单选题People usually regard a good modern newspaper as a remarkable material for reading. Because it provides a large range of news contains, from local crime to international politics, from sport to business, from editorial page to feature articles, which aims to attract different readers. Besides, the way people read it also contributes to make the newspaper become more remarkable. The readers tend to glance or skim it, instead of reading it completely or straight through. The thing that brings the various contains together in one newspaper is its topicality (时事性), which means the immediate relation to what is happening in a certain locality at the moment. However, the rapid speed of production also means that some articles appear in a newspaper only has the transient (短暂的) value. Not two people actually read the same paper. What each person does is to put together his own selection and sequence out of that day"s newspaper to made up for his own newspaper. Therefore, reading newspapers efficiently means that get what you want from them without missing things you need or wasting time, which demands skills.

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单选题Though Wales is visited mainly for its beautiful scenery, ancient castles and charming sea-side resorts, the fourth most popular place, attracting over a million visitors a year, is a little town on the River Wye, rightly called Hay-on-Wye. The great number of book shops has earned the otherwise sleepy little border town the name of "largest second-hand book shop in the world," for the whole town seems to be one massive collection of books. The whole thing began in the early 60's when Richard Booth opened an antique (古董) store in which he also sold some books. The books sold far better than the antiques and soon the clever businessman was buying up every piece of property (地产) he could get in town to store and sell books. It wasn't long before Mr. Booth began to call himself as "the world's biggest second-hand book seller." He began to attract attention from book lovers. The first success of Booth's books brought other book traders to town. When a fire destroyed much of the castle in the early 1980's Booth was forced to sell many of his properties. But other booksellers were only too anxious to move into town. People know it's the place to find any book you wanted, but couldn't find elsewhere. A lot of antique shops and restaurants have sprung up in the shadow of the second-hand bookshops. This has led declining (日益衰落) towns in other parts of Britain and abroad to seek Booth's assistance. So far, 30 towns in Europe and another 30 in the US have taken advantage of his ideas. Hay-on-Wye, meanwhile, receives little or no input from the Wales Tourist Board and runs its own tourist information center. To ease the feelings of people on both sides of the border, it considers itself neither in Wales nor England, but lying comfortably between the two. However, the town is certainly in Wales.

单选题As a young man, Tom used to ______ in the town, ______ to find a job for a few coins.

单选题The forest guards often find campfires that have not been ______ completely.

单选题The weight of the moon is only about ______ of that of the earth. A. one eighty B. one of eighty C. one the eightieth D. one eightieth

单选题Such Accidents Are Rather Common We all have (36) days when everything (37) wrong. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control It seems as if a single unimportant thing may cause a number of things to happen. Let us (38) that you are (39) a meal and keeping an eye (40) the baby at the same time the telephone rings and this means your troubles are beginning. While you are (41) the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, (42) your half-prepared meal. You hang up hurriedly and attend (43) your baby. Meanwhile, the meal gets (44) . (45) if this were not enough to bring you to tears, at the same time, your husband arrives, unexpectedly (46) three guests to dinner. Things can go wrong on (47) people on the road. During the rush hour one evening two cars hit each other and troth drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She suddenly went (48) panic and stopped her car. This made the driver (49) her stops suddenly. His wife was sitting beside him (50) a large cake. As she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road. (51) a cake flying through the air, a truck driver had to stop his truck all of a sudden. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and (52) them slid (53) the back of the truck and on to the road. This led (54) yet another angry argument. Meanwhile, the traffic piled up behind. It (55) the police nearly an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the meanwhile, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves from the accident, for they were happily having what was left of the cake. It was just one of those days!

单选题The two roads meet ______ a market lies. A．at the place B．where C．there D．at there

单选题They want to know ______ do it to help us.

单选题Whattimedoesthebusleave?A.At9:20.B.At9:25.C.At9:30.

单选题 Discover News magazine of science developed to the wonders and stories of modem science, written for the educated general readers. Published by Disney Magazine Publishing Co. and it is a truly delightful family science magazine. Cover Price: $59.88 Price: $19.95($1.66/issue) You Save: $39.93(67%) Issues: 12 issues/12 months Self Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc. Self is a handbook devoted to women's overall physical and mental health. Every issue contains usable articles such as Style Lab, in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on non-models and .the Eat-right Road Map, with tips on how to eat properly. Cover Price: $35.86 Price: $15($2.5/issue) You Save: $20.86(58%) Issues: 10 issues/12 months In Style In Style is a guide to the lives and lifestyles of the world's famous people. The magazine covers the choices people make about their homes, their clothes and their free-time activities. Publisher: The Time Inc. Magazine Company Cover Price: $47.88 Price: $23.88($2.38/issue) You Save: $24(50%) Issues: 4 issues/12 months Wired This magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer, business, design and education industries. Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc. Wired often carries articles on how technology changes people's lives. Cover Price: $59.40 Price: $10($1/issue) You Save: $49.40(83%) Issues: 6 issues/12 months

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单选题{{B}}E{{/B}} {{B}}TEAMS{{/B}} Each soccer team has eleven players and three substitute players. The team consists of a goalkeeper, defenders, midfield players, and forwards. The aim of the game is to get the ball into your opponent's goal.{{B}} TBE MATCH{{/B}} A game of soccer is called a match and is split into two halves of 45 minutes each, with a 15 minute break at half time. A referee(裁判) and two assistants make sure that nobody cheats or breaks the rules.{{B}} GOALKEEPING{{/B}} Goalkeeping is a special skill. While the rest of the team can afford to make mistakes, if the goalkeeper makes one, it usually results in a goal for the opposition. {{B}}Above Your Head{{/B}} The best way to catch a ball above your head is by joining the thumbs and forefingers of your hands together so there is a small arch between your hands.{{B}} Chest or Head Height{{/B}} Jump off one leg and cradle the ball comfortably to your chest. The bail should rest on your forearms, with your hands holding it from above. {{B}}Left or Right{{/B}} Always try to get both hands behind the ball and hold on tight. As soon as you've caught it, bring the ball quickly into the safety of your body.

单选题The underlined word "amplify" in the paragraph probably means______.

单选题He ______ yesterday.[A] does come[B] did come[C] is come[D] did came

单选题LONDON — Life for Cathy Hanger and her three children is set to permanent (永久的) fast-forward. Their full school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough. But Hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club. Often, the exhausted family doesn't get home until 7 p.m. There is just time for a quick supper before homework. In today's world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line. Parents take their children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright. It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child. "Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress," says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota. Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom. It's a very serious problem. Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities. They include sports, language, music and math classes for children as young as four. "There is a new parenting trend under way which says that you have to tap all your child's potential(潜能) at a young age; otherwise you will let him down," says Terry Apter, a Camb- ridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist (青少年精神病专家). "It isn't entirely new: there have always been pushy parents. But what was previously(以前) seen as strange behavior is now well accepted./

单选题When the weather is hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot, but it cannot make the water very hot. Although the air over the earth becomes hot, the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth goes up. Then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel the cool air when it moves in. You feel the wind. And the wind, makes you cool. Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, "Why is the ocean full of salt.?" scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks (裂开). Rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask, "What happens to the salt in the ocean.'? The ocean does not get more salty every year." Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question. We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.

单选题A dress made of silk feels better than ______ made of cotton.