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AAyoungmanaskedAlbertEinstein,thegreatGermanscientist,whatthesecretofsuccessis.Thescientisttoldhimthatthesecretofsuccessishardwork.Afewdayslatertheyoungmanaskedthesamequestionagain.Einsteinwasveryannoyed．Hedidnotsayanything,butwroteafewwordsonapieceofpaper.Onitwaswritten:A=X+Y+Z.“Whatdoesthismean?”askedtheyoungman.“Ameans“success””explainedtheoldscientist.“Xstandsforhardwork,Yforgoodmethod(方法)andZZmeansstoptalkingandgetdowntowork.”1.Theyoungman_________.A.wantedtomeetEinsteinB.wantedtobeagreatscientistlikeEinsteinC.waseager(渴望)toknowthesecretofsuccessD.wantedtobeastudentofEinstein2.InEinstein’sopinionthesecretofsuccesswas________.A.toworkwithgreatenergy(精力，活力)B.tostudyharddayandnightC.tolearnfromgreatscientistsD.toraise(提出)questionsasmanyasyoucould3.“Y”standsfor_______.A.hardworkB.greatenergyC.greatsuccessD.goodmanner(方法)4.Theword“annoyed”means________.A.angryB.sadC.lovelyD.glad5.Einsteinwasamanwho______A.likedtotalkwithyoungpeopleB.likedtohelpothersC.likedtomakefriendswithyoungpeopleD.likedtowork,butdidn’tliketotalkBBritishnewspapersaremuchsmallerthantheyusedtobeandtheirreadersareofteninahurry,sonewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossible.Theytelltheirreadersatoncewhathappened,where,whenandhowithappenedandwhatwastheresult:howmanypeoplewerekilled,whatchangewasdoneandsoon.Readerswantthefact(事实)setoutasfullyandaccuratelyaspossible.Readersarealsointerestedinthepeoplewhohaveseentheaccident.Soanewspapermanalwayslikestogetsomeinformation(信息)fromsomeonewhowasthere,whichcanbegivenintheperson’sownwords.Becausehecanuseonlyafewwords,thenewspapermanmustchoosethosewordscarefully,everyonemustbeeffective(有效).Insteadof“hecalledoutinaloudvoice”,hewrites”heshouted”;insteadof“theloosestonesrollednoisilydownthesideofthemountain”,hewillwrite”theythundereddownthemountainside”.Becausemanyofthereadersaren’tveryclever,andmostofthemareinahurry.1.Fromthetext,welearnthatnewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossible,becausereaders___.A.wanttoknowmoreaboutthenewsB.takenointerestinwhathashappenedC.havenotimetoreadthenewscarefullyD.paymuchattentiontotheresult2.Theunderlinedword”one”inthetextrefersto______.A.wordB.newspapermanC.readerD.person3.Whichofthefollowingwouldbestcompletethetext?A.hewillkeephiswritingshortB.hewon’tcareabouthiswritingC.hewillgivenothingbutinformationD.hewon’tmakehiswritinggoodenough.4.InwhatwaydoyouthinkBritishnewspapershavebecomesmaller?A.Inapagesize.B.Innumberofreaders.C.Innumberofpages.D.Innumberofcopies5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Readersarenotsatisfiedwiththeshortnews.B.Notmanypeoplehavetimetoreadthelongarticlesinnewspapers.C.Readersfindthelanguageofthenewspapersexciting.D.Newspapermentrytoreportasfullyaspossible.CThestoryhappenedduringtheSecondWorldWar（战争）．AnoldmanlivedinasmalltownofGermany.Hehadthreesonsandtheyallworkedinthesamefactorywherehehadworked.Afterthewarhadbegun,hissonswereallmadetojointhearmyoneafteranotherandtheyalldiedinthefrights.Theoldmanwasverysad.hedidn’thaveenoughfoodandwasoftenhungry.Andnobodyhelpedhimandhedidn’tknowhowtogoinliving.Itwasaverycoldwinternight.Theoldmancouldn’tgotosleep.Hehadbeenhungryfortwodaysanditwassocoldinhisroomthaticecouldbeseen.Hehadtogetupandbeguntorunintheroomuntilhelaydownontheground.Thenextmorninghehadtobegfromdoortodoor.Hehadbeentoalotofcitiesandknewalot.Oncehecametoavillage,butthevillageswereallpoorandcouldn’tgivehimanything.Hewastoohungrytogotoanothervillage.Hethoughthardandfoundaway.Hecametoapolicestationandcalledout,“Hitlerisafoolishpig(希特勒是蠢猪)！＂Outcameanoldpolicemanatonce.Hetooktheoldmanintoaroom,gavehimsomebreadandacupoftea.Thenhesaid,“Don’tsayinourvillage,sir!”“I’msorry,sir.”Saidtheoldman.“Idon’tknowit’sHitler’shometown.”“No,no,sir.”Thepolicemansaidinahurry.“It’spig’shometown!”1.Theoldmanwas___________.A.aGermanB.aFrenchC.anAustralianD.anEnglishman2.Theoldmanwassadbecause________.A.histhreesonsalldiedduringthewarB.HisthreesonshadtojointhearmyC.HehadnofoodorclothesD.Helivedinthesmalltownalone3.Theoldmangotupandraninhisroomto________.A.keephealthyB.ForgethewassadandhungryC.MakehimwarmD.Findawaytoforgethewashungry4.Theoldmanshoutedoutsidethepolicestationbecause______A.hehatedHitlerverymuchB.hehopedthepolicemancouldhelphimC.hewantedtomakethepolicemenangryD.hethoughtthehewouldbegivensomefoodinprison(监狱)5.Whichstatementistrue?A.TheoldpolicemanhatedHitler,tooB.TheoldpolicemanfoundthattheoldmanhisbestfriendC.TheoldpolicemanwouldsendtheoldmaninprisonD.TheoldpolicemanlikedHitlerbetterthanpigsDMissGorgerstaughtphysicesinaNewYorkschool.Lastmonthsheexplainedtooneofherclassesaboutsound,andshedecidedtotestthemtoseehowsuccessfulshehadbeeninherexplanation.Shesaidtothem,“NowIhaveabrotherinLosAngeles.IfIwascallinghimonthephoneandatthesametimeyouwere75feetaway,listeningtomefromacrossthestreet,whichofyouwouldhearwhatIsaidearlier,mybrotheroryouandforwhatreason?”Tomatonceanswered,“Yourbrother.Becauseelectricitytravelsfasterthansoundwaves.”“That’sverygood,”MissGorgersanswered;butthenoneofthegirlsraisedherhand,andMissGorgerssaid,“Yes,Kate?”“Idisagree,”Katesaid.“Yourbrotherwouldhearyouearlierbeca