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 (完全地) 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) the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the world now?
1. A.
  They carry news stories and tell others from place to place oh foot or by horse
2. B.
  They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes
3. C.
  They watch TV or read newspapers
4. D.
  They listen to the radio every day
2.
The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that______.
1. A.
  people can learn more about the same news story from a newspaper
2. B.
  people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper
3. C.
  people can read news stories in other countries
4. 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?
1. A.
  Two
2. B.
  Three
3. C.
  Five
4. D.
  Six
4.
According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?
1. A.
  You often play football with your friends after school
2. B.
  Your teacher has got a cold
3. C.
  A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn’t been caught
4. D.
  The bike in the front of your house is lost
5.
Which of the following is Not True of this passage?
1. A.
  News stories on the front page of every country are always the same
2. B.
  People like to read interesting and unusual news
3. C.
  Not only TV but also newspapers can help people to learn what is happening around the world
4. D.
  Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked(敲) at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up(被叫醒) again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight. In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note(纸条) and stuck(贴) it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t know the time.” Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It’s a quarter to nine.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.
How many persons asked the driver about the time?
1. A.
  One.
2. B.
  Two.
3. C.
  Three.
4. D.
  Four.
2.
The first person knocked at the window of the car _________.
1. A.
  at five to eight
2. B.
  at half past eight
3. C.
  at five past eight
4. D.
  at a quarter to nine
3.
Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?
1. A.
  Because he didn’t want anybody to trouble him.
2. B.
  Because he didn’t know the time.
3. C.
  Because he needed somebody to wake him up.
4. D.
  Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time.
4.
The third person knocked at the window to __________.
1. A.
  tell him what time it was
2. B.
  ask him not to sleep
3. C.
  see if the driver was sleeping
4. D.
  ask him the time
5.
The driver ________ in his car.
1. A.
  had a good sleep
2. B.
  had no seat
3. C.
  didn’t have a good rest
4. D.
  always closed his eyes

Good morning, boys and girls. Today I’ll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and can get more information from the In?ternet. We can learn English. We can read some good newspapers and magazines. It can make us clever in playing com?puter games. We can send e-mails to our friends quickly. We can chat freely online with our friends. It can help us to get in touch with people from all over the world.
But every coin has two sides. Net bars also bring us a lot of trouble. For example, some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them too much time to chat online, so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays or at the weekend.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some out-of-class activities at school. We usually have activ?ities from 4’ 50 to 5- 50 in the afternoon. We can play basketball or football on Monday or Thursday afternoon. We can join some interests groups in school, such as drawing or reading on Tuesday afternoon, or singing and dancing on Wednesday afternoon. We can go to the English Corner on Friday afternoon. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities

1.
Many of us like going online because it can help us______.
1. A.
  learn English and send e-mails
2. B.
  get more information
3. C.
  play computer games
4. D.
  all of the above
2.
According to the speaker, in our spare time we should______.
1. A.
  go online for longer time
2. B.
  stay in the classroom doing more exercises
3. C.
  go to the English Corner every afternoon
4. D.
  do more out-of-class activities at school
3.
If you are free on Tuesday afternoon, what out-of-class activities can you have at school?
1. A.
  Playing basketball or football
2. B.
  Singing and dancing
3. C.
  Drawing or reading
4. D.
  Going to the English Corner

Harvey was having his hair cut in a barber shop when a young boy entered the shop. The barber said to Harvey in a very low voice, "This is the silliest kid in the world. Watch while I show it to you." The barber put a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters(25美分) in the other, then called the boy over and asked, "Which do you want, son?" The boy took the quarters and left. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!"
Later, when Harvey left, he saw the same young boy coming out of an ice cream store. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?" The boy ate his ice cream and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!

1.
The barber gave the boy money because he .
1. A.
  wanted the boy to help him
2. B.
  loved the boy
3. C.
  wanted to prove(证明) his words.
2.
The boy got from the barber.
1. A.
  one dollar
2. B.
  50 cents(美分)
3. C.
  a quarter
3.
The sentence “the game's over” here means .
1. A.
  he can’t play the computer game any longer
2. B.
  he can never get money from the barber
3. C.
  he can never go to the barber shop
4.
We can learn that is the smartest one among the three people in this story.
1. A.
  the boy
2. B.
  the barber
3. C.
  Harvey
5.
We can infer(推断) from the passage that .
1. A.
  The young boy was the barber’s son
2. B.
  Every time the boy got the money, he went to buy an ice cream.
3. C.
  The barber thought the boy wasn’t clever at all.

