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在你的成长历程中, 收到过很多建议吧？有的建议帮你解决了生活中的烦恼，有的帮你解决了学习上的困难。好的建议能帮助我们解决难题，受益终生。某英语杂志以“The best advice I ever got”为题举办征文活动，请写一篇短文参加此次活动。
内容包括：
1. 你遇到了什么问题？
2. 你收到的最好的解决这个问题的建议是什么？
3. 这个建议对你有什么帮助？
要求：
1. 100 词左右；
2. 文中不得出现真实姓名及校名。
The best advice I ever got
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For years, it has been said that newspapers are at death’s door. Every year brings more news of closing. But why is the situation so terrible for newspapers?
Newspapers have a long history. The first newspaper was printed in the 1600s. Their most successful period is in the early 20th century.
With the appearance of radio and TV, however, newspaper circulation（发行量）began to fall. 3 By the mid-20th century, radio and TV had become so popular that people no longer had to depend on newspapers for news. That was especially true for breaking （突发的） news.
Afternoon newspapers were the first to suffer （受损害）. After work, more and more people turned on TV instead of opening a newspaper. That was because TV could provide news happening a short time ago. It’s true that newspapers couldn’t compete with TV on speed, but they could provide in-depth（深入详尽的）reports that TV news could not.
But newspapers suffered another, heavier blow （打击） in the 1990s. With the appearance of the Internet, tons of information became free. Many newspaper readers realized that they could read news on the Internet. There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription （订阅）.
So what does the future hold? Will newspapers die? Maybe not. Many newspapers are now making changes. Some are going digital （数字的）. Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to. After all, people still want the news. And many agree that newspapers are still an important source （来源） of in-depth news, analysis （分析） and opinions. 4 If newspapers disappear completely, there will be nothing to take their place.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1.What made the newspaper circulation fall?
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2.Will newspapers disappear? Why or why not? （选择一种情况作答）
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B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
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阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。
George Reeder, 63, has been given a bravery certificate（证书）because of saving the life of a baby.
It was a cold and windy morning. The local harbor（海港）master, George Reeder, 1.（do）his daily work when he heard a noise. On the other side of the harbor, some people were shouting, so he went there quickly by bicycle.
“What’s the matter? Why they2.（shout）?” George Reeder wondered while he was riding there.
“Help! Help my baby!” A woman was screaming（高声喊）, “My baby 3.（be）in the buggy（婴儿车）in the sea. ”
Mr. Reeder looked at the sea, and saw a baby’s buggy in the deep freezing cold water. The strong wind had blown the buggy into the sea. Mr. Reeder quickly decided to do something.
“I went over and saw that the buggy was upside down . . . and I 4.（jump）in,” said Mr. Reeder. He pulled the buggy over to the sea wall. Then some other people came to help. They tied a rope to the buggy and managed to pull it out of the water and to safety.
Tanya Allen, a nurse who was passing by, gave the baby CPR（心肺复苏术）and was able to get him to breathe again. Then an air ambulance helicopter（急救直升机）arrived and the baby 5.（take）to hospital.
After he’d finished 6.（help）the baby and the helicopter had gone, Mr. Reeder went home. A little later, the baby’s grandfather went to his house and said, “Thanks a lot for what you 7.（do）. The boy is out of danger. He 8. （leave）the hospital in two days. ” Mr. Reeder was very happy to hear that.
Mr. Reeder said that he hadn’t really been brave. “It was everyone — from Tanya doing the CPR to the helicopter pilot,” he said. “I’m just glad I 9.（help）. ” But when Mr. Reeder got the certificate, a reporter said, “This was a very brave act, as he put his own life at risk.”
10.（warn）the people not to walk along the seafront in very windy weather, Mr. Reeder has advised the government to put up some signs. “Hope this will help,” said Mr. Reeder.
A tornado（龙卷风）is a kind of strong storm with air which moves in a circle quickly. They can move over 200 miles per hour and cause a lot of damage（损坏）. As they move across the land, they can easily pick up cars, trucks, and even houses, and then throw them very far. It is important to find a safe place if a tornado gets close.
A safe place could be a basement（地下室）or the lowest floor. If you are in a home without a basement, try to find a first-floor bathroom or a small room without windows in the middle of your house. You should curl up（蜷缩）into a ball and cover your head and neck with your hands.
But there are some people who actually want to get close to tornadoes. They are scientists who want to learn more about tornadoes. One of the best ways to do this is to get as close as possible to the tornado. They use special tools to measure （测量） what is happening in and around a tornado.
