Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines同步练-2022-2023学年外研版高中英语必修二

Module5NewspapersandMagazines

阅读理解

（-）

A

StreetSenseisanewspaperinWashingtonDCabouthomelesspeopleandissues

（问题）thataffectthem.HomelessorformerlyhomelessWashingtonianswritemanyof

thearticles.Thenewspaper'sbusinessmodelisbasedonhomelessvendorswhosell

thenewspaper.Youcanhearthemcallout"StreetSenseforsale"nearsubway

entrances,lunchplacesandotherareasaroundthecity.

TheStreetSensenewspaperishousedinanofficeinaChristianchurchin

Washington.EveryotherWednesdayaboutfourteenthousandcopiesareprinted.The

newspaperexpressesthethoughtsandexperiencesofpeoplewhocallthestreetshome.

FourstaffmembersworkatStreetSense.Twoofthemarepaid.Thestaffmemberswrite

thefirsttwopagesofthepaper.Interns—studentsworkingaspartoftheirstudies—and

volunteershelp.Homelesswritersprovidetherestofthematerial.Thisincludespoems,

storiesandessays.

MaryOttoistheeditorofStreetSense.ShecametothepaperfromtheWashington

Postnewspaper.MaryOttosaysseverementaldisorderspreventmanyhomeless

peoplefromseekingshelter.Suchproblemscanalsoblockthemfromhavingclose

relationshipswithotherpeople.

StreetSenseprovidestrainingtothehomelesspeoplewhowanttobecomepartof

thesalesteam.Afterthetraining,eachstudentisgiventenfreecopiesofStreetSense.

Oncethosearesold,traineesbecomerealsalespeople.Theybuypapersforthirty-five

centseachandsellthemforadollar.

Shesaysthenewspaperplaysapartinhomelesspeople'sliveswhichothermedia

cannot."Themainstreammediadonotusuallycoverpoverty（贫穷）orhomelessness

toomuch,unlessthere'sabigrally（集会）orsomething."

1.WhatcanweknowaboutStreetSensefromParagraph1?

A.Itraisesmoneyforhomelesspeople.

B.Itismainlyreadbyhomelesspeople.

C.Itiswrittenandeditedbylocalwriters.

D.Itcoverstheissuesofhomelesspeople.

2.Theunderlinedword"vendors"inParagraph1referstopeoplewho__.

A.sleeponthestreet

B.sellssomethingalongthestreet

C.writesarticlesforthenewspaper

D.helpshomelesspeopleonthestreet

3.WhatpreventmanyhomelesspeoplefromseekingshelteraccordingtoMary

Otto?

A.Lackofmoney.B.Mentalproblems.

C.Lackofknowledge.D.Physicaldisabilities.

4.WhatdoesMaryOttosayaboutStreetSense?

A.Itcandowhatothermediacannot.

B.Itwilltaketheplaceofothermedia.

C.Itcanhelphomelesspeoplegetridofpoverty.

D.Itshouldpaymoreattentiontohomelesspeople.

B

Withtheincreasingdevelopmentoftechnology,wenowhavetheabilitytogetmuch

informationfromforeignmediasources.Becausewecanlearnmuchaboutevents

happeninginothercountriesfromthemedia,suchasmagazinesandnewspapers,

manypeoplemaythinkthatreadingmagazinesandnewspapersisthebestwaytolearn

aboutaforeigncountry.However,Ibelievethatonlyreadingmagazinesand

newspapersasawayoflearningaboutaforeigncountryhasseverallimitations（限制）.

Wecannotdenythatmagazinesandnewspapersactuallypresentsomevaluable

informationaboutforeigncountries.However,theinformationthattheypresentisoften

one-sided,sothatreaderscanonlylearnaboutoneopiniononaneventhappeningina

foreigncountry.Also,thewordsandpicturesinmagazinesandnewspapersmaynotbe

true.Thustheinformationthatreadersreceivemaynotbethetruth.

Ithinkthatthebestwaytolearnaboutaforeigncountryistotravelorlivetherefora

while.Bytravelingorlivinginacountry,youcanseethingsthatdonotappearin

magazinesandnewspapers,andlearnaboutthelocalpoliticalsituation,stateofthe

economy,andtheculture.Youcangetmoreinformationaboutacountrybytalking

directlywithlocalpeopleabouttheoverallsituation,andcantrulyunderstandthelocal

culturebylivingwiththemforawhile.Butifyouareathomereadinganewspaperor

magazine,yousimplygetinformationprovidedbyotherspassivelyinsteadofcollecting

informationdirectly.

