Every country has lots of different newspapers. But how do they  __1__what kinds of stories to print? Why do they print __2__  stories but not others? In other words, what makes a good newspaper story?  There are several factors （因素）that make a good newspaper story. Firstly, of course, it must be __3__ . But because TV stations can report news so quickly, this is often a  __4__ for newspapers. In order to compete （竞争）with television, newspapers do one of these three things: they give more__5__ about a news story; they look at the story from   __6__?point of view; or they print very different stories from those __7__.So a story has to be new. But __8__ ? Well, it has to be exciting. People don’t want to read stories about __9__, everyday life. Because of this, many stories describe some kind of__10__. This is one reason why so much news seems to be _11___. After all （毕竟）， newspapers never print stories about planes landing __12__, but they do print stories about planes which crash （坠毁）. 

1. A. use　　　　　　     B. decide　　　　　　　　   C. collect　　　　　　   D. provide

2. A. a few　　　　      B. many　　　　　　　　    C. several　　　　　　　　　　 D. some 

3. A. new　　　　　　　　　　   B. short　　　　　　　　    C. interesting　　　　 D. serious

4. A. program　　      B. chance　　　　　　　　  C. problem　　　　    D. business

5. A. knowledge　　   B. information　　　　   C. messages　　　　  D. words

6. A. a different　　    B. a usual　　　　　　　　  C. the same　　　　   D. the best 

7. A. in newspapers  B. in books　　        C. in magazines　　  D. on television

8. A. what for　　      B. what else　　　　　　      C. why not　　　　    D. how long 

9. A. necessary　　    B. unusual　　　　      C. ordinary　　　　    D. enjoyable

10. A. danger　　　　     B. science　　　　      C. life　　　　　　　　    D. disease

11. A. good news　　   B. pleasant stories　　  C. bad news　　　　  D. true stories

12. A. difficulty　　      B. suddenly　　        C. luckily　　　　　　   D. safely 

 

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Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).

— William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of   1  for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would   2  the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a   3  kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at   4 , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad   5 .

Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a   6 . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the   7  of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers   8  turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and   9  people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist   10 .

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and   11  him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the   12  when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How   13  she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very   14   for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that   15  out.

1.                A．anything        B．something       C．nothing   D．everything

 

2.                A．congratulate     B．spend          C．celebrate D．consider

 

3.                A．good           B．interesting      C．exciting   D．different

 

4.                A．break          B．rest            C．desk D．first

 

5.                A．noses          B．hands          C．faces D．eyes

 

6.                A．gift            B．person         C．hand D．turkey

 

7.                A．thought        B．description      C．respect   D．imagination

 

8.                A．raise           B．need           C．buy  D．show

 

9.                A．look at         B．care for         C．take away D．drive off

 

10.               A．himself         B．itself           C．herself    D．themselves

 

11.               A．said           B．asked          C．talked D．spoke

 

12.               A．chances        B．forms          C．ways  D．times

 

13.               A．much          B．many          C．often D．long

 

14.               A．thankful        B．helpful         C．careful    D．beautiful

 

15.               A．moves         B．holds          C．reaches   D．puts