To write a great news story, you have to make sure it is correct, relevant (相关的) and fresh.
For a start, all the information in a story must be correct. Not only the spelling and grammar, but also the facts.
Any mistakes that show up in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble.
For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it would be wrong. He wasn’t the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers because of that mistake.
A news story does not only have to be correct, but it must also be relevant to its readers. People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them. That’s why you care more about what happens at your school than at schools in America. It’s also why newspapers in Beijing don’t talk much about news in Shanghai or Hong Kong.
Make sure it’s fresh.
Finally, news must always be fresh. When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happened that day. You don’t want to read about news from last week!
So, now you know what makes a good news story. Have a look at our paper and see if it’s full of good news! You can try writing a news story for our paper like a real reporter.What will happen if there is a mistake in a newspaper?
| A．The reporter will probably have a lot of trouble. |
| B．The newspaper would attract more readers. |
| C．Many readers won’t buy the newspaper any more. |
| D．The reporter won’t be able to write for the newspaper again. |
Why would it be wrong for a newspaper to say that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space?
| A．Because the information was not fresh. |
| B．Because the information was not correct. |
| C．Because the information was not relevant. |
| D．Because the information was not useful. |
People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them, so newspapers in Beijing talk much about news in .
| A．Nanjing | B．Shanghai |
| C．Beijing | D．Hong Kong |
Where does the writer work most probably?
| A．In a newspaper. | B．In a shop. |
| C．In a library. | D．In a bank. |
Which can be the BEST title for the passage?
| A．How to write an interesting story |
| B．Don’t make any mistakes in news |
| C．How to pick a good newspaper to read |
| D．How to write a story like a real reporter |
| Minmin 15 |
I live by the seaside in a stone house. My father is a fisherman. Sometimes I go fishing with him at the weekends. It is great fun! After dinner, I usually take a walk on the beach with my parents. I talk about my school life with them and enjoy the beautiful sunset. We swim in the sea when the weather is fine. I love my home and my life here. |
| Yanyan 13 |
I live in a house made of bamboo. It has two floors. The ground floor has no walls. We keep animals like pigs, cattle and chickens on the ground floor. Our family lives on the first floor. It is a good way to keep dry. 35 The tables and chairs in my house are made of bamboo. We also eat with bamboo plates and bowls. Sometimes we cook rice in bamboo. It is very delicious. Come and have a try! |
| Leilei 14 |
I live on the grassland. My home is like a big tent. We can move it from one place to another. My family has 100 sheep and 60 cattle. Sometimes I help my parents look after them. We usually eat mutton and beef. They are very delicious. During the summer holiday, I often go riding on the grassland with my brother. It's so exciting. Please come and visit my home it's very beautiful here! |
34. Which sentence is WRONG about Minmin?
| A． | His father makes a living by fishing. |
B． | His family often ride on the grassland. |
| C． | He likes watching the beautiful sunset. |
D． | He usually goes walking on the beach. |
35. Which sentence should be put here?
| A． | Bamboo looks so beautiful. |
B． | Bamboo can live a very long life. |
| C． | Bamboo is used a lot in artists' works. |
D． | Bamboo is very important in our daily life. |
36. What do we know about Minmin, Yanyan and Leilei?
| A． | They are all teenagers. |
B． | They live in the same style house. |
| C． | They keep animals at home. |
D． | They enjoy the same kind of food. |
37. What can we infer from the passage?
| A． | Practice makes perfect. |
B． | Many hands make light work. |
| C． | East or west, home is best. |
D． | The early bird catches the worm. |
31. How many main sections are there in the website?
| A． | Two. |
B． | Three. |
C． | Four. |
D． | Five. |
32. What can visitors to the website do?
| A． | Write news. |
B． | Talk with other people. |
| C． | Get free fruit. |
D． | Make short movies. |
33. Where is the advertisement?
A. At the top of the page. B. In the center of the page.
C. On one side of the page. D. Next to the family picture.
Looking at the undone homework on his desk always makes David Grey feel uncomfortable. More often than not, David leaves his homework behind and surfs the Internet or watches TV instead, waiting until the last minute." But the longer 1 wait," says David, aged 15, "the more I worry."
Everyone procrastinates (拖延) because they want to feel good now. The way to do that is to avoid the task. You can procrastinate on nearly anything, even enjoyable tasks such as planning a vacation. "Some people procrastinate cleaning. Some people procrastinate by cleaning," says Professor Peter Stone. Research has shown that the top tasks young people procrastinate are studying and going to bed." One big cause for procrastination is that people are afraid of failure, of not meeting others' expectations," Stone adds.
Some people believe that procrastination will make them thrive. But researchers disagree. "I did a study several years ago, asking procrastinators to finish a task in a certain period of time," says Stone. "They did worse than non-procrastinators: they made more mistakes and they took longer. But they thought they did better." No matter what the cause is, procrastination is usually not going to be good for you. For example, bedtime procrastination can lead to sleeplessness, which in turn can cause many other health problems.
For those who need some drives to stop procrastinating, the best advice might be to take action first. If you've been procrastinating on forming a habit of exercise, just put on your walking shoes. A little bit of progress will get you moving.
Next, find something to help you remember to take action. If you want to go to bed at 10:30 pm, you might set a timed dimmer switch (渐暗开关) at 10 pm. When the lights are dimmer, you'll start going to bed. It works for most people.
