单选题 Why do people read the newspaper? Some people read it for entertainment; they enjoy sections like the comics or sports. Others look for things to buy or sell; they might look mostly at the advertisements. Most people, though, read the newspapers for news!
The news is reported in news stories, which can be found throughout the newspaper. Unlike the comics or the advertisements, news stories report facts. In this article, you will learn some hints about how to get the most ont of a new story.
Many news stories have the following elements: headline, by-line, dateline, and the lead. The headline, which is above the story, tells what the story is about. The size of the headline depends on the importance of the news — important news would get a large, bold-typed (粗体打印 ) headline. The by-line tells who wrote the story. Not all news stories have by-lines. The date- line, which some news stories don't have, usually names the place where the story came from or where the news happened and the date on which it happened. The lead is the first paragraph; it gives the most important details in the story by telling who, where, when, why and how.

单选题 Reading newspaper can offer most people ______.

单选题 The underlined word "elements" in Paragraph 3 means ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题为词汇语义题，须根据上下文意思进行选择。其中，A，B，D分别为有趣的，不必要的和分开的部分，与Many news stories have the following elements: headline, by-line, dateline, and the lead．不符合，故排除。

单选题 Why do people read the lead?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题为细节题，根据文十最后一段里The lead is the first paragraph; it gives the most important details in the story by telling who, where, when, why and how. 可概括出A，B，C均为选项。