“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”

You probably heard those lines in grammar school, but do you really agree that harsh(嚴(yán)厲的) or negative words do not harm us? Words have power. Surely we all have had our feelings hurt by something someone said.

We may not say words to hurt others, but the way we interpret (解釋) them and how we say them may cause great harm. Here’s an example

An ancient king dreamed all his teeth had fallen out. He sent for a wise man to explain his dream to him the dream means that all your relatives will die and you will be left alone! The king was very angry and threw the interpreter into prison. He then sent for another interpreter who said, “Congratulations! King! You will live many more years. In fact, you will survive all your relatives. Long Live the King!”

Both interpreters gave the same interpretation, but there was a huge difference in the way they said it.

Our speech must be understood by those who hear our words, but the way we say things and the intention behind them have as much power as the words themselves. Words can cause anger or appreciation. Which would you rather receive?

People who say harsh and negative things may not mean to harm, but have you ever known anyone who is a naysayer? They often look at the dark sides of things. They always see the glass as half empty rather than half full. How do you feel when you are around this type of person? Remember words have power. Use them wisely.

1.The author mentions the story of the ancient king to show that _____.

A. one dream sometimes has different explanations

B. good words can bring good luck to people

C. people should be careful when talking to a king

D. different ways of saying things have different effects

2.The underlined word “naysayer” in the last paragraph refers to a person who always _____.

A. has a negative attitude

B. likes to be praised

C. talks big

D. likes to repeat what others say

3.According to the text, how can people understand each other better?

A. By sharing different life experiences

B. By accepting different habits.

C. By properly using words

D. By recognizing different values.

4.The passage mainly talks about ______.

A. the power of words

B. the cruelty of the king

C. how to understand others

D. how to build good relationships

Neither television nor radio nor magazines nor books nor any other medium can begin to match newspapers for depth and breadth of coverage (新聞報(bào)道). In fact, all these media themselves depend on newspapers to bring them information that they then process and distribute as their own brand of news.

Now many newspapers are locked in a struggle for survival. If they lose—which is by no means impossible—we all lose.

The great task for editors and publishers is to respond to the competitive challenge caused by online news, and at the same time use their own online news to increase their profits (利潤(rùn)). As yet，they haven't figured out a smooth and sure way to do that.

So they cut some more to get profit. The cuts in size that they are making are in some cases risky and in others without considering the results. With every cut, publishers tirelessly argue that readers won't even know the difference. The trouble is that by the time customers do notice that they are getting less for their money，it will be too late—too late to notice the reduction in the number of readers.

The other big cuts, of course, are in staff (員工). The victims would be the oldest and most experienced workers because they are the highest paid.While there is plenty of tired deadwood among them，there is also a lot of talent.

When experienced staff leave in large numbers—as they often do now—the newspaper loses great professional memory. But the real loser is the readers, who are suddenly robbed of the insights (見(jiàn)識(shí)) that only the experienced reporters can bring.

As for the future, there is at least one big, bright sign：intelligent young people will continue to flood into journalism in urgent search of jobs, despite its high demands and modest (不太高的) pay.

1.The underlined word “deadwood” in Paragraph 5 may refer to “ ”．

A. the staff who are going to retire

B. people who are no longer useful or needed

C. workers who are experienced

D. reporters who are tired of covering events

2.According to the passage，which of the following can best describe the author's attitude towards the ways the editors and publishers have adopted to get profit?

A. The author has no objection.

B. The author is against them.

C. The author has not shown it clearly.

D. The author regards them reasonable.

3.The author seems to agree with the view that .

A. experienced workers are the last to be laid off

B. journalism is a job offering highest pay for high demands

C. the challenge of newspapers is that there are not enough intelligent young people

D. it is possible that newspapers may not survive in the end

4.It is stressed by the passage that the most important quality for a journalist is .

A. patience B. selfishness C. insights D. sensitivity

在2015年1月9號(hào)上體育課時(shí),高二(1)班的李英不小心摔傷,一位名叫李剛的同學(xué)立刻把她送到了校醫(yī)院。作為校報(bào)記者請(qǐng)你就此寫(xiě)一則英文新聞發(fā)表在校報(bào)英文版上。

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A. whom B. as C. that D. who

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―But they could only compete________three medals.

A. against; with B. against; on

C. with; for D. for; for

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--- ________, why do you always do that?

A. So what B. If so

C. If any D. Even so

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A. invitation B. attention C. protection D. devotion

Tom suggested that we such a meeting, but Jenny insisted that it_________of great importance.

A. not hold,should be B. didn't hold,be

C. hold, was D. not hold,was

“Please close the window,” he said to me. He me the window.

A. said to；to close B. told to；closing

C. asked；to close D. said to；please close

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A. causes B. caused C. have caused D. has caused