Unit4Makingthenews课时追踪练习1必修5

Unit4Makingthenews课时跟踪1Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalist，theyoftenaskme：Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers？ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonline.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterall，insomepeople’smindsIwouldn’tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalism(新闻业)ifitallmovesonline.However，strangelyenough，I’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.Iamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonline.SinceIbeganwritingblogs，Ihavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspaper’scirculationbase(发行基地)，andyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.InhersuccessfulblogposttitledTheJobIHaveSpenttheLastYearLearningIsNottheOneIWillHave，authorJennySuranestates，“Printisanexpensiveproducttolove.Andgeneralmanagers，publishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders’heads.”Shegoesontostatethatpeopledon’tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll(滚屏)throughtheirTwitterfeed，andgetnewsfrommanydifferentsources.Ifprintisdying，thenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.Theneedforinformationhasnotdied.Ifanything，ithasincreased.Whathasdied，rather，isthewayinwhichinformationispresented.Nowmorethanever，inthisageofinformation，thereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppacewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsources，ifitchoosesto.Isthefutureofprintgrim？Maybe.Butisthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeoplegrimaswell？Definitelynot.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文，主要探讨了在互联网日益发达的今天，报纸的未来堪忧，但是新闻行业会不会也没有前途呢？1．AccordingtoParagraph2，theauthorfeels.A．confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareerB．worriedaboutthefutureofprintC．tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalistD．embarrassedaboutonlinewriting答案A解析推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句“However，strangelyenough，I’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.Iamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonline.”可推断，作者对自己职业的未来充满信心。2．WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny’sblogpost？A．Twitterisnotverypopular.B．Itishardtomanageonlinejournalism.C．Printstillhasitsownadvantages.D．Peoplehavemoreoptions(选择)togetinformation.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“...peopledon’tfeellikepickingupanewspapernow...getnewsfrommanydifferentsources.”可知，Jenny认为人们现在并不愿意购买报纸，他们希望通过许多不同的来源获取信息。3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grim”inthelastparagraphprobablymean？A．Promising. B．Worrying.C．Unforgiving. D．Encouraging.答案B解析词义猜测题。根据上文内容可知，人们购买报纸的意愿不强，他们更喜欢通过网络来获取信息。由此可知，报纸的未来是令人担心的。BTheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721，theprinterJamesFranklin，Benjamin’solderbrother，startedNewEnglandCourant，andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure，articlesonart，onfamouspeople，andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourant，fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong.Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers(广告商)，readers，marketvalueand，insomecases，theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.Thechiefeditor(主编)ofTheTimessaidrecently，“Atplaceswheretheygather，editorsaskoneanother，‘Howareyou？’，asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitalorlostalawcase.”AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteofTheGuardian，undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET”．Perhapsnot，buttheriseoftheInternet，whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld，hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock(股票)dropby54%sincetheendof2004，withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock­holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation，anditstestingandtest­preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincome.eq\x(语篇解读本文主要讲述了美国报纸的由来、现在面临的挑战和报纸企业做出的调整。)4．WhatcanwelearnaboutNewEnglandCourant？A．Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B．ItmarksthebeginningoftheAmericannewspaper.C．ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.D．Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“In1721，theprinterJamesFranklin，Benjamin’solderbrother，startedNewEnglandCourant，andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.”可推知，《新英格兰报》标志着美国报纸的开始。5．Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors？A．Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestions.B．Theycarealotabouteachother’shealth.C．Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D．Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，报纸失去了广告商、读者、市场价值。由此推知，他们的生意遇到了困难。6．Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment？A．TheWashingtonPost.B．TheGuardian.C．TheNewYorkTimes.D．NewEnglandCourant.答案A解析细节理解题。根据最后一段的“TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation...”可知，华盛顿邮报公司通过扩展教育业务来帮助自己发展。故选A项。7．Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers？A．Satisfied. B．Hopeful.C．Worried. D．Surprised.答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Perhapsnot，buttheriseoftheInternet，whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld，hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.”可知，作者对于报纸的前景比较担心。故选C项。CSharingEUmbrella，anewumbrellasharingcompanybasedinShenzhen，China，recentlyannouncedthatithadlostmostofthe300，000umbrellassinceitwassetup.China’ssharingeconomyhasbeengrowingrapidly，withcompaniesofferinganythingfrombicyclesandbasketballstophonebatteriesforpeopletorent.Customersmakeasmalldeposit(押金)andgettousethethingforadailycost，withafineputinplaceforeverydayiftheyfailtoreturntheproductintime.It’sasimplebusinessmodel，andmarketdatashowsthatpeopleseesharingasacheapandconvenientwaytocutdownwaste.ZhaoShupingfoundedtheSharingEUmbrella，anumbrellasharingservice，inApril.BytheendofJune，hehadalreadystartedin11majorChinesecities，includingShanghai，NanjingandGuangzhou.Whilepickinguptheumbrellaswasrelativelysimple，astheyweremadeavailable(可得到的)atbusandsubwaystations，thereturnsystemturnedouttobeadifferentmatter.“Umbrellasaredifferentfrombicycles，”MrZhaotoldChinesenewssiteTheP.“Bikescanbeparkedanywhere，butwithanumbrellayouneedsomethingtohangiton.”Soinsteadofbotheringtoreturntheumbrellasbacktoastation，alotofpeoplejusttookthemhome，andSharingEUmbrellahasreportedlylosttrackofmostofthe300，000umbrellas.Consideringthatborrowingumbrellasrequiresa19yuandeposit，withafeeof0.50yuanperhalfanhourusage，Zhaosaysthathesuffersalossof60yuanperlostumbrella，sothecompanyisnowinthered，butheisnotreadytostopitjustyet.ZhaoannouncesthatSharingEUmbrellastillplanstorollout(推出)30millionnationwidebytheendoftheyear.语篇解读在中国深圳赵书平创办了共享雨伞。然而，共享雨伞出现不久，就遭遇了尴尬的局面。但赵将继续他的雨伞共享服务。8．WhatdoweknowaboutSharingEUmbrella？A．Itmakespeoplelearntohelpeachother.B．Itneedspeopletomakeasmalldepositfirst.C．Itdevelopedfasterinthewesterncountries.D．Itproducesmorewasteandcausesdisorder.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Customersmakeasmalldeposit(押金)andgettousethethingforadailycost，withafineputinplaceforeverydayiftheyfailtoreturntheproductintime.”可知，关于共享雨伞我们知道它需要人们先交小额押金。故选B。9．WhatproblemdidSharingEUmbrellameetafteritwasfounded？A．Thecompanyhadnomoneytoproduceumbrellas.B．Umbrellasarenotallowedtohanganywhere.C．Lotsofcustomersdidn’tgivetheumbrellasback.D．Peoplerefusetopaydepositfortheumbrellas.答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，很多人不愿把雨伞送回共享站，而是直接带回家中。据报道，市面上投放的30万把雨伞大部分已经难觅踪影。由此可推知，很多顾客没有把伞还回去。故选C。10．Howmuchdidhiscompanyloseifanumbrellawaslost？A．0.5yuan. B．19yuan.C．60yuan. D．120yuan.答案C解析细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句可知，丢失一把雨伞会损失60元。故选C。11．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A．ZhaohasfoundawaytogettheumbrellasbackB．ZhaowillcontinuehisumbrellasharingserviceC．MostofZhao’scompanieshavebeenclosedD．SharingEUmbrellaisafailureforZhao答案B解析推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，赵将继续他的雨伞共享服务。故选B。Ⅱ.七选五JohannesGutenbergwaschosentobethemostimportantfigureofthepastmillenniumbythemedia.Youmaynotbefamiliarwithhim.12Gutenbergwaspraisedforhavinginventedtheprintingpressandthereforepreparingthewayforprintingbooks.HewasbornintoawealthyfamilyinthecityofMainz，Germany.In1428，hemovedtoStrasbourgandlivedthereforalmost20years.13Gutenbergusedhisskillsinmetalworkforthemassproductionofbooks.14ThatmeanseachcopyoftheCatholicBibleandallofits73bookswerehandwrittenbypenmen.Gutenbergfashionedafontofover300characters，farlargerthanthefontsoftoday.Tomakethispossible，heinventedthevariable­widthmoldandperfectedthemixtureofmaterialsusedbytypefactoriesuptothepresentcentury.15Between1450and1455，whilepreparingtoproducealargeLatinBible，Gutenbergwasthoughttohaveprintedanumberofsmallerbooks，acalendar，andsoon.The42­lineBible，theoldestsurvivingprintedbookinthewesternworld，wascompletedbyAugust15，1456.Thediscoveryofthemodernprintingpresschangedthewayinformationwasdelivered.16Eventodayinthecomputerage，werelyheavilyontheprintedwordo