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Unit 4 Making the news
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
[2020·贵阳市高三摸底考试]As the old saying goes, “Don't judge a book by its cover.” And neither should we judge movie stars by their ages.
At just 21, Elle Fanning made history by becoming the youngest jury (评审团) member at the Cannes Film Festival. This year it lasted from May 14th to May 25th. “I was in complete shock when I got that phone call and that question if I wanted to be a member of the Cannes Jury,” Fanning said during a press conference.
As it turned out, it not only shocked the US actress, but also brought criticism from those who believed Fanning was too young compared to other veterans in the industry. But Fanning's acting experience was in fact a good argument for her jury membership. In fact, Fanning has been a Hollywood fixture for longer than you realize.
The 21yearold has been in many big productions. She began acting in I AM Sam at age 3. With lead roles in movies like Super 8, We Bought a Zoo and Maleficent under her belt, she's appeared in 60 projects and is one of Hollywood's hottest young stars. Fanning's devotion to work numbers her among the few former child stars who continue to act as adults.
In her latest movie Teen Spirit, which hit US cinemas last month, Fanning plays a pop singer. Since she had no singing experience, Fanning had to work with Grammywinning music producer Marius de Vries for three months before the filming started. “I would go to his apartment and sing through all the songs every day,” she said. “He videoed me and recorded me singing everything and made me watch it back again and again to improve my skills.”
With such rich acting experience and devotion to her art, Fanning certainly was able to “represent a new class in film” at the Cannes Film Festival.
1.What does the underlined word “veterans” probably mean?
A.Shocked actresses. B.Green hands.
C.Experienced people. D.Music producers.
2.In which film does Fanning play a pop singer?
A.I AM Sam. B.Super 8.
C.We Bought a Zoo. D.Teen Spirit.
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3.What does the writer think of Elle Fanning?
A.Wealthy. B.Devoted.
C.Considerate. D.Friendly.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Elle Fanning's earning her honor.
B.A person judged by appearance.
C.Introducing some famous films.
D.Elle Fanning's presenting in a new film.
B
[2020·兰州市高三诊断考试]In the past decade, the use of social media has grown in a way that no one could have guessed. It has turned some teenagers into celebrities and turned the famous into the infamous, overnight.
A key feature of social media, however, is its volatility. Trends come and go, disappearing almost as quickly as they appeared. So, what were the key social media trends of 2018?
Short video apps such as TikTok and its Chinese equivalent (等同物) Douyin, took the world by storm. The Telegraph reported that TikTok was ranked 8th on Apple's App store in April And Douyin had more than 300 million domestic monthly active users in June at home, CNBC said.
Why are these short videos — which are rarely longer than a few minutes — so popular? Jiang Yige, Singaporebased analyst at FengHe Fund Management, has a theory. “Short videos are just right to fill in the little gaps in our busy schedules,” he told CNBC.
These videos — apart from being very convenient — are important to teenagers because they allow them to express themselves, according to Teen Vogue.
Liza Koshy, a user of the US app Musically who has over 2 million followers, said, “The sense of community that users of short video apps get is another appealing feature.”
Live streaming (直播) is a feature of our social media life that now seems as natural as sunrise. It's a pretty neat idea: You can watch anyone, anywhere, live. However, China has taken live streaming to a whole new level. In China, more than 100 million viewers monthly watch a live streaming video. Forbes thought that a number of factors had led to the popularity of live streams. Among them is viewers' ability to interact with unknown names.
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However, the quick development of social media may be having side effects too. Fake news is one serious problem it causes. Materials shared on these platforms are often not checked for accuracy. The most basic content can be false and can mislead users one way or another. We use social media all the time; that doesn't mean that we understand the influence it is having on us. We should be mindful of both the time we spend on it and its impact on our minds.
5.The underlined word “volatility” in Paragraph 2 possibly means “being ________”.
A.changeable B.steady
C.promising D.violent
6.According to Liza Koshy, short videos are very popular because ________.
