Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the nine o’clock Mystery Hour. Today we’ll show you two British stories. We hope you’ll enjoy them.
About 900 years ago two green children arrived in a small village in south England. Their eyes and skin were green and they spoke a strange language. They were very tired and weak, so the people of the village looked after them. The boy died a year later, but the girl grew strong and lived the rest of her life there. And her skin colour turned back to normal day by day. Scientists say that sometimes of people don’t have enough food to eat for a long time, their skin goes very pale and can even turn green.
Loch Ness is the largest lake in Scotland. It’s a very deep and cold lake. For hundreds of years, people have talked about a monster(怪物) called Nessie which lives in the lake. About seventy years ago, two people saw something moving in the lake. They said that the animal was playing and rolling around in the water. Since then many people say they have seen the monster. Their descriptions are always the same. It looks like a dinosaur, with a very long neck and a small head. It has a big bump(包，肿块)on its back. People have tried to photograph the animal, but the pictures have not been very clear. Scientists don’t know whether there is a monster or not. Some say it may be a whale or a very large fish. Some think it’s a snake. Others say there’s nothing at all— nothing but people’s imagination. Maybe we’ll never know what’s in Loch Ness.
【小题1】What kind of story is talked about in this programme?

A．Romantic stories.

B．Mysteries.

C．Horror stories.

D．Comedies.

【小题2】Which sentence is TRUE about the two green children?

A．They both enjoyed a long and happy life.

B．The girl’s eyes and skin were green all her life.

C．At first they spoke the same language as people in the small village did.

D．Maybe they hadn’t eaten enough for long before they reached the village.

【小题3】What does Nessie look like according to some witnesses? 

【小题4】What can we learn from the second story?

A．Scientists are still not sure whether there is a monster or not in Loch Ness.

B．Loch Ness is very deep and warm lake in Scotland.

C．People have taken very clear pictures of Nessie.

D．In fact Nessie is a whale or a snake.

Lots of women don’t have breakfast and they have a lot of different excuses for that. Some say they don’t have time, some think they’re losing weight, and others just don’t like breakfast.
But the fact is that eating in the morning is very important, especially when you’re trying to lose weight. Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all. If your pizza is added with vegetables, that’ll be better.
Breakfast is one kind of meal that one should never miss; even one is trying to lose weight.
Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from eating too much later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that those who don’t have breakfast have a bigger chance of getting fat than those who have a morning meal every day.
So if you want to lose weight, you should eat something in the morning. Anything is OK. Having only coffee or orange juice or having no breakfast does harm to your health.
I have a good idea here. I sometimes eat last night’s leftovers for breakfast. It may sound crazy, but it really works for me! I find if I tell myself, “You can eat them tomorrow.” I will put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it yourself. You may save some pre-bedtime calories. Keep it and see how healthy you will be!
【小题1】 What kind of the following food is the best breakfast?

A．Some coffee.	B．Some orange juice.
C．A pizza with some vegetables.	D．A piece o bread.

【小题2】The word “leftovers” probably means “________”.

A．food left after a meal	B．some bad food
C．meals made of vegetables	D．some kind of pizza

【小题3】 Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

B．People should eat a lot of food in the evening.

C．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

D．People who don’t have breakfast are easy to lose weight.

补全对话  根据对话内容从方框内的七个选项中选择五个适当的选项补全对话，并将其字母代号填入答题卡中相应题号的横线上。（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

A: Sally are you free tomorrow evening?

B:    1.    __

A: Why not go to the movies?

B: _______2._______   I like seeing movies very much.

A: _______3._______

B: Well, I like comedies because they are funny.

  What about you?

A: I like them, too. I hear Mr. Bean is on.    ______4.____.

B: Sure. Let’s meet at seven o’clock tomorrow evening.

A: Oh, it’s a little earlier.

A.    That’s a good idea. B.    Yes, I am. C.    I’m afraid I have no time. D.    How about half past seven? E.    What kind of movies do you like? F.    Where will we meet? G.    Would you like to go to the movies with me?

B: _______5._______

A: OK. See you tomorrow evening.

B: See you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

根据对话意思和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。

Cindy: Do you know Zhalong?

Beibei: Yes,  it's a very 1. i_________wetland in the world.

Cindy: Where is it?

Beibei: It's in Heilongjiang Province in north-east China.

Cindy: Why do lots of2.) t_________go there every year?

Beibei: Because it' s a nature reserve. They go there3.f_________birdwatching.

Cindy: What kind of birds live there?

Beibei; There're many different kinds of birds,  including some endangered 4.o_________.

Cindy: What does the reserve provide for the birds? Is it a great place for them?

Beibei: Yes,  it 5. p_________food and shelter for them.

Cindy: Oh,  it's interesting. Thanks. Beibei: It's my pleasure.

 

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.
【小题1】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.

【小题2】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

【小题3】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

【小题4】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

【小题5】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