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　　Who won the first gold medal in the 2009 National Games?What happened in the American election?How did the critics like the new play?　　1　　 an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets 　　2　　 the details．Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to 　　3　　 the news．

　　Newspapers have one basic 　　4　　, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 　　5　　 it．Radio, telegraph, television, and 　　6　　 inventions brought competition for newspapers．So did the development of magazines and other means of communication．　　7　　, this competition merely spurred(刺激)the newspapers on．They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 　　8　　 and thus the efficiency of their own operations．Today more newspapers are 　　9　　 and read than ever before．Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields．Besides keeping readers 　　10　　 the latest news, today's newspapers 　　11　　 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters．Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 　　12　　 advertising．Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 　　13　　．Newspapers are sold at a price that 　　14　　 to cover even a small fraction(一小部分)of the cost of production．The main 　　15　　 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising．The 　　16　　 in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers．This 　　17　　 in terms of circulation(发行量)．How many people read the newspaper?Circulation depends 　　18　　 on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 　　19　　 in a newspaper's pages．But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information about the community, city, country, state, nation, and world and even 　　20　　．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　There is a story told about how Neil set about winning over one particular boy．The boy was always causing trouble and clearly regarded all teachers 　　1　　 a hostile eye．On one occasion, Neil, out taking a 　　2　　, had just rounded a corner when he came across the boy playing on his own．The boy, not noticing he was no longer 　　3　　, picked up a stone and threw it through one of the school windows．Turning, he saw Neil．Instead of finding himself 　　4　　 at angrily as he expected, the boy was 　　5　　 to see Neil bend down, pick up a stone and hurl it at another window．The boy had to 　　6　　 to get the window repaired, so did Neil．　　7　　 he thought this a small price to pay for 　　8　　 a bond between himself and the boy, whose 　　9　　 improved afterwards．

　　Neil was a remarkable character who knew just when to be 　　10　　 and just when to adopt a lighter touch when handling children．Not everyone is so 　　11　　．Willie Russell, the 　　12　　, likes to talk about the time when he had freshly 　　13　　 from teacher training college and had just begun to work as a teacher．On his first day at the school he was left to do playground duty on his own, rather a(n)　　14　　 experience for one so new to the job．Surrounded by children at morning break, he turned to see one of the children throwing a stone at a school window．When the boy saw that he had been 　　15　　 by a teacher, his face fell．　　16　　 for this boy, Russell remembered the story about Neil．Stooping down he picked up a stone and propelled(投掷)it through another window．Turning to smile proudly at the boy his satisfaction was suddenly shattered by the sound of dozens of windows being 　　17　　 by flying stones．

　　Unfortunately he had failed to take into account the difference between his 　　18　　 and the one which Neil had faced, namely that he and the boy were not alone．It was at this point in his career that Russell decided that perhaps he was not quite cut out to be a teacher．Deciding after this that he was not suited to teaching he left to 　　19　　 playwriting．Most of his plays are very imaginative and 　　20　　．A bit like this story, in fact．

阅读理解

　　Reporters collect information and write news stories．These stories appear in newspapers and magazines．Some reporters appear on television and radio．To get information, reporters should look at documents, observe the scene and interview people．

　　To get the latest news, radio and television reporters often report“live”from the scene．

　　Some reporters work long hours．They might work strange schedules．At morning newspapers, reporters might work from late afternoon until midnight．At evening or afternoon papers, they may work from early morning until afternoon．Radio and television reporters work during the day or in the evening．Magazine reporters generally work during the day．Reporters may have to work extra hours to meet deadlines．They may have to change their work hours to follow a story．

　　If someone wants to be a reporter, a bachelor's degree(学士学位)in journalism is preferred．Some employers like graduates with other majors(专业)．Working at school newspapers or broadcasting stations is good experience．Internships(实习生身份)with news organizations also help when looking for a job as a reporter．

　　Reporters must write clearly and effectively．They need word processing, computer graphics, and desktop publishing skills．Speaking a second language is necessary for some jobs．