Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主编)holds a meeting with the reporters．They discuss the main events(事件)of the day．Reporters are then sent to cover the events．
As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work．They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them．Sometimes they do telephone interviews．Checking information is very important．They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need．This is called“doing one’s homework”．
At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper．All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast．Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one．They must find out the new information as quickly as possible．Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk．Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor．
The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page．Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day．Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes．
Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷)the newspaper has come．This is done on fast-moving printing machines．The newspapers are then delivered(发送)by truck, plane or rail．Speed is important．People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s．
(1)
What is the work in a newspaper office like?
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A．
Interesting and confusing
B．
Important and patient．
C．
Particular and necessary．
D．
Fast and busy．
(2)
According to the passage, the right order for a reporter’s work is ________．
a．writing stories
b．doing interviews
c．joining in a discussion
d．doing homework
e．handing stories to the editor
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A．
cbade
B．
cdeab
C．
cbdae
D．
cadbe
(3)
The front page contents(内容)are decided by ________．
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A．
the importance of the events
B．
how well the stories are written
C．
the knowledge of the chief editor
D．
whether they are the latest
(4)
Word editors’ work is to ________．
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A．
help the chief editor with the morning discussion
B．
decide when and how the papers can be printed
C．
read the stories and make necessary changes
D．
get together information from reporters and photographers
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice(杂交水稻), won the World Food Prize on Monday．Yuan developed the world first popular and widely known hybrid rice．Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than common ones．
News 2
Liu Xiang won China’s first gold medal in the world championships(锦标赛)in 12.95 seconds．
“Everybody wants to win a world title．I was nervous before the race．But I dealt with it so I'm very happy,”Liu said with a smile after the race．
Some reporters noticed that at the start, Liu Xiang was crying．He said that is his way of letting off pressure．“My start wasn’t good, maybe because I was nervous or because I was a bit slow,”he said．
Liu will run next at the Shanghai Grand Prix(大奖赛)meeting at the end of September．He is confident(自信的)after winning the gold medal．“I want people to know how fast I am,”he said．“This is number one speed．There’s nothing I can’t do．”
News 3
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes?Don’t worry, things will get better soon．Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country．The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June．
News 4
Last Wednesday Medvedev(梅德韦杰夫)took over from Vladimir Putin(普京)．At the age of 42, he becomes the youngest president of modern Russia．
Medvedev was born to a family of teachers．He read a lot from a young age．After university, the soft-spoken young man went on to teach law at university and became very popular with his students．
In 2005, Medvedev became the first deputy prime minister(第一副总理)．But he was as friendly as before．“He has not changed．He invited me to his home,”said Vera Smirnova, Medvedev’s first teacher．“In Russia, only two politicians(政治家)have invited their first teachers to their homes, Medvedev and Putin．”
(1)
Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because he ________．
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A．
is the father of his children
B．
likes to eat hybrid rice
C．
developed hybrid rice
D．
spent a long time to research hybrid rice
(2)
Why was Liu Xiang crying at the start?
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A．
He wanted to reduce pressure．
B．
He was happy．
C．
He was a bit slow．
D．
He felt excited．
(3)
Checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will ________．
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A．
make sure the books are not too expensive
B．
make the children unhappy
C．
make sure there are few mistakes in them
D．
make the government lots of money
(4)
According to News 4, Medvedev is now ________．
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A．
a lawyer
B．
a teacher
C．
the first deputy prime minister
D．
the youngest president of modern Russia
(5)
What Medvedev’s first teacher said shows ________．
When you speak，or write a letter，or make a telephone call，your words carry a message．People communicate with words．But do you think you can communicate without words？A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly．Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad．When you raise your hand in class，the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions．You shake your head，and people know you are saying“No”．You nod and people know you are saying“Yes”．Other things can also carry message．For example a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take．A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out．Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time？
People can communicate in many other ways．An artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains，about the blue seas and many other things．Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas．
Books，magazines，TVs，radios and films all help us communicate with others．They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about．
(1)
People communicate ________．
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A．
with words only
B．
in many different ways
C．
in letters and with drawings
D．
with smiles，tears and hands
(2)
Signs can carry as much ________ as words．
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A．
questions
B．
examples
C．
tears and smiles
D．
message
(3)
________ are not mentioned in the passage as things which help us communicate．
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A．
Books and magazines
B．
TVs and films
C．
Newspapers
D．
Radios
(4)
Communication is important because it can help people to ________．
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A．
understand the world and other people better
B．
teach each other to speak，write，read and draw
C．
know what other people are thinking about
D．
learn what's happening in the world more quickly
(5)
The best title for this short passage is ________．
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