题文
Do you read newspapers in modern times while we have TV and other media? The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was Daily Current, which 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 Boston Newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every year.
小题1:The first regularly printed European newspaper was started ______.A．in Rome in 59 BC B．in Germany in 1609 C．in Amsterdam in 1620 D．in England in 1621小题2:The first daily English newspaper was started in _______.A．1702 B．1760 C．1620 D．1621小题3:What can we learn from the passage_______?
A. The earliest daily printed newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC.
B. The first regularly published English newspaper was printed in Boston.
C. The first daily English newspaper was printed in the American colonies.
D. The first American newspaper was stopped before 1704.
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage_______?
A. Newspapers have the longest history in the United States.
B. One English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world.
C. The first English newspaper was printed in Rome in 59 BC.
D. There are all kinds of newspapers all over the world today.
小题5:What is the best title of the passage_______?A．History of newspapers. B．History of daily newspapers.C．The beginning of daily newspapers. D．The beginning of newspapers. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:A
解析
文章主要介绍了报纸的发展历史。世界上第一份报纸是手写的，主要是贴在公共场合的墙壁上。最早的新闻日报创办于公元前59年的罗马。
小题1:根据第一段“Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.”可知，欧洲第一份定期印刷出版的报纸出现在1906年的德国，故选B。
小题2:根据第二段“The first daily English newspaper was Daily Current, which came out in March 1702.”可知，第一份英文日报出现在1702年3月，故选A。
小题3:根据第三段“the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started Boston Newspaper”可知，1690年出现的美国报纸被政府停办了，直到1704年，报纸才在美国再次出现，故选D。
小题4:根据第三段“In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston.”可知，美国1690年出现报纸，但并非意味着报纸的历史最悠久，排除A；根据最后一段“But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.”可知，《朝日新闻》的发行量是最大的，排除B；根据第一段“The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC.”可知，C项错误；故选D。
小题5:根据“The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. ...The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. ...In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston.”可知，文章主要讲的是报纸的发展历史，而不是报纸的起源，故选A。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Do you read newspape.....”主要考查你对 [历史文化类阅读 ]考点的理解。历史文化类阅读
什么是历史文化类阅读：
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧：
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时，我们应注意以下几个方面：
1、采用先题后文：先读题目，再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点，如果带着问题读文章，有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后，自然会加深我们对文章的理解，这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类：一类是Main idea型；一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点：
a．读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头。因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b．读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结。
c．读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d．从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e．归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。
