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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 (十亿) 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 (报道) 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.

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Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people 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 of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers. Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they choose some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it is important to report 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 print completely 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. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.

Another factor （ 因 素 ） is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events 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.

Title: Ways of　　 1.the news

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Hundreds of years ago， news was carried from place to place by people 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 of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day either by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors(编辑) decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly， it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers， but newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way， or they may print completely different stories from those on TV.

Secondly， a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don't want to read stories about everyday life. As a result， many stories are about some kinds of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example， newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely， instead they print stories about air crashes.

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

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

B. They learn about news stories by watching TV or reading newspapers.

C. They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.

D. They listen to the radio every day to get some information.

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

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

B. read the news story more quickly in a newspaper

C. read news stories in other countries only by reading newspapers

D. watch TV news reports about their own country

3.According to the passage， which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?

A. Every day most people go to work by underground.

B. A student in our class was hurt when we had a PE lesson.

C. A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn't been caught.

D. The bike in front of your house is lost for a few days.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hundreds of years ago many people thought birds were holy．They believed birds were messengers of God．Birds’ songs meant peace and joy．Birds’ bright and colourful feathers meant beauty and happiness to people．

In the eyes of Native American, birds’ feathers are a symbol of friendship．If a person shows kindness to another person, he may get a feather as a present from the other one．To them, the eagle feather is the best to show friendship．Native American people believe the eagle is the leader of all birds．It flies the highest and sees the furthest of all birds．If they give an eagle feather to someone, they mean their friendship is very precious．

Native Americans are good at making friendship feathers．They usually put beads and leather on feathers to make them more beautiful．A friendship feather is usually 27 centimetres long．

1.Hundreds of years ago, many people think ______ were messengers of God ?

A. a feather． B. eagles． C. friends． D. birds．

2.A person might get _______ as a present if he treated other people well．

A. an eagle B. a feather C. a bead D. leather

3.What’s the title of the passage?

A. A symbol of friendship B. Birds

C. Friendship feather D. Feather

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Hundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

Life today brings new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and we become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution to all living things in the world.

Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is very thick. People cannot see the sky clearly.

Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. Factories now must clean their water before they throw it away. And they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air.

There are many things we can do to fight against pollution. We should put waste things in dustbins and do not throw them on the ground. We should go to work by bike or on foot instead of taking a car or a bus. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.

Rules are not enough. We should do our best to fight against pollution.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about life in the past?

A. There were no modern machines.

B. There was no modern medicine.

C. There was much air pollution.

D. There were not many people.

2.What should people do to fight against pollution?

A. Always drive a car to work.

B. Throw waste things anywhere they like.

C. Put waste things in dustbins.

D. Always take a bus to go to school.

3.The most serious pollution is ____________ .

A. water pollution B. air pollution

C. noise pollution D. light pollution

4.From the passage, we know that __________ .

A. a few years ago, there was no pollution at all

B. people today don’t have to talk to each other loudly

C. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes

D. everybody should try his or her best to fight against pollution

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Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It killed our fish and　 a　 our drinking water. 　 b　 pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s hard to all the living things in the world.

Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day,（2）sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt(被子) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.

Many countries are making rules to flight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is poured away, they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air.

We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car, (3)开车的人少了，空气污染就少了。

1.在横线上填入适当的单词 a.__________   b. __________. (每空一词)

2.将句子(2)译成汉语______________________________________

3.将句子(3)译成英语______________________________________

4.找出Dirty water must be stopped from dumping into the river. 的同义句.

__________________________________________________________

5.找出或写出能概括本文大意的句子。

___________________________________________________________

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Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world.

Polluted air from cars, planes and factories is so thick that it is like a quilt(被子) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog(烟雾). Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away. And they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.

1.Rules are not enough, every person must help to fight pollution.

Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because ___　 __.

A. there were fewer modern machines at that time than today

B. people didn’t like to use modern medicines　

C. there were no modern machines at all

D. there was no pollution at all

2.What is the biggest problem in today’s life?

A. Dirty water.　　　　 B. Pollution.　　　　　

C. Noise.　　　 D. Too crowded

3.The most serious kind of pollution is ___　 ___.

A. noise pollution　　 B. air pollution　　　

C. water pollution　　 D. waste paper

4.Factories must clean their water ___　 ___.

A. before they use it　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when they use it

C. before it is thrown away　　　　　　　　 D. whenever they use it

5.From the passage we know that _　　 ___.

A. a few years ago, there was no smog at all

B. today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice

C. people are making rules in order to fight pollution

D. people can only use rules to fight pollution

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didn't have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution to all living things in the world.

Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt (被状物) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air.

We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw them on the ground. We can go to work by bus with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.

Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.

1.Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _______.

A. there were not modern machines

B. there was no modern medicine

C. both A and B

D. there were not many people

2.______ is the biggest problem in today's life.

A. Water pollution B. Air pollution

C. Noise pollution D. Pollution

3.The most serious kind of pollution is ________.

A. noise pollution B. air pollution

C. water pollution D. A, B and C

4.Factories must clean their water ________.

A. before they are thrown away

B. when they are thrown away

C. after it is thrown away

D. before it is thrown away

5.From the passage, we know that _______.

A. a few years ago, there was no smog at all

B. today people don't have to talk to each other loudly

C. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes

D. people are making rules in order to (为了)fight pollution

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阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

Hundreds of years ago, many people thought birds were holy(神圣的)．They believed birds were messengers(信使)of God．Birds’ songs meant peace and joy．Birds’ bright and colourful feathers(羽毛) meant beauty and happiness to people．

In the eyes of Native Americans, birds’ feathers are a symbol of friendship．If a person shows kindness to another person, he may get a feather as a present from the other one．To them, the eagle feather is the best to show friendship．Native American people believe the eagle is the leader of all birds．It flies the highest and see the furthest of all birds．If they give an eagle feather to someone, they mean their friendship is very precious．

Native Americans are good at making friendship feathers．They usually put beads and leather on feathers to make them more beautiful．A friendship feather is usually 27 centimetres long．

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From March 12 to 17 of each year, hundreds of clowns(小丑)get together in the Bognor Regis town, UK. They all wear tall blue hats and big red noses with colourful faces. The first International Clown Festival was in 1987, UK. All the clowns from all over the world came together to celebrate the great festival in England.

During the festival, people can see clowns from the world. They are together for the world of clown shows. They try their best to please all the people for the festival. In the shows, they have big feet, funny noses and look really funny. They sing and dance in a strange way to make people laugh. All people for the festival can have great fun. Of course, children like this interesting festival best.

Now women can take part in the clown shows , and they are very popular. But in the old days, only men could be clowns.

There are different kinds of clowns like white faces, red faces, street clowns and clowns for children. All these clowns are popular with people.

1.All the clowns get together __________ for the International Clown Festival.

A. in London　　　　　　　　　　 B. in a small town，UK

C. all over the world　　　　　　 D. around the whole Europe

2.The first International Clown Festival was _____________.

A. in 1987　　　　 B. in the UK　　　　 C. both A and B　　　　 D. in London

3.The festival lasts __________________.

A. a month　　　　 B. six days　　　　 C. seven days　　　　 D. five weeks

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The clowns wear in a funny way.　　　　

B. The clowns dance in a strange way

C. The clowns try their best to make others laugh　　

D. Women clowns are not popular with people.

5.Which is the best title of the article?

A. The International Clown Festival　　

B. Men clowns and women clowns

C. Different kinds of strange festival　　

D. Different kinds of clowns in the festival

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