The earliest newspapers started in ancient Rome. They were handwritten news sheets. The first printed newspapers appeared in China during the Tang dynasty, which were printed from carved(雕刻的) wooden blocks. Modern papers first appeared in Venice, Italy in the middle of the 14th century. The newspapers of today, with advertising and a mixture of political, economic, and social news and comments, were started in Britain in the mid-18th century.
The main function of newspapers is to report news. Many newspapers also provide special information to readers, such as weather reports and television timetables. They also provide comments on politics, economics, arts and culture. Almost all newspapers depend on advertising to make money.
Nearly six out of ten adults in the United States and Canada read a newspaper every day. Seven out of ten read a paper each weekend. Readers search newspapers for de-tailed background information(背景资料)and analysis(分析). This is what television and radio news reports seldom offer. Newspapers tell readers what happened, and they also help readers understand what caused an event and how it will affect the world around them.
The workers at large newspaper companies work under a lot of pressure to bring news to readers as soon as possible. Reporters, photographers, artists, and editors collect articles in just a few hours. Page designers select articles, photos, advertisements, and eye-catching headlines to make the pages, and then rush their work to the printer. Printing workers may work overnight around printing presses to churn out more than 60,000 copies per hour.
【小题1】Which is the best title for the passage?

The earliest newspapers started in ancient Rome. They were handwritten news sheets. The first printed newspapers appeared in China during the Tang dynasty, which were printed from carved(雕刻的) wooden blocks. Modern papers first appeared in Venice, Italy in the middle of the 14th century. The newspapers of today, with advertising and a mixture of political, economic, and social news and comments, were started in Britain in the mid-18th century.

The main function of newspapers is to report news. Many newspapers also provide special information to readers, such as weather reports and television timetables. They also provide comments on politics, economics, arts and culture. Almost all newspapers depend on advertising to make money.

Nearly six out of ten adults in the United States and Canada read a newspaper every day. Seven out of ten read a paper each weekend. Readers search newspapers for de-tailed background information(背景资料)and analysis(分析). This is what television and radio news reports seldom offer. Newspapers tell readers what happened, and they also help readers understand what caused an event and how it will affect the world around them.

The workers at large newspaper companies work under a lot of pressure to bring news to readers as soon as possible. Reporters, photographers, artists, and editors collect articles in just a few hours. Page designers select articles, photos, advertisements, and eye-catching headlines to make the pages, and then rush their work to the printer. Printing workers may work overnight around printing presses to churn out more than 60,000 copies per hour.

1.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Production of Newspapers                B．Functions of Newspapers

C．Publication of Newspapers                D．An Introduction to Newspapers

2.Modern newspapers were first made in ______.

A．China             B．Ancient Rome      C．Italy              D．Britain

3.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．Most adults in America and Canada read newspapers every day.

B．The importance of newspapers in people’s lives.

C．Newspapers offer readers detailed information.

D．The effects of newspapers on readers.

4.We can infer everything from the passage EXCEPT that ______.

A．newspapers will become less popular because of the development of TV

B．few newspapers have no advertising

C．many adults in America read newspapers every day

D．people can read about many different issues in newspapers

5.The phrase "churn out" in the last paragraph probably means ______.

A．press             B．produce          C．publish           D．sell

三．完形填空　（２０分）
How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be   31  to follow trends（潮流）in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about
32  as you do.
A recent survey(调查) among high school   33  in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that   34   teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were
35  about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks. They were   36   by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent.
“The different results show  37   of cultural background（背景）,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different 38  of beauty, so teens are more   39  to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed（展示） in the   40 . About 85 per cent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent.
What’s   41 , US students showed more individuality（个性）, with 88 per cent   42   that “people should follow their own interests rather than   43  of others”. This is much   44  than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and  45  most dissatisfied.
“ 46  to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined (有纪律的). They have a strong wish to make a difference.  47  Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different  48   backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much 49  among most of the teens
50  for the survey.
31. A. absorbed            B. willing                 C. careless            D. unhappy
32. A. hairstyle                  B. dresses                    C. fashion                 D. culture
33. A. teachers           B. students           C. citizens                 D. colleagues
34. A. Asian                      B. American           C. African            D. Western
35. A. answered            B. requested           C. persuaded          D. questioned
36. A. followed            B. decreased            C. reduced           D. compared
37. A. relations             B. barriers           C. customs          D. differences
38. A. awareness           B. Standards         C. Consciences         D. expenses
39. A. admirable           B. confused           C. likely             D. unbelievable
40. A. survey               B. setting             C. reference            D. paper
41. A. worse               B. better              C. less                       D. more
42. A. disagreeing          B. observing           C. agreeing          D. puzzling
43. A. those               B. that                C. it                D. One
44. A. lower              B. larger              C. smaller           D. higher
45. A. first                B. third               C. fourth                   D. last
46. A. leading              B. devoting            C. Appealing           D. According
47. A. But                 B. And               C. So               D. Or
48. A. political            B. cultural            C. Economical         D. commercial
49. A. expectation         B. hesitation          C. Concern           D. Ambition
50. A. interviewed         B. advised            C. Overlooked         D. invested

 How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be  1  to follow trends（潮流）in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about   2  as you do.

