Firstly, it is important to report new events. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print totally different stories to those on TV.
Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and . People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad’ news. For example, newspapers
tell stories about planes landing safely,
, they tell stories about plane crashes. In addition, many people are interested in news in foreign countries while others prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.
根据句意，用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空。（每小题1分，共5分）
| sleep win tomato play nine |
I often hear them ____the piano in the room.
Teachers’ Day in the _____month of the year .
Tom fell ____in the class yesterday because he was very tired.
—Excuse me ,what’s the price of these ___?
—Six yuan a kilo . I think Sally will be the ____of the English competition in our school.
阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词。
| area because help means its during better answer new |
What’s the most popular school activity among American students? The is the school dance. Most American high schools have at least two dances
the year, one in winter and the other in spring. Students attend these events
it’s a great opportunity for them to meet
friends.
At the dance, there will be snacks and photo booths (机器拍照亭), as well as strict（严格的） rules to create a healthy and enjoyable evening for all students. And all the dancers will be given a security check（安检）before they come into the dance
. This is acceptable. But some rules may be a little bit over the top（过分). For example, a school once asked
students to keep a standing position while they were dancing. That
the students couldn’t do anything freely. You’d
not break the rules because you’ll be asked to leave there, or even worse, be placed on a do not invite list.
阅读下面短文，从所给单词中选出适当的词，并用其正确的语言形式填在标有题号的空白处，使语意通顺、完整。（每空一词且每个单词只能用一次）
| beautiful, same, classroom, deeply, friend, classmate, do, know, look, anything, because, successful |
My teachers thought I was the worst student. My family also had the thought as my teachers.
When I was going to give up my studying, a new teacher, Miss White came to our school. She was young, and knowledgeable (知识渊博的).
One day, I was sitting alone in my , Miss White came up to me and talked to me happily. Soon her smile away my unhappiness.
“Do you think I can go to college?” I didn’t _____ why I asked such a question. I thought she must say “no”.
______ everyone else said so. But she said, “Dear, you can do
_____ you want. Just try, and you’ll get closer to success. I believe you are the best!”
I was touched ______ by her words. I decided to study hard. From then on, we became good
______. She often helped me with my study in her free time.
In the end, I _______ well in my studies and went to a good college. Miss White is an angel(天使). Her words have kept me going forward. She helped me to see that I am special and can be
____ in life.
用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。
old, shoe, stand, foot, pick, small, feel, clear, need, use
Learn to share(分享)
One day, while I was sitting in my car in a parking area, I noticed a young boy in front of my car. "What is the boy doing?" I asked myself and looked closely. "Oh, he is ________ up a coin from the ground. " When he
_______ up, we saw each other
______ , He was not
___ than ten and was wearing one blue glove(手套) and One brown glove. His coat was too
___ for him.
As he walked away, I saw his ________, which were too old to wear, I rolled down my window and called him over.
1 asked him if he_____ some money. He replied, "No. That’s okay. "
The parking area was wet, 1 could tell that his ______ were cold because he kept moving his weight from one foot lo the other,
"Please," 1 held Out a five-dollar bill(钞票). "It’s not much, but when the money is shared, it is much more _______ . " I said.
He look off one of his gloves and took the money from my hand. His small hand was red and cold.
He smiled and went away after saying "Thank you!" to me. That smile made me _____ warm in the cold winter.
根据语境或句意，从各题括号中选择一个词填空，使句子意思正确，并将答案填写在答题卡指定的位置。 "What would you do if you cut_by accident?" " I should cover the cut and press it hard." (yourself, yourselves)
Block September is a very_thriller, but I think it’s boring, (success, successful)
"Shall I get some flowers for my mom?" "No, that’s not special _ _. " (enough, too)
Jenny’s mother asked herout on school nights. It was not safe outside, (to go, not to go)
To Kevin’s _________ he found so many people playing beach volleyball in very hot weather. (surprised, surprise)