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1、Making the n ews李仕才一、阅读理解Taylore is a kid who passes by to ride sometimes and help us with chores. Barely15, she s never short of advice, and one of her favorite pastimes is teasing meabout being afraid to go too fast on ahorse.Last summer four of us rode down the trail behind our woods: my wife Kar
2、en, Taylore, Taylore s friend Kendall andme. I was riding my 13-year-old, Tawny.We were two miles from home whe n, for some un expla in able reas on, I pushed Tawny into a gallop(飞驰).Theother horses were an xious to catch up, and just like that, therace was on.Taylore brushed past my left leg and, s
3、econds later, Kendall went by on my right.I realized Tawny was covering ground faster than I d ever seen her. She strained every muscle in her body to catch upwith the girls.It was like a truck winding over a mountainroad without brakes ( 闸).Part of me felt perfectly in con trol, while ano ther part
4、 screamed that Iwasn t.In half a mile I knew we d be crossing the highway, so I prayed that the girls would be fine. I gave up calculating howlong it might take before my horse would be tried eno ugh to want to slow dow n.I was just about out of an swers whe n I saw the girls slow ing in front of me
5、. Theirhorses were relaxed and comfortable, not even breathing hard . Taylore s face glowe d. She gave me a high five. Wow, you did well, she said. I knew you d go fast whe n you were ready. No one in the group had even broke n a sweat, except me. I was still n ervous fromthecrazy pace. My heart pou
6、nded too, but not from exercise. Karen claims I was showing off for the girls that day, andmaybe she s right. But I think I had something toprove. Because despite my wrinkles (皱纹),glasses and gray hair, I was feeling young at heart. And, like a horse ona warm summerday, I m always ready to kick up m
7、y heels.1. How did the race betwee n the girls and the author begi n?A. His horse s gallop made the other horses want to catch up.2B. He wan ted to show off his ridi ng skills for the girls.C. They wan ted to know whose horse could run fastest.D. They teased him about being afraid to go too fast on
8、a horse.2. During the race,_.A. the author s horse outran the girl s horses the whole timeB. the author was con fide nt that Tawny was in con trolC. the girls were so an xious to win that they sweated a lotD. the author s good performanee took Taylore by surprise3. When the race ended, the author s
9、heart pounded because_ .A. he was feeli ng thrilled and youngB. it was really tough exercise for himC. he was worried that the girls might be in dan gerD. he felt quite embarrassed that he had lost the race4. The phrase kick up my heels at the end can be replaced by_ .A. devote myselfB. enjoy myself
10、C. accept my challe ngeD. take part in running competiti on【文章大意】文章描述作者和两个女孩骑马比赛,这让作者感到兴奋,也感到虽然自己上了年纪,但是有一颗年轻的心。1.A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的We were two milesfrom home when, for someun expla in ablereasonpushed Tawny into a gallop(飞驰).The other horses werean xious to catch up, and just like that, therace wa
11、s on.可知,作者的马飞驰起来使得其它马想要赶上。故选A。2.D【解析推理判断题。根据文童倒数第二段的Tlayloics face glowed. She gave me a high five. “Wo理you didwelV she said.4 knew youd go fast when you ready?fI可知丁 作者的出鱼的表现让Taylore很惊讶。故选Do33.A【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的Iwasstillnervous from the crazy pace.纹),glasses and gray hair, I was feeli ng young at
12、heart.作者的心狂跳因为他感觉兴奋而且年轻。故选A。4.B【解析】词义猜测題*根文童最后一段的likeahorse on a warm sinnmer day,可知,作者感觉自己像温暖夏日的马,总是准备好享爱一番&故选政,二、教材与语法填空根据教材课文内容,在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Zhou Yang will n ever forget his first assig nment 1.a reporter of anEn glish n ewspaper. At the office his talk with his new boss in flue need
13、 his life 2.(stron g). His boss told him not to go out 3. (cover) an event without a professi onal photographer.During the in terviews, he had to liste n to a lot of facts in detail whe n getti ngwell 4. (prepare)for the next question based on 5. theperson said. Ifthe pers on 6. (interview) agreed,
14、he could use a recorder to record what theintervieweesaid. The boss also gave him an example of the importanee of a recorder.Once a footballer 7. (accuse) of tak ing money for deliberately not scori nggoals. He admitted that some one 8. (try) to bribe him, but denied tak ing the money. With the reco
15、rding,it wasproved that he was 9. (guilt). He was angryand tried to stop it, 10. failed_答案:1.as2.stro ngly3.to cover 4.prepared 5.what6. in terviewed7.was accused 8.had tried 9.guilty 10. But三、完形填空We have all heard of gia nt pan das, and know that they are endan gered. When one has babies, it makes
16、n ational n ews _1_, and pictures of their babies are _2_circulated. But it now seems that the gia nt panda is not _3_ of itself. _The lovely animals have _4_ a classic test of self-awareness.They cannot _5_themselves in the mirror. Researchers use the mirror recog niti on test to _6_whether childre
17、 n or ani mals have a _7_ of self-aware ness.In the test, an ani mal is prese nted _8_ a mirror. Researchers the n watch tosee _9_ it notices a mark on its face, which is only _10_ n the mirror. If theanimal notices the mark, it often _11_ it. Humanchildren often pass the test when they are only two
18、 years old.Many other ani mals have passed the mirror test, i ncludi ng mon keys, Asia nelepha nts and even pige ons. But whe n researchers tested pan das,12 of them didthe same thing as those animals did. 13, each panda behaved as if their _14_in the mirror was ano ther panda altogether. They acted
19、 as if they were _15_ by what they saw in the mirror,My heart poun dedtoo, but not from exercise.Because despite my wrin kles ( 皱可知,比赛结束的时候,4scratching their feet and walking _16_.5The _17of this research will help desig n better areas for an imals incaptivity ( 圈养).For example, on e-direct ionalgla
20、ss sometimes used in the areasmay _18pan das to feel stressed when they see their own image in the 19 . Thatsbecause they might believe it to be ano ther pan da, _20_ themselves.1. A.papersB. coversC. headlinesD.pages2. A.widelyB.popularlyC. especiallyD.completely3. A.shyB.fondC. consciousD.con fide
21、 nt4. A.failedB.ignoredC. facedD.con ducted5. A.observeB.discoverC. recognizeD.un dersta nd6. A.believe inB.find outC. pick outD.take in7. A.senseB.questi onC. op inionD.thought& A.forB.withC. inD.before9. A.howB.whe nC. whyD.whether10. A.touchableB.seeableC. sensibleD.possible11. A.dismissesB.admit
22、sC. feelsD.moves12 . A.allB.mostC. oneD.none13 . A.ThusB.HoweverC. In steadD.Still14 . A.react ionB.reflect ionC. operatio nD.imag in ati on15 . A.trappedB.amazed6C. threate ned D.teased16. A.backwardsB. aloneC. forwardsD. along17. A.failureB. outcomeC. successD. review18. A.causeB. prepareC. accele
