4. Many of us read news every day. (1)
Today we can get news from TV or the Internet, but how did ancient people get news?
At the very beginning, information spread by word of mouth. People living in tribes (部落), got news from neighbors or travelers. (2)
They posted a list of daily happenings at public squares in the cities. Ancient Chinese people did it in another way. The government had news sheets sent to officials in the whole country so people could know what was going on in the capital.
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The progress brought a sudden rise of news business. Printers sold whatever people loved to read. In the sixteenth century, the first real newspaper appeared. People started to form the habit of reading newspapers. They liked to share their opinions on newspapers. The invention of telegraph (电报) machines led to another big step in history. (4)
Now we get news in seconds from all over the world. We can become some kind of reporters by posting online what happens around us.
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A. The fifteenth century saw big progress in printing technology in the west. B. News stories were sent to the papers in minutes instead of weeks. C. The development of newspaper made our daily life more and more convenient. D. Ancient Romans changed the way people knew about their communities(团队). E. It is probably because we'd like to know what's happening in the world. |