【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock（股票）drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss ing in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education。 its testing and test — preparation service now brings in at least half the pany39。s ine,（1）What can we learn about the New England Courant? A.It is mainly about the stock market.B.It carries articles by political leaders.C.It marks the beginning of newspapers.D.It remains a successful newspaper in America.（2）What can we infer about the newspaper editors? A.They often accept readers39。 suggestions.B.They caw a lot about each other39。s health.C.They stop doing business with advertisers.D.They face great difficulties in their business.（3）Which of the following found a new way for its development? A.the Washington Post.B.The Guardian.C.The New York Tinier.D.New England Courant.（4）How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers”? A.Satisfied.B.Hopeful.C.Surprised.D.Worried.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了美國報紙的由來，以及現(xiàn)在面臨的挑戰(zhàn)和做出的調(diào)整。(1)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“the printer James Franklin, Benjamin39。s older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper.”可知，James Franklin創(chuàng)辦的New England Courant就是我們今天所知的真正的報紙，也就標志著美國報業(yè)的開始，故選C。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Newspaper panies are losing advertisers, readers, market value”可知，報社正在逐漸失去廣告商，讀者和市場價值，以及后面編輯的話At places where they gather, editors ask one another, 39。How are you?39。, as if they have just e out of the hospital or a lost law case.，編輯們現(xiàn)在見面聊天的時候都會互相問候“你還好嗎”仿佛剛出院或輸了一場官司，其實隱含的意思就是因為報紙業(yè)的不景氣，編輯們現(xiàn)在正面臨著困難，所以這個問候應該是你們報社生意怎么樣？故選D。(3)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段可知，找到一種新的發(fā)展方式的是The Washington Post《華盛頓郵報》。故選A。(4)考查推理判斷。通讀全文，作者列舉了報業(yè)所面臨的種種問題，可以判斷作者對此很擔憂。故選D。【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Scientists have been studying how people use money for long. Now they39。re finding some theories may apply to one group of monkeys. Researchers recently taught six monkeys how to use money. They gave the monkeys small metal disks(圓片) that could be used like cash and showed them some yummy apple pieces. The monkeys soon figured out that if they gave one of the disks to a scientist, they39。d receive a piece of apple in return. If you think that is all the monkeys can figure out, you are wrong. Two researchers, Jake and Allison, acted as apple sellers in the experiments. The monkeys were tested one at a time and had 12 disks to spend in each experiment. Jake always showed the monkeys one apple piece, while Allison always showed two pieces. But that39。s not necessarily what they gave the monkeys. The number of apple pieces given for a disk was determined at random. Experiment One: Allison showed two pieces of apples but gave both pieces only half the time. The other half, she took one piece away and gave the monkey just the remaining piece. Jake, on the other hand, always gave exactly what he showed: one piece for each disk. The monkeys chose to trade more with Allison. Experiment Two: Allison continued to sometimes gave two pieces and sometimes one piece. But now, half the time, Jake gave the one apple piece he was showing, and half the time he added a bonus. Guess what? The monkeys chose to trade more with Jake. In the first experiment, the monkeys correctly figured out that if they traded with Allison, they39。d end up with more treats. In the second one, when a monkey received two pieces from Jake, it seemed like again. When Allison gave the monkey only one piece instead of the two she showed, it seemed like a loss. The monkeys preferred trading with Jake because they39。d rather take a chance of seeming to win than seeming to lose. We also sometimes make silly business decisions just to avoid the feeling that we39。re getting less, even when were not. Would you have made the same choices?（1）What conclusion might experts draw from the first experiment? A.The monkeys show certain business sense.B.Business theories can apply to all monkeys.C.People are smarter in terms of finance.D.It39。s easy to teach monkeys how to trade.（2）What does a bonus in paragraph 5 refer to? A.A metal disk.B.An apple piece.C.A chance.D.A coin.（3）Why did the monkeys choose to trade more with Jake in the second experiment? A.Because Jake always gave them two apple pieces.B.Because the apple pieces from Jake were yummy.C.Because they didn39。t like the feeling of losing.D.Because they get more apple pieces from Jake.（4）What could be the best title for the passage? A.People39。s Business Decision: Lose or Gain?B.Moneky39。s Business Sense: Smart or Silly?C.Shopping for Bargain: Same or different?D.Disk for Apple: Who to Trade with?【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，科學家們通過實驗來說明，“猴子的商業(yè)意識：聰明還是愚蠢？”(1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“The monkeys chose to trade more with Allison.”可知，專家們從第一個實驗中得出的結論是“猴子表現(xiàn)出一定的商業(yè)意識?！惫蔬xA。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“half the time, Jake gave the one apple piece he was showing, and half the time he added a ，a bonus指代的是“一塊蘋果”，故選B。(3)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The monkeys preferred trading with Jake because they39。d rather take a chance of seeming t