Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news of their country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news to print？ Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it’s important to report news. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories from those on TV.

Secondly, a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories of everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.

Another factor(因素) is also very important. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more 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.

1.According to the passage, how do people learn about news in the world now?

A．They carry news stories and tell others from place to place on foot or by horse.

B．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.

C．They watch TV or read newspapers.

D．They listen to the radio every day.

2.Newspapers have been an important part of the daily life since ______.

A．19th century       B．18th century       C．16th century       D．17th century

3.The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that ____.

A．people can learn more about the same news from a newspaper

B．people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper

C．people can read news stories in other countries

D．people can read news stories about their own country

4.To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?

A．Two.             B．Three.            C．Five.             D．Six.

5.Which is NOT TRUE in the passage?

A．Newspapers may print different stories from those on TV.

B．People like to read interesting and unusual news like plane accidents.

C．Many Chinese people have no interest in news in their own countries.

D．Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.

 

These days computer games have bcome more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy ___1___ have changed into computer game houses in order to get more ___2__. These places are always crowded with people

In the computer game houses, people __3__ a lot of money matching on the machine. It’s __4__ for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to __5__ when they play computer games. The more they __6__, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t __7__ without it.

The result is that some people don’t want to _8_ and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are __9__. They don’t want to have __10__. When school is over, they rush to the computer houses near their __11__. Some of them can get enough money from their ___12__. Some of them are not _13__ to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others’ and become __14_ . Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a __15_ problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.

1.                A．streets         B．schools         C．towns    D．cities

 

2.                A．boys           B．money         C．computers    D．houses

 

3.                A．take           B．spend          C．cost D．pay

 

4.                A．possible        B．easy           C．good D．hard

 

5.                A．read           B．learn           C．win D．download

 

6.                A．lose           B．try             C．waste    D．watch

 

7.                A．come          B．eat            C．study D．live

 

8.                A．watch TV        B．go out          C．stay there     D．work

 

9.                A．better          B．exciting         C．even worse    D．interesting

 

10.               A．lessons         B．games          C．families    D．sports

 

11.               A．classes         B．rooms          C．schools    D．shops

 

12.               A．classmates      B．teachers        C．sisters     D．parents

 

13.               A．lucky          B．unlucky         C．careful    D．polite

 

14.               A．good           B．bad            C．rich D．poor

 

15.               A．important       B．serious         C．unusual   D．wonderful

 

 

These days computer games have bcome more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy ___1___ have changed into computer game houses in order to get more ___2__. These places are always crowded with people

In the computer game houses, people __3__ a lot of money matching on the machine. It’s __4__ for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to __5__ when they play computer games. The more they __6__, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t __7__ without it.

The result is that some people don’t want to _8_ and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are __9__. They don’t want to have __10__. When school is over, they rush to the computer houses near their __11__. Some of them can get enough money from their ___12__. Some of them are not _13__ to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others’ and become __14_ . Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a __15_ problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.

1.                A．streets         B．schools         C．towns    D．cities

 

2.                A．boys           B．money         C．computers    D．houses

 

3.                A．take           B．spend          C．cost D．pay

 

4.                A．possible        B．easy           C．good D．hard

 

5.                A．read           B．learn           C．win D．download

 

6.                A．lose           B．try             C．waste    D．watch

 

7.                A．come          B．eat            C．study D．live

 

8.                A．watch TV        B．go out          C．stay there     D．work

 

9.                A．better          B．exciting         C．even worse    D．interesting

 

10.               A．lessons         B．games          C．families    D．sports

 

11.               A．classes         B．rooms          C．schools    D．shops

 

12.               A．classmates      B．teachers        C．sisters     D．parents

 

13.               A．lucky          B．unlucky         C．careful    D．polite

 

14.               A．good           B．bad            C．rich D．poor

 

15.               A．important       B．serious         C．unusual   D．wonderful

 

 

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news of their country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news to print？ Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?
Firstly, it’s important to report news. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories from those on TV.
Secondly, a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories of everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.
Another factor(因素) is also very important. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more 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.
【小题1】According to the passage, how do people learn about news in the world now?

A．They carry news stories and tell others from place to place on foot or by horse.

B．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.

C．They watch TV or read newspapers.

D．They listen to the radio every day.

【小题2】Newspapers have been an important part of the daily life since ______.

A．19th century

B．18th century

C．16th century

D．17th century

【小题3】The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that ____.

A．people can learn more about the same news from a newspaper

B．people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper

C．people can read news stories in other countries

D．people can read news stories about their own country

【小题4】To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【小题5】Which is NOT TRUE in the passage?

A．Newspapers may print different stories from those on TV.

B．People like to read interesting and unusual news like plane accidents.

C．Many Chinese people have no interest in news in their own countries.

D．Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.