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. 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 decide which news stories to print? 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 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 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 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.
BLUE SKY RESTAURANT
Telephone:4444872
Address: 8090 White Road
Open: Mon. to Fri. 7:30 am —2:30 pm and 5:00 pm—9:00 pm
Sat. 7:30 am—11:30 am and 5:00 pm—9:30 pm
Sun. 11:00 am—2:00 pm and 5:00 pm—9:30 pm
NEW YORK MUSEUM
America’s largest museum in American history.
Telephone: 2751352
Address: Vanier Park, 1200 Chestnut St. New York
Open: Mon. to Fri. 9:00 am—5:00 pm (Monday free)
Sat, 9:00 am—1:00 pm
TONGCHENG SHOPPING CENTER
Telephone: 5674398
Address: Furong Road
Open: Mon. Wed. and Fri. 9:30am—5:30 pm
Tues. Thurs. and Sat. 9:30am—9:00 pm
Sun. 11:00 am—9:00 pm
HUATIAN HOTEL
Telephone: 7868432
Address: 5200 No. 7 Road (at Sea Island Way)
The Dining Hall: Wed. to Sun. Lunch from 10:30 am
Coffee Shop: Mon. to Fri. 6:00 am
Sat. 6:30 am and Sun. 7:00 am
Mon. to Wed. to 10:00 pm
Thurs. to Sun. to 11:00 pm
1.You do not have to pay money on Mondays if you go to ______.
A. Blue Sky Restaurant B. New York Museum
C. Tongcheng Shopping Center D. Huatian Hotel
2.What can’t you do after 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon?
A. Go to Blue Sky Restaurant.
B. Have coffee in Huatian Hotel.
C. Pay a visit to New York Museum.
D. Do shopping in Tongcheng Shopping Center.
3.If you are free on early Sunday mornings, you can go to ______.
A. Furong Road
B. 8090 White Road
C. Coffee Shop on 5200 No. 7 Road
D. Vanier Park, 1200 Chestnut St. New York
4.If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can dial the number ______.
A. 4444872 or 7868432 B. 7868432 or 2751352
C. 7868432 or 5674398 D. 2751352 or 4444872
Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “ If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”
“OK, Dad,” said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn’t remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”
The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”
"Burnt yesterday evening."
1.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day
2.The man was very surprised because _________.
A. he couldn't find that piece of paper B. the child didn't ask him to sit down
C. the child gave him a cup of tea D. he thought the child's father was dead
3.What was burnt? ___________.
A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boy
假定你是李华，几天前外教Joan 离任回英国，你为她在网上购买了一套陶瓷茶具作为礼物。她来邮件说已收到，很喜欢，不过发现有个杯子破了。请回邮件表达歉意，并请她发照片过来，由你和商家联系发。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
May I have you attention, please? I had something important to tell you. Our school will organize a visit the National Museum of China on Saturday morning, December 10. The National Museum of China, where lies to the east of Tiananmen Square, covers an area of about 70,000 square metre. We will gather at a school gate and starting out at 7:30 in the morning. Our visit starts at 8 o’ clock but it will last three hours. Please take up your notebooks and pens with you. In addition, during the visit, please keep quietly.
Do remember: 7:30, Saturday morning and the school gate. That’s all. Thank you.
How do native speakers truly feel when speaking with non-native English speakers? It seems that1.(break) English annoys them. However, they keep being really nice when speaking with non-native speakers. I wonder how they really feel when doing so.
I think it would depend2.the native English speakers. Some people are just3.(easy) annoyed.
Personally, I study Spanish. When I hear someone4.(attempt) English, I am patient with them because I know5.difficult it is to talk in a non-native tongue. I also know English is very difficult6.(learn), and that increases my respect for their efforts. I’m a patient person by nature.
The situation matters too. If I were waiting7.(table) on a super crowded day and really8.(need) to do about a dozen different things, I might become upset at having to wait for someone to struggle while ordering his meal.
There also exists the9.(possible) that what is considered as annoyance is not truly annoyance. I might frown (皱眉) while listening to a non-native speaker, 10.that would be because I am concentrating and listening hard to understand him. It wouldn’t mean I’m at all annoyed.
