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?

Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 21th century，because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?
The population(人口) is   1  fast．There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live   2  than before．  3  will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home．And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at   4 ．
People will work fewer hours than they did in the 21th century，and they will have more free time for sports，  5  TV and traveling．Traveling will be more  6  . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays．
More land will be used for building new towns and houses．Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so    7   will be more expensive．Maybe no one will eat it every day，  8 they eat more vegetables and fruit．Maybe people will be healthier．
Work in the future will be    9 ，too．Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人)．  10  of this，many people will not have enough work to do．This will be a problem．

 In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .

　　Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .

　　In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.

　　In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) ——it's just not done in Thailand .

1.The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen______

A．were foreigners                        B．didn't have tickets

C．made a loud noise                       D．didn't line up for the bus

2. According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should ____ 

A．learn the language of the country

B．understand the manners and customs of the country

C．have enough time and money

D．make friends with the people there

3.In India it is considered impolite ___________.

A．to use the right hand for passing food at table.

B．to pass food with the left hand.

C．to eat food with your hands.

D．to help yourself at table.

4.To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______.

A．a common (平常的) habit                 B．an important manner

C．a serious (严重的) trouble                 D．a bad manner

Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 20th century, because many changes will take place in the new century, but what will the changes be?

The population is       fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live     than before.      will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at     .

People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and they will have more free time for sports,      TV and traveling. Traveling will be     . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

More land will be used for building new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so     will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day,     , they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be      , too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人). Because of this, many people will not have enough        to do. This will be a problem.

1.A. making               B. growing      C. running               D. doing

2.A. 1onger         B. shorter           C. faster                 D. taller

3.A. Trains          B. Cars               C. Computers                     D. Houses

4.A. factory         B. hospital            C. farm                  D. school

5.A. watching       B. seeing              C. 1ooking               D. buying

6.A. 1ess interesting  B. much easier     C. more expensive              D. more difficult

7.A. fruit           B. milk               C. meat                  D. bread

8.A. instead          B. sometimes      C. still                   D. however

9.A. dangerous      B. difficult           C. heavy                D. different

10.A. job          B. work           C. homework         D. exercise

In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .
　　Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .
　　In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
　　In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) ——it's just not done in Thailand .
【小题1】The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen______