新闻报道专练.doc

新闻报道类的文章因其生活中最常见的文体，故在高考试题中出现的比率也非常高。这类文章的特点是语言简练，含意丰富，句子多用省略，常用倒叙和插叙，并经常插入人物访谈或评论，思维的跳跃性较大，陌生人名或地名出现较多。读新闻报道类文章时，一定要在第一句话即新闻的导语上多下功夫。因为导语是对整篇文章的总体概括，往往用一句话点名什么人在什么时间什么地点发生了一件什么事，造成了什么影响或结果等，含意丰富，句式复杂。以下的正文部分往往是对导语的展开叙述，相对容易理解。 A难度： 易 字数：250 words 标准用时：4 minutes 实际用时：_________Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work, a move scientists say can be good for productivity, workplace morale(士气), and the well-being of animals.A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pot. Sue Chaseling of Petcare Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pots. On the pots side, they are not left on their own and wont feel lonely and unhappy, she said. A study of major US companies showed that 73 % found office pots beneficial(有益的), while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism(缺勤).Xami Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington. My customers love them. They are their favorites, she said. They are not troublesome. They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun. Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years working at Punch Gallery in Balmain. Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years. BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass, he said.Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation. But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable.1. The percentage of American companies that are in favor of keeping office pots is _______. A. 73% B. 27% C. 25% D. 15%2. We know from the text that BJ _______. A. works in the Global Hair Salon B. often greets the passers-by C. likes to sleep in the sun D. is a two-year-old cat3. The best title for this text would be _______. A. Pets Help Attract Customers