新编六级听力每日练习-第274期.docx

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新编六级听力每日练习第274期

PassageTwo29.A.EarlynewspapersinEngland.B.Theearlyhistoryofmagazines.C.ThelifeofDanielDefoe.D.Differencesbetweennewspapersandmagazines.30.A.Ithadmanymorepagesthannewspapers.B.Itwasgivenawayforfree.C.Itdealtwithissuesratherthanevents.D.Itwasmorewidelyavailablethannewspapers.31.A.Itwasnotreallyamagazine.B.Itfeaturedavarietyofarticlesandstories.C.Itwaspraisedbyreadersofpoetry.D.Itwasunpopularwithpoliticians.PassageTwo[29]Movingawayfromnewspapers,let'snowfocusonmagazines.NowthefirstmagazinewasalittleperiodicalcalledTheReview,anditwasstartedinLondonin1704.Itlookedalotlikethenewspapersofthetime.Butintermsofitscontent,itwasmuchdifferent.[30]Newspaperswereconcernedmainlywithnewsevents,butTheReviewfocusedonimportantdomesticissuesoftheday,aswellasthepoliciesofthegovernment.NowinEnglandatthattime,peoplecouldstillbethrowninjailforpublishingarticlesthatwerecriticaloftheking.Andthat'swhathappenedtoDanielDefoe.HewastheoutspokenfounderofTheReview.DefoeactuallywrotethefirstissueofTheReviewfromprison.Yousee,hehadbeenarrestedbecauseofhiswritingsthatcriticizedthepoliciesoftheChurchofEngland,whichwasheadedbytheking.Afterhisrelease,DefoecontinuedtoproduceTheReviewandthemagazinestartedtoappearonamorefrequentschedule,aboutthreetimesaweek.Itdidn'ttakelongforothermagazinestostartpoppingup.[31]In1709,amagazinecalledTheTattlerbeganpublication.Thisnewmagazinecontainedamixtureofnews,poetry,politicalanalysis,andphilosophicalessays.Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyoujustheard.29.Whatisthetopicdiscussedinthispassage?正确答案：B解析：主旨题。短文开篇说道“我们现在来谈谈杂志”，听懂了这一句即可猜测下文将要讲述magazine。而下文讲了TheReview早期创建的情况和othermagazines的情况，从反面验证了猜测。故答案为B。30.Accordingtothespeaker,howwasTheReviewdifferentfromearlynewspapers?正确答案：C解析：推断题。“报纸主要是关于一些时事，但TheReview则是着眼于国内的重要事件和政府政策”，由此可见两种刊物所关注的内容是不一样的。故C为正确答案。ratherthan“而不是”。31.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutTheTattler?正确答案：B解析：细节题。“……这种新的杂志包含了新闻、诗歌、政治分析和哲理散文”，由此可推知B为正确答案。