The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻). It sells more than eleven million copies every day.
1.The first daily newspaper came out in _____.
A. 59 BC B. 700’s C. 1609 D. 1620
2.The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____.
A. England B.Sweden C. France D. Germany
3.The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____.
A. Washington B. Boston C.New York D. New Orleans
4.Today there are about _____ daily newspaper printed in the United States.
A. 1621 B. 1704 C. 1760 D. 1800
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get a success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness doesn’t mean money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving（旋转的）door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
1. When you do something wrong , people around you will .
A. quarrel with you B. help you correct it
C. do something wrong like you D. laugh at you
2.What will your friends say when you make great progress?
A. Oh, so do I B. Congratulations!
C. Good luck! D. Just so-so
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.
B. You can get help from others when you are in trouble.
C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.
D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.
4.The passage mainly tells us .
A. parents always care for our life and health
B. we’re not happy if we meet with difficulties
C. happiness is always around us
D. life is colorful
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named Gibbs. When Dr. Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was 1 trees. His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life's goal was to make it a 2 .
The good doctor had some interesting 3 concerning planting trees. He never 4 his new trees. Once I asked why. “Watering plants will 5 them.” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow 6 . So you have to make things 7 for them.”
He talked about how watering trees 8 shallow roots, and how trees that weren't watered had to grow 9 roots in search of water. He'd planted an oak and, 10 watering it every morning, he'd 11 it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's 12 .
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 13 and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They're incredibly 14 now.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two 15 . I stand over them and pray for them. 16 I pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my 17.
I know my children are going to encounter hardship. Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not. Too many times we pray for 18 , but that's a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for 19 that reach deep into the earth 20 they won't be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow.
1.A. planting B. examining C. watching D. cutting
2.A. hospital B. forest C. park D. garden
3.A. instructions B. experiences C. theories D. experiments
4.A. covered B. shook C. watered D. pulled
5.A. strengthen B. enlarge C. drown D. spoil
6.A. taller and taller B. faster and faster
C. smaller and smaller D. weaker and weaker
7.A. rough B. easy C. smooth D. pleasant
8.A. set aside B. made for C. put away D. break down
9.A. countless B. numerous C. deep D. limited
10.A. thanks to B. along with C. apart from D. instead of
11.A. protect B. fasten C. appreciate D. beat
12.A. patience B. growth C. attention D. movement
13.A. laboratory B. house C. office D. clinic
14.A. dead B. broken C. weak D. strong
15.A. trees B. sons C . works D. houses
16.A. Mostly B. Occasionally C. Scarcely D. Loudly
17.A. mind B. decision C. direction D. prayer
18.A. gifts B. reunion C. ease D. freedom
19.A. branches B. leaves C. tops D. roots
20.A. so that B. even though C. now that D. in case
—Do you think an advertisement is a help when you look for a job?
—Well，it depends.________，it gives me a chance to try.
A．However B．Anyway
C．Therefore D．Though
—You couldn’t have chosen any ________gift for me.
—I’m glad you like it so much.
A．bad B．worse
C．nice D．nicer
Look at the terrible situation I am in！If only I ________ your advice.
A．follow B．had followed
C．would follow D．have followed
