Several factors make a good newspaper story. First, obviously, it must be new. But since YV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for __1__. They usually respond to it in one of the three ways.

By providing __2__ derails, comment or background information.

By finding a new __3__ on the day’s major stories.

By printing completely different stories which TV doesn’t broadcast.

What else? Well, it also has to be __4__. People don’t want to read about ordinary, everyday life. Because of this, many stories __5__ some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be __6__ news. “Plane lands safely, no more hurt” doesn’t sell newspaper. “Plane __7__, 200 feared dead!” does.

Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other __8__-particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, __9__, all appear regularly in certain newspapers.

Finally, for many editors, __10__ is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s why the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories presented in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires. 

A. newspapers     B. publications       C. reporters    D. broadcasters

A. extra       B. available    C. inaccessible       D. memorable

A. direction  B. look    C. angle  D. section

A. tragic      B. dramatic     C. professional       D. sensitive

A. quote      B. neglect       C. increase      D. involve

A. good       B. had     C. exciting      D. informative

A. crashes    B. bumps C. strikes D. drops

A. places      B. people C. things D. news

A. in addition      B. in any case C. for example       D. after all

A. personality B. similarity      C. uniqueness  D. familiarity

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First,  1  ,it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for    2 . They usually respond    3  it in one of three ways.
One by providing   4  detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new   5 on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which   6  doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be   7 . People don’t want to read about    8  , everyday life. Because of this, many stories   9  some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be   10 news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane  11 —200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other   12  —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians,   13 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors,   14  is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s   15  the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.

【小题1】
A.graduallyB.extremelyC.obviouslyD.precisely
【小题2】
A.newspapersB.publicationsC.reportersD.broadcasters
【小题3】
A.with B.onC.ofD.to
【小题4】
A.extraB.availableC.reliableD.memorable
【小题5】
A.directionB.lookC.angleD.section
【小题6】
A.TVB.internetC.newspaperD.radio
【小题7】
A.conventionalB.dramaticC.professionalD.sensitive
【小题8】
A.commonB.usualC.ordinary D.special
【小题9】
A.urgeB.neglectC.increaseD.involve
【小题10】
A.goodB.badC.excitingD.informative
【小题11】
A.crashesB.bumpsC.strikesD.drops
【小题12】
A.placesB.peopleC.thingsD.news
【小题13】
A.in additionB.in any caseC.for exampleD.after all
【小题14】
A.personalityB.similarityC.toleranceD.familiarity
【小题15】
A.thatB.whyC.becauseD.what


The home service industry in Beijing is expected to become more attractive both as a job and as an industry.
Sources at the Beijing People’s Political Consultative Conference said resistance to home service work is melting away from minds of the city’s laid-off workers. The Conference suggested the establishment of municipal (市政的) centers which supervise (监督) property management, household mending and installation, and house keeping services. Modern city life is creating a need for industrialization home services. This will create job opportunities for laid-off workers, said vice director of the Social Judicial Committee of the Conference.
Beijing residents have long desired a home service industry. The demand is expected to drive new economic growth. There are few high quality home help services in Beijing and customers are always complaining.
In the past, few laid-off workers in Beijing desired to work as home helpers, jobs largely taken by young women from the countryside. At the same time, some city residents have not felt safe trusting rural girls with modern household machines or with their small children. Many people would pay more for reliable house keepers who are more familiar with city life, but they have had no way of getting one, even though the city is home to thousands of laid-off workers.
By the end of June this year, there were 30,600 jobless workers in the city. Most of them are women in their 40’s, who are not blessed with particular skills and who have had their work ethics (准则) shaped by the planned economy. Many of them were at a loss when they first realized they had lost their jobs and a way of life they had got used to for decades. They never imagined being laid off by state owned enterprises; they never considered other kinds of employment. For them, the private sector (部门) meant taking risks; house-keeping implied lower social status. Gao Yunfang, 44, is a pioneer who is breaking the ice. She sells the Beijing Morning Post in the morning, and works at two households in the afternoon. She earns 1,000 yuan per month. So she no longer worries about her daughter’s tuition at a university in Shanghai.
1. What is talked about in the passage?
A. Home service.          B. Modern city life.              C. Laid-off workers.      D. Social status.
2. What does the word “ laid-off” in the passage mean?
A. Heavily-burdened.    B. Old                          C. Inexperienced.          D. Jobless.
3.    Why didn’t the laid-off workers like to do home services in the past?
A. Low salary.                                                        B. Lower social status.  
C. Dirty working condition.                              D. Too much extra work.
4.    Why were many laid-off workers at a loss?
A. Because they didn’t get used to the new way of life.     
B. Because they are too old to find a new job.
C. Because they dislike being laid off. 
D. Because they think they lost their social status.

A teddy bear from Cumbria is launching into space to raise cash for charity(慈善)
Terence,an experienced traveller who has been to Iraq,will be the guest of honour on aviation(飞行)legend Burt Rutan’s Spaceship One when it flies above Earth.The mission takes off from California on September 29, and on his return the loveable toy will be auctioned off(拍卖)in aid of the North AIR Ambulance Appeal(北部空中救护服务中心).
Spaceship One is the world’s first private spacecraft,and is competing for a prestigious space travel prize.Chief executive of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS),Graham Pickering,said”flying officer”Terence had been handed over to the RAF six months ago and staff had been receiving postcards from him ever since.
He said,“Terence was a fundraising idea that really took off. We have received pictures of him in a U2 craft,trying parachuting and even looking drunk and disorderly.When the RAF finally discharege him he will be a very rare bear indeed?--we just hope he does not bum up on re?entry to Earth”.
GNAAS,which needs charitable donations of more than £2m a year,has three air ambulances(空中救护机).
Peter Bond,spokesman for the Royal Astronimical Society,said Terence’s safety was not guaranteed. He said,“This is a new experimental craft and this will only be the second time it has flown.During its first voyage it developed technical problems but hopefully they have now been resolved.”
Since May,Terence has spent time with members of 100 squadron(空军中队)based at RAF Leeming Basra.Iraq,and at air shows with performing fighter planes.
Spaceship One will fly 100km(62 miles) above the Earth’s surface,just breaking through the planet’s atmosphere.
If it repeats the feat(技艺)inside two weeks,it will claim the $ 10 million Ansari X-Prize set up to encourage the private space flight business.
【小题1】Which of the following is the best title?

A.The Toy Bear Will Be Auctioned Off
B.Space Flight
C.Spaceship One to Lift Off
D.Teddy Bear Astronaut to Lift Off
【小题2】Terence is      .
A.an experienced astronaut
B.a toy bear
C.a real bear living in England
D.an air force officer
【小题3】Which of the following is true of Speaceship One?
A.Spaceship One is the world’s first speacecraft.
B.The purpose of its flight is to collect money for the charity.
C.The purpose of its flight is to comepete for a prestigious space travel prize.
D.Spaceship One has never flown.
【小题4】We can infer that      .
A.after this space flight,Spaceship One will get the $ 10 million Ansari X-prize
B.it is dangerous for a spaceship to re-entre the earth atmosphere
C.Terence will be very safe on the flight
D.Spaceship One is just an ordinary plane

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