閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1-15各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First，  1  ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for    2 . They usually respond    3  it in one of three ways.
One by providing   4  detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new   5 on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which   6  doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be   7 . People don’t want to read about    8  , everyday life. Because of this, many stories   9  some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be   10 news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane  11 —200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other   12  —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians,   13 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors,   14  is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s   15  the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
小題1:
A．graduallyB．extremelyC．obviouslyD．precisely
小題2:
A．newspapersB．publicationsC．reportersD．broadcasters
小題3:
A．with B．onC．ofD．to
小題4:
A．extraB．a(chǎn)vailableC．reliableD．memorable
小題5:
A．directionB．lookC．a(chǎn)ngleD．section
小題6:
A．TVB．internetC．newspaperD．radio
小題7:
A．conventionalB．dramaticC．professionalD．sensitive
小題8:
A．commonB．usualC．ordinary D．special
小題9:
A．urgeB．neglectC．increaseD．involve
小題10:
A．goodB．badC．excitingD．informative
小題11:
A．crashesB．bumpsC．strikesD．drops
小題12:
A．placesB．peopleC．thingsD．news
小題13:
A．in additionB．in any caseC．for exampleD．a(chǎn)fter all
小題14:
A．personalityB．similarityC．toleranceD．familiarity
小題15:
A．thatB．whyC．becauseD．what

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:D
小題15:B
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