D
TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin.Benjamin'solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightr ecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.
ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin'sCourant.fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedform.willremainaliveforlongNewspapercompliesarelosingadvertisers（广告商）,readers,marketvalue.and.insomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsagoThechiefeditor（主编）ofthetimessaidrecently,"Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,'Howareyou?',asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcame.“AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET.”
perhapsnot,buttheriseoftheInternetwhichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepasttheeyearsTheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyearAmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstockTheWashingtonPostComplyhaspreventedthetr oubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducationitstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany'sincome.
53.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCurran?
A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.
B.ItmarksthebeginningoftheAmericannewspaper.
C.Itr emainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.
D.Itcomesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.
正确答案：B
