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．withB．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．ordinaryD．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

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Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said.
小題1:We learn from the text that Richard Albert is      .
A．a(chǎn)n American working in a Canadian church
B．a(chǎn) Canadian living in a Quebec village
C．a(chǎn) Canadian working in a customs station
D．a(chǎn)n American living in Township 15
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B．failed to obey traffic rules
C．worked in St. Pamphile without a pass
D．damaged the gate of the customs office
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B．They have to race across the fields.
C．They have to drive to the mountain area.
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