Some editors often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and stat

Editors of newspapers and magazines often ______ (走极端) to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.

It can be inferred from the last paragraph that

A．women are often involved in politics in Germany.

B．in Germany, there are now some female leaders, including Merkel.

C．Merkel becomes a chancellor because she is no longer a girl.

D．it does need a lot to become a female chancellor in Germany.

How did the editors deal with the letters from the readers？

A．They put some letters in a big postbag for reference.

B．They did nothing but keep all the letters for reference.

C．They looked up some information in the letters and then published in Postbag.

D．They published some letters in the column (专栏)—Post bag and kept the rest for reference.

A、evaluate the quality of the paper

B、acquire background of the study

C、decide whether the topic is interesting

D、understand the purpose of the research

A.inform

B.chase

C.rebel

D.offend

A．monotony.. continues

B．ingenuity.. settles

C．unpredictability.. scuttles

D．inconsistency .. vacillates

E．rigidity.. dithers

A．monotony.. continues

B．ingenuity.. settles

C．unpredictability.. scuttles

D．inconsistency .. vacillates

E．rigidity.. dithers

Section G（每题2分，共10分） Directions: In this part, you will read five paragraphs. Choose the right topic for each paragraph. Paragraph 1 People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes, and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones.

A、Taxes are much too high.

B、We pay more taxes than we may realize.

C、Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are unfair.

D、Some taxes are hidden.

Which of the following might work as humor according to the author？

A．Making remarks about the inadequacy of hotel services with a group of hotel waiters.

B．Complaining about the dullness of newspaper content with some editors of it.

C．Commenting on the greediness of lawyers with several solicitors.

D．Teasing the inflexibility of traffic wardens with a group of drivers.

A) desperate

B) disappointing

C) worshipping

D) bankrupt

E) fancy

F) protects

G) protests

H) similarly

I) wake

J) contest

K) object

L) cruelty

M) dignity

N) originally

O) altitude

Have you ever known anyone famous？ If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them______to people saying there is anything different about them. "I'm really just a normal guy,"______an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as their ______ fans suggest. They start to wear ______ clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had ______ risen above it all. What will it feel like to soar to such ______ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else？ And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to ______ from your dream and realize you are only human？ Some only see the ______ in losing something they had gained. They often make ______ attempts to regain what they lost. Often these efforts result in even greater pain. Some become ______ financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.