Hundreds of years ago, people carried news from place to place 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. Billions (十亿) of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers became an important part of everyday life about three hundred years ago. And they are always important. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to choose? Why do they choose some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?
Firstly, it is important to report (报道) news 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 choose quite 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. So, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never choose stories about planes landing safely； instead they choose stories about plane accidents (事故).
Another factor (因素) is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more like 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 to 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 on foot or by horse. |
| B．They tell each other what they see with their eyes. |
| C．They listen to the radio every day. |
| D．They watch TV, read newspapers or search on the Internet. |
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 |
According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly read in newspapers?
| A．You often play football with your friends after school. |
| B．Your teacher has got a cold. |
| C．A tiger in the city zoo runs out and people can’t catch it. |
| D．The bike in front of your house is lost. |
Which of the following is TRUE in this passage?
| A．News stories on the front page of every country are different. |
| B．People only read interesting and unusual news at their spare time. |
| C．News stories in newspapers must be different to those on TV. |
| D．Newspapers became an important part of everyday life years ago. |
阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
It was a cold night．The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he drove to him and asked, “ where are you going ,sir?”
“To the Red Hotel,” the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more．The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station．But suddenly, he had an idea．He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel．“Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please.” the taxi driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”The story probably happened _______．
| A．on a winter morning． |
| B．on a winter night． |
| C．on a rainy day． |
| D．on a rainy night． |
When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was ______．
| A．happy |
| B．annoyed |
| C．disappointed |
| D．sad |
The driver was not happy any more because ___________.
| A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi |
| B．the young man wouldn’t give him money |
| C．the young man was carrying two big bags |
| D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars． |
Maybe the taxi driver got ________dollars at last.
| A．3 |
| B．2 |
| C．13 |
| D．15 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The two taxi drivers were both honest． |
| B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man. |
| C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel． |
| D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel． |
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Do you dream of growing up quickly so you can spend your own money? Earning money isn’t just for people who grow up．Kids can do______ , too．
Earning gives you more than money．It’s also a learning process．______working to earn your own money, you will learn______ to succeed in the world．This includes using money, understanding and______other people, using ______ you’ve learned from textbooks and using your time cleverly．
Earning is______for you．Money gives choices．______ you want to buy a better birthday gift for your grandpa, the extra money you earn helps．
Money gives you independence．When you earn your own money, you don’t have to______anyone else to give you anything．40 yuan that you earn yourself is______better than 160 yuan from your parents.
However, don’t_____to earn．Remember , what you are studying now can make you be able to earn money better in later life．
A．these B．them C．it
A．By B．With C．In
A．why B．how C．what
A．working on B．talking with C．getting on with
A．what B．why C．which
A．unnecessary B．good C．dangerous
A．Though B．Unless C．If
A．depend on B．look up C．give up
A．a few B．a lot C．a lot of
A．rush B．accept C．wait
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from India, and the play was very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company（公司）.
James was then invited to go to New York to help them. He lived in Washington, which is an hour away from New York by air. The plane was going to take off at 8:30 in the morning. So he had to be at the airport at about 7:30. He ordered a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. He forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped after midnight. Also the driver of the taxi had to work very late that night and he got up very late the next morning.
James woke with the feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It stood there silently with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and knew it was ten. He was late for the plane.
He was just preparing his coffee when the radio sent out another news, “Reports are coming in of a plane crash（飞机坠落）near Washington airport. A Boeing 707 fly to New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Plane number 2234…” James suddenly turned pale（苍白）.
“My plane,” he said aloud. “If I haven’t been late, “I’d have been on the plane!”
根据短文内容,判断各句是否符合短文意思，符合的 “T”，否则 “F”。James was a writer from England.
The driver came to pick him up on time.
James was lucky because he was not able to get on the plane.
The plane crashed while flying towards London.
Sometimes bad things can change into good ones.
阅读理解（共2小题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner — a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed （包装的）lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.
Often parents know what their children want. Cath, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”
However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make of them.”
But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy (起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were lot of chips.”
Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead.
So Janie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country.
And it seems that the changes have begun.
Anna, a pupil, told us, “we used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There’s salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”How many meals do most children in the UK have at school?
| A．One |
| B．Two |
| C．Three |
| D．Four |
____ would like the children to have the school meals.
| A．Cath |
| B．Susan |
| C．Kaz |
| D．Jamie |
Jamie thought ______ were healthy food
| A．stews and curries |
| B．burgers and pizzas |
| C．chips and fizzy drinks |
| D．sandwiches and coke |
The last two paragraphs (段落) show that________.
| A．There’s a salad restaurant in every school |
| B．salad is the only healthy food for students |
| C．schools have begun to cook healthier food |
| D．the government doesn’t care about school dinners |
What is the best title for this text?
| A．Healthy Food |
| B．Unhealthy Food |
| C．Packed Lunches |
| D．School Dinners |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
D
I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache．But English is very easy for me．I’m good at it．I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English．
First, I think an interest in English is very important．When I learned English first, it was fresh for me．I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it．Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark．How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder．Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice．I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language．I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary．Then practice again and again, never be tired．And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever I have a question．I must make it clear by asking our English teacher．How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels．They help me understand a lot of things．So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well．And I also write English diaries．English has become a close friend of mine．
根据短文内容选择答案Why do some students often “have a headache”？
| A．Because they are easy to catch a cold． |
| B．Because it’s often very cold |
| C．Because they think English is easy． |
| D．Because they don’t think English is easy． |
The writer tells us that we should be ________ in English if we want to learn it well．
| A．kind |
| B．interested |
| C．angry |
| D．strict |
The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ________．
| A．I got a good way |
| B．I had a good idea |
| C．I did badly in the exam |
| D．I did well in the exam |
The writer thinks English is interesting because ________．
| A．English is full of stories |
| B．English is full of jokes |
| C．his teacher often teaches them nice English songs |
| D．of nothing |
Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?
| A．Speaking bravely． |
| B．Writing to foreign friends． |
| C．Reading aloud． |
| D．Writing English diaries． |
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