Hundreds of years ago, people carried news from place to place on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions (十億) of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers became an important part of everyday life about three hundred years ago. And they are always important. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to choose? Why do they choose some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it is important to report (報(bào)道) news stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may choose quite different stories to those on TV.

Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. So, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never choose stories about planes landing safely； instead they choose stories about plane accidents (事故).

Another factor (因素) is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more like to read stories about people, places and events (事件) in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

1.According to the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the world now?

A. They carry news stories and tell others from place to place on foot or by horse.

B. They tell each other what they see with their eyes.

C. They listen to the radio every day.

D. They watch TV, read newspapers or search on the Internet.

2.The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that __________.

A. people can learn more about the same news story from a newspaper

B. people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper

C. people can read news stories in other countries

D. people can read news stories about their own country

3.According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly read in newspapers?

A. You often play football with your friends after school.

B. Your teacher has got a cold.

C. A tiger in the city zoo runs out and people can’t catch it.

D. The bike in front of your house is lost.

4. Which of the following is TRUE in this passage?

A. News stories on the front page of every country are different.

B. People only read interesting and unusual news at their spare time.

C. News stories in newspapers must be different to those on TV.

D. Newspapers became an important part of everyday life years ago.

單詞辨音 找出所給單詞劃線部分讀音不同的單詞。（5 分）

1.A.grade B.age C.master D.name

2.A.e-dog B.lot C.shop D.woman

3.A.mother B.teacher C.hers D.under

4.A.look B.food C.foot D.cook

5.A.uncle B.orange C.English D.bank

6.A.team B.idea C.eat D.reading

7.A.twenty B.why C.fly D.my

8.A.now B.window C.down D.brown

9.A.talk B.ball C.tall D.also

10.A.asks B.lives C.says D.comes

---Are you in _____? --- Yes, I am.

A. Grade 7, Class 1 B. class 1, grade 7

C. Class 1, Grade 7 D. grade 7, class1

----Does he enjoy ________ the football matches on TV?

----Yes, he ________.

A. watching ; does B. watch ; do

C. watching ; do D. watch ;does

Simon knows English words. What about you?

A. a lot of B. lots C. a lot D. lot of

---Nice to meet you ! --- ！

A. The same to you B. Thank you

C. I am fine. D. Nice to meet you, too!

Morgan is very happy these days. She is in Grade 7 at L.B Clarke Middle School, the USA. She gives her journals (日志) to the teacher. She writes them in the summer holiday. She says, “I read many books to finish them.”

In the summer holiday, most schools in the USA ask students to read. But L. B. Clarke starts a program (項(xiàng)目) this year.

Students write their journals three times a week. The journals are about books they read or their everyday life. “Good writers must be good readers,” says a teacher in the school, “Our program also asks them to read, but in a different way.”

Caroline, another student, finishes six journals. She writes about her favourite books and family trips.

“The program helps me learn new things,” she says, “and if I forget something, I can look in my journals.”

1.Where does Caroline come from?

A. England. B. America. C. France. D. Japan.

2.How does Morgan finish the journals?

A. She visits many places.

B. She asks many friends.

C. She asks her parents for help.

D. She reads many books.

3. How often do the students write journals?

A. Twice a week. B. Twice a month.

C. Three times a week. D. Three times a month.

4.One of Caroline’s journals may be about ___________________________.

A. a movie called the Smurfs

B. a basketball game between Lakers and Heat.

C. a student called Morgan

D. a book called the Joy Luck Club

5.What does the underlined (劃線的) sentence mean?

A. You don’t need to read many books if you want to be a good writer.

B. A good reader must be a good writer.

C. As a good reader, you must write very well.

D. If you want to be a good writer, you must first read many books.

動(dòng)詞填空 用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給動(dòng)詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。(10分)

1.Everyone in our class _____________ (enjoy) English because our English classes are very interesting.

2._____________ (dance) is fun.

3.Do you know how _____________ (play) this computer game? Of course.

4.Listening to music makes me _____________ (feel) great.

5._________ your friend ____________(play) basketball often? No, he only plays it at weekends.

6.Let us _____________ (be) good friends.

7.My cousin Kate _____________ (shop) in the supermarket every week.

8.Jeremy wants _____________ (walk) his dog after supper. He loves it very much.

9.Jim with his sisters _____________(not watch) ball games on TV on Sundays.

10.Is it time for Millie _____________ (do) her homework now?

--- Do you know ______ man on TV?

--- Yes， he is _______ honest person.

A. a， an B. an， the

C. the， an D. a， the

---What ______ your English teacher______? ---She is slim and beautiful.

A. does； like B. is； like

C. is； look like D. does； look likes