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started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700"s, the world"s first printed newspaper was published. In 1609 in
Germany the first regular (定期的) newspaper was started.
The first regular published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620.ln 1621, an
English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English
newspaper was the Daily Currant.lt 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, the first newspaper published daily in America. By 1760,America had more than thirty
daily newspapers. There are now about l,800 daily papers in the USA.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation(发行量) in the world.
But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.lt sells
more than eleven million copies every year.
B. In 1620.
C. In l621.
D. In 1702.
B. In Amsterdam.
C. In London.
D. In Boston.
B. John Campbell
C. Tom
D. Thomas Edison
B. 1,750.
C. 1,770.
D. 1,800.
B. English language newspapers
C. Japanese newspapers
D. Asahi Shim bun
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jobs,and to study at good schools. But sometimes these people can"t f 7 work in a good place to
live i 8 Also,too many people in a small place make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean. So
before peoplehave to move t_ 9 big cities,they Should think a 10 the problems of living there.
Fish and chips is the 4 popular take-away food in England.People often 5 this kind offood at shops, 6
sometimes they put the food 7 paper bags and take it 8 or to their workplaces.
Chinese take-away food is also 9 in England, Australia and the USA, but the most popular take-a-way
food in the USA 10 fried chicken.lt:s very delicious!
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the people know Boxing Day.
Boxing Day is a holiday observed on December 26,or the first weekday after Christmas. And it is a
festival only for those service persons such as postmen, newspaper boys, milkmen, etc. On that day,
families traditionally give Christmas boxes to those service workers. It is a custom, but nobody is certain
how it was originated.
A popular legend tells the story. There was once a rich lady called Chatter in England. One morning
many, many years ago, it snowed very heavily. Chatter was waiting anxiously for a very important letter
from her boyfriend. Then a post boy came and gave her the letter. She was so pleased that she gave him
a box with presents. Later on, more and more people followed her example. As time went by, giving
boxes with presents to service persons became a custom in Great Britain. Later the custom spread to
America. In the USA, some people give their employees money instead of boxes nowadays.
B. on December 26
C. on the first weekday after Christmas
D. either B or C
B. Sunday
C. Saturday
D. Friday
B. Service workers would give boxes from service workers
C. The employers receive boxes from service workers
D. Service workers receive boxes from the employers
B. Australia
C. England
D. Canada
B. people give the service workers boxes only
C. some people give money to the service workers, while others still give boxes
D. people do not give boxes or money to the service workers
In England,cars,buses and bikes must keep to the left side of the street. If a person wishes to cross
a street, he must stop and either look at the traffic lights or look both ways down the street. And instead
of looking left first,as we do in China,they look right first.
To get about in London, vis]tors should leam to use buses and the underground". First of all they
must know which direction(方向)they are going to and which bus underground train they must take. At
the bus stop they wait for buses to come. As soon as they get on the bus, they must pay for their
tickets.
there will be less pollution in the air, there will be more parking spaces in cities, and the streets will be 2
crowded. The space now for one car of the usual size can hold 3 one such little car.
The little cars will 4 muchless to own and to drive.Driving will be 5 ,too,because these little cars
can go only 50 kilmetres an hour.
The cars of the future will be fine for going 6 the city,but they will not be useful for going far away.
The little car needs only two batteries(电池)-ore battery for the motor, and 7 for the horn and the rights.
If we still 8 the big cars along with the small ones,we will need to 9 two kinds of roads. Some
roads will be used 10 the big fast cars,and other roads will be needed for the small,slower ones.