【2012年山东泰安】Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
| A．Fourteen. | B．Twenty-one. |
| C．Twenty-nine. | D．Thirty-six. |
Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
| A．He was in bed. |
| B．He was inside the house. |
| C．He was outside the house. |
| D．He was on the roof. |
Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm |
| B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse |
| C．she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately |
| D．the welfare department helped her |
The underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means ________.
| A．something to eat | B．something to wear |
| C．somewhere to study | D．somewhere to stay |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
| A．A Terrible Storm | B．A Lucky Woman |
| C．Good Soldiers | D．Clever People |
To write a great news story, you have to make sure it is correct, relevant (相关的) and fresh.
For a start, all the information in a story must be correct. Not only the spelling and grammar, but also the facts.
Any mistakes that show up in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble.
For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it would be wrong. He wasn’t the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers because of that mistake.
A news story does not only have to be correct, but it must also be relevant to its readers. People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them. That’s why you care more about what happens at your school than at schools in America. It’s also why newspapers in Beijing don’t talk much about news in Shanghai or Hong Kong.
Make sure it’s fresh.
Finally, news must always be fresh. When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happened that day. You don’t want to read about news from last week!
So, now you know what makes a good news story. Have a look at our paper and see if it’s full of good news! You can try writing a news story for our paper like a real reporter.What will happen if there is a mistake in a newspaper?
| A．The reporter will probably have a lot of trouble. |
| B．The newspaper would attract more readers. |
| C．Many readers won’t buy the newspaper any more. |
| D．The reporter won’t be able to write for the newspaper again. |
Why would it be wrong for a newspaper to say that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space?
| A．Because the information was not fresh. |
| B．Because the information was not correct. |
| C．Because the information was not relevant. |
| D．Because the information was not useful. |
People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them, so newspapers in Beijing talk much about news in .
| A．Nanjing | B．Shanghai |
| C．Beijing | D．Hong Kong |
Where does the writer work most probably?
| A．In a newspaper. | B．In a shop. |
| C．In a library. | D．In a bank. |
Which can be the BEST title for the passage?
| A．How to write an interesting story |
| B．Don’t make any mistakes in news |
| C．How to pick a good newspaper to read |
| D．How to write a story like a real reporter |
Micro blogs like Weibo are nothing new for the young Chinese. A newspaper in Chengdu did a survey last month. It found that 90 percent of junior high school students use micro blogs.
They give students an outlet (出口) for emotion. “I use micro blogs to record my life. I let everyone ‘see’ my feelings and complaints (抱怨),” said Liu Fangyue, 14, from Xiamen No. 1 Middle School. They have fun with classmates even after school. “I would send a message to praise someone who came first in the exam,” said Liu.
Teachers also join in the fun. “When I sit down to talk to my students, they may not tell me their real thoughts,” said Lu Dongping at Nanning No. 2 Middle School. “But on micro blogs, they are more relaxed. They even make fun of me.”
You would be wrong if you think micro blogs are all about fun. Zhong Yun from Xiamen Haicang Experimental School sees it as a tool (工具) to learn English. The 13-year-old girl follows foreign stars such as Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber.
“In order to understand their English posts, I have to check the dictionary and learn many new words,” said Zhong.
“Micro blogs widen students’ perspectives (观点), but there are rules to follow,” said Shi Zhongying, a professor from Beijing Normal University. He shares some of them with micro bloggers.
“Manage your time, and don’t let micro-blogging affect your studies and health,” said Shi. “Don’t give out your name, family address or phone number on micro blogs. You should also respect (尊重) truth and other people’s privacy (隐私).”The second paragraph mainly tells us.
| A．how popular micro blogs are |
| B．why micro blogs are popular |
| C．who uses micro blogs |
| D．what micro blogs are |
Lu Dongping thinks students are on micro blogs.
| A．less serious | B．less relaxed |
| C．more stressed | D．more nervous |
Zhong Yun oftenon micro blogs.
| A．chats with her teachers |
| B．records her schoolwork |
| C．shares her feelings with others |
| D．learns English |
What does the underlined word “them” refer to (指的是)?
| A．Micro blogs. | B．Micro bloggers. |
| C．Rules. | D．Students’ perspectives. |
Shi Zhongying didn’t suggest.
| A．sharing your feelings |
| B．telling the truth |
| C．spending most of your time on study |
| D．giving out others’ privacy |
Look at the notice from the Students’ Union. It’s a description of students’ activities for the coming winter vacation.
