素養(yǎng)閱讀系列單元高考閱讀讀有所獲練有所得詞匯積累長(zhǎng)難句分析學(xué)有所益讀有所獲閱讀提示：想了解“便士報(bào)紙”的誕生歷史嗎？請(qǐng)看本文。讀有所獲Beforethe1830s,mostnewspapersweresoldthroughannualsubscriptionsinAmerica,usually$8to$10ayear.Today$8or$10seemsasmallamountofmoney,butatthattimetheseamountswereforbiddingtomostcitizens.Accordingly，newspaperswerereadalmostonlybyrichpeopleinpoliticsorthetrades.Inaddition,mostnewspapershadlittleinthemthatwouldappealtoamassaudience.Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding.Buttherevolutionthatwastakingplaceinthe1830swouldchangeallthat.讀有所獲Thetrend,then,wastowardthe“pennypaper”—atermreferringtopapersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.Itmeantanyinexpensivenewspaper；perhapsmoreimportantlyitmeantnewspapersthatcouldbeboughtinsinglecopiesonthestreet.Thisdevelopmentdidnottakeplaceovernight.Ithadbeenpossible(butnoteasy)tobuysinglecopiesofnewspapersbefore1830，butthisusuallymeantthereaderhadtogodowntotheprinter’sofficetopurchaseacopy.Streetsaleswerealmostunknown.However,withinafewyears,streetsalesofnewspaperswouldbecommonplaceineasterncities.Atfirstthepriceofsinglecopieswasseldomapenny—usuallytwoorthreecentswascharged—andsomeoftheolderwell-knownpaperschargedfiveorsixcents.Butthephrase“pennypaper”caughtthepublic’sfancy,andsoontherewouldbepapersthatdidindeedsellforonlyapenny.讀有所獲Thisnewtrendofnewspapersfor“themanonthestreet”didnotbeginwell.Someoftheearlyventures(企業(yè))wereimmediatefailures.Publishersalreadyinbusiness,peoplewhowereownersofsuccessfulpapers,hadlittledesiretochangethetradition.Ittookafewyouthfulanddaringbusinessmentogettheballrolling.答案:1.C.答案解析1練有所得Whatdidstreetsalesmeantonewspapers?A.Theywouldbepricedhigher.B.Theywoulddisappearfromcities.C.Theycouldhavemorereaders.D.Theycouldregainpublictrust.答案:2.A.答案解析2練有所得Whatcanwesayaboutthebirthofthepennypaper?A.It

wasadifficultprocess.B.It

wasatemporarysuccess.C.It

wasarobberyofthepoor.D.It

wasadisasterforprinters.答案:3.B.答案解析3練有所得WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesnewspapersinAmericabeforethe1830s?A.Academic. B.Unattractive.C.Inexpensive. D.Confidential.答案:4.B.答案解析4練有所得Whowerethenewspapersofthenewtrendtargetedat?A.Localpoliticians. B.Commonpeople.C.Youngpublishers. D.Richbusinessmen.1.forbiddingadj.令人生畏的2.appealto對(duì)…有吸引力3.trendn.趨勢(shì)，傾向4.purchasev.購(gòu)買考綱詞匯學(xué)有所益長(zhǎng)難句分析句意1830年以前，買一份報(bào)紙是可能的（但并不容易），但這通常意味著讀者必須到印刷廠去買一份。分析：這是一個(gè)并列復(fù)合句。第二個(gè)but連接兩個(gè)并列分句；動(dòng)詞meant后是賓語(yǔ)從