2024-2025学年高中英语Unit3LifeinthefutureReading课时作业2新人教版必修5

Unit3LifeinthefuturereadingⅠ.阅读理解AThefirstnewspaperwaswrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59B.C.Inthe700stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperinEnglishwasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourtant,whichcameoutinMarch1702.In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedtheBostonNewspaper,thefirstnewspaperpublisheddailyintheAmericanColonies(殖民地).By1760,thecolonieshadhadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculationintheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbun.Itsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopieseveryyear.【语篇概述】报纸的发展可谓日新月异,你了解报纸的发展历史吗?1.ThefirstregularlypublishedEuropeannewspaperstartedin.A.Romein59B.C. B.Germanyin1609C.Amsterdamin1620 D.Englandin1621【解析】选B。细微环节理解题。从第一段倒数第一句Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.可知答案。2.Fromthearticle,weknowthat.A.newspapershavethelongesthistoryintheUnitedStatesB.oneEnglishlanguagenewspaperhasthelargestcirculationintheworldC.thefirstEnglishnewspaperwasprintedinRomein59B.C.D.thereareallkindsofnewspapersallovertheworldtoday【解析】选D。推理推断题。从最终两段的内容可知:如今不仅仅是英文报纸和日文报纸发行量惊人,仅美国就约有1800种日报,而且其他各国的报纸也都在发展,故选D。3.Thedailynewspaperhasahistoryofnow.A.lessthan19centuriesB.nearly1,900yearsC.about21centuriesD.only200years【解析】选C。推理推断题。从第一段其次句话TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59B.C.可知报纸的历史大约有21个世纪,故选C。4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“regularly”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.规则地 B.正式地;定期地C.非法地 D.时尚地【解析】选B。词义揣测题。由第一段可知:报纸起先是用手写的,而且是墙报;后来到了八世纪起先印刷;到了1609年,才在德国正式出版,故可猜知regularly词义应选B。BWhenTVnewsprogramsreportwarsordisasters,theeditorsrarelyusethemosthorrifyingpicturesofdeadorwoundedvictimsbecausetheydon’twanttoupsettheirviewers.Evenso,viewersareusuallywarnedinadvancethattheymayfindsomeofthesescenesdisturbing,sotheycanlookawayiftheychoose.Butthemenandwomenwhosejobistorecordthosescenes-theTVcameramen-havenosuchchoice.Itistheirdutytowitnessthehorrorsoftheworldandrecordthem,nomatterhowterribleandunpleasanttheymaybe.Consequently,itisoneofthemostdangerous,exposedandemotionallytaxingjobstheworldhastooffer.Today,thedemandfortheirworkisrising.Theexplosionofsatellitebroadcastingand24-hournewsinrecentyearshascreatedanalmostinsatiable(贪得无厌的)demandforTVinformation.ButmajorbroadcastersandtheTVnewsagencies—suchasReutersandWTN-haveneverhadenoughstafftomeettheworldwidedemandforup-to-datepictures,soincreasinglytheyturnto“freelance”cameramen(自由摄影师).Thesefreelancecameramenareindependentoperatorstiedtonoparticularorganization.Theywillworkforanycompanywhichhiresthem,forjustafewhoursorforseveralweeksinawarzone.Butifthefreelancecameramanisinjuredinthecourseofthejob,theTVcompanyisnotresponsibleforhim.Thefreelancecameramanmustsurviveonhisown.TVwillalwaysneedhard,vividmovingpictureswhicharefresh,butthesecompaniesfeeluncomfortablewithlargenumbersofemployeesontheirbooks,explainsNickGrowing,onceforeigneditorforBritainChannel4NewsandnowaBBCnewspresenter.Byhiringfreelancecameramen,theycanbuyintheskillstheyneedonlywhentheyneedthem.Italsoenablesthemtocontractouttherisk.【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了自由摄影师的工作任务和工作特点。5.Thefreelancecameramen.A.havebetterskillsthanothercameramenB.aretiedtomanyTVnewsagenciesC.havetoberesponsiblefortheirownsecurityD.needtocontractoutrisksofworkforTVcompanies【解析】选C。细微环节理解题。由第三段Butifthefreelancecameramanisinjuredinthecourseofthejob,theTVcompanyisnotresponsibleforhim.Thefreelancecameramanmustsurviveonhisown可知自由摄影师须要对自己的平安负责。6.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.TVcameramenhavetowitnessdisastersandkillingwhethertheylikethemornotB.TVcameramenareaspecialgroupofpeoplewhoenjoyhorrifyingpicturesC.TVcameramenshouldbegivengreaterchoiceofworkD.thedevelopmentofTVresultedinthegrowingdemandforTVcameramen’swork【解析】选D。