Passage 14
The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably The Times. It begins in 1785 and has a high reputation for reliable news and serious comments on the news.
It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles(or leaders , as they are usually called) give the opinions of its editorial staff, not those of the owners of the paper.
The correspondence columns of The Times are always interesting and often amusing. Most of the letters are on serious subjects, but from time to time there will be a long correspondence on a subject that is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the younger generation compared with the manners of thirty years ago.
The Times, of course, does not publish the strip cartoon(连环漫画) that are so common in the cheaper and popular papers. It does, however, publish a cross-word puzzle every day, with clues that are both clever and amusing. Many Times readers try to solve the puzzle every morning as they travel to town by train from their homes in the suburbs.
The Daily Express and the Daily Mail are also independent, though they are usually more sympathetic co Conservative than to Socialist Policies. The Daily Telegraph, also a serious paper with a high reputation, is not independent. It supports the Conservative Party.
1.The Times is the best-known paper in London because of its news__________.
A. that can be accepted as truth
B. which is unimaginable
C. which people can find interesting
D. that can amuse people
2.What are the letters in The Times discussing about?
A. All kinds of subjects
B. Mainly sports news
C. Very serious subjects with occasional change of topic
D. Only domestic news and foreign news
3.Instead of publishing the strip cartoons, The Times brings out____________.
A. stories every day
B. games in which words are fitted into a pattern
C. local
D. adverstisements
4.The Times readers often work out the puzzle___________.
A. when they go home in the evenings
B. when they are waiting for the bus
C. working in their offices
D. on their way to town on the train
5.The Daily Express and Daily Mail___________.
A. are two kinds of newspapers with a high reputation
B. shows more sympathy to Socialist than Conservative policies
C. are not so independent as The Daily Telegraph
D. are more conservative
