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(2020·石家庄市重点高中高三毕业班摸底考试)If you want to know the world, you must know famous global media. Here are four well－known ones recommended to help you learn about world affairs without leaving home.
The Sun (http：//www. thesun. co. uk)
The Sun is a popular newspaper owned by News Corporation founded by Keith Rupert Murdoch. It is filled with the jokes about heads of state and major events both inside and outside Britain such as mayor's trousers not being tied properly, politicians sleeping during conferences and so on. Its lively and popular style just meets the taste of the lower classes. Now its annual circulation (发行量) has reached 23,100,000 copies.
Daily Mail (http：//www. dailymail. co. uk)
Daily Mail, compared to The Sun, is a little more serious. Reading the Daily Mail can not only understand major political and economic events, but also read some relaxing and helpful contents. Well－known for female favorite topics, it is extremely popular with middle－class housewives. Now its annual circulation has come to 20,930,000 copies.
The Onion (http：//www. theonion. com)
Tne Onion is the most popular satirical (讽刺的) magazine in the United States with a circulation of 6,900,000 copies a year, covering domestic, foreign and local news and including entertaining newspapers and websites. Most onion readers are between 18 and 44 years old.
The New Yorker (https：//www. newyorker. com)
The New Yorker is a comprehensive magazine of America. It focuses on non－fiction, including reports and comments on politics, international affairs, popular culture, art, science, technology and business. It also publishes literary works, but mainly short stories and poems, as well as humorous sketches (小品) and its unique style of the New Yorker cartoons. Its annual circulation adds up to 10,209,000 copies.
篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个世界知名媒体，即《太阳报》《每日邮报》《洋葱》和《纽约客》，包括这些媒体的内容、特点、阅读对象以及发行量等。
1．Which medium has the largest annual circulation?
A．The Sun. B．Daily Mail.
C．The New Yorker. D．The Onion.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“the largest circulation”定位至每个媒体介绍的发行量处；由第二段中的“23,100,000 copies”，第三段中的“20,930,000 copies”，第四段中的“6,900,000 copies a year”以及第五段中的“10,209,000 copies”可知，《太阳报》的年发行量最大，故A项正确。
2．According to the text, who may be the most loyal readers of Daily Mail?
A．Young people. B．Middle－class women.
C．Lower classes. D．Politicians.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“the most loyal readers of Daily Mail”定位到第三段倒数第二句“Well－known for female favorite topics, it is extremely popular with middle－class housewives.”，由该句可知，中产阶级的妇女是《每日邮报》最忠实的读者，故B项正确。
3．Which topic is least likely to be published in The New Yorker?
A．A poem. B．A short story.
C．A humorous sketch. D．A novel.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据尾段倒数第二句“It also publishes literary works, but mainly short stories and poems, as well as humorous sketches (小品)”可知，《纽约客》还出版文学作品，但主要是短篇故事和诗歌，以及幽默小品等，据此可知，小说最没有可能在《约纽客》发表，故选D。
【词汇积累】 ①recommend v. 推荐；举荐；介绍 ②properly adv. 正确地；适当地 ③domestic adj. 本国的；国内的 ④affair n. 事件；事情
【难句分析】 原文：Reading the Daily Mail can not only understand major political and economic events, but also read some relaxing and helpful contents.读《每日邮报》不仅能了解重大的政治和经济事件，还能读到一些轻松有用的内容。(第三段第二句)
分析：本句为简单句。not only ... but also连接两个并列谓语，Reading the Daily Mail为动名词短语作主语。
