Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady. She lived with her only son, John, in a small house. She __1__ John very much. In her eyes he couldn't do anything __2__. Every morning she would give him breakfast, __3__ bed and bring him the newspapers to read. It isn't really __4__ that he didn't like working. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he broke six windows. Then he __5__ a bus conductor and on his second day a man stole（偷走）his bag with all the money. He even lost his work as a postman（邮递员）__6__ he sent off all the letters when he should take them to people's houses. He couldn't find work, so he joined the army（部队）. Mrs. Fant was so __7__ about this that she told the news to all her friends.

　　Then the great day came when the soldiers were going to march（行军）in the street. His mother traveled to the city early in the morning to__8__a good seat to watch.

　　But when John with other soldiers came, some of the people were laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with（步伐一致）__9__ as they marched along.

　　But Ella Fant was so happy that she shouted loudly:“look at them! They're __10__ out of step（步伐不齐）except my John!”

    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. Word 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.

46. 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.

47. According to the passage, the last step of a reporter’s work is ____________.

   A. writing stories                         B. doing interviews        

   C. doing homework                       D. handing stories to the editor

48. 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

49. 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

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

   A. How a newspaper is born                 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. Word 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.

46. 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.

47. According to the passage, the last step of a reporter’s work is ____________.

   A. writing stories                         B. doing interviews        

   C. doing homework                       D. handing stories to the editor

48. 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

49. 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

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

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

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

My name is Sally. I study in a great middle school in our city．I take a l to school every day. Our yellow school bus is 2 ，and it can hold(容纳)40 people at a time．The driver（司机)is very nice. He says“hello”to us when he  3 us every morning. On the school bus, I make friends with some students  4 other grades(年级)．We usually  5 about our families, friends and school lives.
Tina is our  6 teacher．She also takes the school bus to work every day．She’s beautiful and her English classes are  7 interesting. On the bus，she often tells us something about life. She is  8 a friend to us．We all like to listen to her  9 we call learn(学习)a lot from her. The school bus brings(带来) me lots of  10 . It makes my life interesting．
【小题1】A. car    B. bus     C. train
【小题2】A. big    B. quick    C. old
【小题3】A. asks    B. meets    C. leaves
【小题4】A. for    B．with    C. from
【小题5】A. talk    B. think    C. dream
【小题6】A. Chinese B. math    C. English
【小题7】A. either  B. also    C. only
【小题8】A. for    B. with    C．like
【小题9】A. so     B. because  C. but
【小题10】A. fun    B. health   C.problems

One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods(树林). She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever.
One day the girl left the cage’s door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled(盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped(抓) at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it.
She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted(举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times…
When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.
【小题1】One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and ______ of the two birds flew out of the cage.