One special tool is called a tornado probe（探测仪）. Inside the tornado probe, there are sensors（传感器）to measure wind speed, temperature, pressure, and direction. Some probes even have cameras, so the scientists can see and understand what it’s like to be in a tornado.
To be able to get these measurements, the scientists have to get a tornado probe near or into a tornado. Scientists will try to guess where a tornado will go next. Then they drive to that location and put down the probe. If they do not guess correctly, they pick up their probe and try another place. If they are right, the tornado will go near or even right over the probe. Then they take all of the measurements from the probe and use them to predict where future tornadoes may form（形成）and travel. And they can give people some warning to keep away from a dangerous tornado.
1.If a tornado gets close, what should people do to keep safe?
A.Go to a basement. B.Find a small room.
C.Stay in a bathroom. D.Curl the legs up.
2.What can the sensor in a probe NOT do?
A.Measure wind speed and temperature. B.Take photos and videos.
C.Measure wind temperature and pressure. D.Measure wind speed and direction.
3.Which statement about the scientists is TRUE?
A.They risk their lives studying tornadoes.
B.They can easily put the probe in the right place.
C.They get close to a tornado to admire it.
D.With the help of the measurements, they can prevent the tornado forming.
4.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A.what a tornado is
B.how dangerous a tornado is
C.where a tornado may form and travel
D.how scientists do research work on tornadoes
5.You may find this passage in ________.
A.a novel B.a storybook C.a guidebook D.a science magazine
Once upon a time there lived a great storyteller whose stories gave both children and adults a lot of pleasure and enjoyment. He told a story about an emperor who loved new clothes and about a tiny girl who was no taller than a person’s thumb （拇指）.
That storyteller's name was Hans Christian Andersen. He was born in Denmark. He wrote more than 150 stories, which are told in many countries. He became the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales. Andersen grew up poor. His father was a shoemaker, and his mother could hardly read. Andersen once said, “Most of what I have written is a reflection of myself.” His fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling, about a duckling that is laughed by other animals until it grows up to be a swan （天鹅）, was written according to his own experience as a child. His other famous fairy tales include The Little Match Girl, The Daughter of the Sea and The Snow Queen.
Andersen’s fans celebrated the anniversary （周年纪念日） of his 200th birthday in 2005. People are told his fairy tales in many countries. They organized different kinds of celebrations to remind people ofAndersen and Andersen’s fairy tales.
In Denmark, 15-foot-tall puppets（木偶）danced in mid-air every night from May until September. In Singapore, the post office published a series （系列） of Andersen stamps. And in Egypt, the library in Alexandria showed Andersen's books, which were translated into 150 languages! In New York City’s Central Park, storyteller Ellen Shapiro told The Real Princess to a crowd of children.
“Andersen's stories have everything,” Shapiro told the reporter. “They are funny and sad and enjoyable. I never get tired of them. ”
Storytellers such as Shapiro love continuing Andersen’s tradition. Shapiro doesn’t memorize her favorite stories, however. Instead, she learns what happens at the beginning, middle, and end. She changes the words of a story to fit the listeners. So no two tellings of a story are exactly alike.
1.What can we know about Andersen according to the passage?
A.He was born in Denmark in 1820.
B.He was from a rich family.
C.He was the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales.
D.He was laughed by other children because he was a poor storyteller.
2.Which statement about Andersen’s 200th birthday anniversary celebrations is TRUE?
A.In Denmark, puppets danced every night for half a year.
B.In Singapore, the post office published a series of Andersen stamps.
C.In Egypt, Andersen's fans translated his books into 150 languages.
D.In the US, Ellen Shapiro told “The Ugly Duckling” to a crowd of children.
3.How many Andersen’s fairy tales are mentioned in this passage?
A.5 B.7 C.15 D.150
4.What can we know about Shapiro from the passage?
A.She doesn’t like following Andersen’s tradition.
B.She organized Andersen’s 200th birthday anniversary celebrations.
C.She never tells the same story in exactly the same way.
D.She is used to reading Anderson’s stories to her listeners.
5.According to the passage, we can know that________.
A.All of Andersen’s fairy tales reflect his own life.
B.Andersen’s fairy tales can bring people a lot of pain and pleasure.
C.Andersen’s fairy tales are only loved by children in 150 countries.
D.Andersen’s fairy tales are funny and sad and enjoyable.
