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.　　

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.

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. c-b-a-d-e     B. c-d-e-a-b     C. c-b-d-a-e     D. c-a-d-b-e

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　　

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

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

 

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．c-b-a-d-e

B．c-d-e-a-b

C．c-b-d-a-e

D．c-a-d-b-e

【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

阅读理解

　　New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horse back. The New York police have one hundred and seventy horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact, they need more than eight thousand of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.

　　The cost of shoes on a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.

　　A blacksmith's job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horses foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse's leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horse's full before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.

　　One of the blacksmith in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horse shoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and as he puts it, it's a good way to make a living.

1．According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a ________ man.

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2．James Corbin became a blacksmith because he ________.

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A．was interested in horses

B．was needed by the policemen

C．drew a picture of the horse shoe

D．had to make a living

3．In the reading passage, to shape a shoe is to ________.

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A．fit it on the horse's foot

B．use it for two or three hours

C．make the form of a horse shoe from a piece of metal

D．draw a picture of the shoe

4．The best title for the passage is ________.

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A．Policemen on Horseback

B．Blacksmiths and Horseshoes

C．James Corbin, a Blacksmith

D．Making Horseshoes Is a Good Way to Make a Living

5．Which of the following is true?

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A．Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.

B．New York is the only city in American to have some policemen on horseback.

C．Policemen on horseback enjoy traveling around the United States.

D．Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

完形填空

　　Of all the things we eat and drink, water is the 1 important . Not 2 people understand this but it is quite true. The human body can go 3 food for a long time, but two 4 three days without 5 usually makes people 6 .

　　Many people do not understand how 7 water the human body needs 8 well and many people don't drink enough, especially (特别是) in hot weather . Most people drink when they are thirsty but often need more water, especially when they take exercise .

　　A man's body is 65 to 75 percent (百分之) water. If we don't have 9 water, we feel 10 and may become ill. Do you know what the best drink is?

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