There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The commonest are news reports. We get them in themselves, over radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels. The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions, sports, books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing.

A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs, the first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information, what, when, where, how and why. The other paragraphs give full details of the subjects. There may also be interviews with people. The words actually spoken by them are  within inverted commas (引号). Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.

56. The easiest way to get today’s news is                       .

A. to go to the cinema 

B. to watch a color TV

C. to read today’s newspaper 

D. to listen to the music over radio

57. Newspapers sell well mainly because                  .

A. they cost very little         

B. they are easy to get

C. they have got pictures to go with the news

D. they provide all sorts of news in them

58. If you want to get enough information about yesterday’s traffic accident within a very short time, you’d better              .

A. read the first paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaper

B. start from the second paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaper

C. look through the whole news report in today’s newspaper

D. talk with people who have seen the accident

59. To interest more people, a news reporter             .

A. usually produces amusing news 

B. always writes very short news reports

C. often prints pictures to go with the news

D. sometimes provides long and important news

60. This passage mainly talks about               .

A. different types of reports       

B. news reports

C. happenings to people and their surroundings

D. the length of a news report

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself．Just then, an air hostess 36 me and asked, "Would you mind changing your seat? A couple would like to sit together．The only other  37  seat was next to a woman with both arms in casts（石膏）, a black-and-blue face, and a depressed emotion．"  38  am I going to sit there" was my immediate thought．  39   then a soft voice spoke, "She needs help．" Finally I took my new seat and  40  that the girl was named Kathy and had survived in an auto accident, and she was on her way for  41  .

When the snack of nuts and juice arrived，42  did not take me long to realize that Kathy would not be able to 43 herself．I considered offering to feed her but  44  , as it seemed too close a service to offer to a stranger．But then I decided that Kathy's need was more important than my  45  ．I offered to help her eat, and although she too was uncomfortable about  __46___  it, she did. The experience was   47  and she and I ___48__close in a short period of time.  By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart was fully   49 ,and the time was  __50___  better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love sometimes   51  beyond human borders and dissolves the fears   52   keep us separate. When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live in a larger, more  53  world.

       Help me move   54  the small self so I can connect with the hearts of others.

       When I give  55  to another, I feed my own soul.

36．A．touched               B．approached          C．deserved                        D．proposed

37．A．available              B．valuable               C．acceptable                     D．comfortable

38．A．Little                   B．Few                    C．Hardly                           D．Never

39．A．So                      B．Otherwise            C．But                               D．And

40．A．intended              B．learned                C．defended                       D．advocated

41．A．holidays              B．treatment             C．sightseeing                     D．interview

42．A．that                     B．what                   C．this                               D．it

43．A．help                    B．dress                   C．enjoy                             D．drink

44．A．hesitated              B．rejected               C．insisted                          D．refused

45．A．discomfort          B．guilt                    C．convenience                   D．situation

46．A．attending             B．accepting             C．convincing                     D．behaving

47．A．desperate             B．pleasant               C．adequate                        D．awkward

48．A．maintained           B．grew                   C．stayed                           D．remained

49．A．awake                 B．alone                   C． alive                             D．asleep

50．A．typically              B．properly              C．reasonably                     D．really

51．A．flows                  B．suits                    C．seizes                            D．drags

52．A．what                   B．that                     C．whether                         D．when

53．A．boring                 B．demanding           C．rewarding                      D．entertaining

54．A．toward                B．across                 C．beyond                          D．through

55．A．faith                    B．reputation            C．patience                         D．love

 —I’m afraid I’ve failed the driving test.

—______. Maybe things are not so bad as you think.

 A. That’s OK   　　B. I think so  　　 C. Take it easy  　 D. It’s very kind of you

______ Mary was free on Monday morning.

A. That happened        B. It is happened that

C. That happened to  　　D. It happened that

It is widely accepted reported in the western media that the drug ______ is now becoming a leading cause of teenager crimes.

A. adoption B. abuse C. appreciation 　D. appeal

-- _______ that the 19th Olympics were held?

-- It was in 2008 ______ a terrible earthquake struck Wenchuan in Sichuan?

A. Was it when; that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. When was it; that

C. Was it when; when D. When was it; when

 Look at the trouble I am in. If only I _____ your advice.

A. followed　  B. would follow   C. had followed　 D. should follow

 She ______ got a job and moved to Jinan with the help of her boyfriend.

 A. eventually       B. especially      C. tightly            D. mentally

 —I don’t understand why so many people risk _____ their lives by stealing , or even killing someone.

—Well, sometimes, poverty and desire can drive people to do anything once they are out of control.

A. to be lost     B. to lose      C. being lost     D. losing

—It’s amazing to see all those women carrying so many things on their heads.

—Well, I see nothing special about it. They are just ______ to doing that.

　　A. automatic　 B. due　 C. accustomed　　 D. addicted