高二第二学期Exercise-for-Unit-2

2005－2006学年度上学期高中学生学科素质训练高二英语同步测试（2）—Unit2Newsmedia第Ⅰ卷第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.—I'lltalktomysonBillaboutitassoonaspossible.Heusuallylistens.—Weneed________listening.Weneedaction. A.morethan B.nomorethan C.notmorethan D.otherthan22.I’dratherhavearoomofmyown,howeversmallitis,thanaroomwithothers. A.toshare B.tohaveshared C.share D.sharing23.WhenIsawJane,Istoppedandsmiled,butshe_________meadwalkedon. A.refused B.ignored C.missed D.avoided24. A.toinform B.tobeinformed C.informing D.informed25.Imustthankmyparents___________tobeacollegestudent. A.tomakeitpossibleforme B.tomakeitpossibletome C.formakingitpossibleforme D.formakingitpossibletome26.Doestheschooltoleratetolateveryoften? A.theirpupilstocome B.theirpupils’coming C.theirpupilscome D.theirpupilscancome27.Asajournalistyoushouldfirstdecidewhateventbeforeyoumakesomeinterviews. A.reported B.tobereported C.toreport D.reporting28.Youngpeopleusually_________sportsheroes,likeMichaelJordonandTigerWoods,whoarereallyamazing. A.liveupto B.goupto C.lookupto D.standupto29.Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscantouspowerfulimages. A.lead B.talk C.present D.face30.Toourdelightshequicklyadaptedherself_________thesituation. A.with B.of C.to D.into31.—ShallIgoandapologizetoher?—You'dbetternot.That'llmake

________worse. A.affairs B.business C.matters D.event32. A.Attracting B.Attracted C.Tobeattracted D.Havingattracted33.Theearthmovesaroundthesun,not_______. A.theotherwayback B.anotherwayround C. D.anotherwayagainst34.Whatmakesusworriedisthatthenumberofthepeople_________todrugsis________. A.addicted;increased B.addicting;increased C.addicted;increasing D.addicting;increasing35.—Mychildrenarealwaysarguing.—________

