| 第 1 页：听力文本 |
| 第 2 页：中英对照版 |
| 第 3 页：口语讲解 |
| 第 4 页：美国文化介绍 |
| 第 5 页：相关阅读一 |
| 第 6 页：相关阅读二 |
National and local newspapers
There are more than 1500 daily newspapers in the US. Each one is usually sold only in one part of the country， e.g. in a city， but they cover national and international news. In larger cities there is often more than one newspaper and the different ones express different political opinions. Some newspapers are sold in nearly all parts of the US. E.g. USA today and the National edition of the New York Times. Two other newspapers， the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post are know and respected all over the US but cannot be bought everywhere. Other important newspapers are： the Boston Globe， sold in New England， the Chicago Tribune， sold in the Midwest， the Christian Science Monitor and USA Today， both sold nationally， and the Washington Post on the East Coast.
There are also weekly newspapers in all parts of the US which cover local news， such as what is happening in the local neighborhood（地方）。 Fewer people read these than read the daily newspapers.
Daily and Sunday newspapers
Daily newspapers are published on every day of the week except Sunday. Sunday newspapers are very big， often having several separate parts. They contain many longer articles and a lot of advertisements. Each section deals with a different subject. E.g. national and international news， sport， travel， etc. One section， the classifieds（分类广告） has advertisements for jobs and things for sale. Another section is called the funnies. There is often also a magazine which is in color.
Alternative newspapers
In the 1960s a group of newspapers began to appear that were later called in “alternative press”。 They expressed extreme（极端的） political opinions， especially left-wing opinion. Many of the newspapers which were part of this movement， such as the Village Voice in New York or the Reader in Chicago， are less extreme today and more widely read.
