We’re leaving at six o’clock, and hope _____ most of the journey by lunch time .
| A．to do | B．to have done | C．to make | D．to have made |
What’s black and white and read all over? Not newspapers, at least not anymore. In fact, if you’re like most young people, you probably don’t read the newspaper at all.
In one recent survey, just 19 percent of 18 to 34-year-old said they read a newspaper every day, while 37 percent watch local TV news and 44 percent visit Internet news sites daily. As people turn more and more to new technologies, they turn the pages of newspapers less and less.
“There’s a revolution (革命) in the way young people get news,” says media consultant Merrill Brown.
Just a generation (一代人) or two ago, the newspaper was the main way that many people got their news. Now, nearly every home has at least one TV set. There’s high-speed, wireless Internet both at home and in many public places.
You no longer have to wait for a bundle of newsprint to arrive on your doorstep every morning. Thanks to new technology, if you want to know what’s going on in the world, you can get breaking news immediately in more ways than one.
So newspapers face a very big challenge. Raised on MTV and video games, today’s kids and young adults want flashy displays, special effects, quick information, and the chance to interact (互动) in real time, even when they’re reading about serious problems.
If newspapers can’t find creative ways to be more than just ink on paper, some experts suggest, they might disappear completely.
Traditional newspaper articles are supposed to be read from beginning to end, lack (缺乏) of interaction. With Web pages, on the other hand, there’s more freedom. You can look through the things you’re interested in, then follow links to other sources. You can join discussion groups, read other people’s opinions on a topic, or start a blog to express your own views.This passage is mainly about ______.
| A．the disappearing newspaper | B．different news sources |
| C．the future of the Internet | D．the new technologies |
From the survey, we can see that ______.
| A．TV has become the major source of news |
| B．newspapers are no longer the major source of news |
| C．more than half of the 18-to-34-year-old visit news sites daily |
| D．new technologies have replaced the traditional one |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned about the disadvantage of newspapers?
| A．High price. | B．Lack of changes. |
| C．Slow speed. | D．Lack of interaction. |
The author of the passage would probably think the future of newspapers is ______.
| A．attractive | B．bright |
| C．hopeless | D．uncertain |
When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior (三年级学生). John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in athletics, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.
About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, “John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn’t you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since you’re so good at it.”
John answered, “Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason.”
From then on, I often remember my student’s reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of themselves, I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!” can go a long way!According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John’s ______.
| A．PE marks | B．self-confidence |
| C．interest in sports | D．state of health |
Why did John take part in the track team?
| A．He had been an excellent runner. |
| B．He was encouraged by his teacher. |
| C．He liked running more than tennis. |
| D．He had no tennis coach to train him. |
The purpose of this passage is probably ______.
| A．to build a close teacher-student relationship |
| B．to introduce a new way of sports training |
| C．to explain the value of sports and games |
| D．to show the importance of encouragement |
The passage is mainly written for ______.
| A．teachers | B．parents |
| C．students | D．players |
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Yucai High School
Dear Tim,
I am Li Hua. This is my last year of high school, and I’ll graduate this summer. I’m eighteen year old.
There is three people in my family and I’m the only one child, who is very common in Chinese families. My father work in a factory and my mother is a teacher. We lived a happy life together.
I'm cheerful boy．Besides my courses, I have much hobbies, like playing football, basketball and swimming．In the past, I collected in a lot of stamps, which are very preciously now because we seldom post a letter nowadays．I
wonder if you can tell me something about myself, your family and daily school ．
Alice：Hi, Peter! I saw you on the 7 o'clock news last night.
Peter：Oh, yeah.
Alice：So tell us what happened?
Peter：I ___(walk) alone on the beach when I heard someone _
__(call) out for help. I looked up and there on the headland was a little kid. He had climbed up the cliff(悬崖) and was stuck.
Alice：What did you do then?
Peter：My first thought was to run and get help, but the boy was crying. He looked as though he would fall at ___ moment. So I climbed up to get him down. The rocks were very loose, and I almost _
__(slip) a couple of times. I was beginning to think _
__ wasn't a good idea to climb up there alone and that I __
__(get) help first. Then I reached the boy.
__， I couldn't get him down. We were both stuck!
Alice：And then what did you do?
Peter：I shouted for help. Pretty soon there came ____ small crowd on the beach. One of them called the Coast Rescue Service. About five minutes __
__ there appeared a helicopter overhead, and we _
__(rescue)．
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