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
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
An old man had three children, all boys. When they had grown up, he called them together and told them that he was very __36__ and no longer able to provide, __37__ for himself .He ordered them to go out and bring him food and clothing.
The three brothers __38 __ , and after a very long while they came to a large__39__. They decided that once they got across they would __40__. The eldest told the youngest to take the middle road, and the second to go to the right, __41__ he himself would go to the left. Then, in a year’s time, they would __42__ to the same spot.
So they parted, and at the end of a year, as __43__, they found their way back to the riverside. The eldest asked the youngest what he had gotten during his travels, and the boy __44__: I have nothing but a __45__ . If you look into it, you can see all over the country, no matter how far away.”
When asked __46__ what he had gotten, the second brother replied : “Only a pair of sandals that are so full of __47__ that if one puts them on one can walk at once to any place in the country in one step.”
Then the eldest himself, said: “ I , __48__ , have obtained but little, a kind of medicine, that is all. But let us look into the mirror and see how father __49__.”
The youngest __50__ his mirror, and they all looked into it and saw that their father was already __51__.Then the elder said: “Let us __52__ home and see what we can do,” So the second brought out his sandals, and all three placed their feet inside them and , __53__ , they reached their father’s grave. Then the eldest took the__54__ out of his bag, and poured it over the grave. At once their father __55__, as if nothing had been the matter with him.
Now which of these three sons has performed the best?
A．old B．tired C．active D．unusual
A．merely B．even C．already D．ever
A．took down B．grew up C．set out D．turned around
A．plain B．temple C．mountain D．river
A．settle B．speed C．bathe D．separate
A．but B．although C．while D．if
A．refer B．return C．owe D．contribute
A．agreed B．tested C．proved D．called
A．rose B．replied C．aimed D．added
A．map B．rule C．mirror D．telescope
A．in doubt B．in store C．in time D．in turn
A．happiness B．time C．energy D．power
A．however B．therefore C．too D．anyway
A．came out B．got on C．made up D．broke down
A．produced B．fetched C．hid D．received
A．dead B．rich C．strong D．sick
A．call B．ride C．hurry D．drive
A．suddenly B．instead C．slowly D．immediately
A．fish B．medicine C．money D．wine
A．got up B．built up C．joined in D．passed away
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 16 for a few days. I was 17 to wait tables on my own. All went 18 that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily 19 the tables not far from the kitchen. 20 , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).
Before I knew it, the 21 was full of people. I moved slowly, 22 every step. I remember how 23 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was 24 on. It had nice handles, which made it 25 to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to 26 I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 27 you work. It seems your tray stand has been very 28 to you, but we are getting ready to 29 now, and my wife needs her 30 back.”
At first his 31 did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was 32 . I wanted to get into a hole and 33 .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just34 . I have learned to be more 35 and not to be too sure of myself.
A．manager B．assistant C．cook D．waitress
A．promised B．invited C．advised D．allowed
A．well B．quickly C．safely D．wrong
A．left B．shown C．brought D．given
A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Finally
A．kitchen B．street C．restaurant D．table
A．taking B．changing C．minding D．saving
A．angry B．happy C．sad D．calm
A．fixed B．trained C．loaded D．waited
A．slower B．lighter C．quieter D．easier
A．believe B．agree C．regret D．pretend
A．letting B．making C．watching D．having
A．useful B．familiar C．unusual D．interesting
A．rest B．order C．eat D．leave
A．bag B．tray C．walker D．coat
A．message B．praise C．idea D．need
A．cold B．full of joy C．pale D．on fire
A．lie B．defend C．hide D．stay
A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected D．described
A．patient B．careful C．honest D．practical
Another secret of animals’ survival is telepathy（心灵感应）. This sense becomes atrophied（衰退） in man, but a(n) 1 thought-communication functions in animals. Elsa, the lioness, frequently 2 when George and I intended to visit her camp, even though it 3 180 miles from our home in Isiolo. On most 4 when we made our irregular visit she was waiting for us. By following the spoor（野兽的足迹），we 5 that she had sometimes walked 50 or 60 miles to meet us.
The same thing 6 when I took Elsa’s sisters to Nairobi to be flown to the Rotterdam zoo, Elsa’s zoo. Elsa stayed behind with George in Isiolo 180 miles 7 . He did not know when I was coming back, no person knew. But Elsa knew. On the morning of my 8 she sat down at the entrance and wouldn’t make any 9 until I arrived in the evening.
I have known this kind of thought-communication with the animal with whom I’ve lived. When Elsa died, I woke in the night, knowing what had happened, even though I was several miles away. The same thing 10 later with one of Pippa’s cubs.
