Question

【題目】The story of the magazine

【1】

When you look at the different kinds of colorful magazines in the shops (and online) today, it’s easy to think that they are a modern idea. However, magazines have been around since the 18th century and they have been an important part of people’s daily lives for hundreds of years.

【2】

One of the earliest magazines was The Gentleman’s Magazine which was started in London in 1731 by a man called Edward Cave. He was the first person to use the word “magazine” about a regular publication. The word comes from the Arabic makhzan or storehouse. His idea was that his magazine was a storehouse, or place that you could keep information about many different things.

【3】

Magazines became more popular in the 19th century. They gave people tips to help them with their daily lives, and they often had serialized(系列的) stories which gave the readers a new episode every week. Each part finished at a very exciting point in the story. Famous writers such as Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created serialized novels for magazines.

【4】

One very important serialized novel was Hard Times by Dickens. It came out in 20 weekly parts between 1 April and 12 August 1854 in the magazine Household Words. This magazine was very good value and it was a cheap way for readers to buy a version of a novel.

【5】

Soap operas on TV today are often similar to the serialized novels. These old stories have often been made into modern films or TV series and they are still popular with modern audiences because they are so exciting.

A. Weekly stories by important writers

B. Magazines are not a new thing

C. The earliest magazine for women

D. Why these magazines are still popular today

E How people could read expensive novels

F. An early example of a magazine

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】F

【3】A

【4】E

【5】D

【解析】

本文主要講述了與雜志有關的故事，雜志在現(xiàn)在仍然很流行。

【1】根據(jù)文本有些人認為雜志是一個很現(xiàn)代的說法，但是根據(jù)however后面的內(nèi)容，雜志成為人們生活中的一部分已經(jīng)幾百年了，所以推測出此處Magazines are not a new thing雜志已經(jīng)不是一件新鮮事了。故選B。

【2】文本中的關鍵詞one of the earliest magazines, 講述了其中一本最早的雜志的由來，因此是An early example of a magazine一本雜志的早期例子。故選F。

【3】十九世紀雜志變得很流行，經(jīng)常有一些著名的作家為雜志提供系列的小說，為人們的生活提供一些幫助，因此本題選擇A選項，Weekly stories by important writers講述著名作家們?yōu)殡s志提供的每周一篇的故事。故選A。

【4】其中一個系列的的小說是Dickens寫的，被連載在雜志上，最后說雜志是一種很廉價的方式讓讀者能夠買到一個版本的小說，E項How people could read expensive novels人們?nèi)绾伍喿x昂貴的小說符合段意。故選E。

【5】以前舊的故事或者小說被改編為電視劇和電影，讓這些小說故事在新的時代仍舊受到觀眾的喜愛，因此本題選擇D選項，Why these magazines are still popular today為什么雜志依舊很流行。故選D。