成人本科学士学位英语模拟试题及答案

PartIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Inthispartthereare20incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Itisreportedthata(n)ofaccidentshasoccurredatthatcrossroads.seriesB.lotC.numberD.amountIfsomeoneisintheUnitedStatesforgood,itmeansheisthere.todogoodB.temporarilyC.torestwellD.permanentlyPleaseletushavemoretime,?A.shallweB.willyouC.won'tD.don'tyouThereisnohurry.Youcantakeyourtimethoseexercises.doingB.todoC.doneD.tobedoingHespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitthathewasanAmerican.forgrantedB.astrueC.forcertainD.assuchweneedairandwater,soweneedcriticismandself-criticism.EventhoughB.SolongasC.JustasD.NowthatChildrenarealwayscuriouseverythingtheysee.A.toB.forC.onD.aboutAnyone,richorpoor,oldoryoung,sickor,canfollowafavoritehobby.A.wellB.goodC.fineD.happyIt'sdesiredthatshetoteachusatleasttwiceaweek.A.comesB.willcomeC.comeD.maycome,Ishouldaskthemsomequestions.A.ShouldtheycometousB.Iftheycometous?C.WeretheycometousD.HadtheycometousIn1990hecaughtaseriousillnessfromeffectshestillsuffers.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.whoseHefoundeverybodyknowwhathadhappened.A.itnecessarylettingB.itnecessarytoletC.necessarylettingD.necessarytoletTheinterviewershouldtakedownnotesatthemomentthepersonanswersthequestions.A.tobeinterviewedB.interviewing?C.beinginterviewedD.interviewed“Car17wontherace.”“Yes,butitsdrivercameclosetokilled.”A.beingB.havingbeenC.beD.havebeenAboutthesixthcentury.whenfewEuropeanscouldread,theChinesepaper.A.inventedB.hadinventedC.haveinventedD.hadbeeninventedIhavetwofriendsbutofthemlikestogofishingwithme.A.noneB.neitherC.bothD.eitherHisunhappychildhoodhisbadtemper.A.countsforB.accountsforC.makesforD.goesforNoonedoubtsitistrue.

A.whetherB.ifC.thatD.whatA.whetherB.ifC.thatD.whatHisbrotherhadbecomeateacher,hewantedtobe.A.whoB.whatC.whichD.thatNotuntilIcametoChinawhatkindofacountysheis.A.IknewB.Ididn'tknowC.IdidknowD.didIknowPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilitiestomakelifedifficult.Ifachildhasgoodparents,heisfed,lookedafterandloved,whateverhemaydo.Itisimpossiblethathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition,lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild—thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowell-known.Butachildhashispains:heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothings,orbeingpunishedforwhathehasdonewrong.Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfood,hisclothes,andhisroom,buthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygotoprison.If,however,heworkshard,keepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealth,hecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.AccordingtoParagraph2,thewriterthinksthat.A.lifeforachildiscomparativelyeasyB.achildisalwayslovedwhateverhedoesC.ifmuchisgiventoachild,hemustdosomethinginreturnD.onlychildrenareinterestedinlifeAfterachildgrowsup,he.A.willhavelittletimeplaying?B.hastobesuccessfulinfindingajobC.canstillaskforhelpintimeoftroubleD.shouldbeabletotakecareofhimselfWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleareoftensatisfiedwiththeirlife.B.Lifeislessinterestingforoldpeople.C.Adultsarefreertodowhattheywanttodo.D.Adultsshouldnolongerrelyonothers.