1 . Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers. Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they choose some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?
Firstly, it is important to report news stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories to those on TV.
Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.
Another factor （ 因 素 ） is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.
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| Hundreds of years ago | Walking or |
Fast and convenient ways today | ※People can learn about what is ※People have been used to ※It’s hard for the newspaper editors to decide which news stories to choose and print. Comparing( 比 较 ) to the TV, newspapers can give ※Newspapers always print some interesting and ※The third factor is also very important, many people have |
2 . It seems food deliverymen (送货员) are always in a hurry. They wear blue, red or yellow helmets (头盔) and many of them don’t follow traffic rules. They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. They use mobile phones while driving. These reckless (鲁莽的) behaviors have caught the public’s attention.
In the first half of 2017, food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau. That means every two and a half days, a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road.
What makes deliverymen take such risks? The strict rules of the food delivery service companies and the anxious (焦急的) customers may be the answer.
Many companies will fine a deliveryman up to 2,000 yuan, if he fails to deliver an order on time, reported China Daily. Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers.
To solve the problem, food delivery service companies need to improve their incentive systems (激励制度), noted CRI Online.
Some cities are also taking action. Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a deliveryman gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice, then he will be banned from driving food service delivery vehicles (交通工具) for a whole year .
1. The first paragraph mainly tells us that many food deliverymen_______.| A．work very hard | B．are good at driving |
| C．break traffic rules | D．use mobile phones too much |
| A．76. | B．38. | C．152. | D．2,000. |
| A．drives too slowly | B．delivers food on time |
| C．obeys traffic rules | D．gets bad reviews |
| A．It’s a pity that all food deliverymen don’t follow traffic rules. |
| B．If a deliveryman can’t deliver an order on time, he will be fined up to 200 yuan. |
| C．It matters a lot to a deliveryman if he gets bad reviews from customers. |
| D．The deliveryman isn’t allowed to send food for a whole year if he breaks traffic rules more than twice. |
| A．Companies are improving their review systems. |
| B．Some cities are working to improve the situation. |
| C．To drive safely, food deliverymen will obey more traffic rules. |
| D．Food deliverymen cannot drive on important roads in the future. |
Four ways to have a good school life
Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. How can you get the most from them, and be sure you do not waste (浪费) this great chance to learn?
Be active(积极的) at school Don’t say things are difficult or boring. Take interest in school life and your school subjects. Join lots of activities. Put up your hands quickly in class. Go around the school with a big smile. If you are not working, you are wasting your time at school. Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable（令人愉快的）.
Keep fit If you don’t eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and don’t have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class. Play enough sports every day in order to keep your body strong.
Face the problem Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. You cannot finish the race if you rest all the time. Everyone fails some exams, loses some matches and has bad days. Don’t make small problems very big and important. Don’t forget to ask for help. You are young, and no one thinks you must do everything quite well!
Spend the weekends Don’t waste time lying in bed on Saturday or Sunday morning. Go and play sports, get together with friends in the park to relax, learn to play the pi
ano, or help someone with problem. If you don’t want to go out, there are also a lot of things to do. You may read a book, practice English 
or help Mum with housework.
Follow our advice, and have a happy school life!
Title | |
Be active at school | Be Join lots of activities. Make yourself |
Keep fit | Eat Have enough Take a lot of exercise daily. |
Face the problem | Don’t put off(推迟) what you can do till(直到) Don’t give up if you Remember to ask for |
| Get out with friends or read or even help with the Try to make your weekends colourful. |
4 . In 1969, as US astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, he famously declared, ‘That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.’ And as many countries come together to celebrate World Space Week from Oct 4-10, it seems that there are still many leaps to take.
During ancient times, our only steps were back and forth across the surface of our own planet. We climbed to the top of mountains, or sailed in boats across oceans. But we didn’t, and couldn’t, leave the surface of our planet.
It’s not surprising that back then, the so-called heavens fascinated(使着迷) us so much. How could they not? How could people not be obsessed with the great object in the sky that arrived each day with light and then left, taking the light with it? Or the mysterious moon, stars and planets that lit up the night sky? Compared with us, these things seemed so free and exciting. Different cultures created stories about the heavens. The Chinese referred to a ‘King of the Sky’ who created the heavens and decorated them with stars; the ancient Greeks had ‘the Sky Gods’ who controlled the weather.
Few of us believe those stories anymore – science has taught us better. And yet the heavens, or what we now call ‘space’ and ‘outer space’, are still a source of mystery and fascination for us. Yes, there are space stations, satellites and trips to other planets. None of this modern science, however, has made space any less fascinating to us.
As the American scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson said, ‘The universe is under no obligation (义务) to make sense to you.’ The more we know, the more our curiosity grows.
Even today, the most popular novels and movies are set on other planets, solar systems (太阳系) or galaxies (星系). Space is still mysterious, as it was for the ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans. And perhaps it always will be.
