Unit 1 The Mass Media 单元测试卷 （含答案）-2025-2026学年高中英语译林版选择性必修第二册

选择性必修第二册英语Unit1TheMassMedia单元测试卷-译林

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheRoleofLocalJournalistsinCrisisReporting

Whena4.8-magnitudeearthquakehitasmalltowninsouthernChinalastwinter,mostpeoplefirstheardaboutit

throughnationalnewsapps.Butforthetown's20,000residents,themostvaluableupdatescamefromLinHao,ajournalist

atthelocalnewspaperSouthernTownPost.

Linarrivedattheearthquakezone40minutesafterthefirsttremor.Unlikenationalreporterswhofocusedonbig

scenes-suchasthearrivalofrescuehelicoptersorspeechesbyofficials—Linfocusedon“smallbuturgent“stories.He

talkedtoamotherwhose7-year-olddaughterwastrappedinacollapsedkindergarten,recordedthetimeittookfbr

ambulancestoreachremotevillages,andnotedthatmanyelderlyresidentscouldn'treceiveemergencycallsbecausetheir

phoneshadnosignal.Thatnight,hestayedupuntil2a.m.writinga3,000-wordreport.Insteadofjjstdescribingthe

disaster,hecriticizedthetown'soutdatedemergencyresponsesystem:"Thefireexitsinthreeoldresidentialbuildingswere

blockedbyconstructionmaterials,andthelocalhospitalonlyhadtwoworkingstretchersfbr50injuredpeople.^^

Hisreportdidn'tgetasmanyonlinesharesasnationalnews,butithadadirectimpact.Withinthreedays,thelocal

governmentsent10additionalstretcherstothehospital,clearedallblockedfireexits,andsetuptemporarysignaltowersin

remoteareas.4tLocaljournalistsknowthetownlikethebackoftheirhands,“Linsaidinaninterviewlater."Wedon'tjust

reportnews—weconnectresidents'voicestothosewhocansolveproblems?'

Today,Lin'sreportisusedasacasestudyinjournalismclassesatseveraluniversities.Itshowsthatgoodjournalism

isn'tjustaboutreleasingbreakingnewsquickly;it'saboutbeingaccurate,committed,andfocusedonthepublic'sreal

needs.

1.WhatmadeLinHao'sreportdifferentfromnationalnewsreports?

A.Hereportedtheearthquakeearlierthannationaljournalists.

B.Hefocusedonsmall,practicalissuesaffectinglocalresidents.

C.Heusedmorephotostoshowthedisasterscene.

D.Heinterviewedmoreofficialsthanlocalpeople.

2.WhydidLinHaocriticizethetown'semergencyresponsesystem?

A.Therescuehelicoptersarrivedtoolate.

B.Thelocalhospitalhadnoenoughmedicalequipment.

C.Nationalreporterstooktoomuchattentionawayfromlocals.

D.Theearthquakewarningwasn'tsentoutintime.

3.WhatcanweinferfromLinHao'swordsintheinterview?

A.Localjournalistsunderstandtheircommunitiesbetter.

B.Nationalnewsreportsarealwayslessusefulthanlocalones.

C.It'seasierfbrlocaljournaliststogetbreakingnews.

D.Localresidentsprefertoreadnewsfromnationalapps.

B

TheRiseandRisksofSocialMediaasaNewsSource

A2023surveybyChinaYouthDailyfoundthat83%ofhighschoolstudentsinChinagettheirdailynewsfromsocial

mediaplatfiinns—mainlyWeChatMoments,Douyin,andXiaohongshu.Thisisahugechangefromadecadeago,when

mostteenagersreliedonnewspapersorTVnews.

Thepopularityofsocialmedianewshasclearadvantages.Foronething,it'sfast:whenamajoreventhappens—likea

sportsmatchresultoranaturaldisaster—socialmediauserscanshareupdateswithinseconds.Foranother,it?spersonalized.

Platformsusealgorithmstoshowusersnewsbasedontheirinterests.Astudentwholikesenvironmentalissuesmightsec

morestoriesaboutclimatechange,whilesomeoneintotechnologygetsupdatesonnewphonesorAI.

However,thistrendalsobringsseriousrisks,thebiggestbeingthespreadoffalseinfbmiation.Lastyear,arumorabout

“anewvirusspreadinginschools“appearedonDouyin.Itclaimedthatover500studentsinGuangzhouhadbeeninfected

andthatschoolswouldclosefbramonth.Theposthadnofactualbasis,butitwassharedover200,000timesin24hours.

Panickedparentscalledschooloffices,andsomeevenkepttheirkidshome.Later,thelocalhealthdepartmentdidan

investigationandprovedtherumorwastake一butthedamagewasalreadydone.

