Beijing today, first published in May, 2001, is the capital’s only English weekly newspaper and is published with the help of the Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government and run by Beijing Youth Daily. Its readers include English-speaking foreigners living in Beijing and local Chinese who have great interest in English or take English as a working language.
The paper’s main content deals with metropolitan life, explaining the differences and similarities between Eastern and Western culture. Its culture and lifestyle part is regarded as a guide to metropolitan life in Beijing.
The paper has 24 pages in four main sections:
NEWS: Select stories that discuss cultural differences.
COMMUNITY: Reports on developments related to foreigners in the city and a platform(平台)by which they can municate with a bigger audience.
CULTURE and LIFESTYLE: Highlights from international lifestyle and fashion trends in Beijing
STUDY: Cheerful and humorous pieces to help English-language students improve their skills
Beijing Today circulates 50,000 copies published every Friday. It is one of Beijing’s most authoritative(权威的) English media sources, and is sold at post newsstands and distributed in hotels, apartment plexes, etc.
Price: 2 yuan per issue
【小题1】Which of the following sections would be the best choice to exchange thoughts with others？A．NEWSB．COMMUNITYC．CULTURE and LIFESYLED．STUDY【小题2】If you want to subscribe to Beijing Today for half a year, you need to pay .A．52 yuan B．24 yuanC．104 yuan D．48 yuan【小题3】What CANNOT you read in Beijing Today?A．News abou foreign cultural festivalsB．fashion trends in Paris.C．Discussions with foreignersD．Skills in improving EnglishB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章主要介绍了《今日北京》这份报纸。《今日北京》是一份英文报纸，首次发行于2001年5月，是北京唯一一份英文周报。
【小题1】根据“a platform(平台)by which they can municate with a bigger audience”可知，COMMUNITY板块符合题意，故选B。
【小题2】根据“published every Friday”和“Price: 2 yuan per issue”可知，一年有52周，半年发行26期，费用是52元。故选A。
【小题3】根据“CULTURE and LIFESTYLE: Highlights from international lifestyle and fashion trends in Beijing”可知，看不到巴黎流行趋势，故选B。