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If you learn to read the signs, you can tell whether what a person says is what he really means, or whether, like the man whose stomach does not move when he laughs, he is trying to deceive you.（）
A . 如果你学会理解这些姿势，你就会分辨出一个人说的是否是他真正的意思，或者他是否像那种“笑里藏刀”的人在试图蒙蔽你。
B . 如果你学会理解这些姿势，你就会分辨出一个人是否口是心非，是否像那种“笑里藏刀”的人试图蒙蔽你。
C . 如果你学会理解这些姿势，你就会分辨出一个人所说的话是否是他真正要表达的东西，是否是那种“笑里藏刀”的人试图蒙蔽你。
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After
reading
the novel he was too
exciting
to go
to sleep
that night.
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---Why didn’t you reared him of the possible danger?---But what ______ otherwise? He never listens to me.
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When he heard the news, he was infuriated .
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Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he never (see)_____ the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.
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People select news in expectation of a reward. This reward may be either of two kinds. One isrelated to what Freud calls the Pleasure Principle， the other to what he calls the Reality Principle.
For want of better names， we shall call these two classes immediate reward and delayed reward.
In general， the kind of news which may be expected to give immediate reward are news ofcrime and corruption， accidents and disasters， sports， social events， and human interest. Delayedreward may be expected from news of public affairs， economic matters， social problems， science，
education， and health.
News of the first kind pays its rewards at once. A reader can enjoy an indirect experiencewithout any of the dangers or stresses involved. He can tremble wildly at an axe-murder， shake his head sympathetically and safely at a hurricane， identify himself with the winning team， laughunderstandingly at a warm little story of children or dogs.
News of the second kind， however， pays its rewards later. It sometimes requires the reader totolerate unpleasantness or annoyance — as， for example， when he reads of the threatening foreignituation， the mounting national debt， rising taxes， falling market， scarce housing， and cancer. It has a kind of “threat value.” It is read so that the reader may be informed and prepared. When a reader selects delayed reward news， he pulls himself into the world of surrounding reality to which he can adapt himself only by hard work. When he selects news of the other kind， he usually withdraws from the world of threatening reality toward the dream world.
For any individual， of course， the boundaries of these two classes are not stable. For example， asociologist may read news of crime as a social problem， rather than for its immediate reward. Acoach may read a sports story for its threat value: he may have to play that team next week. Apolitician may read an account of his latest successful public meeting， not for its delayed reward， but very much as his wife reads an account of a party. In any given story of corruption or disaster， a thoughtful reader may receive not only the immediate reward of indirect experience， but also the
delayed reward of information and preparedness. Therefore， while the division of categories holds in general， an individual’s tendency may transfer any story from one kind of reading to another， or
divide the experience between the two kinds of reward.
What news stories do you read？
Division of
news stories
People expect to get （71） ▲ from reading news. News stories are roughly divided into two classes. Some news will excite their readers instantly while others won’t. （72） ▲ of
the two classes
News of immediate reward will seemingly take their readers to the very frightening scene without actual （73） ▲ . Readers will associate themselves closely with what happens in the news stories and （74） ▲ similar feelings with those involved. News of delayed reward will make readers suffer， or present a（75） ▲ to them. News of delayed reward will induce the reader to （76） ▲ for the reality while news of immediate reward will lead the reader to （77） ▲ from the reality.
Unstable boundaries
of the two classes
What readers expect from news stories are largely shaped by their
（78） ▲ .
Serious readers will both get excited over what happens in some
news stories and （79） ▲ themselves to the reality.
Thus， the division， on the whole， （80） ▲ on the reader.
__________
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I shall never forget the look of intense anguish on the face of his parents when they heard the news.
A．stress
B．dilemma
C．misery
D．surprise
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______the news, he was so shocked as to be speechless.
A．Heard
B．Hearing
C．Hear
D．Have heard
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He ______ the news on the radio. You needn't go to tell him.
A．learns
B．had learned
C．is learning
D．has learned
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He didn't have time to read the report word for word, he just ______ it.
A．skimmed
B．observed
C．overlooked
D．glanced
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He didn’t break the bad news to his mother ______ that she might break down.
A. unless
B. for
C. because
D. for fear
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Never before he had felt himself sopowerfully attracted to the scientific ideal.