Mr Smith was ill and he went to see a doctor. The doctor asked him to put out his tongue（舌头）， and then he said， “OK， You can put your tongue back now. There’s nothing wrong with you， but I’m afraid you have a problem. You hardly ever take exercise.”
“But， doctor，” Mr Smith said， “I don’t think so.”
“Don’t tell me what you think，” the doctor said， “I know    what you need. I see a lot of people like you. None of them goes any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the        television in the evening. You must walk quickly for at least（至少）20 minutes a day.”
“I don’t want to hear any excuse（借口），” the doctor said. “You must find time for exercise. If you don’t， you will get fat and have health problems.”
“But I walk every day，” Mr Smith said.
“Oh， yes， and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few meters to the bus stop from your house， a few more meters from the bus stop to your office， and a few more meters from your office to your dining–room for lunch and back. That’s not a real walk. I’m talking about a walk in the park or by the lake for twenty      minutes every day.”
“Would you please listen to me， doctor? Mr Smith said， getting a little angry with his doctor.
“I’m a postman，” Mr Smith went on， “and I walk for nearly（几乎）seven hours every day.”
For a moment the doctor was silent（沉默的）， then he said      quietly， “Put out your tongue again， will you?”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.
Where did Mr Smith work?
___________________________________________________________
2.
How did the doctor look over Mr Smith?
___________________________________________________________
3.
What did the doctor ask Mr Smith to do?
___________________________________________________________
4.
Did Mr Smith take enough exercise every day?
___________________________________________________________
5.
What do you think of the doctor?
___________________________________________________________

The Internet has become part of teenage life. There’s a report on 3,375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities. It says that 38% of them believe they use the Internet often. While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some are not using it in a good way. Many are playing online games too much. A few even visit Web sites they should not look at. Bad things can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet.
In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Internet behavior has started to be used in some Shanghai middle schools this term. It uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. Some students also make online friends. But if you are meeting a friend offline, let your parents know.
Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea. It will teach students how to be a good person in the online world. It will be a guide for teens using the Internet and keep students away from bad sites.

1.
The underlined word “it” means_____?
1. A.
  the book
2. B.
  the report
3. C.
  the Internet
2.
From the report, about____ students between 10—18 years old
in the seven cities use the Internet often.
1. A.
  3,375
2. B.
  1,280
3. C.
  2,100
3.
What do most of the students do on the Internet?
1. A.
  They get useful information to help in their studies.
2. B.
  They play online games.
3. C.
  They make online friends.
4.
Why do teachers and parents think the book is a good idea?
1. A.
  Because it helps with the students’studies.
2. B.
  Because it is used in Shanghai middle schools.
3. C.
  Because it teaches students how to use the Internet in a good
  way.
5.
Which is the best title for the passage?
1. A.
  The Internet is very useful.
2. B.
  Students can’t use the Internet.
3. C.
  Be careful when using the Internet.

My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident, leaving my mother, my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time, I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral (葬礼), I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.
I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college, but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two younger brothers. Life was not easy for me, for I can’t afford their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection, I thought I was a slave (奴隶) to the fate.
Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.
Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me, “Why not run without an umbrella? If you didn’t run, you would get drenched.”
The man told me that he was promoter (推销员). He once dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毁灭) his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs, it was wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life…
I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and I became an assurance representative (保险代理人). After two years’ running, I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.
Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet, you would be overwhelmed (被制服). But if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.

1.
What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story?
1. A.
  His father died in a car accident six years ago.
2. B.
  He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father.
3. C.
  He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother.
4. D.
  He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night.
2.
About the middle-aged man with one leg on crutch, which of the following is NOT true?
1. A.
  He lost one leg in an accident.
2. B.
  He had dreamed of being a policeman.
3. C.
  He became a promoter after an accident.
4. D.
  He had a good job which was suitable for him very well.
3.
What does the underlined word “drenched” mean in Chinese?
1. A.
  干燥的
2. B.
  湿透的
3. C.
  紧张的
4. D.
  舒服的
4.
What’s the main idea of the sixth paragraph?
1. A.
  The writer learned from the man and the situation soon got better.
2. B.
  The writer didn’t want to listen to the man and left without any word.
3. C.
  The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the man.
4. D.
  The writer made friends with the man and they got on well with each other.
5.
Which is the best title for the passage?
1. A.
  Try to Be Independent.
2. B.
  Care for the Disabled Person.
3. C.
  Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life.
4. D.
  Get to Know More About Middle-aged People

Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child's sweet tooth. He or she is sending a message (信息). The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.” There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of cooking makes people happy. It makes most of us feel good and loved--even if we're the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood (心情，心境).

1.
Why do many people have no time to cook?
1. A.
  Because they haven’t many things to do.
2. B.
  Because many people are too busy.
3. C.
  Because people don’t like home cooking.
4. D.
  Because they are too tired to cook.
2.
Home cooking is __________.
1. A.
  good and warm
2. B.
  a way of showing love
3. C.
  satisfying a child’s tooth
4. D.
  Both A and B
3.
The writer thinks the smell of home cooking _____________.
1. A.
  makes us feel good and loved
2. B.
  makes us be interested in cooking
3. C.
  makes us excited
4. D.
  makes us love others
4.
What’s the main idea of the passage?
1. A.
  Home cooking is important.
2. B.
  Home cooking feels good and loved.
3. C.
  People are too busy to cook.
4. D.
  Home cooking cookies taste better.

