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The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily
newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was
published. Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in
Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In
1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily
English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was
first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston
Newsletter (波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the
colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United
States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world.
But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻). It sells more than eleven million copies every day.
1. The first daily newspaper came out in _____.
A. 59 BC
B. 700's
C. 1609
D. 1620
2. The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____.
A. England
B. Germany
C. France
D. Sweden
3. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____.
A. Washington
B. New York
C. Boston
D. New Orleans .
4. Today there are about _____ daily newspaper printed in the United States
A. 1621
B. 1704
C. 1760
D. 1800
2C