A.Justignorethem. B.That'sright. C.Areyousure? D.Howoldistheboy?第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ErniePylewrotesomebooksaboutthewar.Onewascalled“HereIsYourWar”,and36wascalled“BraveMen”.In1994,hewonthePulizerPrizeforhisworkasawarreporter.InJanuary1945,ErniePyleleftto37onthewarinthePacific.OnApril18,ashewatchedtheAmerican38landontheIslandofOkinawa(冲绳),hewaskilledbyaJapanese.ErniePyle’sstoryshowsa(n)39anddangerous40ofareporter’slife.Anewspaper41onceaskedsomeyoungpeoplewhytheywantedtobecomenewspaper42.Mostofthemsaiditwasbecausenewspaperworkwasso“exciting,”orbecause“yougotoplacesandseethings.”Somesaidtheywantedtobecomereportersbecauseitwasa43life.Itwasdifferentfrommostjobs.Itis44thatnewspaperworkcanbeexciting.Reportersgo45thenewsishappening,andtheyseefires,storms,andfloods.Whiletheirworkmaytaketheminto46places,sometimesfunnythingshappentoo.Onereporterwenttotalktoafamoussingerather47.Hefoundallthehotelworkersonstrike.Thesinger’sroomwasonthesixteenthfloor,buttheliftswerenot48.Thereporterwanted49,sohewalkedtothesixteenthfloor.Thesinger50totalktohimbecauseshewasangryand51.Thereportersaidhewouldgethersomefoodifshe52answerhisquestions.Hewalkeddownfromthesixteenthfloortothe53.Thecookswereonstriketoo,sothereporter54aplateofchickensandwichesandcarriedthembackupstairs.Thesingerwaspleased,andshe5536.A.theother B.another C.other D.one37.A.print B.announce C.publish D.report38.A.officers B.soldiers C.policemen D.officials39.A.exciting B.excited C.interesting D.funny40.A.course B.way C.fact D.side41.A.typewriter B.journalist C.editor D.reader42.A.reporters B.directors C.editor D.reader43.A.dangerous B.dull C.free D.bad44.A.good B.real C.sure D.true45.A.where B.inwhich C.which D.theplacewhere46.A.dangerous B.beautiful C.faraway D.good47.A.office B.hotel C.house D.home48.A.doing B.operated C.broken D.running49.A.aword B.astory C.thestory D.thenews50.A.requested B.reduced C.refused D.regretted51.A.cold B.hot C.full D.hungry52.A.might B.could C.should D.would53.A.factory B.shop C.kitchen D.hall54.A.kept B.made C.did D.put55.A.replied B.answered C.askedfor D.asked第三部分：阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。APublishingonpaperwilldrawuptoanendinthenext30years.That’swhatsomehigh-techexpertshavesaideversincecomputersbeganappearingineveryone’sworkplace.Ifyouhaveeverreadanewspaperonline,youhaveexperiencedatinypartofwhatpaperlessfuturelooklike. Newtechnologywillcertainlycontinuetorevolutionizewrittencommunication.Butwilltheuseofpaperinoureverydaylivesreallydisappearanytimesoon?Well,don’tgiveuponpaperjustyet. Paper,anancientChineseinvention,hasdominated(主宰)writtencommunicationforcenturies.CaiLun,anofficialintheChineseImperialCourt,iswell-knownforinventingpaperinA.D.105.Thisinventionchangedtheworldforever. Today,surprisingly,itseemsthedigitalagehasactuallystrengthenedtheimportanceofpaper.Studiesshowthatpaperusehasdoubledinthelast20years.Peoplestillliketoprinttheirlongerdocumentsande-mails.Buttoday’stechnologyisrapidlyimproving.Andeffortstowardapaperlessworldcontinue. TheInternetisclearlyonegiantstep.ManyofthepublicationshavecreatedWebsitesthatoffereverythingintheirpapereditions—andevenmore.TheirWebsitescanbecontinuallyupdatedasnewshappens.Othertypesofmaterialhavealsofitwellintothedigitalage.Dictionariesandotherreferencebooksactuallyworkbetterinapaperlessformat.InformationpublishedonaWebsiteorCD-ROMcanbekeptmorecurrent. Inadditionpublishershavebeguntoproducee-bookversionoftheirbestsellers.Newe-bookreadersasimplecomputeraboutthesizeofapaperbackbook—canstorenearlyahundredbooks.Bute-bookshaven’tgainedalargefollowing.Readingfromacomputerissimplyuncomfortableandpaperbackbooksareeasiertocarryaround.56.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage? A.Theinventionofpaperrevolutionizedwrittencommunication. B.Publishingonpaperwilldisappearinthenextdecade. C.Mostbookswillcontinueinpaperfornow. D.Digitalbooksarereadonacomputerscreen.57.Whatsurprisesustodayisthatthedigitalagemakespeoplerealize______________. A.theimportanceoftheuseofpaper B.theimportanceofpaperlessworkplace C. D.58.Whatisnotincludedasaresourceofpaperlessmaterialinthepassage? A.e-books B.CD-ROM C.anewspaperonline D.dictionariesandotherreferencebooks59.“TheInternetisclearlyonegiantstep”impliesthat__________. A.Itoffersyouanopportunitytoexperienceapartofpaperlessfuture. B.Thisnewtechnologyfitswellintothedigitalage. C.Asubstituteforpapermightsomedaybeareality. D.Fornowtheworldwillcontinuetostickwithwhatworks.BTelevisionhasopenedwindowsineverybody'slife.Youngmenwillneveragaingotowarastheydidin1914.Millionsofpeoplenowhaveseentheeffectsofabattle.Andtheresulthasbeenageneraldislikeofwarandperhapsmoreinterestinhelpingthosewhosufferfromalltheterriblethingsthathavebeenshownonthescreen.Televisionhasalsochangedpolitics.Themostremote(偏僻）cannowfollowstateaffairs,seeandhearthepoliticiansbeforeanelection.Betterinformed,heismorelikelytovote,andsotomakehisopinioncount.Unfortunately,television'sinfluencehasbeenextremelyharmfultotheyoung.ChildrendonothaveenoughexperiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunrealworld,thatTVadvertisement,lietosellproductsthataresometimesbadoruseless.Theybelieveandwanttopracticewhattheysee.Theydobelievethattheviolencetheyseeisnormalandacceptable.Alleducatorsagreethatthe"televisiongeneration"aremoreviolentthantheirparentsandgrandparents.Also,theyoungarelesspatient.UsedtoTVshows,whereeverythingisquickandinteresting,theydonothavethepatiencetoreadanarticlewithoutpictures,toreadabookthatrequiresthinking,tolistentoateacherwhodoesn'tdofunnythingslikethepeopleonchildren'sprograms.Andtheyexpectallproblemstobesolvedhappilyinten,fifteen,orthirtyminutes.That’sthetimeittakesonthescreen.60.Inthepast,manyyoungpeople. A.knewtheeffectofwar B.wentinforpolities C.werewillingtobesoldiers D.likedtosavethewoundedinwars61.TheauthorthinksthatTVadvertisements. A.arenotreliableonthewhole B.areuselesstopeople C.areagoodguidetoadults D.areveryharmfultotheyoung62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage? A.Peoplehavebecomeusedtocrimesnow. B.WithaTVsetsomeproblemscanbesolvedquickly. C.Peoplenowliketoreadbookswithpictures. D.Theadultsarelessviolentthantheyoung.63.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat. A.ChildrenshouldkeepawayfromTV B.TVprogramsshouldbeimproved C.Children’sbooksshouldhavepictures D.TVhasadeepeffectontheyoungCIfthereisonethingI’msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeopleanewspaperhasbecomeahabitpassesdownfromgenerationtogeneration. Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewiswhataffectsourlivesandthebigpoliticalstories,thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegenetic(基因)engineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedoaswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare. It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted(传送)electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I’mprettysurethatishowitwillhappeninfuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread——say,sportandinternationalnews. Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia(媒体).Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforeseethattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn’thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.Andasfortheinternet,it’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.64.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage? A.TheBestWaytoGetNews B.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaper D.TheFutureofNewspaper65.Inthewriter’sopinion,inthefuture,_______. A.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylonger B.morebigpoliticalaffairs,warsanddisasterswillmakenews C.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearch D.moreandmorepeoplewillreadnewspapers66.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself? A.Sportsandinternationalnews B.AmenuofallthenewsC.Themostimportantnews D.Whatareyouinterestedin67.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat_______. A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmedia B.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermedia C.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaper D.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout68.Theword“feedoff”inthelastparagraphmeans_________. A.dependon B.liveon C.fightwith D.killoff第Ⅱ卷第四部分：写作第二节：书面表达（满分25分）报纸和网站是当今世界上两大主要媒体形式。根据下表所提供的信息，写一篇题为NewspapersandWebsites的英语短文。NewspapersWebsitesSimila