湖北省中考英语 阅读理解强化训练9.doc

阅读理解强化训练9 aevery morning, the newspaper chief editor(主编) holds a meeting with the reporters. they discuss the main events(事件) of the day. reporters are then sent to cover the events. as soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. they telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. sometimes they do telephone interviews. checking information is very important. they go to the newspapers own library to look up any information that they need. this is called “doing ones homework”. at the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next days paper. all the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. they must find out the new information as quickly as possible. later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor. the chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes. finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. this is done on fast-moving printing machines. the newspapers are then delivered(发送) by truck, plane or rail. speed is important. people want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterdays.1. what is the work in a newspaper office like? a. interesting and confusingb. important and patient. c. particular and necessary. d. fast and busy.2. according to the passage, the right order for a reporters work is _. a. writing stories b. doing interviews c. joining in a discussion d. doing homework e. handing stories to the editor a. cbadeb. cdeabc. cbdae d. cadbe3. the front page contents(内容) are decided by _. a. the importance of the eventsb. how well the stories are written c. the knowledge of the chief editor d. whether they are the latest4. word editors work is to _. a. help the chief editor with the morning discussion b. decide when and how the papers can be printed c. read the stories and make necessary changes d. get together information from reporters and photographers5. the best title for this passage is “_”. a. how a newspaper is producedb. how newspapers are delivered c. what kind of papers readers liked. whose work is more important1. d 此题为推断题。为了能按时出一期报纸，报社上下的人都很忙。2. c 此题为细节题。记者的的任务是开会讨论-做采访-做功课-写故事-上交故事给主编。3. a 此题为细节题。 the chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. 主编决定哪个故事是最重要的，能上头条。4. c 此题为细节题。other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes. 其他编辑读记者写的故事，做任何有必要的修改。5. a 此题为推断题。 整篇文章讲述了一份报纸是如何产生的。 b you may know the word “astronaut”. but do you know the word “taikonaut”? it means “chinese astronaut” in english. it comes from the chinese pinyin “taikong” and the english word “astronaut”. in 1998, a malaysian chinese scientist used the word for the first time. since then, because of the fast development of chinas space industry（工业）, more and more people all over the world have known the word. in september, 2008, taikonauts caught many peoples eyes again. the shenzhou-7 spacecraft（宇宙飞船） that carried three taikonauts took off from chinas jiuquan satellite launch center on september 25th. its the third time for china to send people into space. during the flight in space, some tasks were completed and the 20-minute spacewalk was the most exciting one. with the help of his two teammates liu boming and jing haipeng, chinese taikonaut zhai zhigang completed chinas first spacewalk. china has become the third country to finish such an outer space activity following russia and the u.s.a. all the chinese people are proud of our country. 1. what does “taikonaut” mean in english? a. chinese astronaut. b. chinese scientist. c. chinese center. d. chinese space industry. 2. who completed chinas first spacewalk? a. jing haipeng. b. liu boming. c. zhai zhigang. d. yang liwei. 3. which countries have finished such an outer space activity? a. russia and the u.s.a. b. russia and china. c. china and the u.s.a. d. russia, the u.s.a. and china. 4. which sentence is not true according to the passage? a. its the third time for china to send people into space. b. russia and the u.s.a. have already finished outer space activity. c. the shenzhou-7 spacecraft was sent into space on september 25th, 2008. d. zhai zhigang completed 20-minute spacewalk without the help of his two teammates. 5. the best title of this passage is _. a. the shenzhou-7 spacecraft b. chinese taikonauts first spacewalk c. how the word “taikonaunt” comes from d. the fast development of chinas space industry 1. a 此题为细节题。 but do you know the word “taikonaut”? it means “chinese astronaut” in english. 但是你认识单词 “taikonaut”吗？在英语里，它的意思是中国宇航员。2. c 此题为细节题。chinese taikonaut zhai zhigang completed chinas first spacewalk. 中国宇航员翟志刚完成了中国第一次太空行走。3. d 此题为细节题。china has become the third country to finish such an outer space activity