A recent survey(调查) among high school   3  in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that   4   teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.

This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were  5  about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks. They were   6   by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent.

“The different results show   7   of cultural background（背景）,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different  8  of beauty, so teens are more   9  to be confident about their appearance.

US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed（展示） in the   10 . About 85 per cent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent.

What’s   11 , US students showed more individuality（个性）, with 88 per cent   12   that “people should follow their own interests rather than   13  of others”. This is much   14  than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.

Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and   15  most dissatisfied.

“  16  to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined (有纪律的). They have a strong wish to make a difference.   17  Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.

The students have different   18   backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.

Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much  19  among most of the teens

  20  for the survey.

1. A. absorbed               B. willing        C. careless             D. unhappy

2. A. hairstyle                     B. dresses                    C. fashion                  D. culture

3. A. teachers            B. students           C. citizens              D. colleagues

4. A. Asian                          B. American            C. African             D. Western

5. A. answered               B. requested            C. persuaded           D. questioned

6. A. followed               B. decreased             C. reduced            D. compared

7. A. relations                B. barriers （障碍）   C. customs          D. differences

8. A. awareness             B. standards（标准）  C. consciences（本性）D. expenses

9. A. admirable               B. confused            C. likely               D. unbelievable

10. A. survey               B. setting              C. reference （参考）  D. paper

11. A. worse               B. better                C. less                        D. more

12. A. disagreeing           B. observing            C. agreeing            D. puzzling

13. A. those                B. that                 C. it                D. one

14. A. lower               B. larger                C. smaller             D. higher

15. A. first                 B. third                C. fourth            D. last

16. A. leading               B. devoting             C. appealing（呼吁）   D. According

17. A. But                  B. And                C. So               D. Or

18. A. political              B. cultural             C. economical（经济的）D. commercial

19. A. expectation          B. hesitation             C. concern（忧虑）          D. ambition（雄心）

20. A. interviewed         B. advised             C. overlooked(俯视)   D. invested

三．完形填空　

 How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be   31  to follow trends（潮流）in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about

  32  as you do.

A recent survey(调查) among high school   33  in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that   34   teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.

This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were

  35  about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks. They were   36   by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent.

“The different results show   37   of cultural background（背景）,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different  38  of beauty, so teens are more   39  to be confident about their appearance.

US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed（展示） in the   40 . About 85 per cent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent.

What’s   41 , US students showed more individuality（个性）, with 88 per cent   42   that “people should follow their own interests rather than   43  of others”. This is much   44  than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.

Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and   45  most dissatisfied.

“  46  to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined (有纪律的). They have a strong wish to make a difference.   47  Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.

The students have different   48   backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.

Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much  49  among most of the teens

  50  for the survey.

31. A. absorbed             B. willing                   C. careless             D. unhappy

32. A. hairstyle                   B. dresses                    C. fashion                  D. culture

33. A. teachers            B. students            C. citizens                  D. colleagues

34. A. Asian                       B. American            C. African             D. Western

35. A. answered             B. requested            C. persuaded           D. questioned

36. A. followed             B. decreased             C. reduced            D. compared

37. A. relations              B. barriers            C. customs          D. differences

38. A. awareness            B. Standards          C. Consciences         D. expenses

39. A. admirable            B. confused            C. likely              D. unbelievable

40. A. survey                B. setting              C. reference            D. paper

41. A. worse                B. better               C. less                        D. more

42. A. disagreeing           B. observing            C. agreeing          D. puzzling

43. A. those                B. that                 C. it                D. One

44. A. lower               B. larger               C. smaller           D. higher

45. A. first                 B. third                C. fourth                    D. last

46. A. leading               B. devoting             C. Appealing            D. According

47. A. But                  B. And                C. So               D. Or

48. A. political             B. cultural             C. Economical         D. commercial

49. A. expectation          B. hesitation           C. Concern             D. Ambition

50. A. interviewed         B. advised             C. Overlooked           D. invested