Ⅰ.阅读理解
The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC.In the 700s the world's first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1609，when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant. It came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704，John Campbell started the Boston Newsletter (《时事通讯》), the first newspaper published daily in the American Colonies (殖民地)．By 1760，the colonies had had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (销售量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every day.
1．The first regularly printed European newspaper started in ________.
A．Rome in 59 BC B．Germany in 1609
C．Amsterdam in 1620 D．England in 1621
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。 由第一段最后一句中的“Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1609”可知，欧洲直到1609年才拥有了第一份定期发行的报纸。
2．Which of the following is true except “________”？
A. The first daily newspaper was set up in Rome 59 BC.
B．Daily Courant came out in March 1702.
C．It was John Campbell who set up the first American newspaper.
D．The reason why the government stopped the first American paper is not mentioned.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中“In 1690，Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston”可知，C项错误。所以答案为C项。
3．From the article, we know that ________.
A．the newspaper has the longest history in the United States.
B．an English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world
C．the first English newspaper was printed in Rome in 59 BC
D．there are all kinds of newspapers all over the world today
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。本题容易误选为B项。文章的最后一段告诉读者英文报纸作为一个整体有着最大发行量。但对于一份报纸来说，发行量最大的应属于日本的一家报纸《朝日新闻》。从而也暗示读者，世界上有各种各样的报纸。
4．The best title for this passage should be ________.
A．History of Newspaper
B．History of Daily Newspaper
C．The Beginning of Newspaper
D．On Reading Newspaper
答案：A
解析：标题判断题。本文主要告诉读者有关报纸的历史，它并不仅仅告诉我们有关日报的历史，因此B项不妥当；而C项只说出了报纸的开始；D项则是说关于读报，从而排除C、D两项。
