2017下半年公共英语二级短文理解模拟题附答案.docx

2017下半年公共英语二级短文理解模拟题附答案

导语：短文理解属于公共英语阅读理解中的范畴，下面是YJBYS

小编提供的2017下半年公共英语二级短文理解模拟题，做完记得对答

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?阅读下列短文，从每题所给的[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]四个选项中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

?Textl

?Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.

Somepeoplesubscribe(订阅)toasmanyastwoorthreenewspapers.But

whydopeoplereadnewspapers?

?Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings--battleslost

andwon,kingsorrulersoverthrown(****)orkilled--tookmonthsandeven

yearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordof

mouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersof

importanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesamedaythey

happen.

?Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgive

usalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radios,

televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,storiesand,ofcourse,

advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobring

attentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfor

theadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoney,fornewsoftheirproducts

goesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproduce

newspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfrom

advertise-mentsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalow

priceandstillmakeaprofit.

?Newspapersoftenhaveinformationongardening,cookingand

fashionaswellasasmallbutverypopularsectiononjokesandcartoons(漫

画).

?21.Whatisthetextabout?

?A.Advertisementsarethemostimportantpartinnewspapers.

?B.Itintroducesnewspaperspastandtodayanditscontents.

?C.Thereisalotofusefulinformationonnewspapers.

?D.Peoplelikenewspapersverymuch.

?22.Thehabitofreadingnewspapersis________.

?A.uncommonintheworld

?B.notpopularinU.S.A.

?C.widespreadintheworld

?D.foundamongafewfamilies

?23.Thesectiononjokesandcartoonsis