單元檢測（十一）NewspapersandMagazinesⅠ.閱讀理解AWalkintoanewsroomofjournalistsandyouwillsmellcoffeebrewingandseepeoplerushingfortheir14thbathroombreakoftheday.Youwillseeabusiness“aboutpeopleandwhytheydowhattheydo,andwhatitallmeans”．That'showJackSmith,72-year-oldformernewspaperreporterandeditor,describeditto30visitingstudentsfromAuburnandOpelikahighschoolsontheAuburnUniversitycampus.Whilegrowingup,Smithwaitedeverydayforthemailcarriertopullupinhis1939Fordanddropthenewspaperoff.“I'dreadandstudyeveryissue,sometimesforhoursonend，”hesaid.Thestoriesanddesignofthepaperbeganhisloveforjournalism.Hisfirstroutewhenhewenttocollegewasn'tjournalismthough.Hefirstwantedtobeeacivilengineeruntilsomeonetoldhimtheamountofmathandphysicsinvolved.Hethenchangedtothebusinessschool,eventuallymakingthemovetojournalism.PaulBurnett,standingonthesameplaceasSmithdidduringhisspeech,inspiredhimwhilehewasincollege.SmithwalkedupthestepstohisfirstjobattheMontgomeryAdvertiserearning＄50aweek.HisfirsttaskwastorewriteanarticleonMartinLutherKingJr.“Thoseseeminglymeaninglessstoriescouldbejustasimportantasastoryonthefrontpage.”Hetoldthestudentsthatitisajobthatneedshardworkandtheyhavetobeeagertogoanddoallagainthenextday.“I'mgladIdidn'tdecidetobuildtheGoldenGateBridgeortakeWallStreetbystorm，”Smithsaid.Thatwouldn'thavelandedhimajobthatissonearhisheart.Forhim,thesweatandpaininthelifeofajournalistwaswortheverymoment.語篇解讀：一位退休的老新聞記者向一群學生講述了作為記者的工作性質以及其中的甘苦。1．WhendidJackSmithfirstbeeinterestedinjournalism?A．Whenhewasincollege.B．Whenheworkedasamailcarrier.C．WhenhewasattheMontgomeryAdvertiser.D．Whenhereadnewspaperswhilegrowingup.解析：選D細節理解題。根據第三段中的“Thestoriesanddesignofthepaperbeganhisloveforjournalism.”可知，杰克·史密斯打小就期待著送報紙的來，讀了報紙以后被報紙的設計及內容深深吸引，因此對新聞行業產生了興趣。2．WhydidJackSmithgiveupbeingacivilengineer?A．Hewasn'tinterestedinit.B．Hewantedtolearnbusiness.C．PaulBurnettinspiredhimtobeareporter.D．Hismathandphysicsweren'tgoodenough.解析：選D推理判斷題。根據第四段中的“...untilsomeonetoldhimtheamountofmathandphysicsinvolved”可知，杰克·史密斯因為數學和物理不夠好，因此放棄了當工程師的想法。3．Whatdidthestudentsprobablylearnaboutjournalism?A．Itishardandboring.B．Itrequiresmanytalents.C．Itshouldfocusonimportantevents.D．Itdeservespeople'sloveandhardwork.解析：選D細節理解題。根據倒數第二段可知，杰克·史密斯向學生介紹說看起來沒意思的故事可能跟頭版的文章一樣重要。而新聞這個行業需要努力工作，需要人們熱愛它。4．Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat________.A．SmithtriedmanydifferentjobsB．journalismmostlygaveSmithpleasureC．SmithlovesbeingajournalistfromhisheartD．Smithwouldhavechosenamoreworthyjob解析：選C推理判斷題。根據最后一段可知，杰克·史密斯對新聞行業由衷熱愛，從未后悔過沒有選擇其他職業。