1. The big cellphone company has a__________ its goals of setting up ten production bases in China.

25. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

　 A. The habit of reading newspapers is found among most people.

　 B. Newspapers can not only supply us with news from all over the world but also give us a lot of useful information.

　 C. Hundreds of years ago news was not wholly true because it was told in spoken words.

　 D. If you have no place to live in, you can put notice in a newspaper and then you will certainly get a room to live in.

Part 五 Words fillings(共10小题，计10分)

24. Things such as _______ can be found in newspapers.

　 A. weather reports and film or concert guides

　 B. requirements for a job or a house

　 C. information about a lost person

　 D. all of the above

23. Today we can read in our newspapers about important events _______.

　 A. that took place hundreds of years ago

　 B. that took place in faraway countries soon after they happened

　 C. that will take place in foreign countries

　 D. that will take place in the world

22. Newspapers supply us with _______.

　 A. only home news

　 B. only world news

　 C. home news and world news

　 D. important things

21. This article tells us _______.

　 A. most people read newspapers

　 B. all people read newspapers

　 C. every person in America or England reads newspapers

　 D. all families read newspapers

20. The best title of this article is ________.

A. A new island　　　　　　 B. The birth of an island

C. A new world　　　　　　 D. Scientists discovered Surtsey

(D)

Almost every family in America or England buys at least one copy of a newspaper each day. Some people buy as many as two or three different papers.

Why do people read newspapers?

Newspapers supply us with news about events in our home towns, in our country, and in other parts of the world. Today we can read about important things that took place in foreign countries on the same day they happened, even in countries far away. But hundreds of years ago news of things took months or even years to travel from one country to another. In those times, news was often passed from one person to another and never entirely true. Newspapers today supply us with more than just what happened in our country or in other countries. If we want to know what the weather will be like, we can read the weather reports. If we want to find out what films are being shown, or what plays or concerts we can go to, we can look in the newspapers.

19. Put the following sentences in correct order.

a. The captain found the boat was moving.　　　　 　　b. A new island appeared in the sea.

c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up.　　 　　d. A fishing boat was near Iceland.

e. The island grew quickly.

A. d-a-c-e-b　 B. a-b-c-d-e　 C .a-b-e-c-d　D. b-e-d-a-c

18. When did scientist fly there to watch?

A. Before the volcano broke out.　　　　　　　　 　B. As soon as the volcano broke out.

C. About four days after the volcano broke out.　　　 D. After the volcano stopped rushing up.

17. Scientists flew there ______.

A. to watch the birth of the island　　　　 　　B. to save the fishing boat

C. to learn about the island　　　　　　　　　　 D. to build a house