Last year my dad got a new job in a small town,__51__ my family moved there. On my first __52__ at the new school I was really worried. The teachers were friendly, but the __53__ was the other students. They didn’t seem friendly. I knew nobody and I couldn’t __54__ understand what they said.

  During the break all the other students went out. I didn’t know where to go, so I ___55___ in the classroom. After a while, a ___56___ came back in and came up to me. I ___57___ what he wanted to do. He took ___58___ out of his bag and said to me,“Would you like something to ___59___?”It was an apple. Suddenly I felt really ___60___ and we began to talk.

  It was Tony who gave me the apple and now he is my best friend. I am thankful to the apple, which started our friendship.

51. A. or                   B. so                    C. but

52. A. day                  B. spring                 C. winter

53. A. project                B. custom               C. problem

54. A. hardly                B. ever                  C. even

55. A. danced               B. stayed                 C. sang

56. A. woman               B. girl                   C. boy

57. A. knew                B. wondered               C. thought

58. A. something            B. anything                C. nothing

59. A. eat                  B. drink                   C. read

60. A. shy                  B. happy                  C. lonely

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 of their 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 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it’s important to report news. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories from those on TV.

Secondly, a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories of 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. 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 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.Newspapers have been an important part of the daily life since ______.

A.19th century       B.18th century       C.16th century       D.17th century

3.The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that ____.

A.people can learn more about the same news 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

4.To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?

A.Two.             B.Three.            C.Five.             D.Six.

5.Which is NOT TRUE in the passage?

A.Newspapers may print different stories from those on TV.

B.People like to read interesting and unusual news like plane accidents.

C.Many Chinese people have no interest in news in their own countries.

D.Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.

 

It’s cool, it’s hot, and everyone is doing it. People talk about it often, and friends tell other friends how good they look. Sound like a fashion? In fact, it’s another trend (流行趋势): “blog”. What’s a blog? A blog is a personal online diary. The word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online.

Many bloggers are teenagers who log (进入) onto websites to discuss anything in their lives. Many of today’s teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. Teenagers complain about parents and homework. They share diaries, post songs from the latest bands (乐队) and show pictures of theirs. They write their own poems, say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every day.

However, many parents are worried about these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk last weekend and how they don’t like studying. They are using language that is surprising to their parents. Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers. Most of the time, it’s older men asking to meet teenage girls. “These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words,” said Cara Cabral, a mother of two.

Many teenagers and young adults know it’s not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place they can be seen by anyone. But teenagers are unwilling to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them.

1.The word “it” means ________ in the sentence “People talk about it”.

A.the Internet

B.the blog

C.the website

D.talking online

2.Parents think it’s dangerous for their kids to use blogs because _______.

A.their kids use a surprising language

B.their kids talk about how they don’t like studying

C.teen bloggers get messages from strangers

D.their kids talk about their girlfriends or boyfriends

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to (依据) the passage?  

A.It’s easy for teenagers to give up blogging.

B.Many teenagers know it’s not safe to use the blog on the Internet.

C.A blogger’s information about himself can be seen by anyone on the Internet.

D.Most of today’s teenagers aren’t afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives.

 

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