高二英语上学期拓展练习9

高二（上）英语拓展练习九一、单词拼写1.Itisverydangerousto______________(释放)thenuclearwastewaterintothesea,whichaffectsbothhumansandanimals.

2.Wecanenjoygloriousautumnalcolorsandkickaroundonared,brownandgold_____________________(地毯)whenwalkingout.

3.Hardlyhadshewalkedoutofthewoodswhensheheardthestrange(尖叫)comingfrombehindatree.

4.Hewonthefirstplaceintheraceandcwithexcitement.

5.Theanimalscanchokeorstarveafterbecomingtbyfishingropesornets.

6.Thenewlibraryunderc______________willbeopennextyear..7.Beforeyoupresentaspeech,pleasetrytoexpressyourpointofviewa__________________.8.Wearetobeac_______________newsreader,fornotalltheinformationprovidedonthemassmediaisreliable.二、选词填空dozensof;comeabout;forinstance;bring...tolight;tosumup;becommittedto1.,weshouldsparenoefforttolearnourlessonswellatschool.

2.Thepresidentperfectingtheexistingsystemofmedicalcaresoitcanbemadegooduseof.

3.Weareabletoliveagreenlife.,wecangetsomethingrepairedratherthanbuyanewone.

4.Aftergraduation,duetoherhighquality,shewaspickedfromapplicantsforthejob.

5.Companiesshouldbemadetomoreabouttheirfinancialpositionsopeoplecanknowthemmoreclearly.

6.Themanagercameoverandaskedthecustomershowthequarrel.

三、单句语法填空1.Thoughdesperateforabreak,theyhavetoholdonatsucha(criticize)moment.

2.Themanagergavehimallthematerialheneededtocarryoutthe(construct).

3.Thegovernmenthasundertakentosolveunemploymentasa(prior)inresponsetopeople'sdemands.

4.Outof(curious),Iameagertoknowthetruth.

5.Wediscussedtheproblemthreeorfourtimes,butcametono(conclude).

6.Thereisconcern____________theconstructioncompany____________builtthetowerblockhadnotfollowedfiresafetyrules.7.Iwasabouttohaveabath______________Iheardpeoplescreaminganddogsbarking.8.ThefirebrokeoutonSundaynight,_____________(leave)peopleontheupperfloors________________(trap).9.Itis______________(advise)torememberthatjournalistsmayhavedifferentpriorities.10.Newsreports_______________(written)atdifferentstagesofaneventcouldcontaindifferentinformationasnewfacts____________________(bring)tolight.四、完成句子1.作为一个民族,德国人常常被认为有良好的组织性。TheGermans,asanation,wellorganized.

2.我正要离开,这时看见他朝我跑来,手里拎着包。IIsawhimrunningtowardsmewithabaginhishand.

3.作为一名医生,帮助人们摆脱困境是钟南山毕生的使命。Asadoctor,peopleoutoftrouble.

4.服刑两年后，他被从牢里释放出来。He_________________________________afterservingtwoyearsofafive-yearsentence.5.现在正在建造中的网站将为我们提供更多我们需要的信息。Thiswebsite_____________________________________________willprovidemoreinformationweneed.6.她很机智了,不会上干活没有工钱的当的。She'stoosmartto____________________________________ofworkingwithoutpay.7.这篇报道尖锐地批评了这家工厂的安全标准。Thereportsafetystandardsatthefactory.8.银行一般当决定放贷款时优先考虑大企业。Banksnormally_______________________________largebusinesseswhendecidingonloans.五、课文语法填空Afire1.(break)outintheHendersonTower,startingfromthe8thfloorand2.______________(spread)quicklythroughthetowerblockonSundaynight.3.hasbeenconfirmedthat4peoplearedeadanddozensofpeopleareinjured,5of4.areinacriticalcondition.Thefirewasstartedbya5.(drop)cigaretteendonacarpetofthe8thflooranditis6.(current)beinginvestigatedfurther.

