高考英语大一轮复习 单元检测卷24 Unit 4 Making the news 试题

Unit4MakingthenewsⅠ.阅读理解AOnAug29,1988,theUniversityofWisconsin­MadisonjuniorsTimKeckandChristopherJohnsonpublishedthefirst­everissueofTheOnion.Thetwofoundersclaimeditwasthe“finestnewssource”intheUS.25yearslater,ithasbecomeoneofthemostestablishedmediapresencesintheUS.Butdon'texpectaccuracyandtimelinessfromit,forTheOnionWillTracy,TheOnion'seditor­in­chief,saysthattheirstoriesarepresentedinasortofnewsvoicewhichimprovesthemtoacertainlevelofimportancethatisn'tactuallyunderstandable.Ithasanabilitytoelegantlylocateaproblemwithaneconomyofwords.Traditionalmediaoutletsarecautiouswhenreportingonsensitivetopicssuchasreligionandrace.TracysaysnothingisofflimitsforTheOnion.Inherwords,thatis“nomatterhowuncomfortabletheymaymakesomereaders”.ButtheeditorsatTheOniondotakeafirmline,asTracyexplains,“Whatyouhavetobereallycarefulaboutiswhatthetargetofthejokeis.Ifthetargetofthejokeiswrong,thenitdoesn'tfeelrightanditalsodoesn'tfeelfunny.”TheOniongeneratedpublic__outrage__whenearlierthisyear,ittriedtomakefunofa9­year­oldOscar­nominated(奥斯卡提名的)actressbyusinghighlyimpolitelanguage.Itlaterapologized.语篇导读本文为说明文，介绍了《洋葱》这样一家新闻组织的创建背景与报道新闻的原则和宗旨。1．WhatcanweknowaboutTheOnionaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Itsnewsmaterialsareallrealandtimely.B．Itoftenmakesfunofthepublicbasedonthewrongnews.C．Itsaimistomakereadersfeelrelaxedandseeproblemsfromdifferentangles.D．ItsfirstarticlewrittenbyTimKeckandChristopherJohnsonwaspublishedonAug29,1988.解析C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，该报旨在使读者感到轻松并从不同角度看待问题，故选C项。2．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“outrage”inParagraph3?A．Anger. B．Sadness.C．Disappointment. D．Grief.解析A词义猜测题。根据第三段最后两句中的highlyimpolitelanguage,apologized可知，他们的报道让公众很气愤，故选A项。3．Comparedwiththetraditionalmedia,thefeatureofTheOnionisthat________.A．itstargetsofthejokeareoftenchildrenB．itoftenmakesreadersfeeluncomfortableC．italsohasthesamelimitsonsensitivetopicsD．italsoreportsnewsaboutreligionandrace解析D细节理解题。根据第三段前两句可知，他们不像传统媒体那样对诸如宗教和种族等敏感问题小心谨慎，他们会报道敏感话题，故选D项。4．Whichsectionofthenewspapercouldthetextbetakenfrom?A．Education. B．Medicine.C．Science. D．Culture.解析D推理判断题。本文主要介绍了《洋葱》这样一家新闻组织报道新闻的原则和宗旨，属于文化专区，故选D项。BHowSmartPeopleDealwithPeopleTheyDon'tLikeInaperfectworld,eachpersonweinteractwithwouldbenice,kind,considerate,mindful(留心的),generousandmore.However,wedon'tliveinaperfectworld.5．____________Then,howdoesasmartpersondotodealwithpeopleheorshedoesn'tlike?6．____________7．____________Sometimeswethinkthatwearegoingtolikeeveryoneweinteractwith,evenwhenthat'snotgoingtohappen.It'sinevitablethatyouwillencounterdifficultpeoplewhoopposewhatyouthink.Smartpeopleknowthatconflictsordisagreementsarearesultofdifferencesinvalues.Theychecktheirownexpectations.It'scommonforpeopletohaveunrealisticexpectationsaboutothers.Wemayexpectotherstoactexactlyaswewould.8．