摘要: 16. The police finally caught up with the man was the escaped prisoner. a. who they thought b. whom they thought c. they thought him d. that they thought him

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Every day,the news of the world reaches people by over 300 million copies of daily papers,over 400 million radio sets,and over 150 million television sets. Additional news is  1 by motion(动作) pictures,in theatres and cinemas all over the world. As more people learn what the important events of the day are, 2 still only care for the events of their own household. Nearly four hundred years ago the English writer John Donne said,“No man is an island.”This  3 is more appropriate(恰当的)today than it was  4 Donne lived. In short,wherever he lives,a man  5 to some society;and we are becoming more and more aware(清楚的) that ? 6 happens in one particular society affects,somehow,the life of mankind.?

Newspapers have been published in the  7 world for about four hundred years. Most of the newspapers  8 today are read in Europe and North America. However,  9 they may be read in all parts of the world, 10 to the new inventions that are changing the techniques of newspaper  11 .?

Electronics and automation(自动化) have made it  12 to produce pictures and texts far more quickly than before. Photographic(照相的) copying doesn't  13 to use type(铅字) and printing machines.And fewer specialists(专家), 14 type?setters,are needed to produce a paper? or magazine by the  15 method. Therefore,the publishing of newspapers and magazines can  16 more money. Besides,photocopies can be sent over great  17 now by means of ?television channels and satellites such as Telstar. Thus(因此), 18 can be brought to the public more quickly than before.?

Machines that prepare printed texts for photocopies are being used a great deal today. Film,  19   light and small,can be sent rapidly to other places and used to print copies of the text  20 they are needed. Film pictures can also be projected(投影) easily on a movie or television screen.?

1.A. taken     B. shown     C. seen     D. known

2.A. fewer     B. higher    C. lower     D. less?

3.A. study     B. argument   C. knowledge   D. idea?

4.A. that    B. while     C. when     D. then?

5.A. moves    B. goes     C. belongs     D. comes?

6.A. it      B. whatever   C. something   D. anything?

7.A. common   B. modern    C. ordinary   D. usual?

8.A. bought   B. printed     C. found     D. discovered?

9.A. fast    B. suddenly   C. immediately   D. soon?

10.A. has    B. brings    C. thanks    D. imagines?

11.A. delivering B. making    C. selling     D. publishing

12.A. clear   B. possible   C. bright    D. successful?

13.A. want     B. need     C. like     D. hope?

14.A. including B. besides     C. such as     D. except?

15.A. advanced   B. easy     C. unusual     D. suitable?

16.A. make     B. earn     C. save     D. get?

17.A. places   B. distances    C. cities    D. villages

18.A. pictures   B. newspapers    C. letters     D. words?

19.A. becoming   B. feeling     C. turning     D. being?

20.A. where   B. there     C. which     D. because of

 

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  136 Crestview Circle

  Dover, Connecticut

  January 16, 1995

  Gander’s Furniture Store

  Stamford, Connecticut, 09876

  Dear Sir,

  I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter.I am not going to pay this bill.Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50.They were sent to me on December 18.That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it.It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too.Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排)landed on the floor, and the dog ate it.

  I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs.He told me to write you a letter.I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture.On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store.

  Please do something about your records.I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned.

Yours truly

Alberts Robbins

(1)

From the letter we can know that Mr.Robbins had actually paid ________ for the table and the four chairs.

[  ]

A.

$ 65.50

B.

$ 68.00

C.

$ 2.50

D.

no money

(2)

Why do you think Mr.Robbins write the letter to the furniture store?

[  ]

A.

He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again.

B.

He didn’t want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had returned.

C.

The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it.

D.

He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture.

(3)

Try to guess how Mr.Robins felt when he was writing the letter.

[  ]

A.

He was angry.

B.

He was sad.

C.

He was anxious.

D.

He was friendly.

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Like most July days, it was hot. I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to ? 1 ? a chocolate ice-cream. It was a very ? 2 ? store with little round tables and chairs.

As I entered, I found a very old woman bent ? 3 ? a table near the door. Her ? 4 ? was so badly bent by some sadness that her face nearly ? 5? the table top. I sat down facing her a couple of ? 6? away.

“Poor woman,” I thought. “What does she get ? 7 ? life? Why does God let people live so long past their youth?”

As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were ? 8 ? childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years. In minutes, the two of them were shaking with laughter.

I looked ? 9 ? at the first woman, then in the ? 10 ? on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself. I was ?11 ? a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her ? 12 ? shining with gold rings. I was ?13?.She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the ? 14? of my life together. She had millions of ?15? memories to recall. I sat alone. She was ?16 ? the day with a good friend. I was ? 17 ? worried about getting old. She was old, but it wasn't ? 18? her.

As I left the shop, I ?19 ? my foolish question about God letting people live past their youth.? 20?,that woman was more alive, more sensitive to life, than I was. Age has not bent her spirit.

1.A. warm up     B. cool off   C. freeze myself        D. enjoy myself

2.A. old           B. modern         C. pretty          D. ugly

3.A. under         B. below          C. over           D. above

4.A. head         B. chest              C. neck           D. back

5.A. connected     B. touched         C. hit             D. joined

6.A. tables         B. miles           C. kilometers       D. inches

7.A. for             B. off            C. away from       D. out of

8.A. speaking       B. talking about     C. discussing       D. debating

9.A. sadly         B. happily         C. up             D. again

10.A. newspaper     B. window         C. mirror         D. TV

11.A. dressing      B. wearing     C. putting on           D. having on

12.A. hands        B. neck       C. arms                 D. head

13.A. happy       B. surprised     C. poor               D. sad

14.A. periods       B. pieces       C. points             D. masses

15.A. unhappy      B. old         C. wonderful           D. fresh

16.A. sharing       B. spending     C. killing             D. sparing

17.A. really        B. mostly      C. publicly            D. secretly

18.A. pleasing       B. hurting      C. leaving             D. punishing

19.A. realized       B. wondered    C. gave up            D. thought of

20.A. When        B. How       C. Why               D. Whether

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