There are many types of reports.A report is simply an account of something that has happened.The monest are news reports.We get them in newspapers，over radio and on television.Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels.
The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news.If you examine a newspaper closely，you will find that there are all types of news:accidents，floods，fires，wars，fashions(服装)，sports，books，etc.The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings.Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing.
A news report is usually very short，except when it is about something very important，but it contains(包含) a lot of information.It is also written in short paragraphs.The first paragraph is in fact a summary(总结) of the news item.It gives all the necessary information，what，when，where，how and why.The other paragraphs give full details of the subject.There may also be interviews with people.The words actually spoken by them are within inverted mas(引号).
Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.
【小题1】The easiest way to get today’s news is .A．to go to the cinemaB．to watch a color TVC．to read today’s newspapersD．to listen to the music over radio【小题2】Newspapers sell well mainly because .A．they cost very littleB．they are easy to getC．they have got pictures to go with the newsD．they provide all sorts of news in them【小题3】This passage mainly talks about .A．different types of reportsB．news reportsC．happenings to people and their surroundingsD．the length of a news reportsC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】综合全文大意，报纸是最常见的媒介。
【小题2】A、B两项只是部分原因，D项才是主要原因。
【小题3】综合理解，全文的中心是新闻报道。