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1、AA young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed. He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on

2、 a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.“What does this mean ?” asked the young man .“A means “ success” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法)and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.”1.The young man _.A. wanted to meet EinsteinB. wanted to be a

3、great scientist like EinsteinC. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of successD. wanted to be a student of Einstein2.In Einsteins opinion the secret of success was _.A. to work with great energy (精力，活力)B. to study hard day and night C. to learn from great scientistsD. to raise (提出)questions as many as

4、 you could3.“Y” stands for _.A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法)4.The word “annoyed” means _.A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad5.Einstein was a man who _A. liked to talk with young peopleB. liked to help othersC. liked to make friends with young peopleD. liked to work , b

5、ut didnt like to talkBBritish newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed

6、,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (信息)from someone who was there, which can be given in the persons own w

7、ords .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效). Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes” he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write” they thundere

8、d down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers arent very clever, and most of them are in a hurry.1.From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because readers_. A. want to know more about the newsB. take no interest in what has happened C. have no time to read t

9、he news carefully D. pay much attention to the result2.The underlined word”one” in the text refers to _. A.word B.newspaperman C.reader D.person 3.Which of the following would best complete the text ?A. he will keep his writing short B. he wont care about his writing C. he will give nothing but info

10、rmation D. he wont make his writing good enough. 4.In what way do you think British newspapers have become smaller? A. In a page size. B. In number of readers.C. In number of pages. D. In number of copies5.Which of the following is true?A. Readers are not satisfied with the short news. B. Not many p

11、eople have time to read the long articles in newspapers.C. Readers find the language of the newspapers exciting.D. Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible.CThe story happened during the Second World War（战争）An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in

12、the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the frights . The old man was very sad . he didnt have enough food and was often hungry . And nobody helped him and he didnt know how to go in living .It was

13、 a very cold winter night . The old man couldnt go to sleep . He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen . He had to get up and begun to run in the room until he lay down on the ground. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot

14、of cities and knew a lot.Once he came to a village , but the villages were all poor and couldnt give him anything . He was too hungry to go to another village . He thought hard and found a way . He came to a police station and called out , “Hitler is a foolish pig (希特勒是蠢猪)！Out came an old policeman

15、at once . He took the old man into a room , gave him some bread and a cup of tea . Then he said , “Dont say in our village , sir !”“Im sorry, sir.” Said the old man . “I dont know its Hitlers hometown .”“No, no , sir.” The policeman said in a hurry. “Its pigs hometown !”1.The old man was _.A. a German B. a French C. an Australian D. an Englishman 2.The old man was sad because _