So,Ibelievethatthebestwaytolearnaboutaforeigncountryisnotbyreading

magazinesandnewspapersbutbyplacingyourselfinthatforeigncountry.

5.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?

A.Howpeoplegetinformationinnotime.

B.Wherepeoplecangetinformationtheyneed.

C.Whyit'simportanttolearnaboutaforeigncountry.

D.Whatthebestwaytolearnaboutaforeigncountryis.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deny"inParagraph2mean?

A.Disagree.B.Promise.

C.Realize.D.Accept.

7.Theauthorthinksthatinformationfrommagazinesandnewspapersis__.

A.truebutnotenough

B.correctbutnotfresh

C.limitedandnotalwaystrue

D.neitherenoughnorvaluable

8.WhatistheadvantageoftravelingtoaforeigncountryaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Havingaquickermindbylearningmore.

B.Havingachancetoreadlocalnewspapers.

C.Meetingpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou.

D.Learningtruthsthatthemediadon'tprovide.

(-)

A

TVPrograms

TheWorldaroundUs

Channel：C8

AstudyoftheancientEgyptianpyramids(金字塔)andtheareaaroundtheRiver

NileinEgypt.Thefilmingofthisprogramisaworkofartasitissothoughtfullydone.As

wellastheobviouscamels,therearealsomanyotherdesertanimalsandplantlife.

SummerHolidays

Channel：M6

Someofthebestsummerholidaysareonofferthisyear.Tonight'sprogramshowsa

weekendinDisneylandinParis,cheapsailingholidaysintheMediterraneananda

shoppingandsightseeingtriptoNewYork.

TheCreativeMind

Channel：C4

OneofthemostpopularprogramsonTVatthemoment,TheCreativeMindhas

differentartisticthemesfromexhibitionreviews,informationaboutmajorandsmaller

museums,andinterviewswithartists,writers,actorsandmusicians.

PreparedforSpecialMoments

Channel：TF1

Thefuncookeryprogramthatofferslotsofexcitingideasfromchildren'sbirthday

partiestothatcandlelitdinnerforthebossandhiswife.Easytofollowstepbystep

instructionsthatshowyouhowtomakeyourdinnerpartyalittlebitspecial.

BorntoRun

Channel：W9

Aninterestingstoryofayoungmanwithlearningdifficultieswhoovercamethe

problemsinhislife,throughhisgreattalentforathletics.Thisisatruestoryofhowone

personmadethemostofhislifeandalsohelpedmanyotherpeoplewithsimilar

problems.

1.Whichchannelshouldyouturntoifyouareveryinterestedinwildlife?

A.C4.B.M6.

C.C8.D.W9.

2.WhichprogramissuitableforthosewholikewatchingTVinterviews?

A.SummerHolidays.

B.TheCreativeMind.

C.TheWorldaroundUs.

D.PreparedforSpecialMoments.

3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheheroofBorntoRun?

A.Creative.B.Brave.

C.Self-centered.D.Strong-minded.

B

Technologyisforeverchangingthewaywegetournews.Mostpeoplenowgetalot

oftheirnewsonelectronicdevices,insteadoftraditionalmedia,suchasnewspapers,

televisionorradio.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplealsoreportturningtosocialmediafor

information.

Now,thereisanewtechnologythatcouldgreatlychangethewaywegetthenews：

Computer-creatednewsreaders.Chinahaslaunchedwhatitcalledtheworld'sfirst

artificial（人工的）intelligence,orAlnewspresenters.

Thenewsreaders,supportedbymachinelearningtechnology,arebasedontwo

real-lifeChinesenewsmen.OneisabletopresentnewsbroadcastinEnglish;theother,

inMandarinChinese.Areportsaidmachinelearningwasusedtoexaminevideoimages

andsoundsofthetwonewsmen.Similartechnologyhasbeenusedtocreatevideo

productsknownas"deepfakevideos".Adeepfakevideoisavideothatlooksreal,but

iselectronicallychanged.Suchvideoscanmakepeopleappeartosaythingstheynever

said.

It'ssaidthattheAlpresenterswillbeagreatimprovementtothenewsteambecause

they"canwork24hoursaday"onitswebsiteandonsocialmedia.Oneofthepresenters

evenpromisedto"worktirelessly"tokeeppeopleinformed.Somemachinelearning

expertssaidthesystemshowedoffChina'slatestprogressinvoicerecognition（识别），

texttospeechtechnologyanddataanalysis.