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A.lifeisnotenjoyablesinceeachagehassomepainsyoungmencanhavethegreatesthappinessiftheyworkhardchildhoodisthemostenjoyabletimeinone'slifeD.oneisthehappiestifhecanmakegooduseofeachageinhislifeTheparagraphfollowingthepassagewillmostprobablydiscuss.A.examplesofsuccessfulyoungmenB.howtobuildupone'spositioninsocietyC.joysandpainsofoldpeopleD.whattodowhenonehasproblemsinlifePassage2Everycountrytendstoacceptitsownwayoflifeasbeingthenormaloneandtopraiseorcriticizeothersastheyaresimilartoordifferentfromit.Andunfortunately,ourpictureofthepeopleandthewayoflifeofothercountriesisoftenadistorted（曲解）one.Hereisagreatargumentinfavorofforeigntravelandlearningforeignlanguages.Itisonlybytravelingin,orlivinginacountyandgettingtoknowitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguagethatonecanfindoutwhatacountryanditspeoplearereallylike.Andhowdifferenttheknowledgeonegainsthiswayfrequentlyturnsouttobetruefromthesecond-handinformationgatheredfromothersources!Howoftenwefindthattheforeignerswhomwethoughttobesuchdifferentpeoplefromourselvesarenotverydifferentafterall!Differencesbetweenpeoplesdoofcourse,existand,onehopes,willalwayscontinuetodoso.Theworldwillbeadullplaceindeedwhenallthedifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike,andsomepeoplemightsaythatwearerapidlyapproachingthisstateofaffairs.Withthemuchgreaterrapidityandeaseoftravel,theremightseemtobesometruthinthisatleastasfarasEuropeisconcerned.Howeverthismaybe,atleastthegreatereaseoftraveltodayhasrevealedtomorepeoplethaneverbeforethattheEnglishmanorFrenchmanorGermanisnotsomedifferentkindofanimalfromthemselves.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zEverycountrycriticizeswaysoflifeinothercountriesbecausetheyare.A.distortedB.normalC.similartoeachotherD.differentfromitsownOnewhotravelsinaforeigncountryandlearnsitslanguagewill.A.findoutwhatitspeoplearelikeB.argueinfavorofthiscountryandthelanguageC.knowthecountryanditspeoplebetterD.likeitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguageTheknowledgeonegainsbytravelinginaforeigncountyisoften.A.fromsecond-handinformationB.gatheredfromothersourcesthanfromitsinhabitantsC.gainedfromtheargumentsaboutthecountryD.differentfromwhatonehadbeforethetravelDifferencesbetweenpeoples.A.willgraduallydisappearbecauseofeaseoftraveldoexisteventhoughdifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalikewillalwayscontinuetoexistandtheworldwillbeadullplacewillnotexistasonehopesTheunderlinedword“However”mostprobablymeans.A.somewhatB.bywhatevermeansC.anyhowD.nomatterwhatPassage3WearrangedthatKissingerwouldflytoVietnamfortalksearlyinJulyandthenstopinPakistanonthewayback.Therehewoulddevelopastomachachethatwouldrequirehimtostayinbedandnotbeseenbythepress.Then,withPresidentYahya'scooperationhewouldbetakentoanairportwhereaPakistanplanewouldflyhimoverthemountainstoChina.Kissinger'stripwasgiventhecode（密码）namePoloafterMarcoPolo,anotherWesterntravelerwhomadehistorybyjourneyingtoChina.Everythingwentwithoutahitch.HisslightillnessinIslamabadreceivedonlyminorattentionfromreporterscoveringhim.Theyacceptedthestorythathewouldbeconfinedtobedforatleastacoupleofdaysandbeganmakingarrangementsfortheirownentertainment.BecauseoftheneedforcompletesecrecyandthelackofanydirectcommunicationfacilitiesbetweenBeijingandWashington,IknewthatwewouldhavenowordfromKissingerwhilehewasinChina.EvenafterhehadreturnedtoPakistanitwouldstillbeimportanttomaintainsecrecy.SobeforeKissingerleft,weagreedonasinglecodeword—Eureka－whichhewoulduseifhismissionweresuccessful.OnJuly11,AlHaig,whoknewourcodeword,phonedmetosaythatacablefromKissingerhadarrived.