23、rateD. urge19. A.eyesB. cagesC. zooD. glass20. A.other thanB. regardless ofC. because ofD. rather than【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。 本文对大熊猫、 儿童还有其他的动物都做了有关自我 意识感方面的研究, 结果显示大熊猫的自我认知很差, 即使照镜子, 它们也认不出镜子里的 自己。1 C 考查名词辨析。根据上文中的“ and know that they are endangered”可推知,当一个大熊猫有宝宝后,很快就会上国内新闻头条。C 项意为“头条(新闻)”,符合语境。A 项意为“报纸”;
24、B 项意为“封面”;D 项意为“页码”,均与语境不符。故选C 项。2A 考查副词辨析。上文提到,当一个大熊猫有宝宝后,很快就会上国内新闻头条; 由此可推知,大熊猫宝宝的照片会被广泛传阅。A 项意为“广泛地”,符合语境。B 项意为“流行地”;C 项意为“特别地”;D 项意为“完全地”,均与语境不符。故选A 项。3C 考查形容词辨析。 根据第二段第一句中的“ a classic test of self-awareness ” 可知,这里指的是现在看起来大熊猫是没有自我意识的。C 项意为“有意识的”, 符合语境。A 项意为“害羞的”;B 项意为“喜欢的”;D 项意为“自信的”,均与语境不符。故选
25、C 项。4A 考查动词辨析。根据下文中的“ They cannot. have a _ ofself-aware ness. ”可知,可爱的大熊猫没有通过这种经典的自我意识测试。A 项意为“失败”,符合语境。B 项意为“忽视”;C 项意为“面对”;D 项意为“指挥,引导”,均与 语境不符。故选 A 项。5C 考查动词辨析。根据下文的“ Researchers use the mirror recognition.”可知,此处指大熊猫认不出镜子中的自己。C 项意为“辨认出”,符合语境。A 项意为“观察”;B 项意为“发现”;D 项意为“理解”,均与语境不符。故选C 项。6B 考查动词短语辨析。
26、根据语境可知, 此处指研究者的目的是弄清楚孩子或动物是否有自我认知。B 项意为“找到,弄清楚”,符合语境。A 项意为“相信,信任”;C 项意为“挑选出”;D 项意为“吸收,欺骗”,均与语境不符。故选B 项。77. A 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知,此处指自我认知,是一种感觉。A 项意为“感觉”,8a sense of 为固定搭配, 意为“一种感”,符合语境。 B 项意为“问题”; C 项意为“观 点”; D 项意为“想法”,均与语境不符。故选A 项。8 B 考查介词辨析。 根据语境可知, 此处指在实验中, 动物在镜子中呈现出来。 表示 使用某种工具, 应用介词 with 。9D 考查连词辨析。
27、根据语境可知, 此处指研究者想观察大熊猫是否能注意到它脸上 的记号。故选 D 项。10B 考查形容词辨析。 根据常识可知, 在自己脸上的标记, 只有在镜子中才能看到。B 项意为“可见的”,符合语境。 A 项意为“可触摸的”;C 项意为“可觉察的”;D 项意为 “可能的”,均与语境不符。故选B 项。11C 考查动词辨析。根据下文的“ Many other an imals have passed the mirror test ”可知, 此处指如果动物注意到脸上的标记, 它会感受到这个标记的。 C 项意为“感受, 感觉”,符合语境。A 项意为“解雇,解散”; B项意为“承认”;D 项意为“移动”
28、,均 与语境不符。故选 C 项。12D 考查代词辨析。 根据上文及转折词“ but ”可知, 此处指没有一只大熊猫像其他 动物一样能感受到脸上的标记。故选D 项。13 C 考查副词辨析。根据语境可知,此处指“相反,每一只大熊猫表现得就像镜子里的影像是其他大熊猫”。C 项意为“代替,而不是”,符合语境。A 项意为“因此”;B项意为“然而”;D 项意为“仍然”,均与语境不符。故选C 项。14B 考查名词辨析。根据常识可知,镜子中应是映照出的影像。倒影”,符合语境。A 项意为“反应”;C 项意为“操作,手术”;与语境不符。故选 B 项。15C 考查动词辨析。根据下文中熊猫的反应可知,熊猫表现出好像受
29、到镜子中“自己”的威胁。C 项意为“威胁”,符合语境。A 项意为“使陷入困境,卡住”;B 项意为“使惊讶”;D 项意为“取笑,戏弄”,均与语境不符。故选C 项。16.A 考查副词辨析。根据常识可知,害怕会向后退。A 项意为“向后”,符合语境。B 项意为“独自地”;C 项意为“向前”;D 项意为“一起,沿着”,均与语境不符。故选A项。17.B 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知,此处指研究的结果。B 项意为“结果”,符合语境。A 项意为“失败”;C 项意为“成功”;D 项意为“复习”,均与语境不符。故选B项。18.A 考查动词辨析。由语境可知,此处指可以成像的玻璃会让大熊猫感到有压力。cause sb.
30、 to do sth. 意为“导致某人做某事”,符合语境。B 项意为“准备”;C 项意为“加速”;D 项意为“督促”,均与语境不符。故选A 项。19.D 考查名词辨析。根据上文中的“ one-directional glass ”可知, glass 符合语B 项意为“映像,D 项意为“想9境。故选 D 项。20.D 考查介词短语辨析。由语境可知,此处指这就是因为大熊猫相信镜子里是别的大熊猫而不是自己。D 项意为“而不是”,符合语境。A 项意为“除了”; B 项意为“不管”; C 项意为“因为”,均与语境不符。故选D 项。四、教材与话题写作(I)用本单元所学知识完成下列句子。1作为一名记者,李强
31、不但有很好的新闻嗅觉,而且具有令人钦佩的专业技能。(n otonl y.but also.; jo urn alist; have a good nose for; admirable; professi on al)答案: As a journalist, not only does Li Qiang have a good nose for news, but he alsohas admirable professi onal skills.2.每一次采访前,他都会全神贯注地做准备。(concen trate)答案: Before every in terview, he concen
32、trates on prepari ng for it.3.在采访过程中, 他能够获得他所需要的信息。同时,他还能想起下一个问题。(process; acquire; meanwhile)答案:In the process of an in terview, he can acquire the in formatio n he n eeds,and mean while comes up with the next questi on.4 .采访一结束,李强必须准确迅速地写出报道。最终由主编审读批准。(the mome nt.;accurately; approve)答案: The mome nt the in terview is over, Li Qia ng must write out his story accurately and quickly. Last of all ,the chief editor reads it and approves it.5 .再经过后期的技术处理,一篇新闻稿就可以交付印刷了。(tech nical process; go topress)答案: After the last stage of technical process, a story is ready to go to press.(n)将以上句子连成短文,要求衔接
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