Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.
The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City. For a long time, it has been a newspaper of record in the United State and one of the world’s great newspapers. Its strength is in its editorial excellence; it has never been the largest newspaper in terms of circulation.
The Times was established in 1851 as a penny paper whose editors wanted to report the news in a restrained and objective fashion. It enjoyed early success as its editors set a pattern for the future by appealing to a cultured, intellectual readership instead of a mass audience. However, in the late nineteenth century, it came into competition with more popular, colorful, if not lurid, newspapers in New York City. Their publishers ran sensational stories, not because they were true, but because they sold newspapers. Despite price increases, the time was losing £1,000 a week when Adolph Simon Ochs bought it in 1896.
Ochs built the Times into an internationally respected daily. He hired Carr Van Anda as editor. Van Anda placed greater stress than ever on full reporting of the news of the day, and his reporters maintained and emphasized existing good coverage of international news. The management of the paper decided to eliminate fiction from the paper, added a Sunday magazine section, and reduced the paper’s price back to a penny. In April 1912, the paper took many risks to report every aspect of the sinking of the Titanic. This greatly enhanced its prestige, and in its coverage of two world wars, the Times continued to enhance its reputation for excellence in world news.
In 1971, the Times was given a copy of the so-called “Pentagon Papers,” a secret government study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war. When it published the report, it became involved in several lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court found that the publication was protected by the freedom-of-the-press clause in the First Amendment of the U.S Constitution. Later in the 1970s, the paper, under Adolph Ochs’s grandson, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, introduced sweeping changes in the organization of the newspaper and its staff and brought out a national edition transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.
The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City. For a long time, it has been a newspaper of record in the United State and one of the world’s great newspapers. Its strength is in its editorial excellence; it has never been the largest newspaper in terms of circulation.
The Times was established in 1851 as a penny paper whose editors wanted to report the news in a restrained and objective fashion. It enjoyed early success as its editors set a pattern for the future by appealing to a cultured, intellectual readership instead of a mass audience. However, in the late nineteenth century, it came into competition with more popular, colorful, if not lurid, newspapers in New York City. Their publishers ran sensational stories, not because they were true, but because they sold newspapers. Despite price increases, the time was losing £1,000 a week when Adolph Simon Ochs bought it in 1896.
Ochs built the Times into an internationally respected daily. He hired Carr Van Anda as editor. Van Anda placed greater stress than ever on full reporting of the news of the day, and his reporters maintained and emphasized existing good coverage of international news. The management of the paper decided to eliminate fiction from the paper, added a Sunday magazine section, and reduced the paper’s price back to a penny. In April 1912, the paper took many risks to report every aspect of the sinking of the Titanic. This greatly enhanced its prestige, and in its coverage of two world wars, the Times continued to enhance its reputation for excellence in world news.
In 1971, the Times was given a copy of the so-called “Pentagon Papers,” a secret government study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war. When it published the report, it became involved in several lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court found that the publication was protected by the freedom-of-the-press clause in the First Amendment of the U.S Constitution. Later in the 1970s, the paper, under Adolph Ochs’s grandson, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, introduced sweeping changes in the organization of the newspaper and its staff and brought out a national edition transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants.
Quảng cáo
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The New York Times publishes the best fiction by American writers.
B. The New York Times became highly respected throughout the world.
C. The New York Times broadcasts its news to TV stations via satellite.
D. The New York Times lost its prestige after the Vietnam War.
-
Đáp án : B(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
B
Ý chính của bài viết tập trung vào làm rõ New York Times đang trở nên có uy tín trên toàn thế giới
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
Câu 2: It can be inferred from the passage that the circulation of the Times is
A. not the largest in the world.
B. not the best in the world.
C. the smallest in the world.
D. the worst in the world.
-
Đáp án : A(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
A
Câu cuối đoạn 1: “it has never been the largest newspaper in terms of circulation.” = Nó chưa bao giờ là tờ báo lớn nhất tính về lượng phát hành.
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
Câu 3: Which phrase is closest in meaning to the word “restrained” in paragraph 2?
A. Put in prison.
B. In handcuffs.
C. Without education.
D. With self-control.
-
Đáp án : D(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
D
Restrained = with self-control = được kiểm soát, có kiềm chế
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
Câu 4: According to the passage, what caused the loss of money at the Times?