____________Smartpeopledoadjustyourexpectationsappropriately.Thiswaythey'renotalwayssurprisedbyadislikableperson'sbehavior.Theyallowspacebetweenthem.Ifallelsefails,smartpeoplewillallowspacebetweenthemselvesandthosetheydon'tlike.9．____________Withabitofdistanceandempathy(同情),youmaybeabletointeractbothwiththosepeopleyoulikeandyoudon'tlike.A．Herearesometipsonit.B．Youarenotperfecteither.C．However,that'snotrealistic.D．Somepeopleoftendriveuscrazy.E．Theyacceptthattheyarenotgoingtolikeeveryone.F．Thatmayevenresultingettingalongbetterbyagreeingtodisagree.G．Ifatwork,smartpeoplewillmovetoanotherroomorsitattheotherendoftheconferencetable.语篇导读本文为说明文，主要介绍了聪明的人是如何对待他们不喜欢的人和事的。5．解析D诠释关系。空前讲到：然而我们并不是生活在一个完美的世界里，D项(有些人常常使我们发疯)紧承上文，符合语境，故选D项。6．解析A顺承关系。空前提出问题：那么一个聪明人如何应对那些他或她不喜欢的人呢？空后列举了聪明人应对不喜欢的人的做法，因此A项(这儿有一些建议)作为过渡句承上启下，故选A项。7．解析E总分关系。空后讲到：有时我们认为我们会喜欢任何我们所接触的人，即使这根本不可能发生。E项(聪明人接受自己不可能喜欢所有人的事实)正是本段作者所表述的聪明人的做法，故选E项。8．解析C转折关系。空前讲到：我们也许期待他人的做法会和自己一样，C项(然而，这是不现实的)符合语境，故选C项。9．解析G例证关系。本段主要讲了聪明人与自己不喜欢的人保持距离。G项(在工作时，聪明人会搬到另一个房间或坐在会议桌的另一侧)正是聪明人对待不喜欢的人的做法，故选G项。Ⅱ.完形填空Attitudewithactioniseverything.That'swhatI've__1__fromasimplepersonatourofficegym.Lastmonthourcityconductedafitnesscenter—“FitnessOne”.Andwehadatrainerthere,whohadabad__2__tohisworkandus.Heusedtocomedowntoourofficeeveryeveningbuthewasleast__3__aboutwhowascominginandwhatpeopleweredoinginside.Heonlytalkedaboutthemoneyheearnedby__4__peopleindividuallyinanotherfitnesscenterwherehe__5__inthemornings.Heneverguidedus.__6__,_hewouldnoteven__7__properlywhenanyofusaskedaboutthewayofdoingexercise.__8__,_attheendoflastmonthhewas__9__andwegotanewtrainer.ThegentlemanwasBala.Hewouldquietlycomeinanddo__10__forthefirstfewdaysexceptlookingattheregister,__11__whocameregularlytothegym.Slowly,hebecame__12__withtheusersandstartedtocorrecttheirmistakeswhileexercising.Andpeoplebuiltup__13__inhim.Yesterday,hecalledmetowatchsomespecificexercises.__14__hisinterim(暂时的)periodofonemonthwascomingtoa(n)__15__,_hewantedmetolearnthemproperlybeforeheleftus.We've__16__FitnessOnetoappointBalaasa__17__trainerandnowwearewaitingfortheirreply.Balacouldhavetakenhisroleasatrainerlikeour__18__guysincehestayedhereonlyforamonth.Buthe__19__totakeitseriouslyandsincerely.Hispositiveattitudealongwithhis__20__gainedourtrustandsupport.Ithinkthisishisgreatachievement.语篇导读本文为夹叙夹议文。在健身房，教练巴拉身体力行地给“我”上了一堂课，他让“我”明白：态度与行动决定一切。1．A．heard B．sufferedC．collected D．learnt解析D句意：态度与行动决定一切，这就是我从健身房里一个质朴的人那里所学到(learn)的东西，故选D项。2．A.reply B．attentionC．attitude D．devotion解析C句意：那里有一名教练，不管是对待我们还是对待工作，态度(attitude)都不好，故选C项。3．A.bothered B．delightedC．moved D．