Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds(秒). Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors(编辑) decide which news stories to print (印刷)? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?
Firstly, it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely (完全地) different stories to those on TV.
Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories about everyday life As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be "bad" news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.
Another factor(因素) is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events (事件) in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers. According (根据) the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the world now?
| A．They carry news stories and tell others from place to place oh foot or by horse. |
| B．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes. |
| C．They watch TV or read newspapers. |
| D．They listen to the radio every day. |
The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that .
| A．people can learn more about the same news story from a newspaper |
| B．people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper |
| C．people can read news stories in other countries |
| D．people can read news’ stories about their own country |
To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?
| A．You often play football with your friends after school. |
| B．Your teacher has got a cold. |
| C．A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn’t been caught. |
| D．The bike in the front of your house is lost. |
Which of the following is Not True of this passage?
| A．News stories on the front page of every country are always the same. |
| B．People like to read interesting and unusual news. |
| C．Not only TV but also newspapers can help people to learn what is happening around the world. |
| D．Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years. |
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写A, 错误的写B。
Paul and his wife are driving down a busy street. They stop at a crossing and a car pulls up beside them and it stops too. The driver rolls down his window.
“Excuse me, sir,” he says, “But can you please tell me where the main street is?”
“Sorry, sir,” answers Paul, “But we don’t have Main Street in this city.”
The fellow looks at Paul strangely and then rolls up his window and drives away.
Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing.
“What’s so funny now?” he asks her. She says, “He doesn’t ask you where Main Street is. He wants to know the main street of the city. Every city has a main street, right? Get it?”
“Now I do. But it’s too late.”Paul and his wife meet a driver at a crossing on a busy street.
The driver doesn’t know if there is a main street in the city.
Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing because her husband doesn’t know the way.
There is no main street in this city.
Paul understands the driver at last.
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
| A．go to university abroad |
| B．spend one year abroad as volunteers |
| C．go to work for money |
| D．start work in schools or hospitals |
Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
| A．England | B．China | C．Belize | D．Cardiff |
Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
| A．studying Chinese in a university |
| B．working to save the coral reefs |
| C．helping do some housework |
| D．doing some research in Wales |
From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
| A．will die because of the pollution |
| B．are not as beautiful as before |
| C．cannot live without fish in the sea |
| D．will probably be sold for money |
Pauline Jones wants to_______after she finishes her work as a volunteer.
| A．stay there for another year |
| B．go back home to start work |
| C．learn about the people home |
| D．travel around Central America |
The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man. His parents like Henry because _____________.
| A．He’s good to his grandpa |
| B．He’s a polite boy |
| C．He does well in his lessons |
| D．He’s learned to catch singing birds |
Henry admires his grandpa because ____________.
| A．he tells him a lot of interesting stories |
| B．he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food |
| C．he can make kites and cages |
| D．he’s very able old man |
__________, so she didn’t let her son play with him.
| A．The woman hated the old man |
| B．The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man |
| C．The old man did nothing at home |
| D．The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident |
Henry brought the broken bowl home to _____________.
| A．play with it | B．frighten his mother |
| C．beat his parents | D．fill it with rice |
The woman was afraid _________, so she’s good to the old man.
| A．her husband wouldn’t love her |
| B．the police would know about it |
| C．her son would be bad to her when she was old |
| D．the old man wouldn’t leave her any money |
任务型阅读
Our teacher work very hard. They get up early in the morning and work very late. How to help our teacher ?
First, we must try to learn our subjects（科目）well to make our teachers spend less time on us and let them have more rest.
Second, we must clean the blackboard and the teacher’s desk very often. If (如果) we can do so, our teachers will work better and of course they will be happier.
Our teachers often have to speak for a long time and they are very thirsty(口渴的). At this time, it is better for us to bring them some water. When our teachers drink the water, they will speak more clearly (清楚). After our teachers correct (批改)our exercise books, we can help to hand them out (分发它们).
If we do so, our teachers can have a short rest. We all know that our teachers care about our marks (关心我们的分数) most, so we should try to go over(复习) our lessons to get high grades（成绩）.If all of us can get high grades, our teachers will feel (感觉)very happy.
| How to ___ |
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| Ways (方法) |
Results（结果） |
| Do ____ |
The teacher can have more time to have a ___ |
| Often help the teachers __ |
They __ |
| Bring them some water when they ____ |
They will speak clearly. |
| Help them hand out our exercise books. |
They can rest for a ____ |
| Try to go over our lessons __ |
_____ |
阅读短文，判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。
My name is Daisy. I live with my mother and father in a flat. The flat is on the fifth floor of a tall building. There are 14 floors and a parking garage(车库) in the basement(地下室). My father parks his car there.
Our flat is not in the center of the city. It is 2 miles from the center. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by train every day. He doesn't drive his car. He uses his car only on weekends. Then he takes us into the country or to the beach.
Our flat has three bedrooms. There is a bedroom for my mother and father,one for me and one for my brother. There is a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. We do not have a garden, but there is a small balcony. There are some plants on the balcony. In summer we often sit out on the balcony because it gets very hot inside the flat. Our flat is small, but we are very happy in it. Daisy's flat is on the fifteenth floor.
Their flat isn't in the middle of the city.
Daisy's father goes to work by car every day.
In summer they like sitting out on the balcony because they like staying outside.
Their flat isn't big, but they live happily in it.
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