Option 1: Cropping by Placing the Image in a Shape
Screen Shot 1
Using one of Snap Shot’s standard shapes as a photo-editing tool requires no special abilities.To crop an image with a standard shape:
a.Click Cropping & Orientation from the Effects menu.
b.Click to select one of the six shapes to frame your image.
c.Use the mouse pointer to draw a frame around the portion of the image you wish to retain.Re-size the frame by dragging the shape’s sizing handles.When you are satisfied with the results, click Cut It.
d.Snap Shot will automatically return to the project that is open.(You may also copy or cut the cropped image and paste it into another application.)
Option 2: Freehand Cropping of an Image
Screen Shot 2
If you want to trace the shape of an object in order to crop out everything else, freehand cropping is the way to go.To crop an image freehand:
a.Click Freehand Crop from the Cropping & Orientation option on the Effects menu.
b.Using the mouse pointer, trace around the shape you want to crop.Be sure to completely enclose the image by ending at the same place you began outlining.
c.Click Cut It.Snap Shot will automatically return to the project that is open.
1.The main purpose of the passage is to ______.
A.describe the features of Snap Shot
B.explain how to use Snap Shot to select sections of a picture
C.show that Snap Shot is an easy tool to use
D.discuss how to use the features of Snap Shot
2.To perform Option 2, one should first ______.
A.select the image
B.use the mouse pointer to draw a frame
C.select Cropping & Orientation from the Effects menu
D.re-size the frame by dragging the sizing handles on the shape
3.Why is freehand cropping discussed after cropping with shapes?
A.To introduce a simpler technique before moving on to a more complex one.
B.To proceed from a more useful technique to one with fewer practical applications.
C.To order the options alphabetically.
D.To arrange the text, making space for the screen shots.
??? Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question.The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.
Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes, combined with lots of head-scratching puzzlement about what in the world those readers really want.
But the sources of distrust go way deeper.Most journalists learn to see the world through a set of standard patterns into which they report each day’s events.In other words, there is a traditional story line in the newsroom culture that provides a backbone and a ready-made narrative structure for otherwise confusing news.
There exists a social and cultural disconnect between journalists and their readers, which helps explain why the “standard patterns” of the newsroom seem foreign to many readers.In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area.Then residents in these communities were phoned at random and asked the same questions.
Replies show that compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedeses, and trade stocks, and they’re less likely to go to church, do volunteer work, or put down roots in a community.
Reporters tend to be part of a broadly defined social and cultural elite (精英), so their work tends to reflect the traditional values of this elite.The alarming distrust of the news media isn’t rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily conflict of world views between reporters and their readers.
This is an explosive situation for any industry, particularly a declining one.Here is a troubled business that keeps hiring employees whose attitudes vastly annoy the customers.Then it sponsors lots of symposiums (讨论会) and a credibility project devoted to wondering why customers are annoyed and fleeing in large numbers.But it never seems to get around to noticing the cultural and class prejudices that so many former buyers are complaining about.If it did, it would open up its diversity program, now focused narrowly on race and gender, and look for reporters who differ broadly by outlook, values, education, and class.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Needs of the readers all over the world.
B.Causes of the public disappointment about newspapers.
C.Origins of the declining newspaper industry.
D.Aims of a journalism credibility project.
2.The results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be ______.
A.quite trustworthyB.somewhat conflicting
C.very informativeD.rather shallow
3.The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their ______.
A.working attitudeB.traditional lifestyle
C.world outlookD.educational background
4.Despite its efforts, the newspaper industry still cannot satisfy the readers owing to its ______.
A.failure to realize its real problemB.tendency to hire annoying reporters
C.likeliness to do inaccurate reportingD.prejudice in matters of race and gender
七、七选五
Directions: Read the passage carefully.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
If you shower before bed, you’ve probably wondered whether sleeping with damp hair is a problem.Maybe you’ve heard it could make you sick, or that it can damage your hair or skin.
What’s the truth? Let’s address the “it can make you sick” myth first.“1.” says Dr.William Schaffner, a professor of medicine.While this idea persists, Schaffner says it was long ago disproved.It’s true that you’re much more likely to catch a common cold during the winter months.But this has to do with the ways respiratory (呼吸的) viruses spread, he says.
2.Illness-causing bacteria and viruses don’t appear naturally, and so you’re not going to make yourself ill by getting your pillow a little damp at night, Schaffner says.But there is a possible exception.Some research has shown that pillows—especially those made with synthetic materials—can contain asthma- or allergy-triggering molds (哮喘或致敏菌) and fungus, which tend to do well in damp environments, and so do dust mites, says Dr.Payel Gupta, a spokesperson for the American Lung Association.
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