A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading . It is remarkable 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 and special features (特写) as well , from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism 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 for 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 now . But immediately can 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 , reading newspapers efficiently which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time , demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading . For all these reasons ,no two people really read 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, his own newspaper. (1)a modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its ______. A.wide coverage B.same style C.speed in reporting news D.popularity (2)According to the passage , the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is _____. A.people scan for the news they are interested in B.different people prefer different newspapers C.people have different views about what a good newspaper is D.people are rarely interested in the same kind of news (3)It can be concluded from the passage that the newspaper readers ______. A.apply reading techniques skillfully B.jump from one newspaper to another C.appreciate the variety of a newspaper D.usually read a newspaper selectively (4)The best title for the passage would be ______. A.The Importance of Newspaper Topicality B.The Characteristics of a Good Newspaper C.The Variety of a Good Newspaper D.Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper .

If diabetes is not well controlled, it may lead to serious ______ such as kidney failure and blindness.A. diagnosesB. relaxationsC. symptomsD. complications

During our more than 60-year history,with our vast knowledge and experience,Trafalgar has created perfectly designed travel experiences and memories. Exceptional value Traveling with Trafalgar can save you up t0 40％when compared with traveling independently．We can find you the right hotels,restaurants,and our charges include entrance fees,tolls(道路通行费),etc.Because we’re the largest touring company with great buying power,we can pass on our savings to you. Fast-track entrance Traveling with us means on standing in line (排队)at major sights．Trafalgar takes care of all the little details,which means you are always at the front of the line． Travel with like-minded friends Because we truly are global,you will travel with English-speaking people from around the world,and that leads to life-long friendships． Great savings We provide many great ways to save money,including Early Payment Discount(折扣),Frequent Traveler Savings and more. Fast check-in Once your booking has been made,you are advised to check in online at our website and meet your fellow travelers before you leave. 1. Because of its great buying power, Trafalgar . A. can find the cheapest restaurants B. can pass on its savings to tourists C. takes tourists to anywhere in the world D. allows tourists to travel independently 2. Traveling with Trafalgar tourists do not have to . A. bring their passport with them B. pay for their hotels and meals C. stand in line at major sights D. take their luggage with them 3. Traveling with Trafalgar tourists may . A. meet tour guides from different countries B. make new friends from around the world C. win a special prize offered by the company D. have a good chance to learn foreign languages 4. Which of the following is mentioned as a way to earn a discount? A. Early payment B. Group payment C. Office booking. D. Online booking.

n.资产;优点;有用的东西;有利条件;财产;有价值的人或物A. assemblyB. attributeC. assetD. amenity

Psychologist George Spilich and colleagues at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, decided to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to “think and concentrate.” Spilich put young non-smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived (被剥夺) of cigarettes through a series of tests.In the first test, each subject (试验对象) sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he or she recognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and nonsmokers performed equally well.The next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters transformed into a different one. Non-smokers were faster， but under the stimulation of nicotine (尼古丁), active smokers were faster than deprived smokers.In the third test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers.The fourth test required people to read a passage, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separating important information from insignificant details.“As our tests became more complex.” Sums up Spilich, “non-smokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins” He predicts, “smokers might perform adequately at many jobs until they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot could fly adequately if no problems arose, but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental capacity.”1.The purpose of George Spilich’s experiments is _______.A. to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of smokersB. to show how smoking damages people’s mental capacityC. to prove that smoking affects people’s regular performanceD. to find out whether smoking helps people’s short-term memory2.Which of the following statements is true?A. Active smokers in general performed better than deprived smokers.B. Active smokers responded more quickly than the other subjects.C. Non-smokers were not better than other subjects in performing simple tasks.D. Deprived smokers gave the slowest responses to the various tasks.3.We can infer from the last paragraph that _______.A. smokers should not expect to become airline pilotsB. smoking in emergency cases causes mental illnessC. no airline pilots smoke during flightsD. smokers may prove unequal to handing emergency cases

Despite the heavy rain, the football match ___ as scheduled.A. went offB. went throughC. went onD. went out

选词填空dart /anonymous/ refugee/ fragility/ afflict /transform /divorce /brutality/ noteworthy/ captive16.The scars(伤痕)of the___they've witnessed is painfully evident,not just in their faces,but in their drawings,their playing,and in even in their dreams.

n.器具;器械;装置A. allotB. applianceC. anticipateD. archive

interveneA. vt.例证；例示B. vt.命令C. vi.干涉D. n.争论；辩论；争议E. 我不确定

adj.国内的;家庭的;驯养的;心只管家务的n.国货;佣人A. destructionB. disputeC. domesticD. drift

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