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课件网) financial produced to come achievement belief actor 学案(三) 高考语篇的价值发掘———提升学科素养 2019·全国卷Ⅲ·阅读理解C篇———对接课标主题：社会进步与人类文明 Before the 1830s, most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in America, usually $8 to $10 a year. Today $8 or $10 seems a small amount of money, but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens. Accordingly, newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades. In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience. They were dull and visually forbidding. But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that. The trend, then, was toward the “penny paper” — a term referring to papers made widely available to the public. It meant any inexpensive newspaper; perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street. This development did not take place overnight. It had been possible (but not easy) to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830, but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printer's office to purchase a copy. Street sales were almost unknown. However, within a few years, street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities. At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny — usually two or three cents was charged — and some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents. But the phrase “penny paper” caught the public's fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny. This new trend of newspapers for “the man on the street” did not begin well. Some of the early ventures (企业) were immediate failures. Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling. ?好题不厌百回做，每做一次都有新发现 1．Which of the following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830s A．Academic. B．Unattractive. C．Inexpensive. D．Confidential. 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“In addition, most newspapers ... visually forbidding.”可知，在19世纪30年代前，大多数报纸对广大读者缺乏吸引力。故选B。 答案：B 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了19世纪30年代“便士报”的兴起及美国报纸大众化的发展过程。 2．What did street sales mean to newspapers A．They would be priced higher. B．They would disappear from cities. C．They could have more readers. D．They could regain public trust. 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段首句以及第三段中的“However, within a few years ...eastern cities.”可知，“便士报”指的是公众可广泛购得的报纸，“便士报”有更多的读者，而正是街头销售使其变得随处可见。故选C。 答案：C 3．Who were the newspapers of the new trend targeted at A．Local politicians. B．Common people. C．Young publishers. D．Rich businessmen. 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段首句可知“the man ... ...
