D

      There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The commonest are news reports. We get them in newspapers, over the radio and on television Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels.

       The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper closely,    you will find that there are all types of news, accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions, spoils,

 books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Some-

 times there are news items which are very amusing.

       A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in fact

 a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information -what, when, where, how

 and why. The other paragraphs give full details of the subjects. There may also be interviews

  with people. The words actually spoken by them are written in inverted commas(引号).

       Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.

 53. The easiest way to get today's news is _______

      A. to go to the cinema                  B. to watch a color TV

      C. to read today's newspapers           D. to listen to music over the radio

 54. Newspapers sell well mainly because _______

      A. they cost very little                        

B. they are easy to get

      C. they have got pictures to go with the news   

D. they provide all sorts of news in them

 55. If you want to get enough information about yesterday's traffic accident within a very short time, you can __

      A. read the first paragraph of the news report in today's newspaper

      B. start with the second paragraph of the news report in today' s newspaper

      C. look through the whole news report in today' s newspaper

      D. talk with people who have seen the accident

 56. To interest more people, a news report __

      A. usually produces amusing news

      B. always writes very short news reports

      C. often prints pictures to go with the news

      D. sometimes provides long and important news

 57. This passage mainly talks about __

      A. different types of reports                    B. news reports

      C. happenings to people and their surroundings    D. the length of a news report

D

The largest earthquake (magnitude 里氏 9.5) of the 20th century happened on May 22,1960 off the coast of South Central Chile.

       It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunamis(海啸).Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isia Chiloe.The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isia Chiloe—the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中).Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland.

       There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile's top industrial city.Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people.At me port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed.A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed —one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless.

       Total damage losses, including to agriculture and to industry, were estimated to be over a half billion dollars .The total number of death related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region Estimates of deaths reached between 490 to 5,7002 with no distinction(差别) as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami.However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami.

68.Where did the largest tsunami damage occurred?

       A.Concepcion      B.Isia Chiloe       C.Valdivia      D.Valparaiso

69.What can we learn about the tsunami waves generated by the earthquake?

       A.The tsunami waves as high as 25 meters arrived immediately after the earthquake.

       B.The tsunami waves killed 200 people and sank all boats.

       C.The tsunami waves were very destructive.

       D.The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland.

70.What is generally thought the main cause of deaths in Chiloe?

       A.landslides            B.the tsunami

       C.aftershocks                 D.the magnitude 9.5 earthquake

71.What does the underlined word "collapsed" probably mean ?

       A.was destroyed            B.caught fire  

C.was flooded                 D.sank

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