Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But that's not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing. “I'm interested in things happening at school.” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There's also world news: from international problems to pop stars.

Read the newspaper carefully, we'll find different types of articles on the pages:

News stories — these stories are about events. Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.

Opinion writing — opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn't just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to “Speak Out” on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.

Advertisement — Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!

1.The underlined sentence means that the readers "_______".

    A. should understand interesting news stories     

B. ought to know which kind of things to read

    C. need to look at the school news first     

D. must know the contents of all the news

2.This passage mainly discusses how_______.

A. reporters write different kinds of news  

B. teenagers get interested in newspapers

C. readers can read newspapers in better ways

D. readers can’t read different news in newspapers

 

Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But that’s not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing. “I’m interested in things happening at school.” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There’s also world news: from international problems to pop stars.

Read the newspaper carefully, we’ll find different types of articles on the pages:

News stories — these stories are about events. Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.

Opinion writing — opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn’t just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to “Speak Out” on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.

Advertisement — Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!

48. The underlined sentence means that the readers ___________.

A. should understand interesting news stories　　

B. ought to know which kind of things to read

C. need to look at the school news first 　

D. must know the contents of all the news

49. In the writer’s opinion, we’d better be ___________ advertisements in newspapers.

A. interested in　　　 B. against　　 　　　　　　 C. worried about　 　　 D. careful of

50. This passage mainly discusses how___________.

A. reporters write different kinds of news　

B. teenagers get interested in newspapers

C. readers can read newspapers in better ways

D. readers can’t read different news in newspapers

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　I'm a newspaperman(新闻记者)．I don't have much money, 　1 　I meet a lot of interesting people, some are 　2 　; 　3 　are poor．I like my job very much and I'm good at it．I don't talk a lot, but I'm a good 　4 　．Perhaps I'm the best listener in the city, and I look stupid(愚蠢的)and soon I am getting a lot of 　5 　．

　Let me 　6 　you 　7 　of how I got people to talk．I was writing an article(文章)about 　8 　in the city, how they live, 　9 　they do, and so on．So yesterday afternoon I went to the park, sat on a bench(长凳) 　10 　the sun, and waited．Soon an old woman came and sat near to me．She was carrying two large paper bags and an old handbag．I sat quietly 　11 　her about ten minutes, and 　12 　I took out some chocolate(巧克力)and I gave her a piece．After that, she 　13 　me about herself．She doesn't have a 　14 　．She and two friends sleep in the bus station．On warm days she comes to the park 　15 　her few clothes and things in two paper bags．　16 　we went to an eating place 17 a cup of coffee and 　18 　to eat．I paid, of course．I asked her a few questions about TV and films she was 　19 　．I gave her a dollar．Then, I 　20 　her in the park, went down to the office, and wrote the story for my article．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)  A．because	B．but	C．so	D．if	[　　]
(2)  A．old	B．young	C．happy	D．rich	[　　]
(3)  A．others	B．another	C．the others	D．the other	[　　]
(4)  A．writer	B．reader	C．listener	D．learner	[　　]
(5)  A．money	B．news	C．things	D．time	[　　]
(6)  A．make	B．talk	C．write	D．give	[　　]
(7)  A．a story	B．an example	C．a place	D．a piece of news	[　　]
(8)  A．young girls	B．young people	C．old people	D．old men	[　　]
(9)  A．how	B．what	C．when	D．why	[　　]
(10)  A．in	B．under	C．below	D．down	[　　]
(11)  A．besides	B．beside	C．near	D．far away from	[　　]
(12)  A．when	B．after	C．then	D．so	[　　]
(13)  A．spoke	B．said	C．talked	D．told	[　　]
(14)  A．work	B．friend	C．home	D．living place	[　　]
(15)  A．to wear	B．to put on	C．with	D．to dress	[　　]
(16)  A．Lately	B．Later	C．Late	D．Laterly	[　　]
(17)  A．to	B．with	C．at	D．for	[　　]
(18)  A．something	B．nothing	C．everything	D．anything	[　　]
(19)  A．pleased with	B．interested in	C．angry with	D．surprised in	[　　]
(20)  A．left	B．carried	C．brought	D．took	[　　]

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express  a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool，”when you see your favorite footballer.

We all maximize（扩大）the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall （瀑布） they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool. ” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility （可信性）. Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool .

( 　) 41. We know that the word “cool” has had ________

A. only one meaning　           B. no meanings 

C. many different meanings　　    D. the same meaning

( 　) 42. If you are ____________ something, you may say, “It’s cool。”

A. interested in　 B. angry about　 C. afraid of  D. unhappy with

(　 ) 43. In the passage, the word “express” means “_____________”

A. see 　　   B. show 　　      C. know　　　   D. feel