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

 

　　Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope(信封)?

　　When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right comer. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use words like“Dear sir”,“Dear Mr/Miss/Ms…”.To end the letter, we usually use words like“Yours”,“Yours ever”or“Truly yours.”

　　Now read the following envelope, please.

1．“We have to put it on the top of the right comer.”The word“it”here means ________.

[　　]

2．To what county will the letter be sent? ________.

[　　]

3．Who writes this letter? ________.

[　　]

4．From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should put down our address ________.

[　　]

A．at the end of the letter on the left

B．at the end of the letter on the right

C．at the top of the letter on the left

D．at the top of the letter on the right

5．How do you begin your letter if you write to Peter White? ________.

[　　]

阅读理解

　　　　　　　　    　　How to read fast?

　　Perhaps you have been told about some habits which keep a person from reading fast, and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.

　　Do you still have any of these bad habits? Check yourself by answering “yes ”or“no”to these questions.

　　1.Do you move your lips(嘴唇)when reading silently?

　　2.Do you point to words with your finger as your read?

　　3.Do you move your head from side to side as you read?

　　4.Do you read one word at a time?

　　If you answer“yes”to any of these questions ,start at once to break the habits. If you move your lips, hold your fingers over them, or hold a piece of paper between your lips when you are reading. Then if your lips move ,you will know it and can stop them .If you point to words , hold two sides of your book , one side with your left hand ,the other side with your right hand .Then you will not have a free finger to use in pointing while reading .If you move your head ,place your chin(下巴) in one hand ,and hold your head still .If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time ,you need to work very hard in learning to take in more words at each glance (瞥视)as your eyes travel across the lines of words.

根据短文内容选择正确的答案

(1) You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as to ________.

[　　]

A. hold a piece of paper between them

B. keep yourself from talking to others

C. tell others to be silent

D. feel whether your lips move or not

(2) when your eyes travel across the lines of words, you need to ________.

[　　]

A. read the words carefully

B. look at every word carefully

C. read several words at a time

D. remember every word

(3) When you read, don't ________.

[　　]

A. use your finger to point to words

B. hold your book with your hands

C. keep your head still

D. do any of the things above

(4) When you place your chin in one hand, you can ________.

[　　]

A. rest your head on it

B. keep your head from moving side to side

C. keep your hand upward

D. move your head from side to side

(5) This passage mainly talks about ________.

[　　]

A. the importance of fast reading

B. the bad habit in reading

C. the ways to read fast

D. some difficulty in reading fast