The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its __ considerabi
A. distribution
B. contribution
C. prescription
D. circulatiol
第1题：
D
The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin. Benjamin's older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin's Courant. few believe that newspapers in their present printed form. will remain alive for long Newspaper complies are losing advertisers （广告商）, readers, market value. and. in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago The chief editor （主编） of the times said recently, "At places where they gather, editors ask one another, 'How are you?', as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law came. “An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”
perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past thee years The New York Times Company has seen its stock （股票） drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock The Washington Post Comply has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company's income.
53. What can we learn about the New England Curran?
A. It is mainly about the stock market.
B. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.
C. It remains a successful newspaper in America.
D. It comes articles by political leaders.
第2题：
根据下面 ，回答 53 ~56 题：D
The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin. Benjamin's older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin's Courant. few believe that newspapers in their present printed form. will remain alive for long Newspaper complies are losing advertisers （广告商）, readers, market value. and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago The chief editor （主编） of the times said recently, "At places where they gather, editors ask one another, 'How are you?', as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law came. “An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”
Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past thee years The New York Times Company has seen its stock （股票） drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock The Washington Post Comply has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company's income.
第13题：What can we learn about the New England Curran?
A．It is mainly about the stock market.
B．It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.
C．It remains a successful newspaper in America.
D．It comes articles by political leaders.
第3题：
Despite its efforts, the newspaper industry still cannot satisfy the readers owing to its _______ .
A failure to realize its real problem
B tendency to hire annoying reporters
C likeliness to do inaccurate reporting
D prejudice in matters of race and gender
第4题：
Please find the exact definition for "sesame".
A. an important victory or success
B. some who supports the idea that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men
C. a plant grown for its seeds and oil and used in cooking
D. a continuing increase in prices ，or the rate at which prices increase
第5题：
A.profitable
B.profit
C.rescue
D.Route
第6题：
Many a writer of newspaper articles______(have)turned to writing novels.
第7题：
A commercial bank should try its best to increase the profits of its creditor and ownership sources.
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Doesn't say
第8题：
What is Wilmington like now?
A．It's a prosperous city.
B．It has many veterans of war.
C．Its pretty buildings have been torn down.
D．It is no longer an agreeable place.
第9题：
What can be inferred from the last paragraph about the current newspaper business?
A．Distinctiveness is an essential featrue of newspapers.
B．Completeness is to blame for the failure of newspaper.
C．Foreign bureaus play a crucial role in the newspaper business.
D．Readers have lost their interest in car and film reviews.
第10题：
A. It will fail because DB_8K_CACHE_SIZE parameter cannot be changed dynamically
B. It will be successful only if the memory is available from the auto tuned components
C. It will fail because an increase in DB_8K_CACHE_SIZE cannot be accommodated within SGA_TARGET
D. It will fail because an increase in the DB_8K_CACHE_SIZE cannot be accommodated within SGA_MAX_SIZE