【題目】 Pulp (紙漿) magazines were cheap magazines filled with science fictions and adventure (冒險) stories. They were printed from 1896 to the 1950s. People called them "pulp magazines", because the paper used to print them came from wood pulp. This was the cheapest kind of paper. Pulp magazines were popular because they didn't cost much money.

Pulp magazines usually had a very pretty cover picture. It was bright and colorful. It usually showed a woman in trouble and a hero coming to save her. In the magazine, there were many stories written by different writers. Some pulp magazines featured (以……為特色) detective (偵探) stories. There were terror (恐怖) pulp magazines and romance (浪漫) pulp magazines too.

One of the most famous pulp magazines was called Amazing Stories. This was a science fiction pulp magazine. It started in 1926. There were stories of young handsome heroes saving the earth from danger. There were stories that imagined life in the future. Before they were famous, many science fiction writers had begun writing for Amazing Stories. Isaac Asimov, for example, wrote a story called Marooned off Vesta that Amazing Stories printed in 1939.

Many pulp magazines stopped printing in the 1950s. One of the reasons was the growth of the television. Watching TV became a hobby for many people. Paperbacks also became more popular at the same time. They were more expensive than pulp magazines but people had more money than before. They spent it on paperbacks.

【1】Why were pulp magazines popular?

Because pulp magazines were _______________ and people could save some money.

【2】What does the underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refer to?

The underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refers to _______________.

【3】What's Amazing Stories about?

Amazing Stories was a _______________ pulp magazine.

【4】When did many pulp magazines stop printing?

Many pulp magazines stopped printing _______________.

【5】What is the best title of the passage?

__________________________

【答案】

【1】cheap

【2】a very pretty cover picture

【3】science fiction

【4】in the 1950s

【5】Pulp Magazines

【解析】

本文介紹了紙漿雜志的起源及發(fā)展。

【1】空格前were是系動詞，后接形容詞作表語。根據(jù)文中This was the cheapest kind of paper. Pulp magazines were popular because they didn't cost much money“這是最便宜的一種紙。紙漿雜志受歡迎因為他們不需要花費許多錢”，可知，紙漿雜志受歡迎是因為便宜，所以空格處填cheap。故答案為cheap。

【2】根據(jù)文中Pulp magazines usually had a very pretty cover picture. It was bright and colorful“紙漿雜志通常有個非常漂亮的封面圖片。這個圖片很亮也很艷”，可知， it指代前文的a very pretty cover picture“一個非常漂亮的封面圖片”。故答案為a very pretty cover picture。

【3】根據(jù)One of the most famous pulp magazines was called Amazing Stories. This was a science fiction pulp magazine“最出名的紙漿雜志之一叫作“驚奇的故事”。這是一種科幻類型的紙漿雜志”，可知，“驚奇的故事”是一種科幻類型的紙漿雜志，所以空格處填science fiction。故答案為science fiction。

【4】根據(jù)Many pulp magazines stopped printing in the 1950s，可知，許多紙漿雜志在20世紀50年代停止印刷，所以空格處填in the 1950s。故答案為in the 1950s。

【5】根據(jù)本文的第一段Pulp (紙漿) magazines至最后一段They spent it on paperbacks，可知，全文講述了紙漿雜志的起源及發(fā)展到最后的停止印刷，所以最適合本文的標題是“Pulp Magazines”。故答案為Pulp Magazines。

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