Daily①Newspapers in Britain and the United States

　　Newspapers in Britain can be divided into②thequalitypress(more serious newspapers) and thepopularpress. Quality newspapers have home and international③ news, and sports and cultural④ events. They also carry⑤financial⑥ reports, travel news and book and film reviews⑦.

　　Popular newspapers are also known as⑧tabloids. They have large headlines⑨， a lot of big photographs⑩ and concentrate on⑪ news and events about famous people, and news about the Britishroyal⑫ family.

　　TheTimes is the most famous of the quality newspapers. It began in 1785. It is read by important people such as politicians⑬， lawyers⑭ and businessmen. TheSun, founded in 1964⑮， is the most successful of the popular newspapers. Around⑯ four million people read it every day and it sells more than any other daily newspaper.

　　In the United States, newspapers usually have the name of the city where they are produced⑰ (for example, TheNewYorkTimes). You can buy the bigger ones all over the country. The US also has a lot of tabloid newspapers, such as TheNewYorkDailyNews, which are similar to⑱ British tabloids. 　　①daily adj.日常的，每日的

　　daily还可作名词，意为"日报"。

　　②be divided into 被分成

　　③home and international 国内和国际的

　　④cultural/'kʌltʃərəl/adj.文化的

　　⑤carry vt.刊登，登载

　　⑥financial/faI'nænʃl/adj.金融的

　　⑦review/rI'vjuː/n.评论

　　book/film review 书评/影评

　　⑧be known as 作为......而闻名

　　⑨headline n．标题

　　⑩photograph n．照片

　　⑪concentrate on 集中于

　　⑫royal/'rɔIəl/adj.皇家的；皇室的

　　⑬politician/ˌpɒlə'tIʃn/n.政治家

　　⑭lawyer n．律师

　　⑮found/fɑʊnd/vt.创立；建立

　　founded in 1964是过去分词短语作定语。

　　⑯around prep.大约

　　⑰produce/prə'djuːs/vt.创作

　　where引导定语从句修饰the city。

　　⑱be similar to 与......相似 　　

　　英国和美国的日报

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　　英国的报纸可分成高级报纸(较严肃的报纸)和大众报纸。高级报纸报道国内和国际新闻，以及体育和文化事件。它们也刊登金融报道、旅游新闻以及有关书籍和电影的评论。

　　大众报纸作为小型报纸也被人们所熟知。它们有大标题和许多大图片，并且集中报道有关名人的新闻与事件以及英国王室的新闻。

　　《泰晤士报》是高级报纸中最著名的一份。它创刊于1785年。重要的人物如政治家、律师以及商人阅读《泰晤士报》。《太阳报》创刊于1964年，是大众报纸中最成功的一份。每天有大约400万人阅读它，而且它的销售量远高于其他日报。

　　在美国，报纸通常以出版城市的名字而命名(如《纽约时报》)。在整个国家里你都可以买到较大型的报纸。美国也有许多小型报纸，比如《纽约每日新闻》，它们与英国的小型报纸相似。

　　Step 1　True (T) or False (F)．

　　1．Quality newspapers not only have home and international news but also have sports and cultural events except film reviews.(F)

　　2. Quality newspapers concentrate on news and events about famous people.(F)

　　3．Both the United States and Britain have a lot of tabloid newspapers. (T)

　　4．We can find a lot of pictures in tabloid.(T)

　　5．TheTimes appears earlier than TheSun.(T)

　　Step 2　Choose the best answers according to the text.

　　1．In Britain, the popular newspapers are intended for ________.

　　A．royal family　　　　　　 　B．politicians

　　C．famous people D．general readers

　　2．If you want to learn of the position of British government on Iran problems, you'll read ________.

　　A．TheSun

B．TheTimes