save space
persuade readers
make readers laugh
get readers’ attention
第1题：
What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to?
A. Ways that help one to focus.
B. Words that help one to feel less tense.
C. Activities that turn one’s attention away.
D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax.
第2题：
第3题：
A、destroy
B、throw away
C、fight against
D、get rid of
第4题：
What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to？
A． Ways that help one to focus
B． Words that help one to feel less tense
C． Activities that turn one's attention away
D． Habits that make it hard for one to relax
第5题：
A、Titles and subtitles
B、The first paragraph
C、The first paragraph
D、The first sentence of each remaining paragraph
第6题：
The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means __
A. being willing to speak one's mind
B. being able to increase one's power
C. being ready to make one's own judgment
D. being quick to express one's ideas confidently
第7题：
A. It is usually the first paragraph of an argumentative essay
B. It serves as a ‘map’ of the essay
C. It is supposed to raise readers’ interest and should not be too long
第8题：
Mr. Hodges was the owner and editor of a small newspaper.He always tried to bring his readers the latest news.
One day, he received an exciting telephone call from someone who claimed that he had just come through a big flood in a village it in his paper that evening. He was delighted to see that no other paper had got hold of the story.
Unfortunately, however, angry telephone calls soon showed that he had been tricked, so in the next day's paper he wrote: "We were the first and only newspaper to report yesterday that the village of Greenbridge had been destroyed by a flood. Today, we are proud to say that our newspaper is the first one to bring our readers the news that yesterday's story was quite false."
6.Mr. Hodges always tries to bring to his readers a lot of pleasure.
A.T
B.F
7.A big flood up in the mountains was the news that someone gave Mr. Hodges one day.
A.T
B.F
8.After Mr. Hodges received the news, he published it right away.
A.T
B.F
9.Mr. Hodges found later the flood was really terrible.
A.T
B.F
10.Mr. Hodges is a good editor.
A.T
B.F
第9题：
In .the first sentence of the second paragraph, the word skyrocketed, most probably means ______.
A) became various
B) was updated
C)increased rapidly
D) remained the same
第10题：
The author intends to .
A.stress the advantages of TV t o people’s lives
B.persuade women to become more independnt
C.encourage people to improve their reading skills
D.introduce the readers some websites such as Google