A. Other newspapers were more colorful.
B. Other newspapers had better reporters.
C. Other newspapers added a Sunday magazine.
D. Other newspapers were better managed.
-
Đáp án : A(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
A
Đoạn 2: “…in the late nineteenth century, it came into competition with more popular, colorful, if not lurid, newspapers in New York City.” = đến cuối thế kỷ 19, nó (New York Times) gặp phải sự cạnh tranh với những tờ báo phổ biến và nhiều màu sắc hơn, nếu không muốn nói là màu mè, ở thành phố New York
=> Dẫn đến sự giảm doanh thu của New York Times: “Despite price increases, the time was losing £1,000 a week when Adolph Simon Ochs bought it in 1896.”
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
Câu 5: What word or phrase does the word “his” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Van Anda.
B. Reporters.
C. News of the day.
D. International news.
-
Đáp án : A(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
A
“Van Anda placed greater stress than ever on full reporting of the news of the day, and his reporters maintained and emphasized existing good coverage of international news.” = Van Anda nhấn mạnh hơn hết việc tường thuật toàn bộ tin tức trong ngày, và những tường thuật của anh ấy vẫn giữ và nhấn mạnh độ phủ sóng tốt của tin tức quốc tế hiện hành
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
Câu 6: Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to the word “enhanced” in paragraph 3?
A. made the best of.
B. increased.
C. reduced.
D. made worse.
-
Đáp án : B(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
B
Enhance = increase = cải thiện, gia tăng
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
Câu 7: To improve its circulation, the management of the Times did all the following EXCEPT:
A. emphasized good coverage of international news.
B. added a Sunday magazine section.
C. increased the number of lurid stories, even if they were not true.
D. eliminated fiction from the paper.
-
Đáp án : C(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
C
Câu A: “Van Anda placed greater stress than ever on full reporting of the news of the day, and his reporters maintained and emphasized existing good coverage of international news.”
Câu B và câu D: “The management of the paper decided to eliminate fiction from the paper, added a Sunday magazine section, and reduced the paper’s price back to a penny.”
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
Câu 8: The passage implies that the newspaper’s reputation
A. decreased when it lowered its price to a penny.
B. grew because Adolph Ochs bought it in 1896.
C. increased because of its coverage of the Titanic’s sinking.
D. decreased because it could not compete with other New York papers.
-
Đáp án : C(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
C
Đoạn 3: “In April 1912, the paper took many risks to report every aspect of the sinking of the Titanic. This greatly enhanced its prestige…” => Vào tháng 4 – 1912, tờ báo đối mặt với nhiều nguy cơ khi tường thuật mọi khía cạnh của vụ đắm tàu Titanic. Điều này đã gia tăng đáng kể uy tín của nó…
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
Câu 9: What word or phrase does the word “publication” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The Times.
B. “The pentagon Papers”.
C. The Report.
D. The Constitution.
-
Đáp án : A(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
A
Đoạn cuối: “In 1971, the Times was given a copy of the so-called “Pentagon Papers,” a secret government study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war. When it published the report, it became involved in several lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court found that the publication was protected by…” = Vào năm 1917, the Times đã được đưa một bản sao của cái được gọi là “Hồ sơ Lầu Năm góc”, một nghiên cứu chính phủ bí mật của sự can thiệp Mỹ vào chiến tranh Việt Nam. Khi nó (the Times) phát hành bản thảo, nó trở nên liên quan đến vài vụ kiện. Tòa án tối cao Mỹ cho rằng sự xuất bản đã được bảo vệ bởi… => publication chỉ sự xuất bản của The Times
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
Câu 10: According to the passage, the Times has a national edition that is
A. protected by the Supreme Court.
B. printed in the form of a Sunday magazine.
C. shipped by train and air transport daily.
D. transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants.
-
Đáp án : D(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
D
Câu cuối đoạn: “…Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, introduced sweeping changes in the organization of the newspaper and its staff and brought out a national edition transmitted by satellite to regional printing plants.”
Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
>> Luyện thi TN THPT & ĐH năm 2024 trên trang trực tuyến Tuyensinh247.com. Học mọi lúc, mọi nơi với Thầy Cô giáo giỏi, đầy đủ các khoá: Nền tảng lớp 12; Luyện thi chuyên sâu; Luyện đề đủ dạng; Tổng ôn chọn lọc.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Hỗ trợ - Hướng dẫn
-
024.7300.7989
-
1800.6947
(Thời gian hỗ trợ từ 7h đến 22h)
Email: lienhe@tuyensinh247.com
