山东德州 2013 届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练精析 32（A）The News of the World has published its last edition after 168 years. Its front page declares: “Thank you & goodbye. ” In a full-page editorial the paper offers an apology. “Quite simply, we lost our way. ” it says. Mr Murdoch said on Saturday it had been “a collective decision” to close the paper, which he admitted had “let down its readers”. And he told the Reuters news agency News International’s chief executive and former editor, Rebekah Brooks, has his “total” support. It marks the end of a newspaper where the journalists would get the stories at any cost, writes Dan Arnold, an investigative reporter at the paper from 1994 to 1996. It may not be the end of the world, but it is the end of the News of the World. Rupert Murdoch’s media company News Corp. took the dramatic step yesterday to end the News of the World. That’s the scandal-tarred（陷入窃听丑闻的） British tabloid. The move revealed the typically masterful Murdoch clan （ 家 族 ） scrambling desperately to contain damage, and its willingness to kill one of its own titles in the effort to do so. This morning, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a full investigation of the phone hacking（雇用） scandal. Mr James Murdoch, Chairman, News Corp. said, “This company has been a great investor in journalism, a greater investor in media in general, and it’s something we believe very strongly in. And clearly certai n activities did not live up to （不辜负） those standards, and that’s a matter of great regret for me personally and for the company. ”1. Why does the News of the World come to an end? A. Because it sells badly. B. Because it is involved in...
