Question

    Pulp (纸浆) magazines were cheap magazines filled with science fictions and adventure (冒险) 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……为特色) detective (侦探) 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?

__________________________

Answer

1.cheap

2.a very pretty cover picture

3.science fiction

4.in the 1950s

5.Pulp Magazines

【解析】

本文介绍了纸浆杂志的起源及发展。

1.空格前were是系动词，后接形容词作表语。根据文中This was the cheapest kind of paper. Pulp magazines were popular because they didn't cost much money“这是最便宜的一种纸。纸浆杂志受欢迎因为他们不需要花费许多钱”，可知，纸浆杂志受欢迎是因为便宜，所以空格处填cheap。故答案为cheap。

2.根据文中Pulp magazines usually had a very pretty cover picture. It was bright and colorful“纸浆杂志通常有个非常漂亮的封面图片。这个图片很亮也很艳”，可知， it指代前文的a very pretty cover picture“一个非常漂亮的封面图片”。故答案为a very pretty cover picture。

3.根据One of the most famous pulp magazines was called Amazing Stories. This was a science fiction pulp magazine“最出名的纸浆杂志之一叫作“惊奇的故事”。这是一种科幻类型的纸浆杂志”，可知，“惊奇的故事”是一种科幻类型的纸浆杂志，所以空格处填science fiction。故答案为science fiction。

4.根据Many pulp magazines stopped printing in the 1950s，可知，许多纸浆杂志在20世纪50年代停止印刷，所以空格处填in the 1950s。故答案为in the 1950s。

5.根据本文的第一段Pulp (纸浆) magazines至最后一段They spent it on paperbacks，可知，全文讲述了纸浆杂志的起源及发展到最后的停止印刷，所以最适合本文的标题是“Pulp Magazines”。故答案为Pulp Magazines。