1. The author used Neil Armstrong’s story to ______.| A．describe how the celebration of World Space Week began |
| B．draw attention to great achievements in space exploration |
| C．explain why human beings are curious about outer space |
| D．predict(预报) future space programs that might change history |
| A．happy | B．interested | C．satisfied | D．bored |
| A．didn’t leave many records of space objects |
| B．believed the King of the Sky controlled the weather |
| C．shared a similar curiosity about the universe |
| D．showed little respect for the power of nature |
| A．Important events in space exploration history. |
| B．Human’s unchangeable interest in space. |
| C．Ancient stories inspired(激发，产生) by the heavens. |
| D．What we have learned about the universe. |
Taking more walks
Sitting and studying all the time will raise your grades. Getting some exercise may help, too. New scientists say that taking walks makes kids pay attention better.
Earlier research report had shown that mice learn, remember, and pay attention better after they exercise on a running wheel for several weeks. Mice which exercise have more blood run to the head than those who don’t. And they can think faster.
Scientists from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wanted to find out if the same thing is true for humans. First, they examined the health of 41 adults, aged 58 to 77, after each person walked 1 mile. Then, they input their information onto the computer and worked out the results. They looked at arrows(箭头) on the computer screen and had to use the computer and arrows to show which direction was special.
Adults who were healthy were faster at the arrow task, and their answers were just as right as those who were less healthy, the scientists found. The healthy persons also had more blood run to a part of their head responsible for paying attention and making decisions.
In a second study, 15 old people who finished a 6-month training class were faster at attention tasks compared with 14 students who did few simple exercises for the same amount of time.
So, even going for a walk every 3 days for just 10 minutes can help. That may be good news for your grandparents as well. The results of exercising on the brains of younger people haven’t been studied yet. Still, it’s useful to take unusual study breaks, go for a walk or run with your friends. You might even do better in school after that.
Taking more walks | |
| How to raise your grades | Sitting and studying for a long time will raise your grades. Getting some exercise is also |
| Why walks help | Earlier research report had shown that mice learn, remember, and pay attention better after several weeks of |
| The special research on humans | ①Scientists wanted to find out ②The scientists found that ③In another study, 15 old people who finished a period of training class can think faster than the students who did few |
| Conclusion | Even going for a walk twice a week for just ten minutes can help. |
These days, adults are worried about the growing number of kids who are overweight, and guess what? Kids realize it’s a problem, too. Most kids who are overweight have too much body fat, no matter how old they are and how tall they are.
The number of the overweight kids has increased a lot over the last 30 years. In the United States, about 20% of the kids aged 2 to 19 are overweight. That’s bad news because being overweight can lead to health problems.
Overweight kids also may be laughed at by other kids, or feel sad about the way they look. Most kids said it was harder for overweight kids to make friends. So lots of kids said they had tried to lose weight. Here are the ways they tried.
Eating healthy is usually the best ways to lose weight, and 70% of the kids knew that. If kids are worried about weight, experts suggest they think about where they should go for answers. They can talk to a nurse or a doctor as the best help.
Doing sports is another right way to lose weight. There are many ways to stay active: dancing, yard work, running, swimming or even walking around the mall or playing outside. Make exercise fun by choosing activities you like.
1. How many children under 20 years old in America are overweight?| A．80% | B．70% | C．30% | D．20% |
| A．The teachers. | B．The nurses. | C．The doctors. | D．Both C and D. |
| A．There’s no need for little kids to worry about their weight. | B．The fat look influences a child’s life. |
| C．Exercise can help you keep healthy and slim. | D．Too much body fat may lead to death more easily. |
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
| A．Don’t worry about your weight. |
| B．It is harder for overweight children to make friends. |
| C．Be serious about overweight and choose the ways you like to lose weight. |
| D．The number of the overweight kids has increased a lot over the last 30 years. |
7 . A volunteer in the future
There are lots of volunteers around us now. They don't do it for money. They do it only for happiness or for others.
If I have a chance to join a Volunteer Club, I will try my best to help others. In my class, I am good at Maths and Science. I can help my classmates who are in trouble if I am free. In the primary school, I can help teach young students paint because I am good at drawing. And I am good at singing, so I can sing songs to cheer up the sick people in hospital. Also, I can help the old people in the old people's home. I can do the housework for them because I think the old people will be very tired if they do the housework by themselves.
Except(除了) these, I can do some other things. Not only do I feel good about helping others, but also I do something useful. So I think I should study hard to improve my skills and I will help others more in the future.
