Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people 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(秒). Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors(编辑) decide which news stories to print (印刷)? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?
Firstly, it is important to report new 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 print completely 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 As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be "bad" news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.
Another factor(因素) is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer 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.
1.According (根据)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 oh foot or by horse.
B. They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.
C. They watch TV or read newspapers.
D. They listen to the radio every day.
2.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
3.To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Five. D. Six.
4.According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?
A. You often play football with your friends after school.
B. Your teacher has got a cold.
C. A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn't been caught.
D. The bike in the front of your house is lost.
5.Which of the following is Not True of this passage?
A. News stories on the front page of every country are always the same.
B. People like to read interesting and unusual news.
C. Not only TV but also newspapers can help people to learn what is happening around the world.
D. Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.
Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn’t get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as flysurfing. Kitesurfing works through wind power by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.
At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safe kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.
Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5—10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to @2,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.
With the rising popularty of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides profeeional kitesurfing training and equipments.
1.Kitesurfing has a history of about years.
A. 30 B. 50 C. 100 D. 130
2. is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.
A. Water B. Wind
C. The sun D. The kite
3.The underlined word “range” in the third paragraph means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 在……范围内变动 B. 按……顺序排列
C. 向……方向延伸 D. 根据……归类
4.The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that. .
A. its price is getting lower
B. more and more people are enjoying its excitement.
C. its equipment progress makes it easier and safer
D. all people can learn and take part in it
5.The main idea of this passage is about .
A. the way of operating kitesurfing
B. the progress of kitesurfing equimpmet
C. the history of kitesurfing in China
D. the development of kitesurfing
Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called “the youngest writer in the world”. He has written three books till now. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his partents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi’an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about. When he was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one, he could say five to six hundred words. At three, he could look up words in the dictionary. At four, his father taught him how to learn by himself. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales. At the age of 6, he wrote a novel about his life in different cities with his parents. His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They only ate their food but also hurt his mother’s hand. So he thought, “If we give mice the stomach of cows, they will eat grass and they will be helpful to people.” This was his first fairy tales Change Stomach for Mice. Now he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called Eyes of Children. He says, “I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books.
1.How many books has Dou Kou written?
A. Three. B. Four.
C. Five D. Six
2.Thanks to his ________, Dou Kou could write his books.
A. mother B. father
C. school life D. life in different cities
3.Dou Kou began to use a dictionary __________.
A. when he wrote fairy tales
B. before his father taught him how to learn something
C. after he went to school
D. after his mother taught him how to learn something
4.The underlined(划线的) sentences show us that Dou Kou _________.
A. is different from other children
B. doesn’t tell the truth.
C. is the same as other children
D. likes his books
5.Which is the best title?
A. Three Books by a child
B. How to Write a Fairy Tales
C. How Clever the Boy is
D. Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer
It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely . I looked around but not a single table was . One of the waiters recognized me. He came over and the situation. "A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. " Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly manage. "
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. "The people there are about to "he said, "Just and you'll find a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later,he people at the corner table paid their , got up and left. I led my friends and we all sat down.
Unluckily our table was almost out of . We tried to call the attention of the waiter sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, was with the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were leaving and looking very with life. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our order.
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had for us. Looking a little , he told us that there was no meat fish left. "All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !"
1.A. remember B. celebrate C. memorize D. congratulate
2.A. quiet B. calm C. busy D. silent
3.A. hard B. often C. hardly D. always
4.A. necessary B. possible C. important D. certain
5.A. as before B. as a matter of fact C. as usual D. as is known to all
6.A. empty B. full C. noisy D. quiet
7.A. busy B. crowded C. free D. double
8.A. changed B. improved C. faced D. explained
9.A. start B. finish C. end D. pay
10.A. never mind B. come on C. hold on D. no problem
11.A. menu B. bill C. order D. note
12.A. over B. across C. beyond D. between
13.A. sight B. place C. reach D. control
14.A. whom B. which C. he D. who
15.A. satisfied B. busy C. happy D. strict
16.A. exciting B. tired C. pleased D. disappointing
17.A. calmed B. advised C. ignored D. warned
18.A. bad news B. good dishes C. useful tips D. nice presents
19.A. friendly B. surprised C. sorry D. tiring
20.A. and B. but C. so D. or
假如你是李明，你的美国网友Peter在给你的电子邮件中写道，现在美国出现了学习汉语的热潮，很多学生选择的第二外语都是汉语。他也选学了汉语，但是感到汉语学起来比较费劲，于是写信向你询问学习汉语的方法，你打算给他回复。主要包含以下几个方面的内容。
（1）汉语的主要特点：难读，难写，音与形没有必然的联系；
（2）学习汉语应该注意的问题：学好汉语拼音（pinyin）；多听标准的汉语磁带或者多看汉语电影资料；多和讲汉语的人练习口语。
要求：100词左右，可以适当增加细节。（开头和结尾已给出，不算入词数）
Dear Peter，
How have you been getting on recently?
Yours，
Li Ming
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One day, I was walking along the street while a stranger stopped me and asked me the way to the new restaurant．I told him the route and direction carefully．As soon as I finish, the stranger thanked me a lot of and started off．However, to his surprise, he went at a wrong direction．Then I stopped the men at once and told him that he was wrong．Unexpected, he smiled and told me the truth which he didn't really want to ask the way．But instead he was just trying to know whether everyone knew exactly where the new restaurant, for he was the new owner of the restaurant．
