Here is the Nine O’clock News:

    1. President Absul Krim of Syria says that the danger of war in the Middle East is greater now than for the past two years. His country does not want war,he says,but the Syrian people have waited too long for an end to the troubles with their neighbors. If war comes,says Mr. Krim, Syria will be ready.

    2. Ben Kitson,a writer of stories and plays for children,has died at his home in California. Mr. Kitson was 82. His most famous book of stories,“The Gentleman‘s House” sells all over the world,in more than twenty-five languages.

    3. Policemen in New York have gone on strike. Their leader Mr. Paul Angeli says that they will return to work only when they receive more money for working long hours and doing what Mr. Angeli calls “the most dangerous job in the city”。

    4. It has been a good year on the farm. The warm, wet spring and the fine summer have been very good for all kinds of food plants. This means that fruits and vegetables will cost less in the shops this year.

5. MORE than 1,100 people committed suicide(自殺)in Beijing last year, and experts have been encouraging the capital to set up a mental health care system as soon as possible,local media reported last week. About 20 per cent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions,with 3 per cent of these suffering from affective disorder and 5 per cent reporting symptoms(癥狀)of depression,according to the Beijing Mental Health Service Centre.

1.The Syrian people _______.

A. are ready and waiting for war

B. are ready to wait another two years for war

C. do not want war,but will be ready if it comes

D. are a great danger of peace in the Middle East

2. Mr. Kitson wrote _______.

A. plays and stories for children

B. 82 stories about his home in California

C. in more than twenty-five languages

D. books,and then sold them all over the world

3. It can be inferred from the third piece of news that _________.

A. policemen in New York hate their dangerous jobs

B. policemen in New York love their important jobs

C. the government will refuse to raise the policemen‘s salary and the policemen will never return to work

D. the government will be forced to raise the policemen‘s salary and the policemen will return to work

4.As food plants have grown well, _______.

A. fruit and vegetables will be cheaper this year

B. there will be a warm,wet spring and a fine summer

C. food will be cheaper than it was in the spring

D. plants will be cheaper in the shops this year

5. What is the best title for the last pieces of news?

A. MORE than 1,100 people committed suicide(自殺)in Beijing last year.

B. About 20 per cent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions.

C. Beijing needs mental health care

D. People living in Beijing suffer a lot.

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】 略

 

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