1. Why do lots of people want to be volunteers?2. What does the writer think of helping others?
3. Do you want to be a volunteer? Why or why not?
8 . Flowers are so beautiful that people use them to express their feelings. Flowers are usually sold at high prices. Here is a list of the most beautiful flowers which are in great demand (需求) in market.
 | Roses are thought as the king of the flowers. They have everything a beautiful flower needs to have. One can give a rose as a gift to their loved ones. A red rose shows love, a white rose is a symbol (象征) of peace and well-wishes, and yellow stands for friendship and so on. |
 | Bleeding (滴血的) Hearts appear similar to the heart shape. They are mostly red or dark pink in color. This flower has got its name after its shape. It is found in Korea, Japan, northern China and some parts of Siberia. These flowers being so beautiful are used to show love. |
 | Sunflowers are bright yellow and has dark shade head at the centre. They are grown to get oil and seeds from the flower. The sunflowers represent cheerfulness, love and happiness. America is the country of origin (起源) for the sunflower, and then it was brought to Russia and other parts of the world. |
 | The passion flower (西番莲) looks like an Indian bird peacock’s feather. These flowers grow on vines (藤), which makes them climb over the walls of one’s place. This flower has around 500 families, out of which around 60 species produce tasty edible (可食用的) fruit usually named as the passion fruit. The flowers grow in southern and eastern regions of Asia. |
| A．The white one | B．The red one | C．The yellow one | D．The blue one |
| A．its red or dark pink color | B．the country of origin | C．its heart shape | D．its tasty edible fruit |
| A．well-wishes | B．friendship | C．love | D．cheerfulness and happiness |
| A．northern China | B．eastern regions of Asia | C．Korea, Japan and Russia | D．America |
| A．health | B．science | C．nature | D．sports |
9 . Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the greatest resources of the English Language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our daily English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to enjoy the richness and variety(多样性) of the English language than by studying the different ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort, even though some aspects（方面）of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.
However, it is surprising that we should know little about the life of the greatest English writer. We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford on Avon, and that he died there in 1616. He almost certainly attended the Grammar School in the town, but of this we cannot be sure. We know he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathaway and that he had three children. We know that he spent much of his life in London writing his works. But this is almost all that we do know.
However, what is important about Shakespeare’s life is not its details but its products, the plays and the poems. For many years scholars（学者） have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeare’s life to the small number we have already known and for an equally long time critics（批评）have been theorizing（使理论化）about the plays. Sometimes, indeed, it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear under a great number of reviews that has been written upon it.
Luckily this is not likely to happen. Shakespeare’s people have long pleased not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere, and will continue t o do so after the scholars and critics and all their works have been forgotten.
1. This passage is about ________ .| A．the great length of each chapter |
| B．the great varieties in writing styles |
| C．the richness of the content in Shakespeare’s works |
| D．the rich English language used by Shakespeare in his works |
| A．His date of birth. | B．His marriage. |
| C．His life in the Grammar School. | D．His date of death. |
| A．not all the reviews on Shakespeare’s works have produced good effects |
| B．scholars have successfully collected facts about Shakespeare’s life |
| C．critics are more interested in Shakespeare’s plays than his poetry |
| D．the details of Shakespeare’s life are more important than his literary works |
| A．the characters in Shakespeare’s products | B．the people whose mother language is English |
| C．the people living in Shakespeare’s day | D．the readers of Shakespeare’s works |
10 . Some primary schoolchildren have been raised in homes with more green space around. They are likely to come with larger volumes of white and grey matter in certain areas of the brain. These differences are associated(关联)with good influence on cognitive function(认知功能). This is the main conclusion of a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.
The study was performed among 253 schoolchildren in Spain. Lifelong exposure(接触) to green space in the living places was recorded―using the information on the children's addresses from birth up through to the time of the study. Brain structure was studied using 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Working memory and inattentiveness(注意力不集中)were graded with computers.
"This is the first study that shows the association between long-term exposure to green space and brain structure." Says Dr. Payam Dadvand, the leading researcher of the study, "Our findings suggest that exposure to green space early in life could result in good structural changes in the brain."
The findings show that long-term exposure to greenness is positively associated with white and grey matter volumes in several parts of the brain. Some of them are related to(与 ……有关)higher scores on cognitive tests. Moreover, larger volumes of white and grey matter in those parts might lead to better working memory and less inattentiveness.
Exposure to nature has been thought to be necessary for brain development in children. Another study of 2,593 children shows that children in school with more green space have a greater increase in working memory and a greater decrease in inattentiveness.
Humans are believed to be tied to nature. Playing in greener areas offers children chances to search and learn. Accordingly, green space is thought to prompt important exercises in discovery, creativity and risk taking. These exercises in turn positively influence brain development.
Dr. Dadvand's study suggests how such structural changes could bring about the good influence of green spaces on cognitive development, it also adds to the proof that suggests the lasting influence of early life exposure to greenness on our health and the importance of increasing greenness in cities.
Further studies are needed to prove the findings in other populations, settings and climates. And researchers need to examine differences according to the nature and quality of green space.
1. The second paragraph is mainly about________ .| A．how long the study lasted | B．what was recorded in the study |
| C．how the study was carried out | D．who took part in the study |
| A．control | B．encourage | C．balance | D．change |
| A．Working memory influences white and grey matter in the brain. |
| B．Dr. Dadvand stressed the importance of changing the environment. |
| C．Studies proved the influence of greenness on populations out of Spain. |
| D．Living in greener neighborhoods is good for children in brain development. |
