大学英语六级考试辅导之阅读训练五
<p> <span word="AS">AS</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>， <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="shrugged">shrugged</span>. <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span>： <span word="Yomiuri">Yomiuri</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> 10<span word="m">m</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> 3.6<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>. <span word="Newspapers">Newspapers</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ooze">ooze</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="teetering">teetering</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span>. <span word="Virtually">Virtually</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>， <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="doorsteps">doorsteps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> <span word="memberships">memberships</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>： <span word="pushy">pushy</span> <span word="salesmen">salesmen</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> 1999 <span word="and">and</span> 2009 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="just">just</span> 6.3%， <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nihon">Nihon</span> <span word="Shimbun">Shimbun</span> <span word="Kyokai">Kyokai</span> (<span word="NSK">NSK</span>)， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span> <span word="association">association</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>， <span word="American">American</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> 10.6% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2008 <span word="and">and</span> 2009.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ageing">ageing</span>. <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="elders">elders</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="age">age</span>， <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Takashi">Takashi</span> <span word="Kasuya">Kasuya</span>， <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Asahi">Asahi</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="obtains">obtains</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="television">television</span>， <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dislike">dislike</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="clutter">clutter</span>.</p>
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