Comprehension理解
Give short answers to these questions in your own words as far as possible. Use one complete sentence for each answer.www.xiao84.com
1 How can newspapermen cause untold suffering to ordinary people?
2 What event made the poor family in South Dakota famous?
3 What happened the day after the birth of the children?
Vocabulary词汇
Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases as they are used in the passage: restrict (1. 1); equally (1. 5); contention (1. 6); untold (1. 7); acquired (1. 10); perpetual struggle (1. 12); in obscurity (1. 15).
Summary writing摘要写作
Describe in not more than 80 words how the birth of the five children affected the family and the town. Use your own words as far as possible. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.
Composition作文
Write a Composition in about 300 words on one of the following:
a Write a ‘human interest’ story about a person who suddenly acquired fame because he won a lot of money from football pools.
B Describe the newspaper you most enjoy reading.
Letter writing书信写作
Write a letter of about 100 words to the Editor of a newspaper complaining about an article that was published recently. Begin‘Dear Sir’ and end ‘Yours faithfully’.
Key structures and Special difficulties关键句型和难点
Rewrite the following sentence without changing the meaning. Then refer to 11. 19-20.
The family were offered huge sums by newspapers and magazines.
Newspapers and magazines…
Multiple choice questions多项选择题
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension 理解
1 The Press will argue that they have the right to publish a story, although it may seriously affect the individual concerned, because ______ .
a．in a democracy, the individual deserves more attention than politics
b．facts in themselves, however unpleasant they may be, must be respected
c．people not only enjoy reading about others but about themselves as well
d．they only use their power to influence events of national importance
2 News editors and reporters wanted to publish the story because ______ .
a．they always defend the freedom of the Press
b．they know that stories about people sell a lot of newspapers
c．they wanted to change the lives of these poor people
d．they believed it was the right thing to do
3 The interest that was taken in the family was ______ .
a．of national importance because of the rise in the birth rate
b．charitable, for people of all kinds were concerned about their poverty
c．so overwhelming that even lawyers attended their press conferences
d．mainly from commercial organizations who wanted to promote their sales
Structure 结构
4 The public are often far more interested ______ political events. (11. 3-4)
a．in people's stories than
b．in stories about people than in
c．with stories about people than
d．by people's stories than by
5 The influence of newspapers is ______ bring about major changes in the lives of ordinary people but they can even overthrow a government. (11. 8-9)
a．such that not only can they
b．so that not only they can
c．such that they cannot only
d．so that not only can they
6 A sixth child ______ expected so they were faced… (11. 12-13)
a．was
b．being
c．having
d．had been
7 While the five babies ______ in oxygen tents… (11. 23-24)
a．were remaining quietly sleeping
b．remained quietly sleeping
c．remained to sleep quietly
d．remaining were quietly sleeping
Vocabulary词汇
8 Stories about people are often ______ (1. 3)
a．of great interest to everyone
b．in the public interest
c．a matter of publicity
d．publicly attended
9 Newspapers ______ tremendous influence over the lives of ordinary people. (1. 8)
a．press
b．invoke
c．impose
d．wield
10 Reporters ______ interviews… (1. 22)
a．went on strike for
b．went on printing
c．made repeated requests for
d．were continually hurrying to
11 Lawyers were employed to act as spokesmen ______ the family. (11. 22-23)
a．on account of
b．instead of
c．on behalf of
d．for the sake of
12 Instead of being five new family members, these children had become ______ (1. 26)
a．victims of commercialization
b．something to be bought and sold
c．a public convenience
d．a product of the market
