阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．
NewspapersinGreatBritainvarygreatlyintheirwaysofcarryingthenews.Thereareseriouspapersforthosewhowanttoknowaboutimportanthappeningseverywherebothathomeandabroad.Therearepopularnewspapersforthosewhopreferentertainment(娱乐)toinformation.
TheLondonnewspaperthatisbestknownoutsideGreatBritainisprobablyTHETIMES.Itbeganin1785andhasahighreputation(名声)forbelievablenewsandseriousopinionsonthenews.Itcallsitselfanindependentpaperwhichmeansthatitdoesnotgiveitssupporttoaparticularpoliticalparty.Leadingarticlesgivetheopinionsoftheeditors(编辑)notthoseoftheownersofthepaper.
Letterstotheeditorsareprintedinpartsofthenewspaper.ThesepartsofTHETIMESarealwaysinteresting.Mostofthelettersareonserioussubjectsbutfromtimetotimetherewillbelonglettersonthesubjectwhichisnotatallseriousperhapsonanewfashionofdressorthebadmannersoftheyoungpeoplecomparedwiththemannersofthirtyyearsago.
1．THETIMESisveryfamouspartlybecause________.
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A．newscarriedinthepapercanbeacceptedastrue
B．itreceivesplentyofreader'sletters
C．youcangetentertainmentfromit
D．theeditorsarealllearned
2．THETIMESisanindependentpaperfor________.
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A．itgivesspecialsupporttoallthepoliticalparties
B．itsupportsnopoliticalparties
C．theeditors'opinionsarenotexaminedbytheownersofthepaper
D．itisnotcontrolledbytheBritainGovernment
3．Theword“vary”inthepassageprobablymeans________.
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A．improve
B．competewitheachother
C．bedifferent
D．keepintouchwitheachother
4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
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A．Sometimespiecesofwritingonthelatestfashioninclothescansatisfyyourinterest.
B．Theamusingpartsofthepaperareletterstotheeditors.
C．Themannersoftheyoungpeoplethirtyyeasagowereoftenpolite.
D．Thesubjectsoftheletterstotheeditorsareseriousatalltimes.