“What'sthemessage?”Iasked.“Eureka,”hereplied.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zKissingerstoppedinPakistanbecause.A.hehappenedtohaveastomachacheB.heneededarestafteralongjourneyC.hehadasecretmissiontoperformthereD.hedidnotwanttobeseenbythepressThereportersinIslamabadbelievedthat.A.KissingerwasnotfeelingwellB.KissingerhadjustcomebackfromVietnamC.KissingerhadputoffleavingforChinaD.KissingerwaspreparingtoentertainthemThestatement“everythingwentwithoutahitch”mostprobablymeansthat.A.nothingwaseasywiththemissionB.theplanswerecarriedoutwithgreatdifficultyC.thingswentsmoothlyD.therewasnopossibilityofsuccess34.TherewasnonewsfromKissingerwhilehewasinBeijing,chieflybecause.A.histriphadtobekeptsecretB.PresidentYahyadidnotgowithKissingerC.communicationbetweenBeijingandIslamabadwasdifficultD.thenegotiation（谈判）wasnotsuccessful35.ThepassageimpliesthatKissinger'smessage“Eureka”wassent.A.whenthenegotiationstartedinBeijingB.assoonashearrivedinWashingtonC.whenheflewtoVietnamonJuly11D.whenthenegotiationwascompletedinBeijingPassage4NocountryintheworldhasmoredailynewspapersthantheTherearealmost2,000ofthem,ascomparedwith180inJapan,144inArgentinaand111inBritain.ThequalityofsomeAmericanpapersisextremelyhighandtheirviewsarequotedallovertheworld.DistinguisheddailiesliketheWashingtonPostortheNewYorkTimeshaveapowerfulinfluencealloverthecountry.HoweverthePostandtheTimesarenotnationalnewspapersinthesensethatThetimesisinBritainorLeMondeisinFrance,sinceeachAmericancityhasitsowndailynewspaper.Thebestofthesepresentdetailedaccountsofnationalandinternationalnews,butmanytendtolimitthemselvestostateorcitynews.Likethepressinmostothercountries,Americannewspapersrangefromthe“sensational”,whichfeaturecrime,sexandrumor,totheserious,whichfocusonfactualnewsandtheanalysisofworldevents.ButwithfewexceptionsAmericannewspaperstrytoentertainaswellasgiveinformation,fortheyhavetocompetewithtelevision.JustasAmericannewspapersgivewaytoalltastes,sodotheyalsotryandapplytoreadersforallpoliticalpersuasions.Afewnewspaperssupportextremist（过激分子）groupsonthefarrightandonthefarleft,butmostdailynewspapersattempttoattractmiddle-of-the-roadAmericanswhoareessentiallymoderate.Manyofthesepapersprintcolumnsbywell-knownjournalistsofdifferentpoliticalandsocialviewsinordertopresentabalancedpicture.AsinotherdemocraticcountriesAmericannewspaperscanbeeitherresponsibleorirresponsible,butitisgenerallyacceptedthattheAmericanpressservesitscountrywellandthatithasmorethanoncebravelyuncoveredpoliticalscandals（丑闻）orcrimes,forinstance,theWatergateAffair.ThenewspapersdrewtheattentionofthepublictothefearsoftheVietnamWar.Therearefewernationalnewspapersin.A.BritainthanintheB.FrancethaninBritain?C.thethaninBritainorFranceD.FrancethanintheorBritainMostAmericannewspaperstrytoentertaintheirreadersbecause.A.theyhavetokeepupagoodrelationwiththemtheyhavetocompetewithtelevisiontheyhavetowriteaboutcrime,sexandrumortheyhavetogivefactualnewsinaninterestingwayManyAmericannewspapersattractreadersofdifferentpoliticaltendencyby.A.supportingextremistgroupsfromtimetotimeinvitingmiddle-of-the-roadAmericanstowritearticlesforthemavoidingcarryingarticlesaboutextremistsprintingarticlesrepresentingdifferentpoliticalviewpointsInthispassagetheunderlinedword“press”means.?A.amachineforprintingB.thebusinessofprinting?C.greatforceD.newspapers40.