首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、British people from all classes read newspapers. B、Newspaper reading is a habit of mainly middle classes. C、Lower classes seld
A、British people from all classes read newspapers. B、Newspaper reading is a habit of mainly middle classes. C、Lower classes seld
admin
2022-07-21
92
问题
Today I’d like to talk about the newspapers in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has one of the world’s oldest established newspaper industries. In the late 18th and early 19th century, as the British economy began to industrialize and literacy levels rose through the introduction of mass education, more and more newspapers began to appear. The Times, which first appeared in 1785, is the United Kingdom’s oldest daily newspaper. While The Observer, which is still published every Sunday, began publishing in 1791, making it the world’s oldest national newspaper.
The different main British newspapers—The Times, The Observer, The Guardian, Financial Times—still suggest that the function of a paper is to offer objective reports about what is happening in the country. The function of supervising the government is one of the reasons why a free press is considered so important to the functioning of parliamentary democracy. Besides, politicians and businessmen paid more attention to the power of the press. They used press to push their products and services to potential customers, so the advertising business was born. In Britain, most advertising is carried in newspapers; companies use the press to sell products; people use the press to look for a job, or to buy a house. All the British media must follow Advertising Codes which ensure that advertisements are legal, honest and truthful, have a sense of responsibility for consumers and society and respect the principles of fair competition.
British newspaper culture is unusual in the extent to which class and educational differences are reflected in the newspapers people read. In other developed countries like Japan and the United States, newspaper reading is a habit of mainly middle classes, however, in Britain the "lower classes" are also regular readers. There are more than 1500 different newspapers which cater for a wide range from political to educational views. Britain has one of the highest levels of newspaper sales per head of population in the world. Although most newspapers are financially independent of political parties, they also express some political views.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.
16. Which of the following is the world’s oldest national newspaper?
17. What is the major function of a newspaper?
18. What do we know about the newspaper reading in Britain?
选项
A、British people from all classes read newspapers.
B、Newspaper reading is a habit of mainly middle classes.
C、Lower classes seldom read newspapers.
D、Upper classes don’t read newspapers.
答案
A
解析
原文中提到,英国报纸文化的不同寻常之处就在于人们所读的报纸会反映出其阶层和受教育程度的不同,在其他发达国家,比如日本和美国,读报主要是中产阶级的生活习惯,而在英国,底层阶级也会经常读报。由此可知,在英国,各个阶层的人都读报,故答案为A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/S0x7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
月饼是中国人在中秋节食用的传统食品,一般呈圆形,寓意团圆幸福,反映了人们对家人团聚的美好愿望。在古代的中秋节,月饼被用来祭拜月神(Luna),后来逐渐形成了中秋吃月饼的传统。月饼通常是烤制而成的,外皮(crust)一般是由面粉制成,里面包进某种馅(stuf
A、Therearenotenoughefficientmanagers.B、Itlacksinguidelinesfornewemployees.C、Theconferencescheduleshouldchangei
A、ItisclosingdownsomefactoriesintheUS.B、Itnolongeroffershigh-payingjobs.C、Thenumberofitsemployeesisdoubled
A、Fromscissorstoelectricalappliances.B、Fromscissorstokitchenware.C、Allkindsofskincareproducts.D、Allkindsofglo
A、Tocompeteforcustomers.B、Toreducethesizeoftheirstaff.C、Toprovideservicesfordistantclients.D、Toexpandtheirop
A、Theyaredelightedbecausetheycanenjoythescenerywhiledriving.B、Theyarefrightenedbecausetrafficaccidentsarefrequ
A、Itisthemostunluckydayinayear.B、Itisthebusiestshoppingdaynow.C、ItisthedayafterThanksgiving.D、Itistheda
A、Hehasagoodmemory.B、Hebelieveseverybodyshouldberespected.C、Hisbossrequireshimtodoso.D、Hegetsanamelistof
A、WhattheUSpatentsystemwasabout.B、HowtheUSpatentsystemencouragedtechnologyandcreativity.C、HowtheUSpatentsyst
A、Travelonaboat.B、Takeaplanetrip.C、Swimontheocean.D、Gofishingbytheshore.A对话一开始男士就说听说女士下午要去乘船旅行,接着女士问男士认为今天他们是否能
随机试题
社会保险的保护对象为()
A、Allanimalsinthebush.B、Theremnantofthesameprimevalprogramming.C、Thesameprimevalprogramming.D、Allanimalsinthe
女,51岁,教师。因突然剧烈头痛、呕吐,伴一过性意识不清2h入院。患者于2h前因情绪激动后突然出现全头部剧烈疼痛,呈撕裂样,难以忍受,伴呕吐4~5次,当时一过性意识不清,约10min后恢复正常,并伴四肢抽搐发作1次,无尿失禁及舌咬伤,醒后无明显言语障碍,四
环形铁粒幼细胞主要见于
以下说法正确的是
流行病学研究工作的三个阶段是
王某过世后留下的6间房屋应由哪些人分配?各自应分得多少?为什么?如朱某要求履行与曹某签订的合同,取得该房屋,其要求能否得到支持?为什么?
留存收益包括盈余公积和资本公积。()
情报是指运用一定的媒体(载体),越过空间和时间传递给特定用户,以解决科研、生产、经营中的具体问题所需要的特定知识和信息。根据以上定义,以下不属于情报的是:
Poetrycanbecomparedtopainting.Whenyoulookataworkofart,youfirstseeitforwhatitis—adepictionofaperson,an
最新回复
(
0
)