高中英语课时作业（译林版选修第二册）课时作业2

课时作业(二)Unit1SectionⅡGrammarandusage&IntegratedskillsⅠ.阅读理解A“Aliecantravelhalfwayaroundtheworldwhilethetruthisputtingonitsshoes.”Thisquote(引语)isattributedtoMarkTwain.Intoday'sInternetworldof“fakenews”，liesspreadevenfasterandthetruthishavingtroublefindingitsshoes.Tomakemattersworse,mostyoungpeoplegetnewsfromsocialmediasiteswherefactsaremixedwithrumors(谣言),half­truthsandpletelies.Thishasledtoyoungpeoplebeingconfused.InthelatestPISA,whichtested15－year－oldsworldwideonacademicsubjects,fewerthanoneintenoftheexamineeswerereportedtobeabletodistinguishfactfromopinion.AStanfordUniversitystudyshowedthatstudentsatalllevelsofeducationcouldnottellrealnewsfromfakenews.Inoneinstance,80percentthoughtthatapaidadvertisementwasarealnewsstory.Fakenewsisspreadbypeoplewhohaveaprejudice(偏见).Theywanttoinfluencepublicopinioneitherfororagainstsomethingorsomeone.Itisimportantforyoungpeopletorecognizewhentheyarebeingusedandtobeskepticalaboutonlineinformation.Thetraditionalmedia,suchasnewspapersandtelevision,arestillthemorecrediblesourcesofinformation.Reportersareprofessionallytrainedtolookforfacts,andeditorshavethejobofmakingsurethosefactsarecorrect.However,ifyougetmostofyourinformationonline,youhavetobeyourowneditor.Inthatcase,thefirstthingtodoistolookatthewriterofapost.Isthispersonknowntobecredible?Doesthesitewhereyoureadtheposthaveaprejudice?Next,lookforothersourcesfromthemainstreammediatoconfirmtheinformation.Inotherwords,byputtingonyourtruthshoesyouwon'tbefooledintochasinglies.1．WhyisthequotementionedinParagraph1?A．Togiveanexplanation.B．Tointroducethetopic.C．Toofferbackgroundinformation.D．TohighlightthewisdomofMarkTwain.2．Whatwillalwayshappentoyoungpeoplewithnewsaround?A．Theyprefertherealnewsstory.B．Theyareeasilytakeninbyfakenews.C．Theycandistinguishfactfromopinion.D．Theygetworriedabouttheireducation.3．Whatistheauthor'ssuggestionfromthetext?A．Fightagainstprejudices.B．Avoidthetraditionalmedia.C．Beaneditorofyourown.D．Believeintrainedreporters.4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thetruthaboutfakenews.B．Theinfluenceoffakenews.C．Problemswithonlineinformation.D．Sourcesofonlineinformation.BA15－year－oldscientistandinventorhasbeennamedasTime'sfirsteverKidoftheYear.RaoisahighschoolstudentfromColorado.Shewaschosenfrom5，000U．S.－basednominees(被提名的人).TimesaidinastatementthatRaostoodoutforherabilitytoapplyscientificideastoreal－worldproblemsandhereffortstomotivateotherkidstotakeuptheirowncauses.RaotoldtheAssociatedPressthat“theprizeisnothingthatIcouldhaveeverimagined.AndI'msogratefulandjustsoexcitedthatwe'rereallytakingalookattheupinggenerationandourgeneration,sincethefutureisinourhands.”Sheinsiststhatstartingoutsmalldoesn'tmatter,aslongasyou'reenthusiasticaboutit.It'sjustthelatestrecognitionfortheteenager,whowasnamedlastyeartotheForbes30Under30list.Raowonpraisein2017aftershedevelopedaportabledevice(设备)todetectlead(铅)inwater.Shewentontocooperatewithscientistsinthewaterindustrytotrytogetthedeviceonthemarket.TheyoungscientisthasalsodevelopedanappcalledKindlythatusesartificialintelligencetohelppreventcyberbullying(网络欺凌).Itallowsteenstotypeinawordorphrasetofindoutifthewordsthey'reusingarehurtfulandamountto(等于)bullying,andthusshouldbeavoided.InaninterviewwithTime,Raosaidthatherpursuits(追求)insciencestartedearlyasawaytoimproveconditionsinsociety.Inaworldwherescienceisincreasinglyquestionedorchallenged,Raoinsiststhatitspursuitisanimportantactofkindness.Itisthebestwaythatayoungergenerationcanbettertheworld.Scienceandtechnologyarebeingemployedasneverbeforetohandlevariousissues,suchasglobalwarming,theoutbreakofdiseaseandsoon,shenoted.“Wehavescienceineverythingwe'reinvolvedin,andIthinkthat'sthebiggestthingtoputoutthere,thatscienceiscool,inventioniscool,andanybodycanbeaninventor，”Raosaid.“Anybodycandoscience.”5．WhatisoneofthereasonsforRaobeinghonoredbyTime?A．Theup－to－dateideasshehadeupwith.B．Thelargeamountsoftimeshehaddevoted.C．Theinfluenceshehasonyounggenerations.D．Theoptimisticattitudesheholdstothefuture.6．Rao'sinventionsmentionedinthepassagecanbedescribedas____________．A．functionalB．environment－friendlyC．efficientD．money－saving7．WhatcontributestoRao'senthusiasmforscience?A．Hertoleranceforproblems.B．Heramazingbrainpower.C．Herexposuretochallenges.D．Herconcernaboutsociety.8．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A．HighSchoolStudentStrugglingforBigDreamB．YoungScientistNamedTIME'sKidoftheYearC．ScientificAchievementsAppliedtoOurRealLifeD．AdvancedInventionsUsedinBetteringtheWorldⅡ.七选五It'simportanttospendtimetalkingtoyourteenaboutthenewsandhowthemediaworks.Studiesshowkidsexperiencefewerharmfuleffectswhenthey'vebeentaughtbasicmedialiteracyskills.__1__Encouragecriticalyourteentoquestiontheinformationhe'sreading.Askhimtoconsiderwhowrotethestoryandwhythatpersonmayhavewrittenit.Discussadvertisingtechniques.__2__Promisingthataproductwillhelpyoulookbeautifulorbemorepopular,forinstance,isoftenpartofthemessage.Teachyourteentolookatalltheinformation.__3__Ithelpstolearnmoreaboutwhoproducedthecontent.Also,showyourteenhowtolookatphotographsmoreclosely.Justapicturepairedwithanarticledoesn'tmeanthepicturewastakenatthefactualeventbeingdiscussedinthestory.Lookatwebsitestogether.__4__Anddiscusshowtotellnewsstoriesfromthesponsoredco