Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children grew up, she tried again.

　　She finds it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be. Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff (不灵活的). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.

　　1．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A．An Unusual Student

　　B．A Kindhearted Mother

　　C．A Cruel Banker

　　D．A Strange Woman

　　2．What was the difference between Mrs Hanson and her classmates?

　　A．She worked hard at her lessons.

　　B．She was much older.

　　C．She was a country girl.

　　D．She was eager to graduate from college.

　　3．Why couldn't Mrs Hanson go to college soon after she graduated from high school?

　　A．Because she had got married.

　　B．Because she wanted to teach herself.

　　C．Because she was a country girl.

　　D．Because she wasn't rich enough.

　　4．In which order did Mrs Hanson do the following things?

　　a．She had her 73rd birthday.

　　b．She finished high school.

　　c．She began her studies at college.

　　d．She went to the bank to borrow money.

　　e．She got married and gave birth to nine children

　　A．e，c，b，a，d　　B．b，d，e，c，a

　　C．e，d，b，c，a D．b，d，a，c，e

　　B

　　If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.

　　The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives - the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic (基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do - as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.

　　It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I'm pretty sure how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read - sports and international news, etc.

　　I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed_off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn't happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.

　　5．What is the best title for the passage?

　　A．The Best Way to Get News

B．The Changes of Media