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1. What is special about Bien-dire Initial, Tuttoltaliano and Puntoy Coma?| A．They come out every month. | B．They include one-hour audio CDs. |
| C．They have English editions. | D．They feature some writing skills. |
| A．£51. | B．£73. | C．£89. | D．£105. |
| A．To advertise some magazines. | B．To introduce some learning methods. |
| C．To explain some cultural differences. | D．To recommend some language agencies. |
2 . Newspapers in Great Britain vary greatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad. There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information.
The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times. It began in 1785, and has a high reputation for believable news and serious opinions on the news. It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper.
Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper. These parts of the Times are always interesting. Most of the letters are serious subjects. But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago.
1. If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself _________.| A．a serious newspaper | B．foreign newspaper |
| C．any independent paper | D．a popular newspaper |
| A．19 | B．85 | C．236 | D．229 |
| A．it supports no political parties |
| B．it is not controlled by the British Government |
| C．it gives special support to all the political parties. |
| D．the editor’s opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper |
| A．improve | B．compete with each other |
| C．are different | D．keep in touch with each other |
START SOMETHING YOU WON't WANT TO STOP | |
The Cure Sandra Freeman www.authorhouse.co.uk Hardback | Paperback | E-book $35.90|$15.70|$4.90 Dany returns to France in an effort to heal (治愈) her heartbreak and discovers an exclusive (高级) hotel where love overtakes,consumes, and alters (改变) Dany to the depths of her soul. | Finding Your (Lost) Joy Laurel Khiabani www.xlibris.com Hardback | Paperback | E-book $22.90|$14.90|$3.90 If you suffer sadness, grief, anxiety, or depression, this workbook will lift your state of mind; you can add your joyful things and make it yours. |
The Locket Lisa Arnold www.xlibris. com Hardback | Paperback | E-book $31.90 | $17.90 | $3.90 This historical novel follows the lives of two women as they raise their children, who share a father, and make their ways in a difficult world. | Steerage And Amour! Edward L.Divita www. xlibris.com Hardback | Paperback | E-book $36. 90 |$20. 901$3. 90 This book narrates (讲述) the history of several generations of the Italian Divita family as related to the turbulent societal (动荡的社会) and political climate，especially in Italy and America during the early 1900s. |
| Members of the READERS club will have discount of 10% for hardback books and 20% for paperback, and for each purchase (购买) of any of the two hardback books, the E-books are available for free through your kindle account. | |
1. Which book might be a good choice for a student who wants to cheer up?
| A．The Cure. | B．Finding Your (Lost) Joy. |
| C．The Locket. | D．Steerage And Amour! |
| A．$46.63. | B．$53.80. | C．$41.27. | D．$47.60. |
| A．Family stories. | B．Love stories. |
| C．Funny stories. | D．Spirits-lifting stories. |
4 . For more than a century, student journalists at the Daily Tar Heel (DTH) have written about life at UNC-Chapel Hill, US and raised questions on the issues of free expression, education, and big-time athletics.
The independent student newspaper recently celebrated its 125th anniversary(周年). To mark the special day, student reporters asked the question: What’s the future of the DTH? The proud newspaper has been searching for the answer, and so have college newspapers across the US.
Student newspapers are facing a dark reality. As they are free to read, they are making less money than ever, meaning that such newspapers are finding it hard to survive.
Most college papers have reduced their print editions (版本). Last year, the DTH printed a paper four days a week. This year, it prints a paper every three days. And while it used to produce around 22,000 newspapers each time, it only makes around 10,000 now, said Erica Perel, general manager.
Increasingly, student journalists have turned their focus to digital versions of their newspapers, and the new ways that social media allows them to tell stories. They’ve adapted (使适应) their skills to mirror what’s going on in the professional journalism world.
“I think we’re adapting very well … in moving away from that print mentality (心态). But it’s challenging,” said Jonathan Carter, a student at North Carolina State University.
So what should student newspapers do? LoMonte said the best solution would be for universities to financially(经济上) support student journalism.
University leaders like to talk about producing civically (公民地) responsible students, he said, and journalism is a part of that. “Colleges and universities have to recognize independent media coverage as a civic good and step up to the plate,” he said.
In the meantime, campus newspapers are figuring out their financial models as they go along.
Bruce dePyssler, adviser to North Carolina Central Universit’s Campus Echo newspaper, said his students post one story a day online. The best stories are put together for a once-a-semester(学期) print edition.
And even if student journalists don’t go into media jobs, Perel said, they’ve still had a great education.
“The number one thing that we teach is critical(批判性) thinking and how to be a lifelong learner,” she said. “ The ones who are living through this transition (过渡) are the ones that are going to be a lot stronger for it in the end.”
1. What can be read about at the Daily Tar Heel (DTH)?| A．Some famous sports facilities. | B．Articleon the reporters of the paper |
| C．Columns about the free subjects. | D．Students’ college life. |
| A．Poor printing quality. | B．The impact of digital media. |
| C．Expensive advertising fees. | D．A lack of student reporters. |
| A．Reduce print editions. | B．Ask colleges for money. |
| C．Publish more digital editions. | D．Create their own financial models. |
| A．They become good at storytelling. | B．They gain problem-solving skills. |
| C．They become a logical thinker. | D．They learn how to be a lifelong learner. |
| A．The proud history of the Daily Tar Heel. |
| B．Student reporters adapting to changing situations. |
| C．School newspapers under threat in the digital age in the US |
| D．An example of how to combine traditional newspapers with new media. |
5 . Almost every family buys as least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?
Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings--battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown(推翻)or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.
1. The phrase “subscribe to” in the first paragraph means“________”| A．go to the newspaper stand and buy | B．send their own news stories to |
| C．agree to buy for a specific period of time | D．become faithful readers of |
| A．bad news traveled quickly and good news slowly |
| B．few people cared about events that took place in faraway countries |
| C．kings and rulers were often overthrown or killed |
| D．news was passed from one person to another |
| A．wasted | B．not much |
| C．well spent | D．of no use to anyone |
| A．Five hundred years ago it took a long time for news to reach other countries. |
| B．Newspaper advertisements turn people’s attention away from their products. |
| C．The news that we read in newspapers is mainly about new products. |
| D．When newspapers are sold at a low price, the newspaper producers will lose money. |