Expenssay(hekeyiodealingw：ihfalsenewsisiodevelop“medialilcracy^^amongyoungpeople.Thismeans

teachingstudentstocheckthesourceofanewsstory(Isitfromanofficialchanneloranunknownaccount?),lookfbr

evidence(Doesthestoryhavedataorquotesfromexperts?),andcompareitwithotherreports(Dootherplatformssaythe

samething?).

“Socialmediaisatool—itcanbegoodorbaddependingonhowweuseit,nsaidProfessorZhangWei,whostudies

medialiteracyatPekingUniversity.4tTeenagersneedtoleamtobecriticalreaders,notjustpassivereceiversofnews.”

4.Whatisthemainfindingofthe2023surveybyChinaYouthDaily?

A.Mosthighschoolstudentsgetnewsfromsocialmedia.

B.SocialmedianewsismorepopularthanTVnewsamongadults.

C.StudentspreferWeChatMomentstoDouyinfornews.

D.Newspapersarenolongerusedbyhighschoolstudents.

5.Whatisamajoradvantageofsocialmedianews?

A.1(ismuicaccuialcihanliadiliunalnews.B.Ilcanbelailuicd(uusers'iiilcitsls.

C.Itischeckedbyexpertsbeforebeingshared.D.Itcoversmoreinternationalevents.

6.Whydidtherumoraboutthe“newvirus“causeproblems?

A.Itwasspreadbyofficialhealthdepartments.B.Itledtorealfearandchangesinbehavior.

C.Itwasbasedontruefactsbutexaggerated.D.Itwasonlysharedbyasmallnumberofusers.

7.WhatdoesProfessorZhangWeisuggestteenagersdo?

A.Stopusingsocialmediatogetnews.B.Onlytmstnewsfrominternationalplatforms.

C.Learntothinkcriticallyaboutnews.D.Sharenewsonlyafteraskingparents.

C

HowAdvertisingShapesConsumerChoices

Walkintoanysupermarket,andyou'llseeshelvesfullofproductswitheye-catchingslogans:"Stayyoungwithour

skincare!""Thehealthiestmilkfbryourkids!”Theseadsaren'tjustrandomphrases—they'recarefullydesignedto

influencewhatyoubuy.Intheageofmassmedia,advertisinghasbecomeapowerfilltoolthatshapesconsumerbehavior,

ofteninwayswcdon'tevennotice.

Onecommonstrategyisusing"brandambassadors."Companieshirepopularstarsorathletestopromotetheir

productsbecausepeopletendtotrustthosetheyadmire.Forexample,afamoussoccerplayerpromotingsportsshoesmight

D

TheFutureofTraditionalMedia:NewspapersandTV

Foroveracenlury,newspapersandTVwerethemainsourcesofmassmedia.FamilieswouldgatheraroundtheTVto

watchtheeveningnews,andpeoplewouldreadnewspaperswithbreakfast.Butinthepast20years,withtheriseofthe

internetandsocialmedia,traditionalmediahasfacedhugechallenges.Manylocalnewspapershavecloseddown,andTV

newsviewershiphasdropped-especiallyamongyoungpeople.

Butdoesthismeantraditionalmediaisdying?Notnecessarily.Infact,manynewspapersandTVstationsareadapting

tothedigitalagetostayrelevant.

Takenewspapers,fbrexample.Mostmajornewspapers-like.People'sDaily*or*GuangmingDaily*—nowhave

digitalversions.Readerscanaccessnewsontheirphonesorcomputers,andsomeevenoflerinteractivefeatures:videos,

polls,andcommentsectionswherereaderscansharetheiropinions.Thesedigitalversionshavehelpedattractyounger

readers.A2023reportfoundthat45%ofpeopleaged18-25nowreaddigitalnewspapersatleastonceaweek—upfrom

15%in2018.

TVstationsarcalsochanging.Insteadofonlyshowingnewsatfixedtimes(like7p.m.fbrthenationalnews),many

stationsnowpostnewsclipsonsocialmediaplatforms.Forexample,CCTVNewshasaDouyinaccountwithover100

millionfollowers.Theypostshort,1-2minutevideosaboutimportantevents-fromsciencebreakthroughstolocal

stories—andthesevideosoftengetmillionsofviews.Thisway,theyreachaudienceswhodon,twatchtraditionalTV.

Anotheradvantageoftraditionalmediaistrust.AsurveybytheChinaMediaResearchCenterfoundthat68%of

peoplebelievenewsfromnewspapersorTVismoreaccuratethannewsfromsocialmedia.Thisisbecausetraditional

mediahasstrictfact-checkingprocesses.Forexample,aTVnewsstoryusuallygoesthroughmultipleeditors,andreporters

mustprovideevidencefbrtheirclaims——somethingthatisn'talwaysrequiredfbrsocialmediaposts.

