2012高中英语课时讲练通配套课件 Unit4《Making the news》Period 1 新人教版必修5

,.Pre-reading1.Radio,television,magazines,newspapersandcomputerareknownasthemassmedia(大众传播媒体).Wecangetinformationornewsweneedthroughthem.Allinformationandnewsaremadebyjournalists,whoarecalled“uncrownedking(无冕之王)”.,2.Doyouwanttobeajournalist?Why?Yes,Ido.BecauseasajournalistIcanreportmanythingswhichhappened/ishappeningallovertheworldintimesothatotherscanknowthese/thosequickly.Inmyopinion,itsagreatjob.No,Idont.Asyouknow,thejournalistisverybusy.IfIwereajournalist,Imayhavelesstimetoaccompanymyfamily.Sometimes,itsevennotsafeforthemtoreportsomething.,3.Supposingyouarethejudgewhohasrighttodecidewhetherajournalistisexcellentornot,whatarethequalitiesanexcellentjournalistshouldbewith?Inmyopinion,anexcellentjournalistshouldhavehigherlevelofeducation,richworkexperience,goodcommunicationskills,curiousandactivepersonality,enthusiasmforthejobandsoon.Ofcourse,hard-workingspiritisalsoimportant.,.Readthetextquicklyandchoosethebestanswers.1.Whatdoesthereadingpassagemainlytalkabout?A.TheskillsnecessarytobecomeagoodreporterB.TheskillsnecessarytobecomeagoodphotographerC.HowtoconductagoodinterviewD.AandC,2.WhydidZhouYangthinkhisfirstworkassignmentwasunforgettable?A.Becauseitwashisfirstdayatwork.B.Becausehewasgivenachancetomeethisnewboss.C.Becausehewasgivensomeadviceofgreathelp.D.Becausehisabilitymadeastrongimpressiononhisnewboss.,3.Whencananewreportercoverastorybyhimself?A.Nevercananewreportercoverastorybyhimself.B.Onlyafterhehasseenwhatanexperiencedreporterdoes.C.Notuntilheisoldenough.D.Onlywhenhetakesacamerawithhim.,4.Thefootballerwasthoughttobeguiltybecause_.A.heusuallytoldliesB.hestoppedthereporterpublishinganarticleC.hetookmoneyfornotscoringD.hebribedanotherfootballteam,.Choosethecorrectexplanationtotheunderlinedphrases1.WhatdoIneedtorememberwhenIgoouttocoverastory?A.togoandinterviewsomebodyaboutanincidentorsomethinghappeningB.towriteastoryC.tomakeupastory,2.Wesayagoodjournalistmusthaveagood“nose”forastory.A.tohaveasenseaboutwhatisgoingtohappenB.tobeableto“smell”whensomebodyistryingtohideagoodstorythatmayreflectbadlyonhimself/herselfC.tobeabletogettheanswerfromtheonewhoisinterviewed.,3.Thisisatrickofthetrade.A.somethingthatcheatssomebodyB.somethingthathelpsyoudothejobinaprofessionalwayC.somethingusedtoachievesecrets4.Iftheintervieweeagrees,youcanusearecordertogetthefactsstraight.A.tomakesurethatthestoryisaccurateB.togetthefactsdirectlyC.togetthethingsspecially,.Readthepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Wheredidtheconversationhappen?Whoweretalking?ZhouYangwastalkingwithhisboss,HuXinattheofficeofapopularEnglishnewspaper.2.CanZhouYanggooutonastoryaloneimmediately?Why(not)?No.Becausehelacksexperience,atfirsthewillbeanassistanttoanexperiencedjournalist.,3.WhatshouldZhouYangkeepinmind?Heshouldnotmisshisdeadline,notberude,nottalktoomuch,butmakesurehelistenstotheintervieweecarefully.4.Whyislisteningsoimportant?Hehastolistenfordetailedfacts.Meanwhilehehastopreparethenextquestiondependingonwhatthepersonsays.,.Fillintheblankswiththeproperwordsinthetext.Tobea1.journalist,itsunnecessaryforthemtotakeacamerabecausetheyhaveprofessional2.photographersastheircolleaguesto3.assistthem.Thejournalistsshouldbecuriousandtheymusthaveagood4.noseforastory.Theyknowhowto5.acquiretheinformationtheyneed.Whileinterviewing,theywontberude,theywonttalktoomuchandtheyshouldlistenfordetailedfacts.6.Meanwhiletheyhavetopreparethenextquestion.Thereisatrickofthetrade,thatis,ervieweeagrees,theywouldusesmall8.recorderswhichcouldkeeptheevidencetohelpsupporttheirstory.,Thefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700stheworldsfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidnthavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.,ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant(每日新闻).ItcameoutinMarch1702.,In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter(波士顿新闻通讯),thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.,Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation(发行量)intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbun(朝日新闻).Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.1.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_.A.59BCB.700sC.1609D.1620【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第一段的第二句话“TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.”可知答案。,2.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_.A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句话“Europedidnthavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.”可知答案。3.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_.A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第三段内容可知答案。,4.Todaythereareabout_dailynewspapersprintedintheUnitedStates.A.1,621B.1,704C.1,760D.1,800【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段的最后一句话“Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.”可知答案。,5.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdam.B.Englishlanguagenewspapersellsmorethan11millionc