A.they are very convenient
B.they help people kill time
C.they provide a sense of community
D.they allow people to express themselves
7.What do we know about social media?
A.The information from social media is totally reliable.
B.When it comes to social media, people only know short videos.
C.People can't communicate with each other without social media
D.There is still much room for social media to make improvement.
8.What is the author's attitude to the quick development of social media?
A.Objective. B.Subjective.
C.Favorable. D.Disapproving.
Ⅱ.完形填空
[2020·贵阳市高三摸底考试]Barry White, Jr., a fifth grade English teacher at Ashley Park PreK8 School, has a personalized handshake as greetings with every one of his students every day.
“The students know that when they __1__ the school gate we do our ‘good mornings’, and then it's time to __2__.” White told ABC News of his enthusiastic __3__. “I'm always pumped up __4__ we start doing the moves. That brings them __5__ and cheers them up for a highenergy __6__.”
Each handshake is different, using custom moves inspired by the student's personality.
“I started with one simple handshake last year with one of my __7__ graders,”
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he explained. “The girl of fourth grade would __8__ me every morning before she'd go to class. She'd get into trouble sometimes for being late because she'd wait on the __9__.”
“This year I started __10__ handshakes with the kids during class breaks. It was just one or two students and then it became contagious (有感染力的),” he __11__. “I saw how much it __12__ to them, so I said, ‘Come on, everyone! Come on.’ Then it was my __13__ class, then it was kids from other classes. Now I have third graders wanting to do it too.”
His administration loves the __14__ which White brings to his students each day. “Barry's handshakes __15__ his own authentic (真实的) building relationships with __16__. When I walk into my teachers' rooms, I see the __17__ of those strong and trusting relationships. When kids know their teacher __18__, they are attentive, engaged and driven to be __19__. That's the culture we are __20__.” said principal (校长) Meaghan Loftus.
1.A.get to B.search for
C.break into D.knock at
2.A.leave B.try
C.stop D.go
3.A.greetings B.helpings
C.servings D.treating
4.A.or B.and
C.but D.for
5.A.relief B.envy
C.sorrow D.excitement
6.A.meeting B.quarrel
C.class D.food
7.A.third B.fourth
C.fifth D.sixth
8.A.nod to B.smile at
C.wait for D.knock into
9.A.headmaster B.teacher
C.handshake D.administration
10.A.discussing B.classifying
C.confirming D.making
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11.A.added B.shouted
C.repeated D.responded
12.A.owed B.took
C.meant D.lent
13.A.former B.full
C.empty D.boring
14.A.challenge B.justice
C.chance D.enthusiasm
15.A.deny B.represent
C.admit D.expect
16.A.students B.colleagues
C.parents D.members
17.A.confidence B.patience
C.influence D.pressure
18.A.doubts B.hesitates
C.intends D.cares
19.A.successful B.polite
C.gentle D.helpful
20.A.analyzing B.building
C.describing D.changing
Ⅲ.短文改错
[2020·济南市高三学习质量针对性检测]I was walking to school this morning when I caught sight of a old woman with a walking stick lie on the ground. Quick I ran over to help her up and asked her that was wrong with her. She told me she slipped and fell because heart trouble. I was worried and decide to take her to a hospital nearby. And then I contacted my family. Soon her son and daughter came to the hospital. I told them some informations about the incident. They thanked and praised me for my kindness. Although I was late for school today, but I felt very proud of what I have done.
