东南大学2015春学期《大学英语(三)》在线作业3答案

东大15春学期《大学英语(三)》在线作业3答案

阅读理解完型填空

一、阅读理解（共 4 道试题，共 40 分。）

1.

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 far away 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

正确答案：C

2). The habit of reading newspapers is _________ .

A. widespread

B. found among a few families

C. not popular

D. uncommon

正确答案：A

3). Before the time of the newspaper, __________ .

A. bad news traveled quickly and good news slowly

B. few people cared about events that took place in far away countries

C. kings and rulers were often overthrown or killed

D. news was passed from one person to another

正确答案：D

4). The author seems to agree that money spent on advertisements is _________ .

A. wasted

B. not much

C. well spent

D. of no use to anyone

正确答案：C

5). which of the following statements is TRUE?

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.

正确答案：A

2. When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked the obvious, “Why

did she live to be 107?” Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men

and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority

had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place, city living

often provides benefits that county living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the

longevity (长寿) of those interviewed.

This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a

bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses