高中英语 Unit 4 Making the news培优练习新人教版必修5

1、高中英语 unit 4 making the news培优练习新人教版必修5高中英语 unit 4 making the news培优练习新人教版必修5年级：姓名：unit 4 making the news培优练习第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的4个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。alondons newest skyscraper (摩天大楼) is called the shard and it cost about 430 million pounds to build. at a height of

2、 almost 310 metres, it is the tallest building in europe. the shard has completely changed the appearance of london. however, not everyone thinks that it is a change for the better.the shard was designed by the famous italian architect renzo piano. when he began designing the shard for london, piano

3、 wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire (尖顶). he wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the city. the sides of the building arent regular. so the building has an unusual shape. it looks like a very thin, sharp piece of broken glass. and that is how the building got the name:

4、the shard. piano says that the spire shape of the shard is part of a great london tradition. the shape reminds him of the spires of the churches of london or the tall masts (桅杆) of the ships that were once on the river thames.the shard has 87 floors. at the top, there is an observatory. at the momen

5、t the building is empty, but eventually there will be a fivestar hotel. there will also be top quality restaurants, apartments and offices.before building work began, a lot of people didnt want the shard though the plans were approved. now they are still unhappy about the shard. some critics say tha

6、t such a tall skyscraper might be good in a city like new york, but not in london. they say that the best thing about the shard is its spire shape. but that is the only thing. there is no decoration, only flat surfaces. the egyptians did that 4,500 years ago. they also think the shard is too big for

7、 london. it destroys the beauty of the city.other critics dont like what the shard seems to represent. they say that the shard shows how london is becoming more unequal. only very rich people can afford to buy the expensive private apartments and stay in the hotel. but the people who live near the s

8、hard are among the poorest in london. so the shard seems a symbol of the division in society between the very rich and the poor.the shard now dominates the london skyline. it is not certain, however, that ordinary london citizens will ever accept it as a valuable addition to the city. 1londons newes

9、t skyscraper is called the shard because of _.aits cost bits sizecits shape dits height2when he designed the shard, piano wanted it to _.achange londons skylinebinherit londons tradition cimitate the egyptian styledattract potential visitors3the critics who refer to social division think the shard _

10、.ais only preferred by the richbis intended for wealthy peoplecis far away from the poor areadis popular only with londoners4which would be the best title for the passage?athe shard: cheers and clapsbthe shard: work of a great architectcthe shard: new symbol of london?dthe shard: a change for the be

11、tter?ba mentoring (导师制) program is giving life changing opportunities to banbury youth. young inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.alex goldberg, the programs founder, said: “we set up young inspirations because w

12、e wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.“we try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth. for example, weve secured internships (实习) with worldfamous firms such as honda.”“at a time of

13、funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring, it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures.” kieran hepb

14、urn, 14, is one of a group of banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. in october the banbury school pupil was accompanied by young inspirations staff to paris where he was an observer at the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organizations (unesco) international you

15、th forum (论坛)the event was held for young people from around the world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only uk school pupil to attend the event. kieran thinks the trip was a life changi

16、ng experience. “before we left i didnt quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didnt stop, it was amazing，” he said, “we went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.”the main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in politi

17、cal and public life. it dealt with issues (问题) such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment.kieran said: “it has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and i was voted most improved pupil at school in august.”the young inspirations mentoring sessions

18、 take place each friday in banbury. for details visit .5the young inspirations mentoring program aims to _.atrain staff for worldfamous firmsboffer job opportunities to young adultscprovide youth with unique experiencesdequip the unemployed with different skills6according to the passage, the forum f

19、ocused on how youth can _.abuild up their confidence at schoolbfind work experience opportunitiescimprove their social skills for the futuredplay an active role in the change of society7we can learn from the passage that _.athe visit to the united kingdom was amazingbkieran has made great progress i

20、n many aspectscthe youth have found a way to solve their problemsdthe mentoring sessions are held every day except friday8what would be the best title for the passage?aalex goldberg, founder of young inspirationsbyoung people find a world of opportunityckieran, banbury school pupil to parisddebates

21、help youth with their gradescmichelle kwan was born on july 7, 1980, in torrance, california. the daughter of hong kong immigrants (移民), kwan watched her older brother play ice hockey as a kid. she began skating when she was five, and entered and won her first figure skating competition at seven. sh

22、e won the world title in the 1994 world championships at the age of 13, and earned a spot as an alternate (候补者) for the 1994 olympic games. kwan went on to capture the world title in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003.at the nagano winter olympics in 1998, kwan was believed to win gold, but ended up wi

23、th a disappointing silver medal when fellow us skater tara lipinski surprisingly took first place. shortly before the salt lake city winter olympics in 2002, kwan, who was then the reigning world champ, surprisingly fired both her choreographer (编舞者), lori nichol, and longtime coach, frank carroll.

24、once again, she failed to get the gold medal when she finished third behind irina slutskaya of russia and us skater sarah hughes, who took first.as a student at the university of california at los angeles, kwan has continued to compete since her defeat (战败) in salt lake city. in february 2006, she w

25、as unable to take part in the olympic games in torino, italy because of a serious injury. though michelle kwan did not compete during the 20062007 figure skating season, she has turned down an offer to work for nbc sports and says she is not retiring.9the underlined word “capture” in the first parag

26、raph means “_”aenter bwinclearn dfind10what happened to michelle kwan in 2002?aher coach didnt want to train her any longer.bshe went to study at the university of california.cshe failed to take part in the olympic games in torino, italy.11which of the following may not be a world champ?alori nichol

27、. bmichelle kwan.ctara lipinski. dsarah hughes.dthe first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public places. the earliest daily newspaper was started in rome in 59 bc. in the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper u

28、ntil 1609, when one was started in germany.the first regularly published newspaper in the english language was printed in amsterdam in 1620. in 1621, an english newspaper was started in london and was published once a week. the first daily english newspaper was the daily courant (每日新闻). it came out

29、in march, 1702.in 1690，benjamin harris printed the first american newspaper in boston. but not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. in 1704, john campbell started the boston newsletter (波士顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the american colonies. by 1760, the col

30、onies had more than thirty daily newspapers. there are now about 1,800 daily papers in the united states.today, as a group, english language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. but the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the japanese newspaper asahi dhimbun (朝日新闻).

31、 it sells more than 11 million copies every day.12the first daily newspaper came out in _.a59 bc b700s c1609 d162013the first printed newspaper in america came out in _.awashington bnew york cboston dnew orleans14today there are about _ daily papers printed in the united states.a1,621 b1,704 c1,760

32、d1,80015which is not true according to the passage?athe first regularly published newspaper in the english language was printed in amsterdam.benglish language newspaper sells more than 11 million copies every day.ceurope didnt have a regularly published newspaper in 1608.dthe first daily english new

33、spaper came out in march, 1702.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。i know just how you feeldo you feel sad? happy? angry? you may think that the way you show these emotions is unique. well, think again. even the expression of the most personal feelings can be classified, ac

34、cording to mind reading, a dvd exhibiting every possible human emotion._16_in the mid 1800s, darwin divided the emotions into six typesanger, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise and enjoyment. more complex expressions of emotion were probably learned and therefore more specific to each culture. but now

35、 it is believed that many more facial expressions are shared worldwide._17_the mind reading dvd is a systematic visual record of these expressions. the project was designed by a cambridge professor. his research team first had to define an “emotion”_18_using this definition, 412 emotion terms were i

36、dentified and discussed, from “afraid” to “wanting”then each expression is acted out by six different actors. “it was really clear when the actors had got it right，” says cathy collis, who directed the dvd. “although they were given some direction, the actors were not told which facial muscles they

37、should move._19_” someone who has tried to set such rules is the american, professor paul ekman, who built database of how the face moves for every emotion. the face can make 43 distinct muscle movements. ekman has also found that it may not be possible for people to reproduce them artificially. the

38、 most difficult expression to reproduce is the smile. it isnt only about stretching the lips, but tightening the tiny muscles around the eye. _20_if we learnt to recognize whether someone was using their eye muscle when they smiled, we would be able to distinguish true enjoyment from false.a. it sho