Otherswonderedabouttheeffectsrobotsmighthaveonemploymentandworkers.

Somepeoplearguedthatonlylowleveljobsrequiringheavylaborwillbeeasilyreplaced

byrobots.Otherspraisedthetechnologyasawayforcompaniestomakemoneyfrom

low-costlabormachines.

Anyway,foritsgreatpotential（潜力），somebusinesseshaveexperimentedwith

similartechnologyforpossibleuseinnewsoperations.

4.Peoplenowgetinformationmainlyfrom__.

A.traditionalmediaB.electronicdevices

C.socialmediaD.Alnewspresenters

5.Whydoestheauthormention“deepfakevideo"inParagraph3?

A.Itwasalsoartificial.

B.ItwasalsodevelopedbyChina.

C.Italsousedmachinelearningtechnology.

D.Italsogainedpopularityandrecognition.

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlnewspresenters?

A.Theycannotdohighleveljobswell.

B.Theycan"speak"severallanguages.

C.Theyarenotacceptedbyallthepeople.

D.Theycanreflecttheimprovementinrobotmaking.

7.Whatwillprobablybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Workingmethodsofthetechnology.

B.Otheradvantagesofthetechnology.

C.Marketsuccessofthetechnology.

D.Examplesoftheuseofthetechnology.

（三）

In2013,HarrisAcademy,aschoolinsouthLondon,stoppeditsstudentsfrom

usingslang（俚语）words,suchasaim't.Themoveledtoanargumentoverwhether

itisnecessarytocontrolthewaystudentsspeak.

Thecreationofslangisonewaylanguageschange.Slang,orinformallanguage,

usuallychangesmorerapidlythanstandardlanguage.Forexample,thewordgroovy,

meaning"great",usedtobeverypopularinthe1960sand1970s.Butby1980s,

peoplehadstoppedusingit.

Oneimportantreasonweuseslangistoshowothersthatwebelongtoagroup.

Anotheristocommunicateanideainamorecolorfulorhumorousway.Forexample,

thephrasejumpshipcreatesastrongerimage（形象）thanthemorestandardleavean

organization.WhileintheInternetage,slangexpressionsarecreatedfasterthanever.

Often,Internetslangwordsarecreatedtomakemessagesfasterandeasiertotype.

Somepeoplearestronglyagainsttheuseofslang.TeachersatHarrisAcademy

wereworriedthatslangwouldpreventtheirstudentsfromlearninghowtoread,write,

andexpressthemselvescorrectly.Theythoughtthismightcauseproblemsforthem

whentheyfinallywentontoapplytouniversitiesorcompanies.

However,somepeoplethinkdifferently.LinguistTonyThorneseesslangasaway

forspeakersofalanguagetoshowtheircreativityandhumor.And,unlikewhatsome

believe,slangisnotanewphenomenon.AsThorneexplains,"Slanghasnotbecome

morepopular,simplymorepublic."Intoday'shighlyconnectedworld,slanghas

becomemorenoticeablebecauseofbettertoolstoobservelanguagechange.

Perhapstheworriesmentionedabovecanbesolvedbymakingpeopleunderstand

whentousecertainformsoflanguage.Aslongaspeopleuseslangproperly,thereisno

needtocompletelyavoidit.

1.Theauthormentiontheword"groovy"istoshow.

A.howlanguageschange

B.slangchangesfast

C.slangwaspopularinthe1960s

D.howstandardlanguageformsovertime

2.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Whypeopleuseslang.

B.Howpeopleuseslang.

C.Differenttypesofslang.

D.Thedevelopmentofslang.

3.WhatcanweinferaboutslangfromTonyThorne'swordsinParagraph5?

A.Ittakestimetodevelop.

B.Ithasbeenacceptedbythepublic.

C.Itisincreasinglyknowntothepublic.

D.Itisbeingusedbymoreandmorepeople.

4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsHarrisAcademy'sdecisiononslang?

A.Heisagainstit.B.Heisinfavorofit.

C.Heisdoubtfulaboutit.D.Heisuninterestedinit.

二、选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

flightwelcomecelebrityphotographfanculture

achievecomplexfoundcongratulationproducereplace

1.Hisdreamistobeaprofessional.

2.Allthehavebeenputoffbecauseoftheweather.

3.Theysaidalltheoldcarpetsw