There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The commonest are news reports. We get them in newspapers, over radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels(新聞影片).
The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions, sports, books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people
and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing.
A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information, what, when, where, how and why. The other paragraphs give full details of the subject. There may also be interviews with people. The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas(引號).
Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.
小題1:The easiest way to get  today’s news is____.
A．to go to the cinema
B．to watch a color TV
C．to read today’s newspaper
D．to listen to the music over radio
小題2:Newspapers sell well mainly because____.
A．They cost very little
B．They are easy to get
C．They have got pictures to go with news
D．They provide all sorts of news in them
小題3:If you want to get enough information about yesterday’s traffic accident within a very short time, you’d better____.
A．read the first paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaper
B．start from the second paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaper
C．look through the whole news report in today’s newspaper
D．talk with people who have seen the accident
小題4:This passage mainly talks about____.
A．different types of reports
B．news reports
C．happenings to people and their surroundings
D．the length of a news report

小題1:C
小題1:D
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小題1:Thanksgiving Day is celebrated         .
A．in springB．in summer
C．in autumnD．in winter
小題2:The first to celebrate thanksgiving were         .
A．some people from England
B．the American Indians
C．Sarah Josepha Hale
D．Governor Bradford
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A.in the U.S.A.
B.in Great Britain
C.in Canada
D.on some island off the Atlantic
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.
B．Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.
C．Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God.
D．There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
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A.how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U.S.A.
B.how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated
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B．Anne Longthorp’s family all like raising pigs.
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. What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness?
A．He thinks it is artificial.B．He gives no personal opinion.
C．He appreciates it.D．He thinks it goes too far.
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What can we learn about customers and retail assistants in Germany?
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B．It’s always a retail assistant who says thank you.
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D．they always say thank you to each other.
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We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men __________.
A．a(chǎn)re more likely to be involved in a fighting
B．a(chǎn)re more polite than English men
C．treat women in a polite way
D．a(chǎn)re not so willing to spend money for women
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The author of this text is most probably ___________.
A．a(chǎn)n EnglishmanB．a(chǎn) German
C．a(chǎn) Scottish manD．a(chǎn) Welshman
小題5:
The author develops the text through the method of ____________.
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Eleanor Johnson, an English professor at Columbia University in New York, says, “Ｉthink text messaging has made students believe that it is far more acceptable than it actually is to just make spelling and grammatical mistakes.” She says her students over the past several years have increasingly used less formal English in their writing. She says words and phrases like “you know” now appearing research papers. And she now has to talk about another problem in class---incorrect word use.
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A．David Crystal thinks the Internet makes the language expression richer.
B．David Crystal believes the Internet’s effects on language use are clear
C．Eleanor Johnson thinks writing mistakes has much to do with the Internet
D．Eleanor Johnson thinks all the Internet effects on language use are good
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A．share her idea of the great effects of using the Internet
B．tell people a way to correct students’ writing mistakes
C．serve as an example of teachers’ blaming the Internet
D．warn people against the dangers of using the Internet
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A．The possibilities of avoiding the use of less formal words
B．The causes of the Internet’s great effects on language
C．The necessity of helping students reduce writing mistakes
D．The importance of students’ knowing how to use language
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A．Students’ Learning and the Internet: Good or Bad?
B．Students’ Writing and the Internet: Good or Bad?
C．Students’ Papers and the Internet: Good or Bad?
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Ellen, like most of the waitresses, is also a student. She comes from Nebraska, but she’s planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals. But in order to support herself at college, she works twenty hours a week at the Holiday Inn.
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Ellen may get tired feet sometimes, but at least she’s learning too much about people. She’ll probably make a good animal doctor, but if she find she doesn’t like it after all, she can always become a psychiatrist（心理醫(yī)生）instead.
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A．Ellen Logan at the Holiday InnB．American Holiday Inn
C．A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in ManhattanD．How to Deal with People
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小題3:From the passage we can infer that_______________.
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B．waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to work
C．waitresses should be familiar with the food there
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A．The Holiday Inn hotel is one of the big surprises in Manhattan.
B．Businessmen like to be recognized by the people and suggested what to eat.
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Australian Flag Designs by Readers of the Sun-Herald
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James Anthony, Drummoyne
James reduces the Union Jack down in size and changes its shape to become a reminder of the British tradition rather than canceling it altogether. At the same time he suggests enlarging the stars of the Southern Cross. His design attempts to use the best of both worlds in a newly designed flag.
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A．Joe’sB．Maria’sC．Ron’sD．Jame’s
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小題3:What does the Union Jack refer to?
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B．by Joeby Mariaby James by Ron
C． by Ron by James by Maria by Joe
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The film studio is like a large factory, and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio. Churches, houses, and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act.
Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars are in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their films very real; people feel that they themselves are among the people in the films.
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A．very simpleB．quite funny
C．quite interestingD．not very easy
小題2: The director of a film ________ .
A．says how only one scene should be filmed
B．tells the actors and actresses how they should not act
C．is the most important person in a film studio
D．a(chǎn)ll the above
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A．Writing the story for the film is a part of making a film.
B．The indoor stages in the film studio are very big.
C．All of the people in film making are actors and actresses.
D．Shooting the film often takes many months.
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小題1: Why was beancurd considered to be liked by the poor?
A．It’s cheap.B．It’s easy to cook.
C．It’s easy to make.D．It’s good for health.
小題2: Where can beans grow well?
A．Only in wet soil.B．In dry soil.
C．In soft soil.D．In any soil.
小題3: Why did Liu An travel all over the country?       
A．He had a dream.
B．He wanted to find something that could make people live longer.
C．He wanted to invent beancurd.
D．He wanted to find gold.

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