C
There are 5 channels on British television and each channel has several news programs all day long. Some programs are only for 3 minutes but some are one hour long. The people who read the news are called news presenters and because they appear on television every day, they are very famous.
This is a popular news presenter in England called Trevor McDonald, in the news studio. He presents a program called “News at Ten”every Monday to Friday evenings.
Another popular news presenter is Kirsty Young. She has a more modern style of reading the news, as you can see, she sits on the desk not on a chair!
Television news presenters need to have worked as journalists because they have to write most of the news that they read. Sometimes an important new event happens after the program has started, so the presenter has to be able to read something without looking at it first. They must always keep calm even when there are many changes during the program. At the end of “News at Ten”Trevor McDonald says “And finally...”. Then he reads an unusual or interesting item. It’s a famous saying in England now.
【小题1】Who sits on the desk to read the news?

C

There are 5 channels on British television and each channel has several news programs all day long. Some programs are only for 3 minutes but some are one hour long. The people who read the news are called news presenters and because they appear on television every day, they are very famous.

This is a popular news presenter in England called Trevor McDonald, in the news studio. He presents a program called “News at Ten”every Monday to Friday evenings.

Another popular news presenter is Kirsty Young. She has a more modern style of reading the news, as you can see, she sits on the desk not on a chair!

Television news presenters need to have worked as journalists because they have to write most of the news that they read. Sometimes an important new event happens after the program has started, so the presenter has to be able to read something without looking at it first. They must always keep calm even when there are many changes during the program. At the end of “News at Ten”Trevor McDonald says “And finally...”. Then he reads an unusual or interesting item. It’s a famous saying in England now.

1.Who sits on the desk to read the news?

A．Kirsty Young.                           B．Trevor McDonald.

C．All the news presenters.                  D．Some journalists

2.People in Britain can watch TV news _______ every day.

A．only for three minutes                   B．for an hour

C．in the evening                          D．at any time

3.Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Television News                        B．Trevor McDonald

C．Evening News                          D．News at Ten

Guo Liqin, 24, works as a primary school teacher in a distant area in Yunnan Province. The Internet offers him the latest news and entertainment from the outside world. And many people like him also depends on the online libraries for the free literature(文学) reading.

A survey in China last year found the online literature is the biggest growth area of Internet entertainment.

Reading for free is also popular in other countries. See what solutions other countries are taking.

Public Libraries

In countries such as Germany, Canada, and the UK, governments pay the authors to have their books in public libraries.

The pay is different from country to country. Some pay according to how many times a book has been borrowed; others pay according to whether the library has bought the book or not.

Google Books

Google Books allow users to see some free parts before buying them.

The author can choose to make from 20% to 100% of the book’s content(内容) for free reading . But you can see a full view of books that are out of copyright(版权).

E-magazines

E-magazines are usually about pop culture, and make money through advertisements. The writers are usually paid by the numbers of words they write.

Digital Library

There are many free online libraries of books which are no longer in copyright.

American and European websites offer classic(古典的) literature and non-fiction texts like dictionaries for download in different languages.

1.Guo Liqin depends on          for free reading.

A. online libraries    B. city bookstores     C. school libraries   D. borrowing books

2.From the passage we know other countries are taking           solutions for reading for free.

   A. 3              B. 4                C. 5                D. 6

3. In some countries, the authors are paid by            to have their books in public libraries.

   A. advertisements B. readers          C. governments      D. the word numbers

4. Google Books and Digital Library allow users to read the full books           .

   A. which are out of copyright         B. which are in copyright

   C. which are about pop culture        D. which have some free parts

5.The best title of the passage is          .

A. Enjoy Reading                        B. Learn How to Read

C. The Importance of Reading            D. How to Read for Free

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      As the World Cup is going on, South Africa's football grandmothers are also working hard. The team  1. made up of 35 women, aged from 50 to 84. It was developed 2.  a housewife five years ago to help old women keep fit. The project has been so successful  3.  they will take part in the Veterans Cup competition (元老杯足球联赛) in the USA.

      "We are 4. to play in the Veterans Cup, where many grandmothers from all over the world come  5. and play football, "said the team leader.

      Whatever happens, 6. , the grandmothers have no regrets. Most of them often play football in their aprons (围裙) after  7. .

      "I suffered back pain and sore knees (腰酸腿痛) before joining the team three years ago. Now I am fresh. I don't feel 8.  pain in my body，and I can run．At home I do all the housework by myself!” said 9.  of the grandmothers．