A B C D
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
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Mr. Clarke works in a middle school.
He keeps （）to the radio
He （）likes reading books.
he's too （）to understand
read （）about the lights
He asked him （）questions,
A、a
B、listening
C、also
D、Young
E、something
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The modern sailing ship was developed by a man who never went to sea. He was Prince Henry of Portugal, the younger son of the Portuguese king and in English princess.
Prince Henry lived in the fifteenth century. As a boy he became devoted to the sea, and he dedicated (devoted) himself" to improving the design of Ships and the methods or sailing them. In 1416, when he was twenty-two. Henry founded a school for mariners, to which he invited everyone who could help him —— Jewish astronomers, Italian and Spanish sailors, and Arab mathematicians and map makers who knew how to use the crude compass of the day and could improve it.
Henry's goal was to design and equip vessels that would be capable of making long ocean voyages without having to hug (keep close to) the shore. The caravel carried more sail and was longer and slimmer than any ship then made, yet was tough enough to withstand gales at sea. He also developed the carrack, which was a slower ship, but one that was capable of carrying more cargo.
To Prince Henry the world owes credit far development of craft that made oceanic exploration possible. He lives in history as Henry the Navigator.
1.Prince Henry's principal achievement was that of ______
A、making oceanic exploration possible
B、improving the compass
C、founding a school for mariners
D、inventing the clipper ship
2.Prince Henry''s goal was to design vessels that could ______.
A、make long deep-sea voyages
B、travel faster than those in use at that time
C、explore the coastline of. Portugal
D、carry larger crews and more cargo than existing ones
3.Prince Henry started his school for the purpose of ______.
A、helping mariners
B、improving ship design and sailing methods
C、studying astronomy and mathematics
D、improving his own skill as a sailor
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People like to read the ______ news in the newspaper.
A、<p>last</p>
B、<p>near</p>
C、<p>latest</p>
D、<p>late</p>
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He was somewhat taken aback by the news that the police intended to arrest him.
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It was only after he had read the papers ( )Mr.Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete
A、when
B、That
C、which
D、what
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It was only after he had read the papers Mr. Gross realized the task before him was difficult to complete.
A、when
B、that
C、which
D、what
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Perhaps all criminals should be required to carry cards which read: Fragile; Handle with Care. It will never so, these days to go around referring to criminals as violent thugs. You must refer to them politely as "social misfits". The professional killer who wouldn't think twice about using his club or knife to batter some harmless old lady to death in order to rob her of her meager life-savings must never be given a dose of his own medicine. He is in need of "hospital treatment". According to his misguided defenders, society is to blame. A wicked society breeds evil-or so the argument goes. When you listen to this kind of talk, it makes you wonder why we aren't all criminals. We have done away with the absurdly harsh laws of the nineteenth century and this is only right. But surely enough is enough. The most senseless piece of criminal legislation in Britain and a number of other countries has been the suspension of capital punishment.
The violent criminal has become akin of hero-figure in our time. He is glorified on the screen; he is pursued by the press and paid vast sums of money for his "memoirs". Newspapers which specialize in crime reporting enjoy enormous circulations and the publishers of trashy cops and robbers stories or "murder mysteries" have never had it so good. When you read about the achievements of the great train robbers, it makes you wonder whether you are reading about the some glorious resistance movement. The hardened criminal is cuddled and cosseted by the sociologists on the one hand and adored as a hero by the masses on the other. It's no wonder he is a privileged person who expects and receives VIP treatment wherever he goes.
Capital punishment used to be a major deterrent. It made the violent robber think twice before pulling the trigger. It gave the cold-blooded poisoner something to ponder about while he was shaking up or serving his arsenic cocktail. It prevented unarmed policemen from being killed while pursuing their duty by killers armed with automatic weapons. Above all, it protected the most vulnerable members of society, young children, from brutal violence. It is horrifying to think that the criminal can literally get away with murder. We all know that "life sentence" does not mean what it says. After ten years or so of good comfortably, thank you, on the proceeds of his crime, of he will go on committing offences until he is caught again. People are always willing to hold liberal views at the expense of others. It's always fashionable to pose as the defender of under-dog, so long as you, personally, remain unaffected. Did the defenders of crime, one wonders, in their desire for fair-play, consult the victims before they suspended capital punishment？ Hardly. You see, they couldn't, because all the victims were dead.
