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　　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