2013中考英语阅读理解精选练习及答案(55)
<p> （2010江苏省镇江市，三，10）</p><p> <span word="B">B</span></p><p> <span word="Readers">Readers</span> <span word="Digest">Digest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="belonged">belonged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="privately">privately</span>?<span word="held">held</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1922 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Lila">Lila</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="Wallace">Wallace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dewitt">Dewitt</span> <span word="Wallace">Wallace</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>?<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span>(发行量） <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> 38 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 40 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> 21 <span word="languages">languages</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>?<span word="s">s</span> <span word="focus">focus</span>(焦点） <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editors">editors</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wallaces">Wallaces</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Sixteen">Sixteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p>
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