unit 4 making the news period 2 learning about language using language 课时精练（人教版必修5重庆专用）

1、Unit 4 Making the news Period 2 Learning about Language & Using Language 课时精练（人教版必修5，重庆专用）时间：30分钟.短语填空1I dont know whether they did it _ or by design.2He soon got _ the other runners in the race.3I entirely _ that theory.4They have the ability to _ hostile actions in outer space.5The coffee break is

2、 over; its about time you _.6He _ so _ thought that he ran against a passerby.7_， she took her children to their grandmothers grave to bid her farewell. 8The mechanic was at _ your bicycle then.9Id like to _ Mr. Smith.10John is several years _ Smith.答案1.by accident2.ahead of3.approve of4.defend agai

3、nst5.set to work6.was；absorbed in7.Last of all 8work on9.make an appointment with10.senior to.完成句子1这个年轻人养成了离家之前擦亮鞋子的习惯。 (polish)The young man has formed a habit of _ _ _ before he leaves home.2他们需要更多的部队来保卫边境免受可能的攻击。(defend against)They needed more troops to _ _ _ _ possible attack.3大卫受雇在机场做行李搬运工。 (b

4、e employed as)David _ _ _ a baggage handler at the airport.4这起意外事故的主要原因是什么？(chief ) Whats the _ _ of the accident?5他不同意我今年离校。 (approve of )He _ _ _ me _ school this year.答案1.polishing his shoes2.defend the border against3.is employed as4.chief cause5.doesnt approve of；leaving.单项填空1The new research t

5、eam was led by the_engineer. Amain Bmajor Cchief Dbrief答案Cchief“主要的，最高级别的”；main“主要的”；major“大的，主要的”；brief“简洁的”。句意：新的研究团队由高级工程师领导。2Mr. Jobs has been_chairman of the conference. Which is WRONG? Amade Belected Cbecome Dappointed答案Cmake sbn.使某人成为； elect sbn.选举某人为；appoint sbn.，任命某人为。所以A、B、D项用在句中皆可，只能选C项。b

6、ecome不能用于被动语态。3In the following 45 minutes he was_the speech, because it turned out to be as wonderful as he had expected. Atired of Babsorbed in Cannoyed with Dconcerned about答案B考查形容词短语辨析。句意：在随后的四十五分钟里，因为和他预想的一样精彩，他专心致志地听演讲。be tired of厌烦；be absorbed in专心致志于；be annoyed with恼怒；be concerned about关心，担忧

7、。4The young man has been sent to_the conference.Acover Bacquire Coccupy Daccuse答案Acover“采访”；acquire“获得”；occupy“占，占用，占领”；accuse“指控，指责”。句意：这个年轻人被派去采访这次会议。5_the man grew older, he lost interest in everything except gardening.AWith BSince CWhile DAs答案D本题考查as引导的时间状语从句，表示事物的进展，意为“随着”。句意：随着年纪越来越大，除了园艺外那人对其

8、他都不感兴趣。6The statistical figures in that magazine are not_. You should tell the students that they mustnt refer to them. Afixed Brigid Caccurate Ddelicate答案C句意：那份杂志中的统计数字是不精确的，你不应该告诉学生们，务必不能参考它们。 fixed固定的；rigid死板的，僵硬的；accurate精确的，准确的；delicate纤细的，病弱的。7She was well_the rest of the class. Abefore Bin fr

9、ont of Cahead Dahead of答案Dahead of“超前，早于，领先”；in front of“在前面”。句意：她明显超过了班里的其他同学。8After lost in thought for about ten minutes, the lady suddenly realized that she_in the wrong direction.Ais walking Bhas been walking Chad been walking Dwalked答案C句意：陷入沉思大约十分钟后，这位女士突然意识到自己一直走错了方向。用过去完成进行时态表示在过去10分钟里一直走错了方

10、向。9Take the umbrella and it will_you from the rain. Aguard Bdefend Cpromise Dprotect答案Dprotect采取预防措施“保护”；guard“警卫，保卫”，强调警惕性，defend“捍卫”，强调抵抗，防御；promise“允诺”。句意：带上伞，这样你就不会被雨淋了。10This new mobile phone is technically far_to the previous type. Asuperior Bequal Csenior Djunior答案A句意：这部新手机在技术性能上比原来那种型号的好得多。b

11、e superior to.(在品质上)更好的，占优 势，优越的；equal同样的， 相等的； senior地位高的，年长的；junior年少的，资历浅的。11I havent read the final_of the chapter.Aedition Beditor Csection Dedit答案Csection部分；edition版本，版次，一期；editor编辑；edit编辑。句意：我还没有读到这一章的最后一部分。12If my plan isnt_of by the family ，all my work will have been wasted. Aapproved Bcons

12、ented Cagreed Dadmitted答案Aapprove of同意；consent和agree 不与of连用；admit of表示“留有余地，容许”。句意：如果我的计划得不到全家人的同意，那么所有的工作都白费了。 只有 approve符合题意。13We hope to become more_in predicting earthquakes after Wenchuan Big Earthquake.Adifficult Bcorrect Caccurate Dbrief答案Caccurate“精确的”；correct“正确的”；brief“简洁的”。句意：汶川大地震后，我们希望能

13、更精确地预测地震。14Everybody knows that getting things changed will be a slow_.Aprocess Bdivision Crecognition Dfunction答案A考查名词词义辨析。句意：每个人都知道，做任何改革都会是个缓慢的过程。process 过程；division分开；recognition认知；function 功能，作用。15. May I open the window to let in some fresh air?_.ACome on BTake care CGo ahead DHold on答案C考查交际用语

14、。根据语境可知答句应表“去开吧，去做吧”的含义。come on加油； take care当心；hold on稍等。 故选C。.阅读理解AIf there is one thing I am 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 b

15、uy 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 livesthe big political stories，the coverage of the wars，earthquakes and other

16、 disasters，will continue much the same.I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though.Its 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 d

17、oas we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.Its 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 am pretty sure that it will happen in the future.

18、You will probably be able to choose from a menu，making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to readsports and international news，etc.I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体)They actually feed_off each other. Some people onc

19、e foresaw that television would kill off newspapers，but that hasnt happened.What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen of sound in the air.And as for the Internet，it is never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.【解题导语】 本文主要围绕着报纸将来的情况，提出报纸这一新闻媒体在近百年内不会消失的观点并

20、分析了其原因。1What is the best title for the text?AThe Best Way to Get NewsBThe Changes of MediaCMake Your Own NewspaperDThe Future of Newspapers答案D主旨大意题。全文多处出现will和in the future，所以这篇文章主要围绕报纸的将来，故选D。2What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?ASports and international news.BA menu of impor

21、tant news.CThe most important news.DWhat you are interested in.答案D细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“You will probably be able to choose from a menu，making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to readsports and international news，etc.”。3From the text，we can infer that_.Anewspapers will win the comp

22、etition among the different mediaBnewspapers will stay with us together with other mediaCtelevision will take the place of newspapersDsome media will die out答案B推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday.”可推知此题答案为B。4

23、The underlined phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means_.Adepend on Bcompete with Cfight with Dkill of 答案A词义猜测题。上句“I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media.我认为人们所讨论的关于媒体之间的竞争是错误的。”下句“Some people once foresaw that television would kill off new

24、spapers，but that hasnt happened.有些人曾经预测电视将把报纸淘汰，但这件事并未发生。”可知，feed off意为“依靠”。故选A。BThe weekly Telegraph is Britains global newspaper，the homegrown quality newspaper that delivers the best of The daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph to the British around the world and adds its special articles.feat

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