Stop. Listen! What do you hear? You may hear many different sounds. Some of those sounds may be noise. Noise is a loud or unwanted sound.
Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, jet planes, farm tractors(拖拉机), rock music is also noise.
What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors have found that these people have trouble in sleeping. But, most important, constant(不断的) loud noise can cause a loss of hearing.
Scientists use a unit of measure called decibel(分贝) to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures between 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands can measure over 120 decibels. Noise at this high level(层次) causes the great hearing loss.
根据短文内容,选择正确的答案(每小题1分,共5分)
【小题1】According to the passage, noise is      .

A.any kind of soundB.a loud or unwanted sound
C.all sounds that you can hearD.terrible sound
【小题2】A decibel is a      .
A.unit that measures soundB.kind of noise
C.machine that makes loud noiseD.person who hates sound
【小题3】According to the passage, loud noise can      .
A.help people to sleep betterB.stop machines
C.cause a loss of hearingD.kill people
【小题4】We can conclude(推断) from the passage that      .
A.noise is a serious problemB.rock music isn’t noisy
C.noise is only from trafficD.some people hate any sound
【小题5】Study that diagram below.       would be the quietest.
 Room   Noise Level
A      40~65 decibels
B      35 decibels
C      120 decibels
D      130 decibels
      A. Room A        B. Room B           C. Room C           D. Room D 

Santi's big brother Len had told him never to push all the remote control buttons at the same time. He said that something terrible would happen if he did. Santi didn't really believe this. While Len was out of the room, Santi jumped down on the sofa with the remote control in his hand. For a while, he changed from channel to channel, looking for something interesting to watch. Bored, Santi decided to see what Len could have meant.
With a quick glance(扫视) over his shoulder to make sure Len hadn't come back,he pushed all the buttons at once. Santi saw a bright flash,and he dropped the remote control. "I've broken it,"he thought. "Now I'm in trouble!" As he looked around for the remote control,he realized he was in more trouble than he'd thought. He was suddenly only the size of a mouse.
"Oh,no!"Santi shouted. He had to find his parents quickly. Carefully, he climbed down the side of the huge sofa and hurried across the floor. In the kitchen, Santi could see that the sliding door(滑门) had been left open. “If the door is open, then the cat might be in here,” tiny Santi said.
Just then, Santi and the cat saw each other. Santi ran for the door, the cat closing in quickly behind him. Just as the cat reached out to attack Santi, it slipped(打滑) on some water and slid across the kitchen floor. Out of breath, Santi hid behind a flowerpot in the corridor. He could see his mum far away in the garden. “How will I ever get there?” he wondered. As he looked out from behind the flowerpot, there was the huge cat looking right at him! Santi rushed for the garden and then…, he woke up. “It was only a dream!” he said with a relieved smile. “Thank goodness!”
【小题1】Len told Santi something terrible would happen if he _________.

A.changed from channel to channel
B.tried to pretend(假装)to be a mouse
C.pushed the buttons at the same time
D.stayed alone in the living room
【小题2】Santi thought the cat might be in the kitchen because ________
A.he heard a moving sound
B.the cat liked the kitchen
C.the sliding door was open
D.he saw the cat came into it
【小题3】The word “relieved” can be used to describe Santi’s feeling ______
A.when he was playing with the remote control
B.when his big brother warned him something
C.when he was no longer worried about the cat
D.when he saw his mum far away from him
【小题4】The story probably tries to tell that ________
A.what happens if you break a rule
B.it’s dangerous to stay alone at home
C.people don’t want to get smaller
D.sometimes pets are not friendly

To write a great news story , you have to make sure it is correct , relevant (相关的) and fresh..

     For a start, all the information in a story must be correct. Not only the spelling and grammar, but also the facts.

Any mistakes that appear (出现) in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble.

     For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it would be wrong. He wasn't the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers because of that mistake.

A news story is not only correct ,but also relevant to its readers . People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them . That is why you care more about what happens at your school that at American schools. It is also why newspapers in Beijing don 't talk about much news in Shanghai or Hong Kong.

    Finally, news must always be fresh . When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happens that day. You don't want to read about news from last week !

    So, now you know what makes a good news story . Have a good look at our newspaper and see if it is full of good news .you can try writing a news story for our newspaper like a real  reporter.

1.The writer mentions __________ main factors (因素)to make a news story really great.

A. two           B. three        C. four         D. five.

2.According to the second paragraph , the correct information in a story includes__________ .

 A. translation and facts.

 B. spelling and pronunciation.

 C. spelling grammar and facts.

 D. Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.

3.According to the writer, newspaper in Zhejiang should talk much about news in __________

A. Zhejiang          B. Hong Kong.     C.Shanghai.       D. Beijing.

 4.Which of the following is true?

A. A small mistake can't get a newspaper into trouble.

B. A lot of people like reading about news from last week.

C. The passage doesn't tell us who was the first man to go into space.

D. People are mostly interested in news that happens far away from them.

 

Many years ago, an earthquake happened suddenly. A lot of buildings

collapsed(倒塌)。 It killed over 100,000 people in a few minutes. Shortly

after the earthquake, a father rushed to the school where his son studied

only to find the building had fallen down. He remembered his promise to

his son:“No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!”

The tearful father began to dig to look for his son. Some parents

felt hopeless and tried to pull him off. But he asked,“Are you going

to help me now?”And then he kept on digging. The fireman came.

They tried to pull off and said,“Danger! Leave here!” But the

father who loved his son deeply,asked,“Are you going to help me now?”

The policeman came up and said,“It’s over.Leave here!We’ll do it.”

Still he asked again and again,“Are you going to help me now?”

He went on alone because he needed to know,“Is my boy alive or

is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24hours…36hours…then, in the 38th hours, he pulled back a large stone And heard his son’s voice. He cried,“Tom!”He heard back,“Dad? It’s me, Dad! I told other kids you’d save me. I believe you would keep your promise.”“Get out, boy!”“No dad! Let the other kids out first. Because I know you’ll get me out! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F)

1.More than one hundred thousand people lost their lives in this earthquake.

2.Other parents and fireman did their best to help the father.

3.The father knew that his son was alive.

4.The boy believed his father would let him out of danger.

5.The other kids were saved first.

 

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