Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But that’s not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing. “I’m interested in things happening at school. ” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There’s also world news: from international problems to pop stars.
Read the newspaper carefully, we’ll find different types of articles on the pages:
News stories — these stories are about events. Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.
Opinion writing — opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn’t just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to “Speak Out” on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.
Advertisement — Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!
【小题1】The underlined sentence means that the readers ___________.

A．should understand interesting news stories

B．ought to know which kind of things to read

C．need to look at the school news first

D．must know the contents of all the news

【小题2】In the writer’s opinion, we’d better be ___________ advertisements in newspapers.

A．interested in

B．against

C．worried about

D．careful of

【小题3】This passage mainly discusses how___________.

A．reporters write different kinds of news

B．teenagers get interested in newspapers

C．readers can read newspapers in better ways

D．readers can’t read different news in newspapers

Trip 1 One Week in The mountains Bring your strong shoes and warm clothes for this walk in a beautiful area of the Green Mountains. You may go hiking or have a try of rock climbing.This is also a protection area for wild animals.You can find many kinds of animals living in this area. Time:May 8th～May 14th         Tel:64639818 Adult(成年人)：＄110.00      Child: ＄ 55.00

 

Trip 2 Three Days in the country There are many beautiful gardens.Take your camera and enjoy the wonderful sight in Hunter Valley.It is a good place for fishing and horse riding.You can also find different kinds of flowers here.This is also a great walk for bird—lovers. Time:May 20th—May 22th    Tel:63986432 Adult: ＄50:00           Child: ＄25.00

 

Trip3 Flashlight Adventure Put on your warm clothes,bring a flashlight(手电筒)and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley.It is a trip full of adventure(冒险).A guide will lead the tour.Many of the plants you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. Time:May 16th—May 18th         Tel:63875629 Adult: ＄30.00               Not for children

 

Trip 4 Five Days By The Sea Wear your sun hat and enjoy wonderful sunshine all the time from morning to evening.Our hotel is next to the sea.We have our own boats too.You can swim in the sea or in the swimming pool.Every day our boat will take you to different places for swimming. Time:May 23th—May 27th      Tel:67538293 Adult: ＄80.00               Child: ＄40.00

【小题1】What number may you call if you and your friends want to enjoy the sunshine at the seaside?

A．67538293

B．63986432

C．64639818

D．63875629

【小题2】Sam wants to stay in Hunter Valley with his wife,his five-year-old daughter and his seven—year-old son.How much will it cost?

A．＄25

B．＄50

C．＄100

D．＄150

【小题3】David loves sports.He will take his holiday from May 7 to May 15.What activity will he probably take part in?

A．Hiking in the mountains	B．Fishing in the country.
C．Watching plants at night	D．Swimming in the sea.

【小题4】Lucy is a college student.She is quite interested in science.She wants to know something about the life of plants at night.Which trip will she choose?

A．Trip 1

B．Trip 2

C．Trip 3

D．Trip 4

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the four advertisements?

It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some
specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.
【小题1】 The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______.

A．赠品

B．奢侈品

C．特价商品

D．圣诞礼品

【小题2】We can have more choices to get a good deal ______.

A．on the Internet

B．in specialty stores

C．from salesmen

D．from retailers

【小题3】In this passage the writer wants to ______.

A．tell us to shop online

B．tell us the best way to do shopping

C．show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping

D．give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time

【小题4】 From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______.

A．people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday

B．it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money

C．retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts

D．with traditional Christmas shopping, people can’t buy the perfect gifts

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Friendship Restaurant We have different kinds of Japanese food here. The food menu is in Japanese and Chinese. All the waiters or waitresses can speak at least one foreign language. Tel: 312–9997       Time: 11:30am –10:00pm

Volunteer Project Maybe you want to help others but don’t know how to do it. Then Volunteer Project will help you. Here you will get the best idea of volunteering. Call 822-5566 to join it.   Email address: Lisa@hot-mail.com

The Dream Corner Do you want to improve your English? Do you want to practice your English with native speakers? If yes, why not join the Dream Corner? Come here on Friday afternoon every week.

Red Bird Club Do you like dancing ? Do you want to show off your cool dance at parties? Join us and make your dream come true. Closed on Tuesday. Call 822-333 for information.

The Underwater World Here you will find different kinds of fishes and even some kinds of sharks. You will feel you are in the sea but of course this is not true. If you like fishes, I suggest that you pay a visit to it.  Time: 9:30am –5:30pm.

【小题1】In the Friendship Restaurant you can eat _____ food.

A．Chinese

B．Japanese

C．English

D．French

【小题2】Sarah wants to do some volunteer work. She can call _____ to get some ideas.

A．846-3809

B．312-9997

C．822-3331

D．822-5566

【小题3】Red Bird Club is closed on ______.

A．Tuesday

B．Monday

C．Saturday

D．Thursday

【小题4】According to the ad, you can see ______ in the Underwater World.

A．volunteers

B．excellent dancers

C．sea animals

D．waiters and waitresses

【小题5】If you want to practice English with native speakers, you can join_____.

A．the Red Bird Club

B．the Volunteer Project

C．the Dream Corner

D．the Underwater World

Good writing starts with good ideas. If you write about things that you care about, you will write better. If you write about things that you don’t care about, you’ll be bored and your paper will not have many good ideas.
Once you have a good idea, the next step is organization (组织). Think through your paper before you start. Write an outline. You need to know what your main points are before you start your first paragraph. Use 2-4 main points, one paragraph each.
In your central paragraphs, be concise and specific（简洁具体）. Give examples with details, not just general ideas. If you can say the same thing with fewer words, do it! Don’t use big words.
When you finish writing, look at your outline again. Did you really follow it or did it change as you wrote? Many times you find different ideas as you write. Look at your central paragraphs. What are their main ideas now? Are theses ideas in the introduction? I often write the introduction again to fit the paper after I finish writing.
【小题1】What is the 1^st step for a good writing?

A．Think through your paper before you start.

B．Write a good 1st paragraph.

C．Have a good idea.

D．Look for many examples.

【小题2】What does the word “outline” mean in the 2^nd paragraph?

A．外形

B．提纲

C．中心

D．总结

【小题3】What should you do in the central paragraph?
A. Don’t use big words.
B. Give examples with details.
C. Say the same thing with fewer words.
D. A, Band C.
【小题4】What should you do after finishing writing?
A. Look at your outline again.
B. Check the mistakes.
C. Look at your central paragraph again.
D. Both A and C.