News Reports

What’s more important to students? Most Chinese students would say doing well in exams. Not British students! British students aged 13—19 think having a good time with their friends is more important. Many British boys would even leave school early for a good job! British girls worry more about their studies than boys.

Do you have to carry a heavy bag to school? Students at a high school in Kansas, America, have just had a meeting with their city’s mayor(市长) to complain about their heavy bags. They said their bags are giving their necks and backs hurt. The mayor said students may do more of their homework online in the future to give their backs a rest!

TV Is Good for You

Are your parents always telling you to stop watching Tv because it’s bad for you? Well, an American study says that television can teach students things they can’t learn in the classroom. It found that the students who wtched the US comedy show Friends learned important lessons about how to get on with their classmates.

根据材料内容，完成下面的表格。

Chinese students	Doing well 1.______________ is more important.
British students	Having a good time with friends is 2.______________.
American students	Their bags are giving their necks and 3.____________. Watching TV is good for their study and life.

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John, Bob and Bill are friends. I don’t know what each of them does. I only know: one of them is a teacher; one is a doctor and one is a worker. I know too: John is older(比---大) than the teacher; the worker is younger (比---小)than Bob; and Bill is not as old as (不比---大) the worker. Please tell :          

4.John is a ___________;    5.Bob is a ____________;  6.Bill is a ___________.

 

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.

— I hear you have to run for half an hour every day.

— Right. It is one of the            in my school.

   A. choices          B. plans            C. hobbies          D. rules

 

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案

1.  If you go to Singapore, you have to learn to speak _______ and __________.

A. Chinese, Japanese       B. English, French      

C. Chinese, English        D. English, Japanese

2. Koalas come from __________. They are very cute.

   A. Africa           B. China            C. Japan            D. Australia

3. Pandas are our Chinese treasure. They feed on(主食) __________.

   A. bamboo         B. animals           C. meat             D. vegetables

4. Which of the following is Chinese?

   A. She has curly hair and blue eyes.     B. She has blond hair and brown eyes.

   C. He is tall and has blue eyes.         D. He has black hair and black eyes.

5. When it is winter in China, it is _______ in Australia.

   A. hot             B. snowing        C. cold              D. cool

 

 

A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you can see on the roads.

Number One is a sign with the number forty on it. When driver see this sign, they must not go at more than forty kilometers one hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town. Number Two is a sign that we’re near a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number Three is a sign that there is a bend (弯道) on the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go round a bend very fast. Number Four is a sign that there is another road coming in from the right. There is a junction(交叉点) at this place.
Number Five is a sign that there is a dangerous mountain road and Number Six is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully when they see these signs. Number Seven is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road. Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number Eight is a sign with a letter “P” on it. The letter “P” means “Parking”. At some places, there are signs “NO PARKING” or “NO WAITING”. If a driver leaves his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write down the number of his car.
【小题1】. At the place where you see Sign 1, ________.

A．you are already out of the town

B．you still have forty kilometers to go

C．there must be a town forty kilometers away

D．there must be many houses and buildings not far away

【小题2】 There stands Sign 2 near a place where ________.

A．two roads cross	B．the road gets narrow
C．there are no traffic lights	D．people can cross the road

【小题3】 You have to drive not only slowly but also carefully when you find ________ according to the passage.

A．either of signs 2 and 3	B．all of signs 3, 5, 6 and 7
C．each of the eight signs	D．any of signs 3, 6, 7 and 8

【小题4】 A driver can leave his car ________.

A．near Sign 8 at any time

B．near a sign with “NO PARKING” on it

C．near Sign 3 in the daytime

D．near a sign with “NO WAITING” if there’re no police there

【小题5】 People put these signs on the roads to ________.

A．show drivers the way	B．stop cars going too fast
C．make driving even safer	D．learn another kind of language