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No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2,000 of them, as compared with 180 in Japan, 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of some American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world. Famous dailies like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence all over the country. However, they are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain or Le Monde is in France, since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these present detailed description of national and international news, but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.

 Like the press in most other countries, American newspapers range from the “sensational” which feature crime and gossip(闲谈), to the “serious”, which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events. But with few exceptions, American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information, for they have to compete with the attraction of television.

 Just as American newspapers satisfy all tastes, so do they also try to attract readers of all political parties. A few newspapers support extremist(极端主义的) groups on the far right and on the far left, but most daily newspapers try to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are moderate(中立的). Many of these papers print columns by well-known journalists of different political and social views, in order to present a balanced picture.

As in other countries, American newspapers can be either responsible or irresponsible, but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once courageously exposed political scandals(丑闻) or crimes, for instance, the Watergate Affair(水门事件). The Newspapers drew the attention of the public to the horrors of the Vietnam War.

There are fewer national newspapers in          .

  A. Britain than in the USA.    B. France than in Britain

  C. the USA than in Britain or France

  D. France than in the USA or Britain

Most American newspapers try hard to entertain their readers because

                   .  

       A. they have to keep up a good relation with them

  B. they have to compete with television

  C. they have to write about crime and gossip

  D. they have to give factual news in an interesting way

Many American newspapers attract readers of different political preference by          .

  A. supporting extremist groups from time to time

  B. inviting middle-of-the-road Americans to write articles for them

  C. avoiding carrying articles about extremists

  D. printing articles representing different political viewpoints

The passage is mainly about             .

  A. the characteristics of American newspapers

  B. the development of American newspapers

  C. the functions of American newspapers

  D. the advantages and disadvantages of American newspapers

【小题1】C

【小题2】B

【小题3】D

【小题4】A


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