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 is well accepted 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, pared with manners of thirty years ago.
【小题1】 If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself .A．a serious newspaperB．foreign newspaperC．any independent paperD．a popular newspaper【小题2】The Times is an independent paper because .A．it supports no political parties B．it is not controlled by the British GovernmentC．it gives special support to all the political parties.D．the editor’s opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper【小题3】 The underlined word “vary” in the passage probably means “ ”.A．improveB．pete with each otherC．are differentD．keep in touch with each otherD
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(答案→)D
解析：在英国有各种各样的报纸，如果人们想了解国内外新闻则可以看一些像《泰晤士报》《卫报》等严肃性报纸； 而如果只是想放松娱乐，则可以看以娱乐性、生活性为主的大众化报纸。在本文中作者对英国的报纸做了简单的介绍。
【小题1】D由文章第一段There are popular papers for those who prefer entertainment to information.判断大众化报纸是以娱乐性、生活性和社会新闻为主，由此可知D为正确选项。
【小题2】A根据文章第二段It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party.可知独立的报纸指的是不支持任何政治党派，所以答案选A。
【小题3】C词义猜测题。下文介绍报纸的种类There are serious papers和There are serious papers，由此可知vary指的是报纸的种类不同，所以答案选C。