disappointed解析A句意：他过去常常每晚来健身房，但是丝毫不关心谁进来了，谁在做什么。bebotheredabout在此处意为“对……关心”，故选A项。4．A.praising B．inspiringC．training D．comforting解析C根据上文可知，他是一名教练，所以他挣钱的方式最可能是当私人教练，故选C项。5．A.worked B．studiedC．struggled D．completed解析A句意：他只谈论早上在另一家健身房上班当私人教练挣得的钱。此处指他在健身房上班，故选A项。6．A.However B．MoreoverC．Therefore D．Otherwise解析B上文讲到：他从来没有指导过我们。下文又讲：当我们有人询问锻炼方式时，他甚至心不在焉。这与上文形成语意上的递进，故此处连接词用moreover，意为“另外”，故选B项。7．A.promise B．reactC．think D．answer解析D“我们”问问题，是教练解答(answer)问题，故选D项。8．A.Surprisingly B．HopefullyC．Fortunately D．Sadly解析C根据下文可知，该教练后来被解雇了，而作为一名不合格的教练，他被解雇之后，“我们”应该感到很幸运。surprisingly令人惊讶地；hopefully有希望地；fortunately幸运地；sadly令人悲伤地，故选C项。9．A.scolded B．firedC．attacked D．recognized解析B根据“我们”最后得到了一名新教练可推测出：该教练被解雇(fire)了，故选B项。10．A.something B．nothingC．anything D．everything解析B句意：在前几天，他会静静地进来，除了看登记表之外，什么也不(nothing)做，故选B项。11．A.turningout B．comingoutC．figuringout D．lookingout解析C句意：他会看登记表，弄清楚谁经常来健身房。turnout结果是；comeout出来；figureout弄清楚；lookout小心，故选C项。12．A.popular B．patientC．similar D．familiar解析D他通过看登记表来弄清楚谁经常来健身房，这是他了解用户的第一个步骤。因此本句说，慢慢地，他开始熟悉用户，并在他们锻炼时纠正其错误。befamiliarwith对……熟悉，故选D项。13．A.fame B．trustC．courage D．strength解析B人们对他建立起了信任(trust)，故选B项。14．A.As B．IfC．Once D．Unless解析A句意：随着一个月临时教练的工作即将结束，他希望在离开之前我能采用正确的方式进行锻炼。as随着；if如果；once一旦；unless除非，故选A项。15．A.turn B．delayC．end D．change解析C根据beforeheleftus可知，他就要走了，cometoanend结束，故选C项。16．A.allowed B．taughtC．warned D．requested解析D根据下文的“现在我们正在等待他们的答复”可推测，上文讲的是“我们”向健身房提出请求，故选D项。17．A.permanent B．privateC．skillful D．temporary解析A上文讲到，巴拉是临时教练，马上就要走了，因此“我们”请求健身房将他任命为长期教练，希望他能留下来。permanent永久的，固定的；private私人的；skillful熟练的；temporary临时的，故选A项。18．A.latter B．formerC．future D．present解析Bformer从前的，此处用formerguy来指代之前的那位教练，故选B项。19．A.refused B．choseC．tended D．continued解析B与前任教练相反，巴拉选择严肃认真地对待这个职位。用choose最能表达这种信念与决心。refuse拒绝；choose选择；tend倾向；continue继续，故选B项。20．A.dream B．standardC．action D．policy解析C开头讲到：Attitudewithactioniseverything，此处呼应开头，意为：他积极的态度与行动赢得了我们的信任与支持，故选C项。Ⅲ.语法填空ThereisatraditioninmyschoolthatwhentheCollegeEntranceExaminationislessthanamonthaway,studentsinthe1．lower(low)grades,fromSenior1toSenior2,allgathertogetheronthegroundinfrontoftheteachingbuildingandcheerontheSenior3studentswhoarestandingupstairs.Itwasn'tuntilI2．personally(person)tookpartintheactivitythatIunderstoodthereal3．meaning(mean)ofit.IwasinSenior2atthetime.4．Onthatspecialnight,alltheSenior3studentsstoodinthecorridors(走廊)andlookeddownattheyoungerstudentsbelow.5．Various(vary)cheersstartedtoresoundthroughouttheschool,waveafterwave.“Believeinyourself!Youdeservetowin！”6．Seeing(see)everyone'ssmilingfacesaroundme,Ithoughtof7．afamousquotefromtheAmericanphilosopherHenryDavidThoreau:Whatyougetbyachievingyourgoalsisnotasimportantaswhatyoubecomebyachievingyourgoals.Soonitwillbemyturnto8．beblessed(bless)inthisway,9．whichalsomeansIwillhav