BDoesyourlocalhighschoolhaveastudentnewspaper?Only1in8ofNewYork'spublichighschoolshasstudentnewspapers—andmanyofthosearepublishedjustafewtimesayear.Afewmoreareonline,whichcanleaveoutpoorerschools.RebeccaDwarka,an18-year-oldseniorwhoworksforherstudentpaper,said,“Facebookisanewwayoffindingoutwhathappened.Nobodywantstoactuallysitdownandreadawholearticleaboutit,whichmakesa‘wholearticle’soundalittlelikealongsentenceinlonelyplaces.”Iamnotnostalgic(懷舊的)abouthighschoolstudentnewspapersandneverworkedformine.Iputoutwhatwasthencalledapersonalmagazinewithagroupoffriendsbecausewewantedtowriteaboutpeace,war,rock’n’rollwithoutschoolofficials'warningusnottomakejokesaboutthelocalofficials.SchoolnewspapersareindeclinebecausestudentsnowfindoutwhathappenedonsocialnetworkingwebsitesisalittlediscouragingbecauseitprovesthattomillionsofAmericans,journalismisbeingado-it-yourselfthing.Everycitizencanbeareporter.Whensomethinghappens,welookforsocialmediamessagesassoonastheyflash,too.FacebookpostsandTweetshavebeethemeansbywhichcitizensandreporterscanprove,deny,passonstoriesandexpressopinionswithoutthepress'schallenging,researching,orslowingthemessage.Buttrulygoodjournalismisacraft,notjustablogpost.Itrequiresnotonlyseeingsomethingcarefully,butalsoreportingitwithperspective.Itusesaneyefordetailtohelpprovealargerview.Andevenjournalismthatconveysanopinionstrives(力求)tobefair.Ifschoolnewspapersbegintodisappear,Ihopethereareotherwaysforstudentstolearnthat.語篇解讀：在美國，許多學校都有校辦報紙，但是網絡媒體的發展使校辦報紙遇到了困境。5．WecaninferfromwhatRebeccasaidthat________.A．studentslikereadingdetailedarticlesB．schoolnewspapersarebeingunpopularC．FacebookisthequickestwayofspreadingnewsD．longsentencesarebeingpopularinlonelyplaces解析：選B細節理解題。根據第二段中的“Only1in8ofNewYork'spublichighschoolshasstudentnewspapers—andmanyofthosearepublishedjustafewtimesayear.”和第三段中麗貝卡說的“Facebookisanewway...readawholearticleaboutit”可知，校報已經變得不受歡迎。6．Intheauthor'sopinion,socialmediamessages________.A．makejournalismbeeacraftB．aren'tbasedoncarefulresearchC．reflectthepowerofsmallvoicesD．areusuallydiscouragingforreaders解析：選B細節理解題。根據倒數第二段中的“FacebookpostsandTweetshavebeethemeans...withoutthepress'schallenging,researching,orslowingthemessage.”可知，社交網站上的信息沒有經過仔細的調查。7．Accordingtotheauthor,goodjournalismshould________.A．fairlyconveyanopinionB．conveyamessagequicklyC．reportnewsindetailD．actasblogpostsinmoderntimes解析：選A推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“Itusesaneyefordetailtohelpprovealargerview.Andevenjournalismthatconveysanopinionstrives(力求)tobefair.”可知，作者認為新聞業應該公平地傳達某種觀點。8．Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．Socialmediaornewspaper?B．EveryonecanbeeareporteratpresentC．SocialnetworkingbringsaboutnewjournalismD．Highschoolnewspapers—anendangeredspecies解析：選D標題歸納題。本文介紹了由于網絡媒體逐漸成為人們獲取新聞的主要來源，造成了校報幾乎消失的境況，故選D。Ⅱ.完形填空Ihavealwaysbelievedthatreadingbookscanbroadenthemind,touchtheheart,andenrichthesoul.Itcanalsocauseyourimaginationtodosome__1__thingsattimes.Ican__2__severalyearsagoreadingabookwheretheherowentthroughseveral__3__andatonepointinthemidstofhispainhecriedout:“Whereislove？”