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 ________.

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

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3．Who writes this letter? ________.

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

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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? ________.

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

　　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 at the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our 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” and so on.

　　Now read the following envelope, please.

1．In this passage, “envelope” means “________” in Chinese.

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2．“We have to put it at the top of the right corner.” The word “it” here means ________.

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3．To which country will the letter be sent?

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

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A．at the top of the letter on the left

B．at the top of the letter on the right

C．at the end of the letter on the left

D．at the end of the letter on the right

5．How do you begin your letter if you write to Jack Black? ________.

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How Much Time for TV?

　　Once upon a time, there was no television. That wasn't because no one had tried to invent it. Scientists had worked on the idea starting in the late 1800's. Many years passed before television worked well.

　　In the 1940's, television caught on. It was a hit from the beginning. Soon the movie business, the restaurant business, and even the jukebox (大型唱机) business went down. Americans stayed home to watch television. How much watching do people do? The graph(图表) below can help you decide.

　　This graph is called a pictograph. It shows the average number of hours a day that people have watched television in different years.

　　A pictograph uses pictures, or symbols, to show information. In the graph at the left, the symbol is a clock. Find the key at the bottom. The key tells you that each clock on the graph equals one hour of television watching. Half a clock equals one-half hour of watching.

　　To read the graph, count the number of clocks in the row for each year. A row runs across, from side to side. Use the graph to answer the questions below.

1．The average number of hours spent watching TV in 1960 was ________ .

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2．People spent an average of six hours a day watching TV in ________ .

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3．From 1970 to 1976, television watching ________ .

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4．Television watching went up the most from ________ .

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5．In which two years did the number of hours stay the same?

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