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The big news for American newspapers this week was the elections. But there was also news about their industry. The number of newspaper readers in the United States continues to fall. Average daily circulation(发行量) fell by almost one percent in the six months that ended September 13th. American newspapers get some of their money from readers. But mostly they depend on businesses to buy advertising space in their pages. The larger the circulation is, the more a newspaper can charge advertisers. But recently, several newspapers have admitted lying about their number of readers. In June, the Tribune Company announced that it had overstated(夸大) sales of two of its papers. These were Newsday in Long Island, New York, and the Spanish-language paper Hoy in New York City. The Tribute Company also owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. In July, the Audit Bureau of Circulations(ABC) punished Newsday and Hoy. The ABC is a private organization. It examines circulation claims made by publishers, so advertisers can trust the numbers. Among other steps, the two newspapers will have to report their circulation numbers more often than usual for the next two years. The Chicago Sun-Times also faces the same punishment. That newspaper is owned by Hollinger International. The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating(调查) Hollinger International and its chief, Conrad Black. Hollinger says Mister Black took nearly four hundred million dollars from the company.  Recently the Belo Corporation announced it had overstated the circulation of the Dallas Morning News in Texas. The publisher will repay twenty-three million dollars to advertisers. It will also provide four million dollars. Other publishers that falsely reported their circulations will also be repaying advertisers millions of dollars. An Audit Bureau spokeswoman says cases like these appear to be rare. But the Securities and Exchange Commission announced last month that it would expand its investigation to other newspapers. 31. What does the underlined word “their” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. The news.                                                            B. The elections.           C. American newspapers.                                           D. Newspaper readers. 32. From the passage, we can learn that______. A. Advertisers got the circulation only from ABC. B. At least four newspapers cheated the advertisers. C. More companies will investigate other newspapers. D. American newspapers get some of their money from advertisers. 33. How many newspapers are mentioned in the passage? A. Four.                              B. Six.                          C. Eight.                       D. Ten. 34. The publisher overstated the number of their newspapers mainly to ______. A. attract more readers                                              B. hide the truth that their circulation fell C. avoid being punished                                             D. charge the advertisers more money 答案：CBBD    

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