A.Nice, short sentences.B.A lot of pictures.C.A quick glance at the news.D.Pictures an
A. Nice, short sentences.
B. A lot of pictures.
C. A quick glance at the news.
D. Pictures and short paragraphs.
听力原文: We usually think of history as the story of important people and events, but some historians are also interested in the daily lives of ordinary people. We can get this kind of information from written documents like diaries and town records, of course, but strange as this may seem—we can also learn a lot from studying old family portraits. Family portraits provide clues about things like the size of the family and the hobbies and tastes of family members. The number of children in a portrait, for example, indicates the size of the family; the types of clothing family members wore for the portrait suggest the popular fashions of the time. The objects that children hold in their hands can give clues about the games they played and their hobbies. The background of a family portrait gives historians an idea of room size and furnishings and even the wealth and social position of the family. All of these details help historians understand more about the everyday lives of some of the ordinary people from the past.
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A. Portraits as clues to our past.
B. Twentieth century photographers.
C. Prominent families in recent history.
D. A new generation of artists.
听力原文:W: What paper have you got there, John?
M: Oh, the Mirror. I bought it to look at the pictures of the big fight.
W: Oh, the boxing match. I thought you took the Daily Telegraph.
M: Well, I do usually, but the sports aren't so good.
W: What do you think are the best newspapers for students who learn English to read?
M: It depends on their politics and their tastes, of course, but also, I think, on their knowledge of English.
W: What do you mean? I don't see how their knowledge of English comes into it?
M: Well, I think it does. The popular papers like the Mirror and the Sun have nice, short sentences which are easier for a foreign student to read.
W: I am not so sure, because they are very idiomatic and colloquial, and surely that makes them more difficult.
M: No, I really do think they are easier to read.
W: Well ...
M: After all these papers have a lot of pictures and short paragraphs. It must make them more attractive to the learner of English, definitely easier.
W: Yes, it's true, I suppose, that people who buy these popular papers just want a quick glance at the news. They don't want to study it in depth.
M: If you want to study some aspects of the news in depth, the best paper to buy is The Times.
W: Why?
M: It is supposed to be well-balanced and more authoritative. But it also takes practically all day to read it properly.
W: What about politics?
M: Well, The times is supposed to be neutral.
W: But people abroad seem to think it is the propaganda for the government.
M: No, it isn't the mouthpiece of the government as people abroad often seem to think.
W: What paper do you usually buy?
M: The evening paper. I like reading the evening news on the tube on my way home;
W: Oh, I prefer the Evening Standard. It is the best guide to what's on. 1 read the Telegraph in the morning, but then I like to relax in the evening.
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A. The Evening Standard.
B. The Times.
C. The Daily Telegraph.
D. The Mirror.