Finally, reward yourself every time you make progress. For example, after you've run 3 km, enjoy your favourite ice-cream. But be careful: it won't work the other way around.
37. What can be the best title of this passage?
| A． | A day of a procrastinator |
| B． | Procrastination: yes or no? |
| C． | Say goodbye to procrastination |
| D． | Want to feel good now? Procrastinate! |
38. What is the main reason for people's procrastination?
| A． | They want to avoid doing hard work. |
| B． | They fear to lose and let others down. |
| C． | They need to finish the top tasks first. |
| D． | They plan to do the enjoyable tasks last. |
39. The underlined word "thrive" in paragraph 3 most probably means ________.
| A． | think faster |
B． | work more successfully |
| C． | give up more easily |
D． | worry too much |
40. What should David do if he wants to stop procrastinating on a writing task?
| A． | Put on some soft music to help think actively. |
| B． | Enjoy a favourite ice-cream, and then start writing. |
| C． | Search the Internet for enough ideas before starting. |
| D． | Pick up a pen and write down possible starting sentences. |
| Making a Scarecrow How would you like your very own scarecrow (稻草人)? You can make one out of some old boards. You can use it to scare away birds in your garden. You can also put a scarecrow near your front door to give visitors a big surprise! Here are what you will need: ● a grown-up helper ● seven boards (each 10 cm wide): one 160 cm long; three 50 cm long; one 30 cm long; two 60 cm long ● a hammer and nails; safety pins; a pen ● a shirt with long sleeves ● a long skirt ● gloves and boots ● a hat and a pillow Step1: Lay the boards on the ground. Make the shape according to the picture. You will have two arm pieces left over. You will add them later. Step 2: Ask a grown-up to nail the pieces together. Step 3: Put the shirt on. Ask a grown-up to nail one arm piece to the shoulder. Let the sleeve fall down so that it covers the board. Pin the glove to the sleeve. Do the same with the other arm. Step 4: Put on the skirt. Step 5: Stick the pillow on top as the head. Draw eyes, a nose and a mouth on it. Step 6: Stand the body up and put it where you want. Step 7: Put the hat on and then put the boots under the skit so it looks like it has feet. |
34. This passage is most probably written for ________.
| A． | young kids |
B． | parents |
| C． | gown-up helpers |
D． | teachers |
35. A scarecrow can be used to ________.
| A． | catch birds |
B． | surprise your guests |
| C． | drive dogs away |
D． | show visitors the way |
36. Which shows the correct steps to make a scarecrow?
| A． | a. Prepare all that you need. |
| B． | b. Let the body stand where you want. |
| C． | c. Dress up the body and make a head for it. |
| D． | d. Put the hat on and put the boots under the skirt. |
| E． | e. Nail the body parts together according to the picture. |
| A． | a-e-C-b-d |
B． | a-e-b-c-d |
C． | e-C-b-d-a |
D． | e-a-C-d-b |
The top-selling album (唱片), Songs of the Humpback Whale, was made public in 1970. This collection of nature recordings changed the way many people thought about whales, and it helped save thousands of whales' lives.
The album might never have been made without a sound engineer named Frank Watlington. In the 1960s, Watlington was making underwater recordings when he noticed some strange, deep sounds. He realized they were coming from whales. Watlington played the recordings for a pair of scientists named Roger and Katy Payne. When they listened, they fell in love with these beautiful voices at once.
Katy Payne studied music as well as animals, and she was greatly surprised by how the whales communicated using sounds like an opera (歌剧) singer. She also noticed another interesting fact: the sounds had clear patterns. According to scientists, an animal sound with a repeating pattern is called a song. Some scientists even compared these singing animals to musicians.
The Paynes thought that other people should also hear the beauty of the whales' songs. So
Roger I made the recordings into an album. Al the time when the album came out, whales were often caught, killed and traded for money. Some kinds were even in danger of dying out. Most people had never thought that whales could communicate through songs. But after hearing the album, they began to think differently.
The album led people to take action to save whales. Musicians began using whale songs in their music, and whales were included in movies and television shows. In 1982, a ban to stop deep-sea whaling was made. Before it, in the 1950s and 1960s, more than fifty thousand whales per year were killed. After it, the number went down below two thousand.
It might seem impossible that just one album could help save the lives of so many whales. But this album told people secrets about whales that had long been hidden under the sea. It allowed whales to finally share their songs with the human world.
30. What is the purpose of the passage?
| A． | To call on people to save whales. |
| B． | To tell how a good album was made. |
| C． | To show that whales are born singers. |
| D． | To introduce an album and its stories. |
31. Who first found the special voices of the whales?
| A． | A song recorder. |
| B． | An opera singer. |
| C． | A sound engineer. |
| D． | An animal scientist. |
32. What fact about the whales surprised Katy Payne?
| A． | They could talk with scientists. |
| B． | They could sing like an opera singer. |
| C． | They could repeat interesting sounds. |
| D． | They could communicate through songs. |
33. Which is one of the values of the album?
| A． | It successfully stopped deep-sea whaling. |
| B． | It helped people understand whales better. |
| C． | It made some music and movie stars popular, |
| D． | It encouraged musicians to work with scientists. |
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