthestreet”didnotbeginwell.Someoftheearlyventures(企业)wereimmediatefailures.Publishersalreadyinbusiness,peoplewhowereownersofsuccessfulpapers,hadlittledesiretochangethetradition.Ittookafewyouthfulanddaringbusinessmentogettheballrolling.【文章大意】本文为说明文。文章介绍了19世纪30年代前后报纸的差异:19世纪30年代前,报纸是普通人所不能够看到的,因为价格贵,而且内容无趣。19世纪30年代后,由于“一便士报纸”的发行使更多普通人可以买得起报纸也买得到报纸。
1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesnewspapersinAmericabeforethe1830s?
A.Academic. B.Unattractive.
C.Inexpensive. D.Confidential.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段倒数第二句“Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding”可推知,19世纪30年代之前的报纸内容是无趣的,同时普通人是买不起的。根据第一段第二句“Today$8or$10seemsasmallamountofmoney,butatthattimetheseamountswereforbiddingtomostcitizens”可推知,那时,8到10美金对大部分美国人来说是很多钱。根据newspaperswerereadalmostonlybyrichpeopleinpoliticsorthetr