单选题 Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
单选题
  • A. 1.
  • B. 2.
  • C. 3.
  • D. 4.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: I have subscription to two newspapers. One is put out in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Do you subscribe to any papers? M: No, I don't. I buy my papers at the newsstand. But it's nice to have a newspaper delivered to your door, isn't it? W: Yes, it is. That way I'm sure not to miss any of my favorite sections. Doesn't the size of the daily paper surprise you? M: Yes, it certainly does. The newspaper staff—the reporters, writers, editors, and linotype operators—must be busy continuously. They need a large circulation to support such a staff, don't they? W: I'm sure they do. Of course, much of a newspaper's income comes from the advertisements. M: That's true. You try to read the whole paper, don't you? W: No. I just read the parts that interest me. I glance at the headlines, but I read the sports page and the business section carefully. Do you read those? M: No, but I do read the editorials and the news section. You saw the article about the earthquake in Japan, didn't you? W: Yes. That was a terrible disaster. So many people were killed! Do you think newspapers should print stories like that? M: Certainly they should! Newspapers must print stories about disasters. They're part of the news of the day and people want to know about them. Don't you agree? W: Yes, I suppose disasters are news, too. It seems to me that newspapers would be more pleasant to read if they had a large society section and more comic strips. Don't you like to read articles about celebrations and happy events? M: Yes, I enjoy reading them. But since you don't like to read unhappy news, why do you subscribe to two newspapers? If I were you, I wouldn't read a newspaper at all. How many newspapers has the woman subscribed to?
单选题
  • A. The size of the daily newspaper.
  • B. The staff of the daily newspaper.
  • C. The circulation of the daily newspaper.
  • D. The advertisements in the daily newspaper.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] What surprised both the woman and the men?
单选题
  • A. The whole paper.
  • B. The parts that interest her.
  • C. The news section only.
  • D. The business section only.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] Which part of the newspaper does the woman usually read?
单选题
  • A. They are not news.
  • B. They aren't pleasant to read.
  • C. Most people don't like to read about them.
  • D. They are difficult to understand.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] Why doesn't the woman enjoy reading about disasters in the daily newspaper?