But being immediate and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient(短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people read really the same paper: What each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day’s paper, his own selection and sequence(结果) ,his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspaper efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need and without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness(自我觉察) as you are using your techniques of reading.

1. A modern newspaper is extraordinary for all the following EXCEPT its__________.

A. speed in reading news　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wide coverage

C. popularity　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. uniform(一致的) style

2. According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that__________.

A. different people prefer different newspapers

B. people look through it for the news they are interested in

C. people have different views about what a good newspaper is

D. people are seldom interested in the same kind of news

3. It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers__________.

A. use their reading techniques skillfully

B. appreciate the variety of a newspaper

C. usually read a newspaper selectively

D. jump from one newspaper to another

4. A good newspaper offers “a variety” to readers because__________.

A. it tries to serve different readers

B. readers are difficult to please

C. readers like to read different newspapers

D. it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality

5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Some suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper

B. The Importance of Newspaper Topicality

C. The Variety of a Good newspaper

D. The characteristics of Good Newspaper

A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary(不同寻常的) piece of reading. It is extraordinary first for what it contains: the range of news from crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment(评论) and special features(特写) editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism (评论) of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the text. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality(时事性) ,its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality(地点) now.

But being immediate and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient(短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people read really the same paper: What each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day’s paper, his own selection and sequence(结果) ,his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspaper efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need and without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness(自我觉察) as you are using your techniques of reading.

1. A modern newspaper is extraordinary for all the following EXCEPT its__________.

A. speed in reading news　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wide coverage

C. popularity　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. uniform(一致的) style

2. According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that__________.

A. different people prefer different newspapers

B. people look through it for the news they are interested in

C. people have different views about what a good newspaper is

D. people are seldom interested in the same kind of news

3. It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers__________.

A. use their reading techniques skillfully

B. appreciate the variety of a newspaper

C. usually read a newspaper selectively

D. jump from one newspaper to another

4. A good newspaper offers “a variety” to readers because__________.

A. it tries to serve different readers

B. readers are difficult to please

C. readers like to read different newspapers

D. it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality

5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Some suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper

B. The Importance of Newspaper Topicality

C. The Variety of a Good newspaper

D. The characteristics of Good Newspaper

阅读理解

A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary(不同寻常的) piece of reading. It is extraordinary first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment(评论)and special features (特写) as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism(评论) of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next: A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality(时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality(地点) now. But being immediate and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people read really the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence(结果) , his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspaper efficiently (有效地) , which means getting what you want from them without missing things You reed and without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness(自我觉察) as you are using your techniques of reading.

1．A modern newspaper is extraordinary for all the following EXCEPT its ________.

[　　]

A．speed in reporting news

B．wide coverage

C．popularity

D．uniform(一致的) style

2．According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the“same”newspaper is that ________.

[　　]

A．different people prefer different newspapers

B．people look through it for the news they are interested in

C．people have different views about what a good newspaper is

D．people are seldom interested in the same kind d news

3．It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers ________.

[　　]

A．use their reading techniques skillfully

B．appreciate the variety of a newspaper

C．usually read a newspaper selectively

D．jump from one newspaper to another

4．A good newspaper offers“a variety”to readers because ________.

[　　]

A．it tries to serve different readers

B．readers are difficult to please

C．readers like to read different newspapers

D．it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality

5．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper.

B．The Importance of Newspaper Topicality.

C．The Variety of a Good Newspaper.

D．The Characteristics(特点) of a Good Newspaper.

When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously(同时地) about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen --- they can’t do both --- and they don’t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships --- not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.

During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle(细微的) body language signals that reveal(显露) how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.

Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.

There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behavior and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents hold the brain bias of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts(哼声) in reply.

68．While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they _______ .

A．are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends

B．can both talk and watch the screen at the same time

C．think they can have a good time and develop relationships

D．have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

69．After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to_______ .

A．experience the happy time again

B．keep a close tie with her

C．recommend her a new scenic spot

D．remind her of something forgotten

70．The underlined word "bonding" in the 3rd paragraph probably means__________

A．long hours’ conversation      B．close personal relationship

C．frequent communication      D．sharing past experiences

71．What does the author want to tell us most?

A．Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication

B．Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.

C．Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts.

D．Social conditioning is the reason why women love talking.