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.
A．gradually B．extremely C．obviously D．precisely
A．newspapers C．reporters D．broadcasters
A．with B．on C．of D．to
A．extra B．available C．reliable D．memorable
A．direction B．look C．angle D．section
A．TV B．internet C．newspaper D．radio
A．conventional B．dramatic C．professional D．sensitive
A．common B．usual C．ordinary D．special
A．urge B．neglect C．increase D．involve
A．good B．bad 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．tolerance D．familiarity
A．that B．why C．because D．what
When I was six, I went to a local grade school. In grade school, I was 36 the other children because of my speech and reading 37 . All the children would shout, “You are a dummy, you are a dummy, ” and so on. I thought they were 38 because all my grades showed it. I had no self-confidence（自信心）
Through the first five years of grade school, I was small and very clumsy（笨拙的）. I would 39
Cups and trays in the café, and sometimes 40 myself and fall onto the floor when I walked. In sixth grade, I became interested in 41 The class had its annual field day. Each class would have its own teams 42 against each other. I went out for all of the 43 I was not the best 44 I was not bad. The thing that I could do was run and run fast. This 45 the other children because I was so clumsy, and then 46a lot more name-calling from the children. When somebody else won a race, the children told how 47 he was. When I won, they called me 48
I did not know why they were doing this. I think that it was unfair, and it 49 me.
Between seventh and eighth grade, I started to 50In three months, I grew seven inches. At the start of eighth grade, I began to play football. I was much bigger than everybody else. I was 51 than most of the backs we played against. The other team would not 52 the ball towards me, so I just ran them 53 It was the first time in my life that I was really good at something and 54 it. It was a new feeling of 55 .
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Not so long ago, if you avoided drinking water during a workout（训练）, you were considered tough. Today, most experts 36 , you would be considered unintelligent.
Even in you don’t sweat much or feel 37 and even if there is a nice breeze, 38 experts say drinking water- or something 39 is necessary before, during and after all warmer-weather 40 .
Only a few years ago, many coaches 41 players from drinking anything during the game----they thought it was 42 for them to rinse(漱口) their mouths, 43 swallowing anything might slow them down.
Now, there’s 44 plenty of water on the sidelines for athletes to drink. The National Hockey League even 45 goalkeepers to put water bottles on top of their nets.
These new practices 46 be lost on the recreation(消遣) athlete. Some 47 advise you to drink about two cups of water 15 minutes or so after you 48 exercising and the same amount every 15 minutes. In some types of exercises-running, for example-others encourage drinking a cup or two of water 49 the workout.
Don’t drink any more, experts say too much fluid makes 50 and exercise uncomfortable. In 51 continuous hot-weather exercise, 52 can sweat and breathe away 1.8 kilograms of 53 an hour.
Drinking water does two things: restore some 54 and allow you to keep sweating so the skin can be kept 55 . Doctors say drinking six or eight cups a day can help digestion.
36. A. discover B. suggest C. agree D. fear
37. A. thirsty B. hungry C. hot D. tired
38. A. labour B. children C. water D. exercise
39. A. else B. instead C. fresh D. tasteful
40. A. seasons B. lessons C. days D. activities
41. A. excused B. discouraged C. prevented D. saved
42. A. possible B. unnecessary C. difficult D. right
43. A. but B. then C. therefore D. though
44. A. seldom B. forever C. usually D. sometimes
45. A. allows B. promises C. forbids D. guides
46. A. couldn’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
47. A. teachers B. parents C. players D. doctors
48. A. stop B. start C. give up D. begin with
49. A. after B. before C. with D. from
50. A. walking B. breathing C. swallowing D. drinking
51. A. heavy B. easy C. pleasant D. everyday
52. A. a patient B. a drinker C. an athlete D. an expert
53. A. air B. atmosphere C. oxygen D. water
54. A. sweat B. weight C. breath D. height
55. A. warm B. strong C. cool D. safe
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I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 36and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 37 but a failure.”
After five years of 38jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 39 that could have happened to me. I 40 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 41 that what people said about me was 42 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 43 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my44 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 45 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 46 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 47 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of48 that job to write full time 49 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —50 was a working--class boy who’d 51 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 52 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 53 what does it mean? I 54 wish all the people that have put me down had 55 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
36. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful
37. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
38. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful
39 A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing
40. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told
41. A. me B. them C. her D. it
42. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty
43. A. see B. know C. understand D. face
44. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition
45. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back
46. A. day B. night C. month D. year
47. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success
48. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up
49. A. while B. if C. when D. or
50. A. there B. here C. it D. that
51. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated
52. A. tired B. calm C. nervous . D. famous
53. A. And B. But C. However D. Well
54. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very
55. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳选项。
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 31 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had 32set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just 33 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 34 ; it was locked. He went into the building, only a few minutes 35 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 36 in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to 37 Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 38 — the library lights were off! The place was 39 . The doors had been shut. They 40 be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!
He tried to 41a telephone call, but was unable to 42 . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 43 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it. 44he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ 45 ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. 46, someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 47 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 48 . He knew he had to 49 , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 50 thing.
31. A. butB. because C. or D. since
32. A. everB. nearlyC. never D. often
33. A. passB. drop C. carryD. take
34. A. problem B. mistakeC. case D. question
35. A. during B. after C. over D. before
36. A. restB. break C. walk D. stop
37. A. visit B. meet C. catch D. greet
38. A. delightB. angerC. surprise D. eagerness
39. A. lonely B. empty C. noisy D. crowded
40. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
41. A. make B. fix C. use D. pick
42. A. get on B. get upC. get through D. get in
43. A. IfB. AsC. Though D. Until
44. A. On time B. Now and then C. By the way D. At last
45. A. Come B. HelpC. Hello D. Sorry
46. A. Surely B. ThankfullyC. Truly D. Gradually
47. A. at most B. after all C. in short D. as usual
48. A. watchB. paly C. read D. write
49. A. waitB. stand C. sleep D. work
50. A. bad B. cool C. strange D. nice
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Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___31___ it on trolleys and being ___32___ from under the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___33___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___34___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___35___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___36___ the seats they wanted. I was ___37___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___38___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___39___ we took off and tried to ___40___ my nervousness.
After an hour’s flying I ___41___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___42___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___43___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___44___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___45___. Suddenly, the plane ___46___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___47___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___48___ pills for airsickness and ___49___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had ___50___ to get above the storm.
31. A. at B. over C. to D. above
32. A. held B. contained C. carried D. loaded
33. A. arrived B. entered C. climbed D. flew
34. A. asked B. noticed C. announced D. told
35. A. out B. inside C. in D. by
36. A. fetch B. hold C. keep D. get
37. A. impossible B. possible C. unable D. unsuitable
38. A. prettier B. stronger C. smaller D. heavier
39. A. before B. after C. until D. when
40. A. smooth B. forget C. correct D. drive
41. A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. realized
42. A. on B. up C. out D. in
43. A. general B. similar C. common D. sharp
44. A. smiled B. spoke C. added D. acted
45. A. at B. about C. on D. with
46. A. moved B. struck C. shook D. shocked
47. A. edge B. line C. side D. wing
48. A. give out B. give off C. give up D. give back
49. A. save B. cool C. persuade D. comfort
50. A. succeeded B. flown C. attempted D. managed