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课时作业(二十四)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
体裁:说明文 主题语境:人与社会——影视——艾丽·范宁成为戛纳电影节年龄最小的评审团成员
【语篇解读】俗话说,不要以貌取人。我们也不要以年龄来评价电影明星。21岁的艾丽·范宁成为戛纳电影节历史上年龄最小的评审团成员。尽管有人认为她太过年轻,不够资格,可是范宁在三岁时就开始了表演,此后她在多部电影中扮演角色,成为好莱坞最红的年轻明星之一。凭借丰富的表演经验和对艺术的热爱,范宁无疑能够在戛纳电影节上”代表电影界的一个新阶层”。
1.C 考查词义猜测。根据第三段第一句可知,范宁当选为戛纳电影节评审团成员招致了一些人的批评,他们认为范宁与业内其他资深人士相比过于年轻;据此可推知,画线词意为”经验丰富的人,老手”,故C项正确。
2.D 考查细节理解。根据第五段第一句“In her latest movie Teen Spirit ... Fanning plays a pop singer”可知,D项正确。
3.B 考查推理判断。根据第五段叙述的无唱歌经验的范宁为扮演一位流行音乐歌手所做的努力和尾段中的“With such rich acting experience and devotion to her art”可推知,作者认为范宁是一位对工作尽心尽力的演员,故B项正确。
4.A 考查主旨大意。根据第二段第一句“At just 21,Elle Fanning made history by becoming the youngest jury(评审团)member at the Cannes Film Festival”并结合全文其他内容可知,本文主要讲述了21岁的艾丽·范宁成为戛纳电影节历史上年龄最小的评审团成员,并介绍了她的演艺经历,故A项正确。
B
体裁:说明文 题材:社会生活 主题:社交媒体平台
【语篇解读】 在过去的十年里,社交媒体平台迅猛发展。文章主要分析了短视频和直播流行的原因,并提到媒体平台也存在许多负面影响。
【难句分析】 In the past decade, the use of social media has grown in a way that no one could have guessed.
分析:该句是一个主从复合句。句中“that no one could have guessed”为that引导的定语从句,修饰先行词“a way”。
译文:在过去的十年里,社交媒体的使用以一种没有人能猜到的方式增加。
5.A 考查词义猜测。根据第二段第二句“Trends come and go, disappearing almost as quickly as they
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appeared”可知,潮流更迭很快,由此可推知,社交媒体的一个主要特点就是其多变性,故A项正确。
6.C 考查细节理解。根据第六段中的“The sense of community that users of short video apps get is another appealing feature”可知,根据Liza Koshy,短视频受欢迎的原因在于它们能让用户获得一种社区意识。故选C。
7.D 考查推理判断。根据第八段第一句“However, the quick development of social media may be having side effects too”可知,社交媒体的迅速发展带来了一些负面影响,由此可推知,社交媒体还有需要改进的地方。故选D。
8.A 考查观点态度。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了社交媒体的流行趋势和其流行的原因,并提到了社交媒体的弊端。由此可推知,作者对社交媒体的迅速发展持客观的态度。故选A。
Ⅱ.完形填空
体裁:记叙文 主题语境:人与社会——人际交流——用握手进行问候
【语篇解读】 每天,五年级的英语老师White老师都使用一种个性化的握手来问候每一位学生。这种问候方式始于与一位四年级的学生握手,之后又感染了其他学生,连其他班和三年级的学生都参与进来。White老师这种与学生构建真实的关系使学生专心学习的方式受到所在学校校长的赞赏。
【技巧点拨】 完形填空的解题技巧之一就是要根据上下文来“推理”出最佳选项,要遵循“上下求索”的原则来查找信息。例如第3题,根据上文中的“has a personalized handshake as greetings”和“we do our ‘good mornings’”可知,这里是“问候”的意思;第11题,根据上下文的内容可推断出,这里是White在采访中补充说的内容,因此选added。
1.A 依据句中的“the school gate”可知,White老师问候学生是在学生到校的时候,因此这里指学生到达大门口时。
2.D 依据上文中的“we do our ‘good mornings’”可知,师生问候之后,学生就该离开去教室了。故选D。
3.A 依据下文中的“we start doing the moves. That brings them __5__ and cheers them up”可知,White在讲述他问候学生的相关内容。helping“帮助”;serving“服务”。
4.B 句中的“I'm always pumped up”描述的是White的精神状态,“we start doing the moves”是之后的行动,这里是顺承关系,因此用连词and。
