高二英语阅读理解

Whatanewspaperincludesisdecidedbyitseditors.Themanagingeditordecideswhichstoriesarenewsworthyandgivesreporterstheirtasks.Toaneditor,therearetwokindsofnews:hardnews,suchastheelection(选举)ofapresident,andsoftnews.Softnewsincludesstoriesaboutanewdancecraze,abeautifulhistoricbuilding,oraninterestingperson.Thesoftnewsfillswhateverspaceisleftafterthehardnewsisputintothenewspaperspace.Thereisalsopublicservicenewstofitin－informationaboutmeetingsandlectures,freehealthprograms,orchangesinalocallibrary’shours.Themanagingeditordecideshowimportantastoryis.Ifastoryisveryimportant,itismarkedforaheadlineonthefrontpage.Lessimportantstoriesappearfartherbackinthepaper.Thestoryeditortakesastoryanddecidesto“boilortrimit”.Iftheeditordecidestoboilastory,itbecomesfront-pagearticle.Dependingonthesizeofapaper,theremaybeasportseditor,abusinesseditororanarteditor.Onasmallweeklypaper,aneditormaycovertwoormoreoftheseareas.Onceallthestoriesarewritten,theyaregiventoacopyeditor,whocorrectsanymistakesandfitsthearticlesintothenewspaper’sformat(版式).Themakeupeditor,withthemanagingeditor,usuallydecideshowthepaperwilllook.Theeditor’sjobistodecidewhetherapagewilllook.Thiseditor’sjobistodeicidewhetherapagewillcarrytwostoriesandfouradsorsixstoriesandonead.Editorsmayrewriteorredesignmanyofthepagesasmorestoriescomefromthepressroom.61.Anexampleofhardnewsis_______A.theelectionofapresidentB.astoryaboutahistoricbuildingC.anewfashioninclothesD.informationabouthealthprograms62.Whereanewsstoryisputinthenewspaperdependson___________A.itslengthB.itsstyleC.itsimportanceD.itstitle63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trim”inthesecondparagraphmean?A.ReduceinsizeB.IncreaseinlengthC.BeautifyinappearanceD.Changeinshape64.Correctingthemistakesofallthearticlesistheworkof_______A.makeupeditorsB.copyeditorsC.managingeditorsD.businesseditors65.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Topersuadepeopletoworkaseditors.B.Totellthereadershoweditorsareeducated.C.Tointroducesomefamouseditors.D.Toshowhowanewspaperismade.Kidsarenaturalscientists.Thatmaybewhytheyasksomanyquestions.Youngerkidstakeupscienceandmathwithamazingenthusiasm,yetastheygetoldertheyoftenlosetheirexcitement.Childrenlookonscientificexplorationasplay,butastheygetoldertheystarttoconnectitwithbigheavybooks,longworksheetsandalotofreallyconfusingwords.Whatatragedy!Wehadtheirattention,theywerelistening,theywereparticipating,theywereLEARNINGandthenwelostittoboredom.Weneedourkidstoplaymore.Moreplaybringsupbasicscientificconcepts(概念)。Beingfamiliarwithbasicscientificconceptsbringsaboutexplorationwhichleadstoresearch.Oncetheyaresearching,theyarecompletelyintothelearning.’Myboysbuiltasmall9-holegolfcoursenexttoourdrivewayoneday.Itwasagreatproductofscience.Theydugouttheholesandchannelstoguidethegolfball.Theyplayedwitharchitecture(建筑学)withaseriesofpipestheyhadfoundinthegarage.Theytestedspeedandmomentum(动量)bycreatingoneoftheholesacrossthedriveway.Theyexperiencedbiologywhendecidingwhichfrontyardplantscouldbeusedasapartofthecourseandwhichneededtobepulledup.IfIhadsentthemouttotheyardtobuilda9-holegolfcourse,itwouldhaveneverhappened.Itwasbecauseitwastheirideathatitworked.Itrytotellthemsomeoftheconceptsafterthefact.Whentheyaskaboutsomething,Itrytorelateitbacktosomethingtheyhavebuilt,experienced,orfelt.Itrytogivethemavocabularyaroundwhattheyalreadyknow.Anafternooncanchangethewaykidslookattheworld.Notbadforadayofplay.61.Whatcanwelearnaboutkid’sattitudestowardssciencefromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A.Kidsthinktheyareborntoworkasscientists.B.Youngerkidsbegintolearnscienceonpurpose.C.Olderkidsoftenlinksciencewithboringthings.D.Children’stakinganinterestinscienceisatragedy.62.Inwhatorderdoeschildren’splaydevelopintolearningaccordingtothewriter?A.Play→Doingexploration→Makingseriousscientificresearch→GettingfamiliarwithbasicscientificconceptsB.Play→Doingexploration→Gettingfamiliarwithbasicscientificconcepts→MakingseriousscientificresearchC.Play→Gettingfamiliarwithbasicscientificconcepts→Doingexploration→MakingseriousscientificresearchD.Play→Makingseriousscientificresearch→Gettingfamiliarwithbasicscientificconcepts→Doingexploration63.Bybuildingthesmallgolfcourse,thewriter’sboyslearntaboutallofthefollowingthingsexcept______.A.speedB.momentumC.biologyD.agriculture64.Ifthewriterhadforcedtheboystobuildasmallgolfcourse,theymighthave______A.askedhersomerelatedscientificconceptsB.madeabettergolfcoursethantheonetheyhadbuiltC.askedtheirfriendstohelpthemwiththeworkD.gotboredandrefusedtofollowthewriter’sdirections65.Inwhichpartofanewspaperisthearticleprobablyincluded?A.Architecture.B.EducationC.HealthD.Sports.