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Do you read newspapers?
Maybe you think that newspapers are boring and only for grown-ups. But that's not true.
There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to know what you are looking at.
"I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day", said 15-year-old Guo Binghua from Henan. "What
interests me most are the things happening at schools.
School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There is also news from around the world一from
international problems to pop stars.
If you read the newspaper carefully, you'll find there're different kinds of articles on the pages:
News stories
These stories are about events. Reporters try to show all sides of a story to help readers understand what
happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to
convince readers that the stories are true. Teens has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When
you read stories, you hear about the facts; not the writers' ideas.
Opinion (观点) writing
Opinion writing is usually about something happening right now, But it isn't just facts. Here writers add in
their own opinions. Writers choose only the facts that help back up (支持) their ideas. They are trying to
persuade (说服) readers. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to "Speak Out" on page
two for an example of opinion writing in Teens.
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You need to watch out for this type! Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get you
interested in their products (产品)! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers
1. How does the writer think students should read newspapers? [ ]
A. They should read them carefully
B. They just need to know what they're interested in
C. They should read again and again
D. They should read different kinds of articles.
2. What's "Teens" in the passage? [ ]
A. Children from 13 to 19 years old.
B. The name of a magazine.
C. The name of a writer.
D. The name of a newspaper.
3. Which group of the followings has different meanings in the passage? [ ]
A. "kind" and "type".
B. "convince" and "persuade".
C. "help back up" and "speak out".
D. "opinion" and "idea".
4. What is the most important for news stories? [ ]
A. True facts
B. Pictures and numbers
C. The writer's ideas
D. Different articles
5. In the passage the writer tells us to _______. [ ]
A. buy the products in the advertisements
B. never to believe the products in the advertisements
C. care for the products .in the advertisements
D. read between the lines