【易错点拨】首先要弄懂这里是White在讲述问候学生的过程,有先后之分。只要理解White想表达的意思,该题则迎刃而解。这里不是选择,不是转折,也不是原因,故排除A、C、D三项。
5.D 依据下文中的“cheers them up”可知,和学生握手的问候方式让学生们很兴奋。relief“安慰”;envy“忌妒”;sorrow“悲伤”;excitement“兴奋,激动”。
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6.C 根据语境可知,问候是在早上上课开始之前进行的,学生们对此感到很兴奋,因此这样的方式让学生在上课期间效率很高,因此选C。
7.B 依据下文中的“The girl of fourth grade”可知,White开始握手是和一位四年级的学生。
8.C 依据本句中的“every morning before she'd go to class”可知,这个四年级的女孩每天早上等着和White握手后才去上课。故选C。
9.C 依据上文可知,这个女孩是因为等着与White握手才迟到的,句中的because解释迟到的原因。
10.D 根据语境可知,此处表示“握手”,故应用make,构成动词短语make handshakes with ...“与……握手”。classify“将……分类”;confirm“证实”。
11.A 上文中的第二段和第四段都有White接受采访时说的话,此处是他又补充说的话,因此选A,意为”补充说”。
12.C 依据上文中的“It was just one or two students and then it became contagious(有感染力的)”可知,老师与学生的握手对学生很重要,故选C项“重要,意义重大”。
13.B 依据上文中的“then it became contagious(有感染力的)”和下文的“then it was kids from other classes. Now I have third graders wanting to do it too”可知,全班的学生都想和White握手。
14.D 依据下文中的“When kids know their teacher __18__, they are attentive, engaged and driven”可知,White的问候方式给学生们的学习带来了热情,故选D。第二段中的“White told ABC News of his enthusiastic”也是提示。
15.B 由语境可知,此处是校长对White用握手来问候学生的看法,故B项“代表”符合语境。deny“否认”;admit“承认”;expect“期望”。
16.A 依据上文可知,White用握手的方式来问候学生,故选students。
17.C 依据下文中的“they are attentive, engaged”可知,此处指牢固、信任的(师生)关系所起的作用(influence)。
18.D 依据上文中师生能建立牢固、信任的关系可知,这里应指当学生知道他们的老师关心他们时。
19.A 根据语境可知,此处表示老师的关心是学生成功的动力。
20.B 根据本段中校长说的话可知,校长对White的做法是持赞赏态度的,因此此处应是说White营造的这种师生关系氛围也是学校提倡建立(building)的文化,故选B。
Ⅲ.短文改错
I was walking to school this morning when I caught sight of old woman with a walking stick on the ground. I ran over to help her up and asked
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her was wrong with her. She told me she slipped and fell because heart trouble. I was worried and to take her to a hospital nearby. And then I contacted family. Soon her son and daughter came to the hospital. I told them some about the incident. They thanked and praised me for my kindness. Although I was late for school today, I felt very proud of what I done.
①a改为an。考查冠词。old的发音以元音音素开头,故用an。
②lie改为lying。考查非谓语动词。lie和其逻辑主语之间为主谓关系,故用其现在分词形式。
③Quick改为Quickly。考查副词。修饰动词“ran”要用副词Quickly。
④that改为what。考查宾语从句。此处引导宾语从句,并作从句的主语,表示“什么”,故此处应用what。
⑤because后加of。考查介词。此处应用because of,其为介词短语,后接名词短语作宾语。
⑥decide改为decided。考查动词的时态。本文讲述的是发生在过去的事情,故此处应用一般过去时。
⑦my改为her。考查代词。此处表示我联系了那位老妇人的家人,故要用her。
⑧informations改为information。考查名词。information为不可数名词,没有复数形式。
⑨删除but。考查连词。该句已经含有Although引导的让步状语从句,故应删除but。两者不能同时使用。
⑩have改为had。考查动词的时态。此处表示我当时为之前所做的事情感到自豪,为过去的过去,故要用过去完成时。
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