The manager will come back in ten minutes. M          you can read some magazines.     

Much to our d        , Mary won the first prize in the competition.              

Luckily, he found supporting evidence from two other deaths l         to the cholera outbreak.

Directions: Read the text and choose the most suitable heading from this list for each paragraph of the text. There is one extra heading.

66.         

Whenever we talk about newspapers and publishing, we come across several concepts like reporter, editor and press conference (新聞發(fā)布會). What is journalism? What do news reporters do? Now it’s time for answers.

67.         

Journalism is collecting, writing, editing, and presenting news through media such as newspapers, magazines, television, and radio. A person who practices this job is a journalist.

68.         

Usually, reporters, editors, graphic designers (美術(shù)編輯) and photographers directly take part in the production of an issue (一期) of a newspaper. Everyone has their own responsibility. A reporter is to gather news and write the reports. He or she does interviews. Sometimes he or she attends press conferences. An editor is the one who reads and corrects the reporters’ articles and other materials before publication. The graphic designer presents how the newspaper looks. The designer combines images and words in an artful way with computer software. To produce a specific effect, the designer’s ideas and computer skills are very important. What about those vivid pictures that go with the dramatic stories? It’s the job of the photographer, who takes pictures. Some newspapers have columnists (專欄作家). A columnist is a writer. His or her writing appears regularly in the paper under a certain column.

69.         

   The news agency (通訊社) is an organization that gathers and distributes (傳播) news. It has top reporters and photographers, and it sells photographs, news analyses, and special features (專題報道) to newspapers worldwide. Reuters in England, Associated Press (AP) in the U.S., Agency France-Press (AFP) in France and the Xinhua News Agency in China are some of the great news agencies.

70.         

   Technological development has had great effects on the production of news and newspapers. Since the invention of the telegraph, news agencies have been able to gather news and sell services globally at great speed. Today the data is transmitted even faster by telephone or satellite service.

BRITAIN is a popular tourist place, but tours of the country have pros and cons.

GOOD NEWS

Free museums. No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities.

Pop music. Britain is the only country to compete with the US on this score.

Black cabs. London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.

Choice of food. Visitors can find everything from Japanese to Swedish restaurants.

Fashion. Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.

　　BAD NEWS

　　Poor service. “It’s part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center.

　　Poor public transport. Trains and buses are promised to disappoint the keenest tourists, although the over crowded London tube is unbelievably popular.

　　Rain. Still in the number one complaint.

　　No air-conditioning. So that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable as the downpours.

　　Overpriced hotels. The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.

Licensing hours. Alcohol(酒) is in short supply after 11 pm even in “24-hour cities”.

62. What do tourists complain most?

A. Poor service.             　　                            B. Poor public transport.

C. Rain.                 　　                                   D. Overpriced hotels.

63. What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage?

A. Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US.

B. Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US.

C. Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US.

D. Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.

64. When is alcohol unlikely to be available in quantities?

　 A. At 8: 30 pm.           B. At 9: 30 pm.           C. At 10: 30 pm.           D. At 11: 30 pm.

65. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　 A. The public transport is poor there.

　 B. It’s very cheap to travel by taxi there.

　 C. You cannot find Chinese food there.

D. You have to pay to visit the museums.

Electric Shocks Can Be Fatal

Government statistics recently showed that in the UK, more than 3,000 people a year experience electric shocks in their home. A smaller number of people are killed after contact with power lines outside the home. Electric shocks can cause a person’s heart or breathing to stop, can also cause burns and are potentially fatal. It is essential for people to learn basic first aid techniques to deal with such emergencies.

What to do?

l         If you are the first person to reach someone who has had an electric shock, don’t touch them!

l         If they are still holding the appliance (家用電器) that has given them shock (e.g. a hair dryer), unplug it or turn off the power at its source. Under no circumstances will you try to move the appliance with your hand!

l         If you can’t turn off the power, use a piece of wood, like a broom handle or a chair, to separate the victim from the appliance or the power source. You may even be able to do this with a folded newspaper.

l         The victim must remain lying down. If they are unconscious, victims should be placed on their side. But they should not be moved if there is a possibility of neck or spine injuries unless it is absolutely necessary.

l         It is essential to maintain the victim’s body heat, so make sure you cover him or her with a blanket before you do anything else. If the victim is not breathing, apply mouth-to-mouth resuscitation(恢復呼吸). Keep the victim’s head low until professional help arrives.

l         If the electric shock has been caused by an external power line, the dangers to the victim and to anybody providing first aid are much greater.

59. What kind of passage is it?

A. An advertisement.                                            B. A horror story. 

C. A news report.                                                D. First aid emergency advice.

60. The underlined sentence, “Under no circumstances will you try to move the appliance with your hand!” implies that         .

A. you should move the appliance that caused it

B. you should pick up the appliance and turn off the electricity

C. it is very dangerous to touch the appliance with your hands

D. it is unnecessary to unplug the appliance with your hands

61. When a person has got an electric shock, you should         .

A. separate the victim from the appliance and let them sit up

B. keep the victim warm and help them breathe again

C. move the victim onto their side if they have got neck injuries

D. keep the victim’s head high until professional help arrives

One night Mrs. Riley, an elderly woman, was walking along a dark London street. She was carrying her handbag in one hand and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was nobody else in the street except two young men. They were standing in a dark shop doorway. One of them was very tall with fair hair, the other was short and fat with a beard.

The two young men waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs. Riley. The tall one held her from behind while the other one tried to seize her handbag.

Suddenly Mrs. Riley threw the tall one over her shoulder. He crashed into the other one and they both landed on the ground. Without speaking, Mrs. Riley struck both of them on the head with her handbag and walked calmly away.

The two surprised young men were still sitting on the ground when Mrs. Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs. Riley paused, turned round, smiled at them and walked into the South West London Judo (柔道) Club.

56. The two young men were standing in a dark shop doorway because         .

A. they had nothing to do                                B. they were homeless

C. they were waiting for a victim                     D. they were guarding the shop

57. How did the story end?

A. The woman was robbed of her handbag.

B. The woman taught the two young men a lesson.

C. The woman reported the two young men to the police.

D. The woman sent the two young men to a judo club.

58. The story tells about an elderly woman who         .

A. went shopping at night

B. was on her way home

C. had just left a shopping center

D. had a skill of self-defense

In front of our village         .

A. runs a river                     B. a river runs             C. does a river run       D. running a river

The greatest tourist          of all is London with its museums, art collections, theaters, parks and buildings.

       A. addition                   B. administration                  C. attraction                  D. attention

 There have been cases          some English learners can’t get their message across even though they have memorized a lot of words.

A. which                      B. when                              C. where                      D. what