阅读理解
Almost every family in America or England buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some
people buy as many as two or three different papers.
Why do people read newspapers?
Newspapers supply us with news about events in our hometowns, in our country and in other parts
of the world. Today we can read about important things that took place in foreign countries on the same
day they happened, even in countries far away. But hundreds of years ago, news of things took months
or even years to travel from one country to another. In those times, news was often passed from one
person to another andnever entirely true. Newspapers today supply us with more than just what
happened in our country or in other countries. If we want to know what the weather will be like, we
can read the weather reports. If we want to find out what films are being shown, or what plays or
concerts we can go to we can look in the newspapers.
In many countries people put notices in newspapers if they are trying to get a job, hunting for a house
or rooms that they can rent, or even when looking for a person who is lost.
1. This article tells us .
A. most people read newspapers
B. all people read newspapers
C. every person in America or England reads newspapers
D. all families read newspapers
2. Newspapers supply us with _ .
A. only home news
B. only world news
C. home news and world news
D. important things
3. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The habit of reading newspapers is found among most people.
B. Newspapers not only supply us with news from all over the world but also give us a lot of useful information.
C. Hundreds of years ago news was not wholly true because it was told in spoken words.
D. If you have no place to live in, you can put notice in a newspaper and then you will certainly get a room to live in.
4. Things such as can be found in newspapers.
A. weather reports and film or concert guides
B. requirements for a job or a house
C. information about a lost person
D. all of the above
