We Want You! WANTED: Do you want a busy and exciting job? Are you good at talking with people? Do you like to write stories? Do you want to work for a TV station? If your answer is “Yes”, then we want you as a（an）           . Please call Mark at 4263-8619.

 

Memphis Middle School Report                                                Student: Harry Green
Subject	Grade	Comments（注释）
Math	B	Good work all year.
Chinese	A—	Does well in this subject.
English	A+	Very interested and very good job!
Science	C	A little weak in this subject.
Computer	D	Not really interested and need improve.
Sports	A	Captain of boys’ soccer team and on basketball team.
Total Grade（总成绩）	B
Date: 2009/05             Signed（签名）: Mr. Black

1.The TV station is looking for _______ .

A．a teacher

B．a driver

C．an actor

D．a reporter

2.Whose school report is it?

A．Memphis’s.

B．Harry Green’s.

C．Mr. Black’s.

D．We don’t know.

3.Which subject of the following was Harry best at?

A．Math.

B．Chinese.

C．English.

D．Science.

 

Name	Number（数量）of family members	Father’s job	Mother’s job
Lily	three	a teacher	a doctor
Linda	four	a manager	a worker
Tom	five	a reporter	a doctor
Jack	six	a doctor	a secretary

【小题1】How many people are there in Lily’s family?

A．There are three .	B．There are four .
C．There are five .	D．There are six .

【小题2】What’s Linda’s father’s job ?

A．He is a teacher .	B．He is a manager .
C．He is a reporter .	D．He is a doctor .

【小题3】 _________ father is a doctor .

A．Lily’s

B．Linda’s

C．Tom’s

D．Jack’s

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

A．Lily’s mother is a nurse .

B．There are five people in Linda’s family .

C．Jack’s mother is a doctor .

D．Linda’s mother is a worker .

【小题5】We can’t know ________ .

A．their numbers of family member

B．their father’s jobs

C．their mother’s jobs

D．their home addresses

David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some books, so he bought them. He left the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to buy some other things. At about six o’clock he came back to the car. One window was open and the books were not there! David had to drive to Fry Road.
That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station. On Friday people read this in the newspaper:
“Book: Do you have any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturday. David Moore, 26 Fry road.”
David stayed at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at eight o’clock. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag with him.
“Mr. Moore?” the man asked.
“That’s right,” David said. “Can I help you?”
“I’ve got some good books. You buy books, don’t you?”
“Yes, bring them in. I’ll have a look at them.”
Soon the books were on the table. “Come in now,” David called, “and bring the list.”
A policeman came into the room from David’s kitchen. They were just the same. “Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man.
【小题1】 David’s first visitor was ______________.

A．a student

B．a policeman

C．a reporter

D．a thief

【小题2】From the story we know that________.

A．David was a good teacher

B．David was a clever man

C．The policeman knew the thief well

D．David worked hard

【小题3】How did David get his books back?

A．A reporter found them and gave them to him.

B．David found them in his school.

C．He thought of a good way to catch the thief.

D．He found them at home.

 

It is getting colder by the day. When I was putting out my autumn clothes, a brown woolen*  sweater caught my eye and reminded       of this time last year.

It was on a cold morning that my mother came into my bedroom with the sweater. She said it was rather cold outside and asked me to wear it to school. “I spent the whole        weaving* the sweater,” she told me.

   The sweater was so unfashionable and       that I was not pleased with it. After mom went out to work, I         the ugly sweater to a corner. I would rather catch a cold than wear it. I thought my classmates would laugh at me. I       a thin uniform and went to school.

   Before I walked into the classroom, I heard Lana’s voice: “Look at my overcoat. My father bought it in Hong Kong.” Connie said: “My scarf is      , too”

   I looked through the window and was surprised to see all the girls in colorful winter clothes        me. They showed their clothes to each other and laughed     . Suddenly, I felt inferior* to them.     wasn’t my family as rich as theirs? I wanted to wear beautiful clothes, too.

  A strong cold wind blew and I sneezed. During class I felt terrible. The       said I had caught a cold. “ You should wear thick clothes today, ” she said. I suddenly thought of my mom. She said the same thing to me      I didn’t listen.

  As soon as I got home I fell asleep on the sofa. I     of a woman weaving. She was my mother! She spent the whole night making a sweater for me. But I neither thanked her nor wore it.

  When I opened my _______, my mother was smiling at me. Her eyes were full of worry and care. I held her in my arms. “Sorry, mom, I should        have complained about that sweater. ”

   Two days later, I wore the warm and comfortable woolen sweater to school. Some of my classmates laughed at me. But I didn’t      . I know mom’s love is more important than money.

1.A. me                B. him         C. her           D. you

2.A. morning            B. afternoon          C. night       D. day

3.A. comfortable          B. beautiful    C. ugly     D. thin

4.A. threw                B. gave      C. stored      D. showed

5.A. put up               B. put on           C. put off      D. put away

6.A. cheap         B. expensive      C. usual           D. soft

7.A. with          B. without       C. except     D. against

8.A. sadly         B. quietly            C. luckily               D. happily

9.A. How          B. Why      C. When       D. Where

10.A. doctor             B. reporter        C. actor            D. player

11.A. and         B. but            C. so            D. or

12.A. heard              B. talked             C. thought             D. dreamed

13.A. books              B. doors              C. windows         D. eyes

14.A. always             B. usually            C. sometimes      D. never

15.A. care                 B. agree              C. refuse    D. realize

 

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 appear (出现） 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 is not only correct ，but also relevant to its readers . People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them . That is why you care more about what happens at your school that at American schools. It is also why newspapers in Beijing don 't talk about much news in Shanghai or Hong Kong.
Finally, news must always be fresh . When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happens 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 good look at our newspaper and see if it is full of good news .you can try writing a news story for our newspaper like a real  reporter.
【小题1】The writer mentions __________ main factors (因素）to make a news story really great.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five.

【小题2】According to the second paragraph , the correct information in a story includes__________ .

A．translation and facts.

B．spelling and pronunciation.

C．spelling grammar and facts.

D．Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.

【小题3】According to the writer, newspaper in Zhejiang should talk much about news in __________

A．Zhejiang

B．Hong Kong.

C．Shanghai.

D．Beijing.

【小题4】Which of the following is true?

A．A small mistake can't get a newspaper into trouble.

B．A lot of people like reading about news from last week.

C．The passage doesn't tell us who was the first man to go into space.

D．People are mostly interested in news that happens far away from them.