推理推断题。由其次段Theexplosionofsatellitebroadcastingand24-hournewsinrecentyearshascreatedanalmostinsatiabledemandforTVinformation.可推知是电视的发展促使了摄影师工作的发展。7.Accordingtothispassage,somemajorbroadcastersandTVnewsagencies.A.haveemployedenoughcameramenB.arenotwillingtoemploymanycameramenC.areverymeantofreelancecameramenD.areresponsibleforthefreelancecameramanifheisinjured【解析】选B。推理推断题。依据文章最终两段可推知许多主要的广播公司和电视新闻机构不情愿雇用太多的摄影师。8.Theauthorofthispassageshowshisthefreelancecameramen.A.respectfor B.sympathytoC.angerto D.admirationto【解析】选B。推理推断题。本文主要介绍了自由摄影师工作的危急和艰难,可以推知作者对自由摄影师持怜悯看法。CTheMinionsTheseyellowcreaturesbecomeabighitfortheircutenessoflovingbananas,nonsensewordsandsillymovements.WhenyouwatchedDespicableMe(2010),didyoupredicttheMinionswouldlaterbecomethemainattraction?Frombackgroundcharactersandthenmaincharacters,theirsuccessprovesgoodanimatedcreationscantakeonalifeoftheirownspin-offs(续集).ThePenguinsThepenguinswereoriginallyjustsidekicksinMadagascar(2005).Butin2008theytookleadingrolesintheirownTVseries,andin2014starredinthefilmPenguinsofMadagascar.Thepenguins’wit,sarcasmandcraftycomposurenotonlyaddsattractiontothekid-friendlyfranchise,butalsoservesadultaudienceswell.Soit’snotsurprisingthattheygottheirownmovie.ScratAsmallandfurrysquirrelwithalongtailfromanimatedmovieIceAge(2002),Scrathaswonpeople’sheartswithitspersistenceinacorns.Itisabigpartofits(IceAge’s)enduringappeal.Hedemandsalotofnuts,butheisasuperstar,andhedoeshisownstunts.Scratnowhashisownanimatedshorts,extendedscenesandmini-movies.PussinBootsOriginallyafairytalewrittenbyFrenchauthorCharlesPerraut,PussinBootsfeaturesacatthathelpshislow-bornmastergainwealthandpowerthroughtrickery.ThecatlaterappearedintheShrekfranchise.In2011,hehadhisownmoviefittinglytitledPussinBoots.【语篇概述】文章介绍了几部受到人们喜爱的卡通电影中的主要角色。9.Accordingtothetext,anadultismorelikelytoenjoythecharacter.A.theMinions B.thePenguinsC.Scrat D.PussinBoots【解析】选B。细微环节理解题。依据其次部分中的“Thepenguins’wit,sarcasmandcraftycomposurenotonlyaddsattractiontothekid-friendlyfranchise,butalsoservesadultaudienceswell.”可知,电影中企鹅的机灵、幽默和镇静,不仅吸引孩子,也吸引了成年人观众。10.Whichiscloseinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“sidekicks”inthesecondpart?A.assistants B.leadingplayersC.standers-by D.minorroles【解析】选D。词义揣测题。依据后一句话可知,在2008年电视剧和2014年《马达加斯加企鹅》电影中企鹅成了主角。由此推知,在2005年《马达加斯加》电影中它只是一个配角,一个小角色。assistant“助手”;leadingplayer“主演”;stander-by“旁观者”;minorrole“小角色”;sidekick“跟班”,故选D。11.Whatdothefourcharactershaveincommon?A.Theyhavecontributedmosttothesuccessoftheiroriginalfilms.B.Theyhaveprovedthattheaudiencesusuallyfavorcuteanimals.C.Theyhavecompletelystolentheshowwiththeirownseries.D.Theyhaveshowntheirsharedqualitiesofhonesty,loyaltyandunselfishness.【解析】选C。推理推断题。文章主要介绍了几部大受人们欢迎的卡通电影,其中的主子公都特别有特点,特别抢镜,受到人们的喜爱。“stealtheshow”为“抢镜”之意,故选C。Ⅱ.七选五依据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。CompanionshipofBooksAmanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen;andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,whetheritisofbooksorofmen.1Itisthesametodaythatitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofadversityordistress.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouth,andcomfortingandconsolingusinage.Menoftendiscovertheiraffinitytoeachotherbythemutuallovetheyhaveforabookjustastwopersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhichbothentertainforathird.2Butthereismorewisdominthis:“Loveme,lovemybook.”Thebookisatruerandhigherbondofunion.Mencanthink,feel,andsympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor.Theyliveinhimtogether,andheinthem.Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthinkout,fortheworldofaman’slifeis,forthemostpart,buttheworldofhisthoughts.3Theybecomeourconstantcompanionsandcomforters.4Andtheybringusintothepresenceofthegreatestminds