素養閱讀系列單元高考閱讀讀有所獲練有所得詞匯積累長難句分析學有所益讀有所獲閱讀提示：想了解“便士報紙”的誕生歷史嗎？請看本文。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)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…有吸引力3.trendn.趨勢，傾向4.purchasev.購買考綱詞匯學有所益長難句分析句意1830年以前，買一份報紙是可能的（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：這是一個并列復合句。第二個but連接兩個并列分句；動詞meant后是賓語從