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1、UnitlAlandofdiversity单元检测I•阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ANocountryintheworldhasmoredailynewspapersthantheUS.Therearealmost2,000ofthem,ascomparedwith180inJapan,164inArgentinaand111inBritain.ThequalityofsomeAmericanpapersisextremelyhighandtheirviewsarequotedallovertheworld.Famousd

2、ailiesliketheWashingtonPostortheNewYorkTimeshaveapowerfulinfluencealloverthecountry・However,theyarenotnationalnewspapersinthesensethatTheTimesisinBritainorLeMondeisinFrance,sinceeachAmericancityhasitsowndailynewspape匚Thebestofthesepresentsdetaileddescriptionofnationalandinternationalnews,

3、butmanytendtolimitthemselvestostateorcitynews.Likethepressinmostothercountries,Americannewspapersrangefromthe“sensational"whichfeaturecrimeandgossip（闲谈），tothe“serious冷whichfocusonfactualnewsandtheanalysisofworldevents・Butwithfewexceptions,Americannewspaperstrytoentertainaswellasgiveinform

4、ation,fortheyhavetocompetewiththeattractionoftelevision.JustasAmericannewspaperssatisfyalltastes,sodotheyalsotrytoattractreadersofallpoliticalparties.Afewnewspaperssupportextremist（极扌橋主义H勺）groupsonthefarrightandonthefarleft,butmostdailynewspaperstrytoattractmiddle-of-the-roadAmericanswhoa

5、remoderate（中立H勺）.Manyofthesepapersprintcolumnsbywell-knownjournalistsofdifferentpoliticalcindsocialviews,inordertopresentabalancedpicture.Asinothercountries,Americannewspaperscanbeeitherresponsibleorirresponsible,butitisgenerallyacceptedthattheAmericanpressservesitscountrywellandthatithas

6、morethanoncecourageouslyexposedpoliticalscandals（丑闻）orcrimes,forinstance,theWatergateAffair（水门事件）.ThenewspapersdrewtheattentionofthepublictothehorrorsoftheVietnamWar.I・Therearefewernationalnewspapersin•A・theUSthaninBritainorFranceB.FrancethanintheUSorBritainC.BritainthanintheUSB.Francetha

7、ninBritain2.WhydomostAmericannewspaperstryhardtoentertaintheirreaders?A.Becausetheyhavetogivefactualnewsinaninterestingway.B.Becausetheyhavetokeepupagoodrelationwiththem.C.Becausetheyhavetowriteaboutcrimeandgossip.D.Becausetheyhavetocompetewithtelevision.2.Howdomany