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二，阅读理解。 A21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网 The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin. Benjamins 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. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网 Three centuries after the appearance of Franklins 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.” 21世纪教育网 21世纪教 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 companys income. 21 1. What can we learn about the New England Curran? 21世纪教育网 21世纪 A. It is mainly about the stock market. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网 B. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper. 21世纪教育网 21世纪 C. It remains a successful newspaper in America. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教 D. It carries articles by