高考英语一轮复习UnitTheMedia单元主题语篇训练一含解析北师大版必修

PAGEPAGE6Unit11单元主题语篇训练AArt,Culture&PerformancesinArizonaArtontheWildSideThreeofArizona'sfavoritepainterswillexhibittheirlatestworksinspiredbythenaturalworldintheiruniquestyles.Throughthisexhibit,guestscanintheZoo'smissiontocareforthenaturalworld.Date:February1－April30Location:455NGalvinPkwyPrice:$90Always...PatsyClineAlways...PatsyClineisamusicalplay,completewithcountryhumour,trueemotion,andevensomeaudienceparticipation,includesmanyofPatsy'sunforgettablehitssuchasCrazy,IFalltoPieces,SweetDreams,andWalkingAfterMidnight...27songsinall!Date:June14－21Location:HaleTheater,50WestPageAvenuePrice:$65TheTwoGentlemenofVeBestfriendsValentineandProteuschoosedifferentpathsinlifeonlytorunintoeachotheragainwhentheybothfallinlovewiththesamewoman.TheTwoGentlemenofVeronaisoneofShakespeare'searliestplays,hisfirstcomedyandalsooneofthemostrarelyperformedplaysinthecanon.Date:July18－25Location:ScottsdaleDesertStagesTheatre,7014ECamelbackRdPrice:$28MandyMooreMandyMooreisgivingaconcertinourcity!Sheistouringtosupportherupcomingalbum.Mandy'sseventhstudioworkSilverLandingssettobereleasedonSeptember6.Date:September27－October3Location:111N3rdStPrice:$42语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四则艺术表演的广告，涉及画展、音乐剧、戏剧和音乐会等多种艺术形式。1．Whencanyougotoanexhibitionofpaintings?A．InMarch. B．InJune.C．InJuly. D．InSeptember.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一则广告中的“Date:February1－April30”可知，其展出时间从2月初开始，到4月底结束，可以在3月观看该画展。2．WherecanyougoifyouareinterestedinShakespeare'splays?A．ArtontheWildSide.B．Always...PatsyCline.C．TheTwoGentlemenofVerona.D．MandyMoore.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三则广告中的第二句可知，TheTwoGentlemenofVerona是莎士比亚的戏剧，对莎士比亚的戏剧感兴趣的观众可以观看该表演。3．Howmuchwillyoupayifyouwanttoenjoyaconcert?A．$28. B．$42.C．$65. D．$90.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四则广告第一句以及下文“Price:$42”可知，MandyMoore将进行音乐会的巡回演出，票价为42美元。BInthepastdecade,theuseofsocialmediahasgrowninawaythatnoonecouldhaveguessed.Ithasturnedsometeenagersintocelebritiesandturnedthefamousintotheinfamous,overnight.Akeyfeatureofsocialmedia,however,isitsvolatility.Trendscomeandgo,disappearingalmostasquicklyastheyappeared.So,whatwerethekeysocialmediatrendsnow?ShortvideoappssuchasTikTokanditsChineseequivalent(等同物)Douyin,tooktheworldbystorm.TheTelegraphreportedthatTikTokwasranked8thonApple'sAppstoreinApril.AndDouyinhadmillionsofdomesticmonthlyactiveusersinJuneathome,CNBCsaid.Whyaretheseshortvideos—whicharerarelylongerthanafewminutes—sopopular?JiangYige,Singapore­basedanalystatFengHeFundManagement,hasatheory.“Shortvideosarejustrighttofillinthelittlegapsinourbusyschedules，”hetoldCNBC.Thesevideos—apartfrombeingveryconvenient—areimportanttoteenagersbecausetheyallowthemtoexpressthemselves,accordingtoTeenVogue.LizaKoshy,auseroftheUSappMusical.lywhohasover2millionfollowers,said,“Thesenseofcommunitythatusersofshortvideoappsgetisanotherappealingfeature.”Livestreaming(直播)isafeatureofoursocialmedialifethatnowseemsasnaturalassunrise.It'saprettyneatidea:Youcanwatchanyone,anywhere,live.However,Chinahastakenlivestreamingtoawholenewlevel.InChina,morethan100millionviewersmonthlywatchalivestreamingvideo.Forbesthoughtthatanumberoffactorshadledtothepopularityoflivestreams.Amongthemisviewers'abilitytointeractwithunknownnames.However,thequickdevelopmentofsocialmediamaybehavingsideeffectstoo.Fakenewsisoneseriousproblemitcauses.Materialssharedontheseplatformsareoftennotcheckedforaccuracy.Themostbasiccontentcanbefalseandcanmisleadusersonewayoranother.Weusesocialmediaallthetime;thatdoesn'tmeanthatweunderstandtheinfluenceitishavingonus.Weshouldbemindfulofboththetimewespendonitanditsimpactonourminds.语篇解读：在过去的十年里，社交媒体平台迅猛发展。文章主要分析了短视频和直播流行的原因，并提到媒体平台也存在许多负面影响。4．Theunderlinedword“volatility”inParagraph2possiblymeans“being________”．A．changeable B．