Atthatmomentinmy__4__Ileapedintothestory,__5__himbythearmandtoldhim:“It'severywhere!It'severywhere！”__6__iseverywhere.Youjusthavetoopenyourheartto__7__it.FormeitisthereeverytimeI__8__thedawnbreakuponanewday.Itisthereeverytimea(n)__9__coolbreezeblowsacrossmyface.Itisinthefirst__10__flowerofSpring.ItisinthegreengrassofSummer.Itisinthelast__11__ofFall.Itisthereeverytimemydaughter__12__atoneofmyfoolishjokes.Itisthereeverytimemyhandicappedsongivesmeahug.Itisinthe__13__eyesofmynewyoungdog.Itisinthesmileoftheclerkbehindthecounter.ItistherewhenI__14__aletterfromafriend.ItisineverythingIwriteandeveryactof__15__Ido.TheBibletellsusthat“GodisLove.”It__16__usaswelleverytimeweopenourheartsandsoulstoit.Don'tshutoutlovethen.Don'tliveyourlifeinpain.Openyourheartboldly.Shareyourlove__17__.Youwillfindthatthemoreloveyou__18__，themoreloveyouwillhave.Youwillfindthatthemoreloveyou__19__，themoreGod'slovewill__20__you.Youwillfindthatwhenyouliveyourlifeinlove,youwillfindloveeverywhere.語篇解讀：閱讀能夠開闊胸襟、打動心靈、豐富靈魂，更重要的是它能夠激發一個人的想象力。作者幾年前閱讀了一本書，書中主人公在經歷了一番磨難之后所發出的吶喊，讓作者意識到：愛無處不在，只要我們敞開心胸就能夠擁抱愛。你給予的愛越多，得到的愛越多。1．A.foolish B．funnyC．ridiculous D．terrible解析：選B根據下文中的“Atthatmomentinmy__4__Ileapedintothestory,__5__himbythearmandtoldhim”的描述可知，閱讀有時候也會讓人做一些有趣的事情。foolish“愚蠢的”；funny“有趣的”；ridiculous“荒謬的”；terrible“可怕的”。2．A.explain B．noticeC．remember D．search解析：選C此處表示作者仍能記起幾年前閱讀一本書的事情。explain“解釋”；notice“注意到”；remember“記起”；search“尋找”。3．Aedies B．adjustmentsC．experiences D．tragedies解析：選D根據下文中的“andatonepointinthemidstofhispaincriedout：‘Whereislove’”的語境提示可知，此處表示這位英雄經歷了許多不幸。edy“喜劇”；adjustment“調整，適應”；experience“經歷”；tragedy“悲劇，不幸”。4．A.imagination B．opinionC．consideration D．soul解析：選A根據上文中的“Itcanalsocauseyourimaginationtodosome__1__thingsattimes.”可知，此處為原詞復現，即在那一刻在作者的想象中作者走進了這個故事。imagination“想象”；opinion“觀點”；consideration“考慮”；soul“靈魂”。5．A.dragged B．pushedC．grabbed D．hit解析：選C根據上文中的“Atthatmomentinmy__4__Ileapedintothestory”的描述可知，此處作者抓住他的胳膊告訴他。drag“拖拽”；push“推”；grab“抓住”；hit“打”。6．A.Sympathy B．LoveC．Pity D．plaint解析：選B根據上文中的“Whereislove”可知，此處表示作者在回應愛無處不在。sympathy“同情”；love“愛”；pity“憐憫”；plaint“抱怨”。7．A.embrace B．seeC．believe D．observe解析：選A此處表示愛無處不在，你只需要敞開心扉擁抱它，故選A。embrace“擁抱”；see“看見”；believe“相信”；observe“觀察”。8.A.feel B．hearC．smell D．watch解析：選D此處表示對于作者來說，愛就在每次作者看見黎明破曉的時刻，故選D。9．A.alive B．livelyC．live D．living解析：選B此處表示它出現在每當一陣令人興奮的涼風吹過作者臉頰的時刻，故選B。alive“活著的”；lively“令人興奮的，生機勃勃的”；live“實況轉播的”；living“活的”。10．A.warm-hearted B．bright-coloredC．thick D．clean解析：選B根據下文中的“ItisinthegreengrassofSummer”的提示可知，前后形成并列，所以此處應為春天鮮艷的花朵，故選B。warm-hearted“熱心的”；bright-colored“鮮艷的”；thick“茂密的”；clean“干凈的”。11.A.harvest B．branchC．view D．leaf解析：選D根據上文中的“ItisinthegreengrassofSummer”的提示可知，前后形成并列，所以此處應為秋天的樹葉，故選D。harvest“收獲，產量，結果”；branch“樹枝”；view“風景”；leaf“樹葉”。12．A.stares B．laughsC．points D．glances解析：選B此處表示它在每次作者愚蠢的笑話引起女兒大笑的時刻，故選B。stare“盯著看”；laugh“笑”；point“指”；glance“瞥”。13．A.panic B．shockingC．adorable D．terr