Newsreportson7.sameeventsusuallycontaindifferentorevencontradictoryinformation,becausejournalistsdecideondifferent8.(priority),whichwouldaffecthowtheyreportanevent.Sofacingsuch9.(fact)differences,donotrushtotheconclusionthatoneofthenewsreportsgivesfalseinformation.Checkingdifferentsourcesenablesus10.(draw)amoreinformedconclusion.

Inaword,whenwereadnewsreports,weshouldbecriticalnewsreaders.六、阅读理解A“Instagram(asocialnetworkingapp)willcutoutmanyusers'accountsonDecember20.Toprotectyouraccount,repostthiswarning“KeepMyAccountSafe.”Everyfewmonths,ithappensagain—dozensofannoyingpostsfrommykids'friendssuddenlystarttoappearonmyInstagramnewsfeed.AccordingtoanewstudybyStanfordUniversity,mostkidsdon'tknowwhatnewsisfalse.Researchersaskedmorethan7,800middleschoolandhighschoolstudentstocomplete56tasks,likedistinguishinganadvertisementfromarealnewsstoryonawebsiteanddeterminingwhichbloginaserieswasmostreliable.Theyfoundthatstudentsjudgedthecredibilityofblogsbasednotonthesourceofthematerial,butonhowmuchdetailtheycontained,orwhetheralargephotowasattached.“Manypeopleassumethatbecauseyoungpeoplearefluentinsocialmedia,theycandistinguishfakenews,butourworkshowstheoppositetobetrue,”wrotetheleadstudyauthorSamWineburg,aprofessoratStanford'sGraduateSchoolofEducation.BothGoogleandFacebookarenowtakingstepstopreventmisleadingnewsfrommakingitswayontheirplatforms,buttheywon'tbeabletoeliminateitcompletely.Thatiswhyit'snowmoreimportantthanevertoteachourkidstothinkcriticallywhenitcomestobelievingvariousinformationsources.“Inthecomingmonths,welookforwardtosharingourassessmentsandworkingwitheducatorstocreatematerialsthatwillguideyoungpeopleintheseaofdisinformationtheyencounteronline,”saidWineburg.1.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthepassage?A.Bystatingopinions. B.Byshowingfindings.C.Byquotingsayings. D.Bycitingapost.2.Accordingtoresearchers,whatdeterminesthecredibilityofonlineinformation?A.Thesourceofthematerial. B.Thepopularityofthewebsite.C.Theamountofdetail. D.Thesizeofrelevantphotos.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminate”meaninParagraph4?A.Digest. B.Update. C.Estimate. D.Remove.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.StrongerTogether:TheInternetChangesOurLifeB.BeCareful:KidsAreBadatIdentifyingFakeNewsC.ReliableNewsHasNoPlaceonSocialMediaD.EducatorsHaveaLongWaytoGotoGuidetheYoungBSkeptics(怀疑论者)arestrangealot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironmentandtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeoplespreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment,sayskeptics.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainswhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitdescribesthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketsofsomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg'sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeindustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthroughthemediatomakethepublicconfusedaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg'sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithaspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg's“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialswasincredible”.Acriticaleyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasitisblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterest.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldispartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That'sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?A.Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.B.Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.C.Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.D.Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg'sbook?A.Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.B.Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.C.Theauthorconvincespeopletospeakcomfortingworldviews.D.Theindustry-fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.7.TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto.

A.findfaultwithLomborg'sbook B.voiceadifferentopinionC.challengetheauthorityofthemedia D.pointoutthevalueofscientificviews8.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.B.Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf-blindnesswithreviews.C.Toblamethemedia'slackofresponsibilityininformation.D.Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.七、七选五It'simportanttospendtimetalkingtoyourteenaboutthenewsandhowthemediaworks.Studiesshowkidsexperiencefewerharmfuleffectswhenthey'vebeentaughtbasicmedialiteracyskills.1

Encouragecriticalthinking.Encourageyourteentoquestiontheinformationhe'sreading.Askhimtoconsiderwhowrotethestoryandwhythatpersonmayhavewrittenit.Discussadvertisingtechniques.2Promisingthataproductwillhelpyoulookbeautifulorbemorepopular,for