【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Visitors to Britain often hear about national newspapers such as the "Daily Mirror" and the "Daily Express", which sell about four million copies every day. British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and often take two or three on Sunday.
There is another branch of the British press which also sells well. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country area has one. Many of them are profitable.
These papers are written for readers interested in local events—births, weddings, deaths, council meetings and sports. Editors rely on a small staff of people who know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it doesn"t get out of date as quickly as national news.
Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors do not usually take sides on political questions. But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feelings on local issues. A newspaper can persuade the council to take action to provide shopping facilities.
These papers often sound dull, but for many people in small towns, the death of someone known to them or the installation of traffic lights at a busy corner can sometimes be more important than a disaster in a foreign country.