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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.

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When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to _________ water to the runners. I remember being so _________ to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I _________ up for the race.

That first 10,000m race was quite an _________ . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. _________, I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性) _________ .

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt _________ because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt _________ for a second.

But then I _________ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had _________ abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my _________ was only to finish.

After a minute, it _________ me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into _________ .

I _________ that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare _________ and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my _________.

In life we all have those moments where we _________ ourselves to others. It’s only _________ . Don’t allow those moments to _________ you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to _________ anything you want in life.

1.A. bring out B. pass out C. take out D. pick out

2.A. excited B.worried C. concerned D. anxious

3.A. gave B. made C. signed D. dressed

4.A. achievement B. encouragement C. instruction D. experience

5.A. At times B. In time C. In all D. After all

6.A. victory B. decision C. moment D. conclusion

7.A. embarrassed B. annoyed C. moved D. thrilled

8.A. relaxed B. defeated C. puzzled D. inspired

9.A. realized B. lost C. noticed D. remembered

10.A. special B. evident C. common D. different

11.A. motto B. plan C. goal D. direction

12.A. worried B. hit C. reached D. hurt

13.A. attraction B. devotion C. inspiration D. expectation

14.A. hoped B. promised C. decided D. suggested

15.A. slightly B. hardly C. clearly D. properly

16.A. excitement B. accomplishment C. movement D. judgement

17.A. introduce B. relate C. present D. compare

18.A. important B. natural C. strange D. ridiculous

19.A. weaken B. wound C. amuse D. cheer

20.A. reserve B. deliver C. achieve D. Abandon

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.

One evening when the boys were particularly _____,he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just retired and was___when he could see or hear boys playing his____game,football. He would____give them ¥25 each week to play in the street at night. The boys got____,for they could hardly believe____they were being paid to do something they____.

The first two weeks had passed,the boys came to the old man’s house,and went away____with their 25 yuan. The third week when they came back,____,the old man said he hadn’t had much money____himself and sent them away with only 15 yuan. The fourth week,the man said he had not yet received his____from the government and gave them only 10 yuan. The boys were very disappointed,but there was____much that they could do about it.

At the____of the fifth week,the boys came back and____at the old man’s door,waiting for their____.Slowly,the door opened and the old man appeared.He____that he could not afford to pay them 25 yuan____he had promised,but said he would give them five yuan each week without____.

This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five yuan!” they yelled.“____!”

They____away and never played on the street again.

1.A. hot B.noisy C.troublesome D.naughty

2.A. happiest B.excited C.encouraged D.bored

3.A. interesting B.amusing C.acceptable D.favorite

4.A. more ever B.therefore C.willingly D.forever

5.A. shouted B.cried C.thrilled D.smiled

6.A. how B.when C.that D.what

7.A. expected B.enjoyed C.admired D.respected

8.A. happily B.thankfully C.gratefully D.tearfully

9.A. but B.in addition C.however D.besides

10.A.earned B.saved C.remained D.left

11.A. paycheck B.insurance C.food tickets D.salary

12.A. not B.no C.so D.very

13.A. final B.end C.start D.beginning

14.A. kicked B.hit C.beat D.knocked

15.A. rewards B.awards C.checks D.wages

16.A. expressed B.apologized C.stated D.expected

17.A .as B.like C.when D.though

18.A. fail B.hesitation C.joke D.problem

19.A. No way B.No possible C.No problem D.No play

20.A. walked B.stormed C.broke D.backed

Hands-on experience is still attractive to many buyers, although online ordering is popular in the UK today.

Oxford Street

London is shoppers’ paradise, and most visitors head for Oxford Street. Halfway along is Sel-fridges, one of the world’s first department stores where the architecture and window dressing impress even before you go in. There are at least four other major stores on this street, plus Europe’s largest music shop. In December the atmosphere is especially festive because of the Christmas lights which are always lighted by a politician, a great sportsman, or a super star.

Kensington High Street

A fashionable area for shopping is Kensington High Street. One of its department stores even has a roof garden—good for relaxing between purchases. There’s also an organic food superstore.

Borough Market

You can’t visit London and not go to a supermarket. One of the oldest and best for food is probably Borough Market on the south bank of the Thames. Get off the underground at London Bridge and wander among fresh fish stalls, bakeries, and fruit and vegetable sellers. You can also buy specialist food to take away, like cheeses, pork pies, mustard and chutney.

More places for bargains

Portobello Road on a Saturday is your best choice for jewelry or collector’s items. It’s a short walk from the subway station at Notting Hill Gate and you never know what you will find. For clothes, Camden Market is the place. It gets a little crowded at the weekends, though. Convent Garden offers great experience for the simple pleasure of looking at jewelry and gifts.

1.Oxford Street becomes special in December for ________.

A. the wonderful window dressing

B. the Europe’s largest music shop

C. the lights lit by a famous person

D. many bargains to choose from

2.To enjoy food, you can go to ________.

A. Borough Market B. Camden Market

C. Kensington High Street D. Portobello Road

3.Where is this passage probably taken from?

A. A science book. B. A traveler’s journal.

C. A trip guide. D. A news report.

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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist. It's universally known that he was the ______ of the Nobel Prize in Physics. He is best known for his ______ 0f relativity, which holds that measurements of space and time ______ according to conditions such as the state of motion of the observer.

When he was a(n) ______, Einstein was fat and his head was so big that his mother ______ it was damaged. And he was ______ in learning how to speak. So his parents led him to ______ a doctor.

He had contempt(轻视) toward authority, which led one ______ to say that he would never amount to much. But when asked about this later, the headmaster denied that he had ever said so. But this qualities helped to make him a(n) ______. His contempt for authority led him to ______ conventional wisdom. His slow ______ development made him curious about ordinary things, such as ______ and time which most adults took for granted. And he ______ to think in pictures rather than words which gave him great help to his achievements.

In 1905, Einstein ______ and got his college certificate, but didn't get an academic job. Therefore, he was ______ very hard six days a week as a third-class examiner in the Swiss patent (专利) office. During his free time, he produced four papers that upended ______. The first showed that light could be ______ as waves, just as what our textbooks tell us today called optical wave. The second proved the ______ 0f atoms and molecules. As we all know now, all the substance is made up of them. The third, the special theory of relativity, said that there was no such things as time or space. And the fourth noted equivalence (等值) between energy and mass. That is to say, there is a ______ between energy and mass.

Genius are ______, but not born. If one wants to amount to much, hardworking is the basis.

1.A. holder B. creator C. winner D. maker

2.A. idea B. improvement C. experiment D. theory

3.A. vary B. un-change C. move D. speed

4.A. adult B. child C. baby D. elder

5.A. feared B. hoped C. thought D. realized

6.A. fast B. slow C. clever D. normal

7.A. consult B. examine C. see D. watch

8.A. authority B. mother C. scientist D. headmaster

9.A. official B. headmaster C. genius D. astronomer

10.A. agree B. question C. criticize D. praise

11.A. behavioral B. verbal C. mental D. physical

12.A. speed B. space C. energy D. effect

13.A. wanted B. stopped C. began D. tended

14.A. accessed B. decided C. graduated D. progressed

15.A. working B. studying C. researching D. living

16.A. Chemistry B. Physics C. Biology D. Geography

17.A. made B. monitored C. gathered D. imagined

18.A. existence B. movement C. formation D. variety

19.A. change B. balance C. loss D. increase

20.A. produced B. created C. encouraged D. made

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