^Traditionalmediaisn'tgoingaway,“saidLiMei,aTVproducerwith20yearsofexperience."It'sjustchangingits

form.Thecorevalueofmedia—providingaccurate,reliablenews—willalwaysbeneeded.”

12.Whatisthemainchallengefacingtraditionalmedia?

A.Theycan'taffordtohiregoodjournalists.B.Youngpeoplearelessinterestedinthem.

C.Theydon'thaveenoughmoneytomakenews.D.Theycan'treportimportanteventsquickly.

13.Hov/havenewspapersadaptedtothedigitalage?

A.Theyhavestoppedprintingphysicalcopies.B.Theyhaveaddedinteractivefeaturestodigitalversions.

C.Theyonlyreportlocalnewsinsteadofnationalnews.D.Theyhavestartedusingcelebrityambassaders.

14.Whydomanypeopletrusttraditionalmediamore?

A.Theyhavemorecolorfulphotosthansocialmedia.B.TheypostnewsclipsonDouyin.

C.Theyhavestrictfact-checkingprocesses.D.Theyarecheapertoaccessthansocialmedia.

15.WhatisLiMei'sopinionabouttraditionalmedia?

A.Itwilldisappearsoonbecauseofsocialmedia.B.Itsmainvalueisprovidingentertainment,notnews.

C.Itischangingitsformbutwillstillbeimportant.D.Itshouldstoptryingtoattractyoungaudiences.

第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，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。

HowtoBeaSmartNewsReaderintheDigitalAge

Withsomuchnewsavailableonline—fromsocialmediapoststoofficialreports—it'seasytofeeloverwhelmed,j_.

Beinga“smartnewsreader''meansknowinghowtofindreliableinformationandavoidfalsenews.Herearcsomepractical

tipstohelpyou:

First,checkthesourceofthenews.Notallnewsplatformsarethesame.2.Forexample,officialnewschannels

(likeCCTVNews),well-knownnewspapers(like*People,sDaily*),ortrustednewswebsitesusuallyhavestrict

fact-checkingrules.Ontheotherhand,unknownsocialmediaaccountsorblogsmaynotcheckfiictsbeforeposting.If

you'renotsureaboutasource,taketimetolearnmoreaboutit.

Second,lookfbrevidencetosupportthenews.Agoodnewsstoryshouldhaveclearevidence,suchasdata,quotes

fromexperts,orphotos/vidcosfromthescene.3.Forexample,ifastorysays“localschoolswillclosenextweek"，docs

itincludeaquotefromtheeducationdepartment?Oralinktoanofficialnotice?Ifnot,itmaynotbetrue.

Third,comparenewsfromdifferentsources.Sometimes,onesourcemayreportastorywithaspecificangle,while

anothertellsitdifferently.4.Forinstance,ifyoureadapostabouta"newenvironmentalpolicy^^onsocialmedia,check

ifothernewsplatfbnns(likeTVnewsornewspapers)arereportingthesamething.Ifonlyonesourcehasthestory,it's

morelikelytobefalse.

Finally,don'tsharenewstooquickly.Whenyouseeashockingorinterestingstory,it'stemptingtoshareitwith

friendsrightaway.5Takeafewminutestofollowthetipsabove:checkthesource,lookfbrevidence,andcompare

withotherreports.Sharingfalsenewscancausepanicorconfusion-soit'sbettertobeslowandcarefillthanfastand

wrong.

Byfollowingthesesteps,youcanbecomeasmarternewsreader.You'llnotonlyavoidbeingtrickedbyfalse

informationbutalsolearntounderstandnewsmoredeeply.

A.Butbeforeyouclick“share"，stopandthink

B.Somesourcesaremuchmorereliablethanothers

C.Thishelpsyougetamorecompletepictureofthetruth

D.Theyoftenpostnewswithoutcheckingifit'saccurate

E.Withoutevidence,astoryisjustanopinionorarumor

F.It'salsoagoodideatoaskyourparentsfbradviceonnews

G.Youmaywonderwhichnewsistrueandwhichisnot

第二部分语言应用(共2节，满分45分)

第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Asahighschoolstudent,ZhangTaousedtogetallhisnewsfromsocialmedia.Hethoughtitwasquickand

convenient—withjustafewtapsonhisphone,hecouldreadabouteventshappeningaroundtheworld.Butlastmonth,a

smallincidentchangedhis1towardsocialmedianews.

Oneafternoon,ZhangsawapostonDouyinsayingthatalocalparkwouldclosefbramonthfbr''emergency

construction”.Theposthadover10,000shares,andmanycommentssaid,“Whatapity!Iplannedtogotherethis

weekend?5Zhang2thenewswithoutthinkingtwiceandeventoldhisfriendsnottovisitthepark.

Twodayslater,Zhangpassedtheparkonhiswaytoschool.Tohis3,theparkwasopenandcrowdedwithpeople.

