Question

Firstly, it is important to report new events. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give   1. about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print totally different stories to those on TV.

Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and   2.   . 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 3.  tell stories about planes landing safely,   4.   , they tell stories about plane crashes. In addition, many people are interested in news in foreign countries while others prefer to read stories about people, places and events 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.

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：新闻的报道，电视的报道比报纸的报道要快的多，但是，报纸能给更多相似的故事。一个新闻故事必须是有趣的和与众不同的。人们不想读关于日常的故事。结果，许多故事是关于危险的，并且看起来是坏消息的新闻。

1.似的故事。联系上文，体现比较级的用法，因此用更多。故选C

2.第二，一个新闻故事必须是有趣的和与众不同的。联系下文，体现新闻要有吸引力的。因此填与众不同的。故选 E

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考点：日常生活类短文阅读。