Have you ever seen the film Titanic? “Titanic” was one of the largest and finest ships in 1912. It hit an iceberg(冰山)on its first sailing from England to America and sank very soon, leaving a love story to the people. Do you know what an iceberg is?
The earth is round, like a ball. The top of the earth is the north. The bottom of the earth is the south. At the top and the bottom of the earth, there is a lot of ice. It is very cold there. Sometimes there is no sunshine for many months. There is ice everywhere all the time. Large pieces of ice fall into the sea. They don’t go to the bottom of the sea. They float(漂浮)near the top of the water. We call these large pieces of ice “iceberg”. Some icebergs are bigger than a tall building. Icebergs are dangerous for ships. Sometimes a ship hits an iceberg.
Then the ship sinks.
You can make a small iceberg. Put a piece of ice in a glass of water. Look ar it. The ice does not sink.

1.
Titanic is the name of a film and it’s also the name of a _______.
2.
Titanic sank ________ it hit an iceberg.
3.
The __________ is very cold in North Pole(北极)and in South Pole.
4.
At times we can’t see the ___ in North Pole and in South Pole for a long time.
5.
Icebergs are made of large _________.

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are taking part in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5th (World Environment Day). The slogan(口号) for the day is, “ If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zhonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2007, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.

1.
No Car Day was started _______.
1. A.
  to save money
2. B.
  to control the weather
3. C.
  to make the air cleaner
4. D.
  to keep out dust from the desert
2.
The No Car Day activity asks Beijing drivers _______.
1. A.
  to work hard to get fewer blue sky days
2. B.
  not to work on World Environment Day
3. C.
  to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work once a month
4. D.
  to leave their cars at home for a week each month
3.
When is World Environment Day?
1. A.
  On July 5th.
2. B.
  On June 5th.
3. C.
  On September 22nd.
4. D.
  On February 2nd.
4.
Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?
1. A.
  It was started in France in September, 1998.
2. B.
  It was first started in China in 2001.
3. C.
  It is supported by over 1,000 cities around the world.
4. D.
  It was first started by a car club chairman in Beijing.
5.
What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
1. A.
  More and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs.
2. B.
  People will have one more World Environment Day each month.
3. C.
  More and more people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing.
4. D.
  The car club chairman Wu Zhonghua won’t drive any more.

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According (根据) the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the world now?

The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that______.

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

According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?

Which of the following is Not True of this passage?

How many persons asked the driver about the time?

The first person knocked at the window of the car _________.

Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?

The third person knocked at the window to __________.

The driver ________ in his car.

Many of us like going online because it can help us______.

According to the speaker, in our spare time we should______.

If you are free on Tuesday afternoon, what out-of-class activities can you have at school?

The barber gave the boy money because he .

The boy got from the barber.

The sentence “the game's over” here means .

We can learn that is the smartest one among the three people in this story.

We can infer(推断) from the passage that .

Where did Mr Smith work? ___________________________________________________________

How did the doctor look over Mr Smith? ___________________________________________________________

What did the doctor ask Mr Smith to do? ___________________________________________________________

Did Mr Smith take enough exercise every day? ___________________________________________________________

What do you think of the doctor? ___________________________________________________________

The underlined word “it” means_____?

From the report, about____ students between 10—18 years old in the seven cities use the Internet often.

What do most of the students do on the Internet?

Why do teachers and parents think the book is a good idea?

Which is the best title for the passage?

What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story?

About the middle-aged man with one leg on crutch, which of the following is NOT true?

What does the underlined word “drenched” mean in Chinese?

What’s the main idea of the sixth paragraph?

Which is the best title for the passage?

Why do many people have no time to cook?

Home cooking is __________.

The writer thinks the smell of home cooking _____________.

What’s the main idea of the passage?

Titanic is the name of a film and it’s also the name of a _______.

Titanic sank ________ it hit an iceberg.

The __________ is very cold in North Pole(北极)and in South Pole.

At times we can’t see the ___ in North Pole and in South Pole for a long time.

Icebergs are made of large _________.

No Car Day was started _______.

The No Car Day activity asks Beijing drivers _______.

When is World Environment Day?

Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?

What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

试题分类

Where did Mr Smith work?
___________________________________________________________

How did the doctor look over Mr Smith?
___________________________________________________________

What did the doctor ask Mr Smith to do?
___________________________________________________________

Did Mr Smith take enough exercise every day?
___________________________________________________________

What do you think of the doctor?
___________________________________________________________

From the report, about____ students between 10—18 years old
in the seven cities use the Internet often.