Puzzled,hecheckedthelocalgovernment'sofficialWeChataccount.There,hefoundanotice:theparkwouldonlyclose

fbrtwodaysnextMondayandTuesdayfbrsmallrepairs.TheDouyinposthe'dseenearlierwas4

Zhangfeltembarrassed.Herealizedhehadspreadfalseinfbnnationwithout5itstruth.justsawlotsofpeople

sharingit,soIthoughtitmustbereal,"Eesaid.UIneverthoughttocheckfromanother6

ThisexperiencemadeZhangstartthinkingaboutmedialiteracy—theabilityto7andevaluatenews.Hebeganto

learntipsfromhisjournalismteacher:first,checkthe8ofthenews(Isitanofficialchanneloranunknownuser?).

Second,lookfbr9(Docsthestoryhavedataorquotesfromexperts?).Third,compareitwithotherreportstoseeifthere

are1()

Now,Zhangnolongertakessocialmedianewsatfacevalue.Lastweek,whenhesawapostsaying“anewfast-fbod

restaurantisgivingawayfreemcals^^,hedidn'tshareitimmediately.Instead,hesearchedfortherestaurant^official

websiteandcalledtheircustomerservice.Itturnedoutthepostwasa11-therestaurantwasofferingdiscounts,not

freemeals.

Zhang'sstoryisnotunique.A2023surveyshowsthatover60%ofhighschoolstudentsinChinahavesharedfalse

newsonlinebyaccident.Thisiswhyschoolsarenow12medialiteracyclasses.Intheseclasses,studentslearntobe

13newsreaders,notjustpassivereceivers.

“Socialmediaisagreattoolforgettingnews,butitalsohasrisks,“saidZhang'steacher."Thekeyistouseitwisely.

Don'tlet14newsinfluenceyourdecisions,andalwaysrememberto15beforeyoushare.”

1.A.attitudeB.habitC.planD.interest

2.A.createdB.believedC.doubtedD.forgot

3.A.reliefB.shameC.surpriseD.regret

4.A.outdatedB.boringC.confusingD.false

5.A.provingB.questioningC.hidingD.ignoring

6.A.angleB.sourceC.methodD.language

7.A.produceB.collectC.understandD.write

8.A.costB.authorC.purposeD.source

9.A.evidenceB.adviceC.supportD.permission

10.A.similaritiesB.differencesC.connectionsD.mistakes

11.A.jokeB.rumorC.factD.truth

12.A.designingB.avoidingC.cancelingD.teaching

13.A.criticalB.activeC.patientD.careful

14.A.latestB.localC.untrueD.international

15.A.thinkB.checkC.askD.wait

第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Journalismplaysakeyroleinkeepingthepublicinformed.AgoodjournalistnotonlyreportseventsI.

(accurate)butalsocaresabouttheneedsofordinarypeople.Lastyear,WangYu,ayoungjournalist,didaseriesofreports

onthesafetyofschoolbuses.Shespentthreeweeks2.(visit)differentschoolsandtalkingtoparents,drivers,and

students.Herreportspointedoutseveralcriticalproblems:somebuseswereovercrowded,andafewdriversdidn'thave

proper3.(train).

Afterherreports4.(release)onthelocalnewswebsite,thegovernmentquicklytookaction.Theychecked

allschoolbusesinthecity,providedmoretrainingfbrdrivers,andseta5.(minimum)standardfbrbussafety.

ManyparentssaidWang'sworkhadmadethemfeelmoreateaseabouttheirchildren'stripstoschool.

Wangsaysthatbeingajournalistrequiresbothcuriosityand6.(commit).t4Youneedtobewillingtoask

questionsanddigdeepibrthetruth,Msheexplained.''Sometimes,youmightfacedifficulties,butseeingyourworkhelp

solveproblems7.(make)itallworth

However,journalismalsohasitschallenges.Withtheriseofsocialmedia,falseinformationspreads8.(fast)

thaneverbefore.Thismeansjournalistsmustworkhardertoensuretheirreportsarefactual.Theyoftenhavetocheck

informationfrommultiple9.(source)andinterviewwitnessesioconfirmdetails.

Forstudentswhoarcinterestedinbecomingjournalists,Wanghasonepieceofadvice:"Startbypracticingwriting

aboutsmalleventsaroundyou-likeaschoolactivityoracommunityproject.Thiswillhelpyoudevelopyourskillsand

learn10.tocommunicatewithpeopleeffbclively.”

第三部分写作(共2节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假设你校英语报正在开展主题为“SocialMedia:ProsandCons”的征文活动，要求同学们结合自身经历或见闻，谈谈

社交媒体的优点与不足，并提出合理使用社交媒体的建议。请你根据以卜.要点完成一篇短文，词数100-120左右。

1.优点：获取信息便捷、方便与他人沟通(举例说明，如线