39、ws 412 distinct ways we feel. b. these can be combined into more than 10,000 facial shapes.c. these particular muscles are difficult to control, and few people can do it. d. they decided that it was a mental state that could be introduced by “i feel” or “he looks ” or “she sounds”. e. he said the ex

40、pression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone, from any culture.f. it is as if they are programmed into the brains of “normal humans” wherever they are and whatever their races. g. we thought of trying to describe each emotion, but it would have been almost impossible to make c

41、lear rules for this.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节；满分45分)第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、d)，选出最佳选项。i had worried myself sick over simons mother coming to see me.i was a new _21_， and i gave an honest account of the students work. in simons case, the grades were awfully low. he couldnt read

42、his own handwriting._22_ he was a bright student. he discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. his work in no way reflected his _23_.so when simons mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. i was completely _24_ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “i came to thank you，” she

43、 said, surprising me beyond speech._25_ me, simon had become a different person. he talked of how he _26_ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had _27_ spent an afternoon at a friends house. she wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the _28_ i had nur

44、tured(培养) in her son. she kissed me again and left.i sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour，_29_ what had just happened. how did i make such a lifechanging difference to that boy without _30_ knowing it? what i finally came to _31_ was one day, several months before, when some students were _32_

45、reports in the front of the class. jeanne spoke _33_， and to encourage her to raise her voice, i had said, “speak up. simons the expert on this. he is the _34_ one you have to convince, and he cant hear you in the _35_ of the room.” that was it. from that day on, simon had sat up straighter, paid mo

46、re attention, _36_ more, and became happy. and it was all because he _37_ to be the last kid in the last row. the boy who most needed _38_ was the one who took the last seat that day.it taught me the most _39_ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and im thankful that it came _40_ and positiv

47、ely. a small kindness can indeed make a difference.21. a.cleaner breporter cmonitor dteacher22. a.or band cbut dso23. a.courage babilities cfeelings ddream24. a.desperate bresponsible cunprepared dunsuitable25. a.because of bin spite of capart from das for26. a.loved benvied cpleased dcriticized27.

48、a.gradually bconstantly crecently dobviously28. a.selfrespect bselfdoubt cselfpity dselfdefense29. a.imagining bobserving cwondering dregretting30. a.also beven calways dstill31. a.expect bremember cbelieve daccept32. a.writing breviewing cediting dgiving33. a.quietly brepeatedly cquickly dfirmly34.

49、 a.lucky blonely conly dlikely35. a.entrance bmiddle cfront dback36. a.slept bsmiled cshouted dquarreled37. a.intended bpretended crefused dhappened38. a.change bpraise cthanks dvisits39. a.difficult bpainful cvaluable denjoyable40. a.early bslowly cfrequently doccasionally第二节：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅

50、读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。“if youre talking to me in a noisy restaurant and my nerve system is good at locking onto the sound of your voice, i_41_understand what you say better.”the research at northwestern university shows that _42_(play) a musical instrument is good for your brain. and the

51、 brain remembers how to “lock onto” the important sounds, _43_ , our ears may not work as well as we age, and that helps us to hear better.a scientist, living in france twenty years ago，_44_(write) about what he called the “mozart effect”he said that_45_could be helpful to the brain when listening t

52、o the classical music of mozart. some researchers said that mozarts music would make you much_46_(smart), or even have some health disorders _47_(cure). others said that there was nothing special about mozarts music. any kind of high energy music would work. so if the cost of a musical instrument or

53、 music lessons is too costly, can we get_48_same brain experience just by listening?usually people have teachers, or they can teach themselves music._49_， the point is that theyre actively playing a musical instrument and engaging in making music instead_40_listening to music passively.第三部分：写作(满分35分

54、)第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()。并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不记分。i have always quite irrationally(无理性地)proud myself on my good health，for i only occa

55、sionally had to take a day off the work when i have had a cold. so i was quite offended(使不舒服)by my doctor，whom thought me fat. when we ran to each other in the street the other day, taking one look at me and told me that i was definitely fat and that i did not make effort to lose some weight, i could expect to have a heart attack before long. he added that，as many middleaged man, i led an inactive life.it was true that i had been getting fatter, so it wa