干扰排除:选项A与原文内容(Readers are paying more)相反,可以直
接排除。选项C在本段中并没有提到,属于无中生有的选项可以排除。选项D同样存在原文没有提及的内容(complained属于原文未提及内容),同样可以快速排出。
28. Compared with their American counterparts,Japanese newspapers are much more stable because they .
[A]have more sources of revenue
[B]have more balanced newsrooms
[C]are less dependent on advertising
[D]are less affected by readership
试题类型:事实信息题
解题思路:通过题干Japanese newspapers可以定位到原文第四段尾部。
题干考察的是日本的报纸行业相对于美国更加稳定的原因。第四段第二句指出美国报纸行业一直以来都特别依靠广告(第三句进一步指出广告的比重达到87%),在第四句中提出日本报纸行业对于广告的依赖度只有35%,通过对比得出其稳定的原因就是对广告的依赖度更低。因此选项C是正确的。
干扰排除:选项A,B和D在定位段中都没有明确的对应信息,属于典型的无中生有的选项,都可以快速的排除。
29. What can be inferred from the last paragraph about the current newspaper business?
[A]Distinctiveness is an essential feature 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.
试题类型:推论题
解题思路:通过题干定位到原文最后一段。通过语篇分析,最后一段最重要的考点结构应该是首句中的转折:but much of the damage has been concentrated in areas where newspaper are least distinctive(大部分的损害都