Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.

Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.

Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.

1.People read newspapers in order to _____________.

A．learn the latest (最新的) news

B．meet their own different needs

C．read the short stories

D．find the morning news

2.From the passage we can see that __________ when people get newspapers.

A．they read them very carefully

B．they just read the headlines

C．not everyone reads all the pages

D．they have no time to read them

3.Newspapers have so many pages because _______________.

A．more and more people like to read them

B．people enjoy reading something different

C．newspaper become cheaper

D．more pages mean more money

4.The most popular in the world are newspaper ____________.

A．in English                             B．in Chinese

C．in other language                       D．with many pages

5.According the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ___.

A．magazines                             B．advertisements

C．e-mail                                D．Internet

 

Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.
【小题1】People read newspapers in order to _____________.

A．learn the latest (最新的) news

B．meet their own different needs

C．read the short stories

D．find the morning news

【小题2】From the passage we can see that __________ when people get newspapers.

A．they read them very carefully

B．they just read the headlines

C．not everyone reads all the pages

D．they have no time to read them

【小题3】Newspapers have so many pages because _______________.

A．more and more people like to read them

B．people enjoy reading something different

C．newspaper become cheaper

D．more pages mean more money

【小题4】The most popular in the world are newspaper ____________.

A．in English	B．in Chinese
C．in other language	D．with many pages

【小题5】According the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ___.

A．magazines	B．advertisements
C．e-mail	D．Internet

自从温州市政府推行“违必拆，六先拆”、“两拆两绿”、“拆围去丑”、“揭疤栽花”……等活动以来，相信同学们已经发现温州的变化：围墙拆了（remove enclosing wall）、垃圾少了、绿地多了、公园多了、空气清新了、玩的地方多了……温州变绿了，变美了很多！

请你结合以上内容谈一谈你对这些活动的看法以及你能为“美丽温州”做些什么，可适当拓展，写一篇短文，字数在100左右。（注意：文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名）

请你根据上下文，选择最佳词义：
advanced   adj.高深的；先进的	log on    v.登录；登记
atmosphere  n.大气；空气；环境	miniature  n.微型画；微小模型
bullfight    n.斗牛	moisture  n.潮湿；湿气
citizen     n.公民；市民	morality  n.道德；道义性，
critical     adj.批判性的；决定性的	olive     n.橄榄；橄榄色
equipment  n.设备；配备	oxygen   n.氧气
gravitation  n.吸引力；地心引力	rubble   n.碎石；废墟
high-tech   adj. 高科技的；常见式样的	trend    n.趋势；潮流
lavender   n.薰衣草；淡紫色	update    v.更新；提供最新信息

 

One day a man went to a fish store to buy a fish for his dinner. He picked up a fish and after examining it carefully, he held it up to his nose and smelled it.

“Here! What’s this?” cried the shopkeeper. “Why do you smell that fish? Do you think it has gone bad?”

“I didn’t smell it,” answered the man.

“Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?” asked the shopkeeper.

“I wasn’t smelling the fish. I was only talking to it,” said the man.

“Talking to it?” said the fish seller, “Why, what did you say to it?”

“I asked him if there was any news from the sea, and that’s all,” answered the man.

“Well, what did the fish say?”

“He said he didn’t know the latest news, because he hadn’t been in the sea for more than two weeks.”

(   )36.What does “examine” mean?  It means “            “.

A. Look at closely    B. looked after closely   

C. look for closely     D. look up closely

37.Why did the man hold the fish up to his nose?

_____________________________________________

(  )38.What did the fish say, do you think?

A. It said it was out of the sea.        B. It said it didn’t know the latest news.

C. It said it hadn’t been in the sea      D. It said nothing.

(  )39. What happened at the end of the story?

A. The shopkeeper got angry with the buyer

B. The buyer left the shop without buying the fish.

C. The buyer fought with the shopkeeper.

D. The buyer got some bad news from the fish.

(  )40.what does“latest”mean?

A.迟到 B.最新的 C.最长的 D. 流行的