| Winners of Super Boys will come to our school on January 30th, 2014. They are going to give a concert in the school hall at 2：00 pm. Please come to the Students’ Union to get a half-price ticket to the concert before this Friday. |
| Wouldn’t it be great if you could join us and go hiking around the West Hill for two days? We’ll start at 7：00 am on February 6th. Please come to the Students’ Union to sign your name and pay fifty yuan, 20 percent off for members of the Hiking Club. |
| Are you interested in being a volunteer? We’ll go to a mountain village to give away books to the children there. We’ll work and study with them for a whole day. Please come to the school gate at 6：00 am on February 13th, 2014. Free of charge(免费). |
| We’ll hold a party for the students who come from poor families and have to stay at school during the winter vacation. Would you like to join us? Please come to the reading room at 5：00 pm on January 28th. |
The notice is about.
| A．free tickets | B．students’ activities |
| C．the West Hill | D．poor children |
Betty likes music and wants to go to the concert, so she must arrive at the school hall beforeon January 30th, 2014.
| A．2：00 pm | B．7：00 am |
| C．6：00 am | D．5：00 pm |
If you are a volunteer, you will go to a mountain village .
| A．on January 30th | B．on February 6th |
| C．on February 13th | D．on January 28th |
If you want to take part in a party for poor students, you should go toon January 28th.
| A．the school hall | B．the West Hill |
| C．a mountain village | D．the reading room |
How much will Tom, a member of the Hiking Club, pay if he wants to go hiking around the West Hill?
| A．2 yuan. | B．50 yuan. | C．40 yuan. | D．Nothing. |
It is very common for students’ marks to fall. Sometimes it is because of situations (情况) outside school such as problems at home. Sometimes it is only because the exams get harder.
When your marks start to fall, you should try talking to a friendly teacher. He or she will be able to help you with the subjects you feel difficult. Stop ⑴把自己同其他的学生比较. It doesn’t matter if other students get higher marks than you. What is important is that you do your best. Before each exam, you should go through your notes from class. You should remember the most important things you have written in a shorter form.
Look through your notes again before the exam. You will be surprised when you find you remember so much. It may take hard work and you may not improve your marks straight. But let your confidence rise by every mark. Soon they should begin to climb again. Remember: ⑵ Nothing is possible if he or she doesn’t have confidence. Besides⑶this, right ways are also needed by you. Keep on working hard, sooner or later, you will be successful.
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Legend has it that an apple which fell from its branches was the inspiration for Sir Isaac Newton’s discovery of gravity(引力). But now history’s famous fruit tree is paying the price of fame.
The thousands of visitors drawn to Sir Isaac’s childhood home each year could be damaging the tree. A willow barrier(围栏)has been put around the tree. It means visitors to the 17th century Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, will no longer be able to sit under its branches as Newton was said to have been doing in 1665 when “the notion of gravitation came to mind.”
The National Trust, which owns the small manor(庄园)where Newton was born in 1642, said the 2ft-high barrier was designed to preserve the tree. Official Ann Moynihan said there had been no damage so far but warned that there could soon be a problem.“Visitor numbers have gone up by around 50 percent, to 33,000 a year in three years. The more people who visit, the more the earth will become compacted(压实) around the tree and over the roots. We just want to preserve the tree for another 400 years if we can.”She said visitors will still be able to take apples from the tree.
Visitor Chris Gwyther,37,said,“I suppose it is a pity that you can’t sit under the tree like Newton. But you can still see it and the tree is 400 years old, it needs saving for the future.”
Newton left no information saying he had been inspired by a falling apple. The story appeared in a book by French philosopher Voltaire published in 1727, the year Newton died at the age of
| A．Because of the story about the apple tree. |
| B．Because of the long history of the apple tree. |
| C．Because of the sweetness of the apple. |
| D．Because of the unusual flower of the apple tree. |
| A．The manor is too crowded to sit around. |
| B．Their heads will be hit by the apples. |
| C．A willow barrier has been put around the tree. |
| D．There is something wrong with the apple tree. |
| A．keep something safe | B．make something grow |
| C．leave something as it is | D．let something be |
| A．In 1642. | B．In 1665. |
| C．In 1820. | D．In 1727. |
| A．Newton himself wrote a letter about the story of the apple tree. |
| B．Newton’s family owes Woolsthorpe Manor and tells the story. |
| C．Visitor numbers have gone up to 32,000 every year. |
| D．A French philosopher wrote the apple tree story in a book. |