阅读理解.
The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls. The earliest daily newspaper was
started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700's, the world's first printed newspaper was published. In 1609 in
Germany the first regular (定期的) newspaper was started.
The first regular published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620.ln 1621, an
English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English
newspaper was the Daily Currant.lt came out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was
first published, the government stopped the paper .In 1704,John Campbell started the Boston
Newsletter, the first newspaper published daily in America. By 1760,America had more than thirty
daily newspapers. There are now about l,800 daily papers in the USA.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation(发行量) in the world.
But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.lt sells
more than eleven million copies every year.
l. When was the earliest daily newspaper started?
A. In 59 BC.
B. In 1620.
C. In l621.
D. In 1702.
2. Where was the first regular published newspaper in English printed?
A. In Rome.
B. In Amsterdam.
C. In London.
D. In Boston.
3. _____ printed the first American newspaper in Boston.
A. Benjamin Harris
B. John Campbell
C. Tom
D. Thomas Edison
4. How many more newspapers are there in America now than that in 1760?
A. 1,700.
B. 1,750.
C. 1,770.
D. 1,800.
5. _____ have the largest circulation.
A. Chinese language newspapers
B. English language newspapers
C. Japanese newspapers
D. Asahi Shim bun
