54. The birds flew to the garden to　　　　　　　　 .

　　 A. look for Prana　　　 B. eat the apples　

　　 C. make new homes　　　 D. store food for the winter

53. On the snowy day, Prana　　　　　　　　 .

　　 A. ate up all the apples

　　 B. dug holes to put the apples in them

　　 C. brought the apples under the snow to the ground

　　 D. left the house and died

52. I wasn’t always happy because　　　　　　　　 .

　　 A. Prana loved apples　

　　 B. Prana caught an apple and ate it

　　 C. the apples fell on the ground and were dirty

　　 D. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house

51. Prana was　　　　　　　　 .

　　 A. the writer　 B. a boy　　 C. a bird　 D. a dog

65. The best title for this passage is “____________”.

　 A. How a newspaper is produced　　　　　 B. How newspapers are delivered

　 C. What kind of papers readers like　　　　　 D. Whose work is more important

[答案]61~65 DCACA

(2010•湖北省咸宁市，六，10)

A

Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.

I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he’d catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.

It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.

When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food for the coming winter!

64. Word editors’ work is to ____________.

　 A. help the chief editor with the morning discussion

　 B. decide when and how the papers can be printed

　 C. read the stories and make necessary changes

　 D. get together information from reporters and photographers

63. The front page contents(内容) are decided by ___________.

　 A. the importance of the events　　　　　 B. how well the stories are written

　 C. the knowledge of the chief editor　　　　 D. whether they are the latest

62. According to the passage, the right order for a reporter’s work is ____________.

　 a. writing stories　　　　　 b. doing interviews　　　　 c. joining in a discussion

　 d. doing homework　　　　 e. handing stories to the editor

　 A. cbade　　　　 B. cdeab　　　　　　　　 C. cbdae 　　　　　 D. cadbe

61. What is the work in a newspaper office like?

　 A. Interesting and confusing　　 　　　　 B. Important and patient.

　 C. Particular and necessary.　　　　　　　 D. Fast and busy.

60. Which might not be a rule for kids with a cell phone?

　 A. Keep it on all the time.

　 B. Make a call if something goes wrong.

　 C. Don’t use it in the bathroom.

　 D. Take care not to lose it.

[答案]56~60 ACBDA　

(2010•湖北省宜昌市，VII，10)

B

Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主编) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.

　 As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.

　 At the same　 time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.

　　 The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.

Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(发送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.