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.thecharacteristicsofAmericannewspapersthedevelopmentofAmericannewspapersthefunctionsofAmericannewspapersthemeritsandshortcomingsofAmericannewspapersPartIIICloze（10points）Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblankstherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,youshouldchooseonethatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarktheanswerbyblankingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.Ifyoufeelyouhaveacloserrelationshipwithyourgrandmotheronyourmother'ssidethanonyoufather'sside,itisnosurprisetoresearchersattheuniversitiesofNewcastleandAntwerp.?41onstudiesintheNetherlands,theyclaimthatmaternalgrandparents（夕卜祖父母）arelikelytomakegreatereffortstomaintainfrequentcontact42?theirgrandchildrenthanpaternalgrandparents（祖父母）.They?43?thatpsychologicalbehaviorsrelatedtohumanevolutionareinvolved:womenarealwayssureoftheirrelationshiptotheirsonsordaughters,?44?mencanneverbewhollycertaintheyaretheirchildrenbiologicalfathers.Furthermore,maternalgrandparentsarealwaysmorecertainthanpaternalgrandparents45_agrandchildisrelatedtothem:“Thusmaternalgrandparentsmaygotheextramiletovisittheirgrandchildren.”Thestudy,?46?byThomasPolletandhiscolleagues,foundthatforgrandparents?47?within30kmoftheirgrandchildren,morethan30percentofmaternalgrandmothersand25percentofmaternalgrandfathershad?48?dailyorafewtimesaweek.In?49,thisfellto15percentforpaternalgrandparents.Mr.Polletsaid:“Eveninfamilieswheretherehasbeendivorce,wefound?50?differences.Grandparentsonyourmother'ssidemaketheextraeffort.”41.A.BasedB.ReliedC.AgreedD.Taken

42.A.for43.A.demand42.A.for43.A.demand44.A.where45.A.if46.A.comeacross47.A.departing48.A.contact49.A.time50.A.unchangingB.toC.inD.withB.speculateC.denyB.whereasC.whichB.howC.thatB.cutbackB.existingB.contractB.detailB.unknownD.requireD.whyD.asC.coveredupD.carriedoutC.livingD.emergingC.concernD.conductC.additionD.contrastC.unlikelyD.UnexpectedPartIVTranslatefromEnglishtoChinese(20points)Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandtranslatethe5partsunderlinedinthefollowingpassagefromEnglishintoChineseandwritethemontheTranslationPaper.Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenarehealthierthanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanjobholders.(51)Aninvestigationshowsthatwhenevertheunemploymentrateincreasesby1%,thedeathrateincreasesby2%.Allthiscomesdowntoonepoint,workishelpfultohealth.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusyawayfromloneliness.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy,worriedandlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Instead,thehappiestarethosewhoarebusy.(52)Manyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard.Workservesasabridgebetweenmanandreality.(53)Byworkpeoplecomeintocontactwitheachother.Bycollectiveactivitytheyfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofworkmeansthelossofeverything.Itaffectsmanspirituallyandmakeshimill.(54)Besides,workgivesoneasenseoffulfillmentandasenseofachievement.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfullyoperatesonapatientorateacherseeshisstudentsgrow,theyarehappybeyondwords.(55)Fromtheabovewecancometotheconclusionthatthemoreyouworkthehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.Letusworkhardandstudyhardandliveahappyandhealthylife.PartVWriting(30points)Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Animals—PetsorSourcesofFoodandClothing?Writeatleast100wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinebelowandusethewordsforreferencesasmanyasyoucan.