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No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2000 of them，as compared with 180 in Japan，164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality（质量） of some American papers is quite high and their views are used all over the world. Excellent newspapers like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence（影响） all over the country. However，the Post and the New York Times are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain of Le Monde is in France，since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these give detailed（详细的）accounts of national and international news，but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.?
Like the press（报刊） in most other countries，American newspapers report news from the “exciting” and “relaxing” to the serious. They try to entertain people as well as give information，for they have to compete with the attraction of television.
Just as American newspapers try to satisfy all tastes，they also try to attract readers of all political parties. A few news papers support extremist（极端主义者） groups on the far right and on the far left，but most daily newspapers try their best to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are mainly moderate（温和的）.Many of these papers print materials by well?known journalists of different political and social views，in order to give a balanced picture.?
As in other countries American newspapers can be either responsible（负责任的） or irresponsible，but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once exposed political scandals（丑闻），for example，the Watergate Affair（水门事件）.?
1.Which newspaper in the U. K. is national？?
A.?Le Monde. B.?Washington Post.?
C.?New York Times. D.?The Times.?
2.Most American newspapers attract readers by carrying .?
A. national news B. local news?
C. international news D. political news?
3.In order to win the competition with television，American newspapers have to .
A. give information B. give serious news?
C. give entertainment news D. give national news?
4.Most daily newspapers attract moderate Americans by .?
A. printing articles by well-known journalists of different views?
B. supporting extremist groups?
C. exposing political scandals?
D. serving the country well?
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When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece of apple to pop out of her throat. Debbie Parkhurst’s husband, Kevin, was at his job at a Wilmington, Del., chemical firm when she took a midday break from jewelry and bit into an apple. When the Keesling family of Indiana were about to be overcome by carbon monoxide(CO), their cat clawed(抓) at wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.
For their timely acts, Toby, a golden 2 1/2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Neither Parkhurst nor Keesling could explain their pets’ timely heroics,though Parkhurst suggested it might have been guided by God intervention(干预). “That’s what our veterinarian(兽医) said,”she said. “He wasn’t making a joke; he’s very spiritual, and now I have to agree with him.”
But both pets were themselves rescued in baby, Toby as a 4-week-old baby thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Keesling’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk.
As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump spread carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie moved into rescue spot, the couple’s 14-year-old son, Michael, was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry noise,” Cathy Keesling said. “When I woke up I felt like a T-bar had hit me across the head.”
State police and officers responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.
1.We can know Debbie Parkhurst _________.
A．works in a Wilmington, Del.,chemical firm
B．was making jewelry when she had the accident
C．might have died but for her pet’s help
D．was unconscious when her pet found her
2.Both pet’s heroic acts most probably connected with _________.
A．God arrangements B．their being once helped
C．their sense of danger D．their veterinarians’ training
3.Why did Winnie try to wake Cathy Keesling up?
A．Because a T-bar was going to hit him.
B．Because he was hungry and wanted milk.
C．Because Debbie choked something in her throat.
D．Because there was danger in her house.
4.From the passage we can infer that _________.
A．if you love me love my animals
B．all pets are useful to people
C．we can’t never be too careful in our daily life
D．to help others sometimes can get reward
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Many children may be fond of animals, but few ever think of making the study of animals their career(职业).Even fewer will be 1 by the whole world, 2 the title of United Nations Messenger(使者) of Peace.
But one woman has 3 all that. She has lived with chimpanzees in the African forest for more than 20 years and made great 4 .This woman is Jane Goodall. She was born in London, England, in 1934.Goodall’s lifelong 5 in animals began at an early age. By the age of 10 or 11,Goodall 6 going to Africa to live with animals. This was quite a strange dream in those days, as young 7 didn’t think of having such “wild” actions. But she was 8 by her mother. She told her that if she really wanted something, she should work hard, take advantage of 9 and never give up looking for a way.
When a close friend invited Goodall to Kenya in 1957,she readily 10 .Within a few months of her arrival she met the famous anthropologist(人类学家) Dr. Louis Leakey, who soon decided that Goodall was the 11 person he was looking for to begin a 12 of wild chimpanzees on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.
In July 1960, Goodall arrived at Gombe National Park in Tanzania. At the beginning, studying the chimpanzees was not 13 for her. The animals fled from her 14 , so it took months for her to get close to them. With a strong 15 , she searched the forest every day, trying not to get too close to the chimpanzees too 16 . Gradually the chimpanzees became used to her presence.
She discovered many things of chimpanzees during her first years at Gombe National Park. In October 1960,she observed a chimpanzee making and using 17 to fish for termites (白蚁).This discovery threw 18 on the popular idea at the time that Man was the world’s only toolmaker. The longer Goodall’s research continues, the more it becomes obvious that chimpanzees are very 19 to humans.
Since the mid-1980s, Goodall has been lecturing around the world to raise people’s sense about environmental 20 . “Let’s live in the new age with hope, respect for all living things, understanding and love,” she said.
1.A. recognized B. known C. accepted D. admitted
2.A.receiving B. giving C. enjoying D. having
3.A.done B. proved C. achieved D. realized
4.A.discoveries B. decisions C. choices D. findings
5.A.study B. interest C. sense D. dream
6.A.was fond of B. tired of C. insisted on D. dreamed of
7.A.boys B. girls C. men D. women
8.A.encouraged B. prevented C. advised D. forced
9.A.knowledge B. youth C. hope D. chances
10.A.accepted B. refused C. hesitated D. considered
11.A.only B. last C. special D. first
12.A.project B. study C. center D. career
13.A.hard B. interesting C. easy D. convenient
14.A.in surprise B. in a hurry C. as expected D. in fear
15.A.will B. body C. desire D. mind
16.A.far B. near C. soon D. much
17.A.nets B. tools C. holes D. spoon
18.A.doubt B. light C. questions D. beliefs
19.A.close B. similar C. friendly D. helpful
20.A.improvement B. protection C. pollution D. destruction
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