Reading Comprehension( 60 points)
第36题单选 根据以下材料，回答下面试题
Almost every family buys at 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 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.
Apfut 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. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their 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 imporl.ant. Money eamed from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.
第36题单选 In the past, news was .
A. sent by telegraph
B. sent by letter
C. passed from one person to another
D. sent by telephone
第37题单选 The money spent on advertisements is _ .
A.wasted
B.not much
C. worthwhile
D. of no use to anyone
第38题单选 Which of the following statements is NOT true? .
A. Five hundred years ago news did not take a long time to reach other countries.
B. Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers to make their products known.
C. The news that we need in our newspapers is up-to-date.
D. Though the newspapers are sold at a low price, their owners still gain profit.
第39题单选 The phrase "subscribe to" in the second sentence of Para. 1 means .
A. contribute to
B. write to
C. pay for receiving
D. appreciate
第40题单选 根据以下材料，回答下面试题
Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings(误解) ? Little wonder.We often believe we're more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are, according to Boza Keysar, a professor at the Uruversity of Chicago. In his recent study, speakers tried to express their meanings using unclear sentences. Speakers who thought listeners understood were wrong nearly half the time. Here's some good advice to reduce nusunderstanding:
(1) Don't trust what you see from the listener. Listeners often nod, look at.you or say "uhhuh" to be polite or move the conversation along. But it's easy to consider these as signs of understanding.
(2)Train the editor(编辑) in your head. If you say, " Beth discusses her problems with her husband," it's not clear whether she' s talking to her husband or about him. Try instead, "Beth talks to her husband about her problems. " or "Beth talks to others about the problems with her husband. "
( 3 ) Ask listeners to repeat your message. Introduce your request by saying "I want to be sure I said that right. " Questions like "How does that sound?" or "Does that make sense?" may also work.
(4)Listen well. When on the receiving end, ask questions to be sure you' re on the same
page. After all, it isn't just the speaker's job to make his speech understood.
第40题单选 Why does the writer give us the advice?
A. We' re not skillful enough to make clear sentences.
B. Misunderstanding is damaging our normal lives.
C. Misunderstanding occurs now and then.
D. It' s impolite to say NO to others.
第41题单选 The writer suggests that when talking to others, the speaker should
A. know that listeners will show him that they understand his words
B. express himself clearly even when he sees signs of understanding
C. notice listener' s signs of understanding
D. look directly into his listener' s eyes
第42题单选 By Train the editor in your head, the speakers are advised .
A. to get themselves trained by a good editor
B. to discuss problems with their husbands or wives
C. to express themselves in long but simple sentences
D. to make sure each sentence has only one meaning
第43题单选 1n the last paragraph, the words "you're on the same page" mean that .
A. you' re following the speaker closely
B. you're reading the same page as the speaker does
C. you should know which page the speaker refers to
D. your story is written on the same page as the speaker's
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