I don’t 11 this sensitivity with my own kind. Feel far more in tune with what is going on when I am in the bush than when I am in London on Nairobi. We don’t know much yet about this telepathy from which gland（腺体） it comes, or how it 12 . But if men could awaken or 13 it in themselves, and then cooperate by trusting each other, 14 fearing and treating one another 15 , the world would be a far better place.
A．extremely B．completely C．thoroughly D．definitely
A．sensed B．aware C．feels D．concerns
A．lay B．lies C．located D．stood
A．case B．conditions C．occasions D．situations
A．discussed B．dismissed C．discovered D．distrusted
A．happened B．broken out C．replaced D．took over
A．far B．farther C．away D．far from
A．turn B．return C．reality D．reappear
A．emotions B．feelings C．exchanges D．movement
A．burst forth B．burst C．appeared D．occurred
A．command B．confirm C．possess D．prohibit
A．starts B．comprehends C．manufactures D．works
A．create B．plant C．cultivate D．produce
A．rather than B．other than C．would rather D．or rather
A．suspiciously B．suspecting C．prosperously D．doubtfully
There once was a little boy who often got angry for unknown reasons and ended up quarreling with his friends. His parents felt 36 but had no idea how to deal with the matter.
In order to help the son, his father gave him a bag of 37 and told him that every time he 38 his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the 39 .
At first the boy felt puzzled at his father's words, but he did as he was told. The first day the little boy had 40 thirty nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, 41 he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily 42 reduced. Three months later, the little boy discovered it was easier to 43 his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence. Finally the day came 44 the little boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the little boy now 45 one nail each day when he was 46 control his temper. The days passed and the little boy was 47 able to tell his father that all the nails were 48 .
The father took his little boy 49 the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the 50 in the fence. The fence will never be the 51 .When you say things in anger, they 52 a scar just like this one on the person to whom you lose your temper. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. 53 many times you say “I'm sorry”, the wound is still there. A mental wound is as bad as a 54 one. The hurt and pain caused by the 55 are deeper than those caused by the hand.
A．patient B．angry C．desperate D．worried
A．books B．tools C．nails D．suggestions
A．kept B．missed C．lost D．left
A．hammer B．shoes C．fence D．hands
A．discovered B．pulled C．pushed D．driven
A．as B．unless C．till D．although
A．hardly B．possibly C．terribly D．gradually
A．catch B．lose C．break D．hold
A．before B．when C．after D．until
A．pulled out B．pull out C．pulled over D．pull over
A．able to B．managed to C．succeeded to D．going to
A．eagerly B．fortunately C．hardly D．finally
A．lost B．returned C．gone D．spared
A．in B．of C．on D．by
A．nails B．cuts C．surface D．holes
A．one B．same C．best D．fence
A．run B．leave C．lead D．remain
A．No matter B．No doubt C．How D．However
A．serious B．violent C．terrible D．physical
A．knife B．nail C．tongue D．hammer
阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项《A、B. C和D》中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项小涂黑。
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you 36 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 38 things, but his promise to tell the truth 39 him.
Once a man came to a prophet (预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet I have many bad 40. Which one ofthem should I _41_ first? ”The prophet said, “Give up telling 42_ first and always speakthe truth.”Theman promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the 43_he made with the prophet. "44 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out 45? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, 46 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be 47 for stealing”
So the man 48 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he 49 drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will 50 me, because a Muslim is not 51 to drink wine.” And so he gave up the 52 of drinking wine.
In this way, 53 the man thought of doing something bad, he 54 his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 55 person.
A．sometimes B．hardly C．always D．never
A．trouble B．money C．time D．energy
A．great B．stupid C．strange D．bad
A．educated B．saved C．tested D．bothered
A．purposes B．friends C．habits D．collections
A．give up B．bring back C．take in D．depend on
A．stories B．truths C．reasons D．lies
A．promise B．mistake C．plan D．secret
A．Because B．If C．Since D．Unless
A．stealing B．drinking C．walking D．dancing
A．none B．everyone C．anyone D．someone
A．controlled B．admired C．punished D．killed
A．refused B．tried C．decided D．agreed
A．talked about B．broke down C．adapted to(适应) D．felt like
A．hate B．like C．understand D．respect
A．allowed B．encouraged C．invited D．advised
A．chance B．disadvantage C．adventure D．idea
A．wherever B．whenever C．whatever D．however
A．forgot B．doubted C．regretted D．remembered
A．practical B．attractive C．good D．generous(慷慨的)