steadyC．promising D．violent解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“Trendscomeandgo,disappearingalmostasquicklyastheyappeared”可知，潮流更迭很快，由此可推知，社交媒体的一个主要特点就是其多变性。5．AccordingtoLizaKoshy,shortvideosareverypopularbecause________.A．theyareveryconvenientB．theyhelppeoplekilltimeC．theyprovideasenseofcommunityD．theyallowpeopletoexpressthemselves解析：选C细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Thesenseofcommunitythatusersofshortvideoappsgetisanotherappealingfeature.”可知，LizaKoshy认为短视频受欢迎的原因在于它们能让用户获得一种社区意识。6．Whatdoweknowaboutsocialmedia?A．Theinformationfromsocialmediaistotallyreliable.B．Whenitcomestosocialmedia,peopleonlyknowshortvideos.C．Peoplecan'tcommunicatewitheachotherwithoutsocialmedia.D．Thereisstillmuchroomforsocialmediatomakeimprovement.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，社交媒体的迅速发展带来了一些负面影响，由此可推知，社交媒体还有需要改进的地方。7．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothequickdevelopmentofsocialmedia?A．Objective. B．Subjective.C．Favorable. D．Disapproving.解析：选A观点态度题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了社交媒体的流行趋势及其流行的原因，并提到了社交媒体的弊端。由此可推知，作者对社交媒体的迅速发展持客观的态度。CDon'tgetmadthenexttimeyoucatchyourteenagertextingwhenhepromisedtobestudying.Hesimplymaynotbeabletoresist.AUniversityofIowa(UI)studyfoundteenagersarefarmoresensitivethanadultstotheimmediateeffectorrewardoftheirbehaviors.Thefindingsmayhelpexplainwhytheinitialrushoftextingmaybemoreattractiveforadolescentsthanthelong­termpayoffofstudying.“Fortheteenager,therewardsareattractive，”saysProfessorJatinVaidya,anauthorofthestudy.“Theydrawadolescent.Sometimes,therewardsareakindofmotivationforthem.Evenwhenabehaviorisnolongerinateenager'sbestinteresttocontinue,theywill,becausetheeffectoftherewardisstillthereandlastsmuchlongerinadolescentsthaninadults.”Forparents,thatmeanslimitingdistraction(分心的事情)soteenagerscanmakebetterchoices.Takethehomeworkandsocialmediadilemma:At9p．m.,shutoffeverythingexceptacomputerthathasnoaccesstoFacebookorTwitter,theresearchersadvise.“I'mnotsayingtheyshouldn'tbeallowedaccesstotechnology，”Vaidyasays.“Butsomehelpinnettingtheirconcentrationisnecessaryforthemsotheycandevelopthoseimpulse­controlskills.”Intheirstudy，Vaidyaandco­authorShaunVeceranoteresearchersgenerallybelieveteenagersareimpulsive(冲动的),makebaddecisions,andengageinriskybehaviorbecausethefrontallobes(额叶)oftheirbrainsarenotfullydeveloped.ButtheUIresearcherswonderedwhethersomethingmorefundamentalwasgoingonwithadolescentstocausebehaviorsindependentofhigher­levelreasoning.“Wewantedtotrytounderstandthebrain'srewardsystemhowitchangefromchildhoodtoadulthood.”SaysVaidya,whoaddstherewardcharacterinthehumanbrainiseasierthandecision­making.“We'vebeentryingtounderstandtherewardprocessinadolescenceandwhetherthereismoretoadolescencebehaviorthananunder­developedfrontallobe，”headds.Fortheirstudy,theresearcherspersuaded40adolescents,aged13and16,and40adults,aged20and35toparticipate.Inthefuture,researchershopetolookintothepsychologicalandneurological(神经学上的)aspectsoftheirresults.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了青少年对即时效应和奖励比成人更敏感，所以奖励对青少年来说总是充满吸引力。8．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Theinitialrushoftextingislessattractiveforadolescentsthanthelong­termpayoffofstudying.B．Always,rewardsareattractivetoteenagers.C．Resistancecanbecontrolledwellbyadolescents.D．Gettingrewardsisthegreatestmotivationforadolescentstostudy.解析：选B主旨大意题。根据第一段第二句可知，本文介绍了青少年对即时效应和奖励比成人更敏感，所以奖励对青少年总是很有吸引力。9．WhichstatementagreeswithVaidya'sidea?A．Theinfluenceoftherewardisweakinadolescents.B．Parentsshouldhelpchildreninmakingdecisions.C．ChildrenshouldhaveaccesstotheInternet.D．Childrenneedhelpinrefocusingtheirattention.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可知，Vaidya认为帮助孩子们集中注意力是必要的，这样他们就能发展出控制冲动的技能。10．Whatresultdoesteenagers'brainunderdevelopmentleadto?A．D