What is the main idea of the text？
A．Society is to blame for the rising crime.
B．All the criminals arc to be sympathized.
C．Crime defenders have done a lot for criminals.
D．Severe punishment should be used to prevent crime.
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For all his vaunted talents, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has never had much of a reputation as an economic forecaster. In fact, he shies away from making the precise-to-the-decimal-point predictions that many other economists thrive on. Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.
Now, those instincts are being put to the test. Many Fed watchers--and some policymakers inside the central bank itself--are beginning to wonder whether Greenspan has lost his touch. Despite rising risks to the economy from a swooning stock market and soaring oil prices that could hamper growth, the Greenspan-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted to leave interest rates unchanged on Sept.24 . But in a rare dissent, two of the Fed's 12 policymakers broke ranks and voted for a cut in rates--Dallas Fed President Robert D. McTeer Jr. and central bank Governor Edward M. Gramlich.
The move by McTeer, the Fed's self-styled "Lonesome Dove", was no surprise. But Gramlich's was. This was the first time that the monetary moderate had voted against the chairman since joining the Fed's board in 1997. And it was the first public dissent by a governor since 1995.
Despite the split vote, it's too soon to count the maestro of monetary policy out. Greenspan had good reasons for not cutting interest rates now. And by acknowledging in the statement issued after the meeting that the economy does indeed face risks, Greenspan left the door wide open to a rate reduction in 'the future. Indeed, former Fed Governor Lyle Gramley thinks chances are good that the central bank might even cut rates before its next scheduled meeting on Nov. 6, the day after congressional elections.
So why didn't the traditionally risk-averse Greenspan cut rates now as insurance against the dangers dogging growth？ For one thing, he still thinks the economy is in recovery mode. Consumer demand remains buoyant and has even been turbocharged recently by a new wave of mortgage refinancing. Economists reckon that homeowners will extract some ＄100 billion in cash from their houses in the second half of this year. And despite all the corporate gloom, business spending has shown signs of picking up, though not anywhere near as strongly as the Fed would like.
Does that mean that further rate cuts are off the table？ Hardly. Watch for Greenspan to try to time any rate reductions to when they'll have the most psychological pop on business and investor confidence. That's surely no easy feat, but it's one that Greenspan has shown himself capable of more than once in the past. Don't be surprised if he surprises everyone again.
Alan Greenspan owes his reputation much to ______.
A．his successful predictions of economy
B．his timely handling of interest rates
C．his unusual economic policies
D．his unique sense of dangers
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Mr. Hodges was the owner and editor of a small newspaper.He always tried to bring his readers the latest news.
One day, he received an exciting telephone call from someone who claimed that he had just come through a big flood in a village it in his paper that evening. He was delighted to see that no other paper had got hold of the story.
Unfortunately, however, angry telephone calls soon showed that he had been tricked, so in the next day's paper he wrote: "We were the first and only newspaper to report yesterday that the village of Greenbridge had been destroyed by a flood. Today, we are proud to say that our newspaper is the first one to bring our readers the news that yesterday's story was quite false."
6.Mr. Hodges always tries to bring to his readers a lot of pleasure.
A.T
B.F
7.A big flood up in the mountains was the news that someone gave Mr. Hodges one day.
A.T
B.F
8.After Mr. Hodges received the news, he published it right away.
A.T
B.F
9.Mr. Hodges found later the flood was really terrible.
A.T
B.F
10.Mr. Hodges is a good editor.
A.T
B.F
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Read the paragraph from the section "Winning Peanut Butter Forever." Eric’s father is a federal worker. He works for the U.S. government. He has been forced to take a leave of absence. He cannot go to
A．places in government
B．working very hard
C．time away from work
D．staying home sick
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When a teacher asks the students to find some key words from a text quickly, he/she is intended to train students __________strategy in reading class.
A、skimming
B、scanning
C、extensive reading
D、intensive reading
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Unfortunately he didn't _____ to read the agreement carefully before signing it（）
A．bother
B．disturb
C．trouble
D．interrupt