有人认为，动物是宠物，是人类的朋友；还有人认为，动物是人类衣、食的主要来源；你的观点。答案解析：PartIVocabularyandStructureA【句意】据报道一系列事故发生在那个十字路口。【解析】aseriesof“一系列”后面接可数名词复数做主语时谓语动词要求用单数。B、C、D意思都是“许多,大量”。而anumberof后面加可数名词的复数，谓语动词用复数;anamountof后面要加不可数名词；alotof后面可加可数名词或不可数名词。题干中of后面接的是accidents及谓语用hasoccurred单数形式，所以选择A答案。D【句意】如果某人在美国不走了，那意味着他在那儿永久居住了。【解析】固定搭配forgood的意思是“永久地”。permanently“永久地”；todogood“做好事”；temporarily“暂时的”；torestwell“好好休息”。B【句意】请再多给我们点儿时间，好吗？【解析】letus引导的祈使句其反意疑问句一般用“willyou”;let's引导的祈使句其反意疑问句一般用“shallwe”。A【句意】不着急，你可以慢慢做那些练习。【解析】短语takeone'stimedoingsth.表示“不着急，慢慢做某事”。A【句意】他英语说得如此好，以致于我想当然地认为他是一个美国人。【解析】短语takesth.forgranted意思是“想当然”。C【句意】正如需要空气和水，我们还需要批评和自我批评。【解析】eventhough"即使”；solongas“只要”；justas“正如”；nowthat"既然”。根据题意，C正确。D【句意】孩子们总是对他们见到的一切事情感兴趣。【解析】短语becuriousabout“对…好奇”。A【句意】任何人，富有的或贫穷的，年老的或年轻的，生病的或健康的，都能有最喜爱的嗜好。【解析】well用作形容词时表示“健康的”，所以选择well与sick相对应，符合题意。C【句意】我们希望她能一周至少来两次教我们。【解析】It'sdesired+that从句，句型中that后的主语从句要采用虚拟语气(should)+动词原形的形式。A【句意】如果他们来我们这儿，我们就能问他们一些问题了。【解析】此句是省略if的条件句，并且是与表示与将来事实相反的虚拟语气的句子，所以从句要用should的结构。当if条件句中有助动词should,had或were时，则可省去if,而将should,had或were置于句首，从而构成倒装虚拟句，意义不变。D【句意】1990年他得了一场现在还时常遭受其痛苦的重病。【解析】whose引导定语从句，whose可以做从句中的定语，which或that只能做主语或宾语。B【句意】他发现让所有人都知道发生了什么事是必要的。【解析】finditnecessary+todo结构，it是形式宾语，形容词necessary是宾语补足语，动词不定式短语做真正的宾语。C【句意】当受访人回答问题时，采访者应该记录下来。【解析】当句中谓语动词所表示的动作和现在分词所表示的动作在时间上一致时，用现在分词一般式，如果分词的逻辑主语是动作的承受者，就要用现在分词的被动式。Beinginterviewed是现在分词的被动语态作定语，修饰theperson，所以选择C。A【句意】"17号车赢得了比赛。”“是的，但车手几乎死于车赛。”【解析】短语comecloseto相当于“almost,nearly”，此短语中的to是介词，因此后面要接动名词。而B选项"havingbeen”是动名词的完成式表示动作发生在谓语动词之前，不合题意。B【句意】大约公元6世纪，当欧洲人能够阅读的时候，中国人已经发明纸张了。【解析】hadinvented过去完成时表示动作发生在过去的过去。跟据题干，所以选择B。B【句意】我有两个朋友，但是他们任何一个都不喜欢和我一块儿去钓鱼。【解析】neither表示两者的否定。none是对三者或三者以上的否定；both指两者都；either指两个中的任何一个。所以B符合题意。B【句意】不幸的童年是他有坏脾气的原因。【解析】accountfor"是的原因，描述，解释”count"计数”；makefor"走向，冲向”；gofor“出去进行，去请，适用于”根据题意，B正确。C【句意】没人怀疑它是真的。【解析】doubt在表示否定的句子中通常接that从句表示怀疑，不相信的内容，在肯定的句子中接whether/if的从句较多，表示“认为（某事）未必可能”的意思。C【句意】他的兄弟成为了老师一一他所想成为的人。【解析】which引导非限制性定语从句；that只能引导限制性定语从句，who引导先行词是人的定语从句，此题teacher指的是一种职业，不是具体的人；what引导定语从句时要求既做主句的宾语又同时引导定语从句，所以只有which符合题意。D【句意】直到我来到中国，才知道她是一个什么样的国家。【解析】Notuntil放在句首要求句子采用部分倒装。PartIIReadingComprehensionA【解析】第二段的主题句是第一句：童年是这样一段时光，不必担负什么责任，生活也不会很艰难。与它意思一致的选项为A“生活对孩子来说相对容易”D【解析】D选项全面概括了孩子长大后所应做的事情是照顾自己，而A、B、C选项只是各说明了某一具体方面。A【解析】选项A认为人们对自己的生活经常感到满意，但文章第一段谈到“每个年龄段都有自己的快乐与痛苦，所以选项A的陈述与原文不一致。D【解析】文章的主旨在第一段最后一句体现出来：每个年龄段都有自己的快乐与痛苦,最快乐的人就是在每个年龄段该做什么就去做什么的人，是那些不会把时光浪费在无用的悔恨中的人。C【解析】文章的第一段点明主题：每个年龄段都有自己的快乐与痛苦，最快乐的人就是在每个年龄段该做什么就去做什么的人。第二、三段分别谈到了童年和青年时期的快乐与痛苦，按照年龄分段，接下来的段落中将会谈到老年阶段的快乐与痛苦。D【解析】据第一段第一句“每个国家都趋于认定自己的生活方式是正常的，并且褒扬那些和它相似的，而批评与它不同的生活方式。”可知D选项的信息与之相一致。C【解析】C选项全面概括了第二段的内容，符合题意。A选项不够准确，原文是用“…arereallylike…”，所给选项中缺少“really”使得意思与原文不符。B、D的信息较片面。D【解析】从第二段的第二、三句可知亲历国外的风土人情与纸上得来的终究是不一样的，所以D选项“不同于那些在旅游前获得的信息”符合题意。D【解析】从第三段的第二、三句可知人们之间的差异由于旅游变得容易将会逐渐消失,所以D选项符合题意。D【解析】根据上下文可得出此处的“however”意思为“无论这种情况会成什么样”所以选择D“Nomatterwhat”。C【解析】从第一段可知，基辛格最终要去往北京，而且这是一个非常机密的行动，他说胃痛是为了躲开媒体所找的借口，他之所以这么做是为了完成秘密使命，所以C正确。A【解析】如上题所述，Kissinger并不是真的患胃病而是为了骗过媒体。C【解析】从文中“codeword—Eurekawhichhewoulduseifhismissionweresuccessful"（如果任务成功完成，他就用暗语一Eureka。）及文章最后使用了这一暗语，可知Kissinger的任务成功，所以选择C“事情进展很顺利”A【解析】从第三段第一句的主题句可知A选项“他的行程必须被保密”符合题意。D【解析】“Eureka”表示的是“任务成功”，所以必定是会谈结束一切成功时发出这个暗语，所以选项D正确。C【解析】从第一段第五句“HoweverthePostandtheTimes…newspaper”可知C选项“同英国、法国相对，美国几乎很少有国家的报纸