2021新高考英语人教版一轮复习课时作业：必修5 UNIT 4　MAKING THE NEWS WORD版含解析.doc

1、Unit 4Making the news课时作业.阅读(2020石家庄市重点高中高三毕业班摸底考试)If you want to know the world, you must know famous global media. Here are four wellknown ones recommended to help you learn about world affairs without leaving home.The Sun (http：/www. thesun. co. uk)The Sun is a popular newspaper owned by News Cor

2、poration founded by Keith Rupert Murdoch. It is filled with the jokes about heads of state and major events both inside and outside Britain such as mayors trousers not being tied properly, politicians sleeping during conferences and so on. Its lively and popular style just meets the taste of the low

3、er classes. Now its annual circulation (发行量) has reached 23,100,000 copies.Daily Mail (http：/www. dailymail. co. uk)Daily Mail, compared to The Sun, is a little more serious. Reading the Daily Mail can not only understand major political and economic events, but also read some relaxing and helpful c

4、ontents. Wellknown for female favorite topics, it is extremely popular with middleclass housewives. Now its annual circulation has come to 20,930,000 copies.The Onion (http：/www. theonion. com)Tne Onion is the most popular satirical (讽刺的) magazine in the United States with a circulation of 6,900,000

5、 copies a year, covering domestic, foreign and local news and including entertaining newspapers and websites. Most onion readers are between 18 and 44 years old.The New Yorker (https：/www. newworker. com)The New Yorker is a comprehensive magazine of America. It focuses on nonfiction, including repor

6、ts and comments on politics, international affairs, popular culture, art, science, technology and business. It also publishes literary works, but mainly short stories and poems, as well as humorous sketches (小品) and its unique style of the New Yorker cartoons. Its annual circulation adds up to 10,20

7、9,000 copies.篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个世界知名媒体，即太阳报每日邮报洋葱和纽约客，包括这些媒体的内容、特点、阅读对象以及发行量等。1Which medium has the largest annual circulation?AThe Sun.BDaily Mail.CThe New Yorker.DThe Onion.答案：A细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“the largest circulation”定位至每个媒体介绍的发行量处；由第二段中的“23,100,000 copies”，第三段中的“20,930,000 copies”，第四段中的“6,900,0

8、00 copies a year”以及第五段中的“10,209,000 copies”可知，太阳报的年发行量最大，故A项正确。2According to the text, who may be the most loyal readers of Daily Mail?AYoung people.BMiddleclass women.CLower classes.DPoliticians.答案：B细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“the most loyal readers of Daily Mail”定位到第三段倒数第二句“Wellknown for female favorite topic

9、s, it is extremely popular with middleclass housewives.”，由该句可知，中产阶级的妇女是每日邮报最忠实的读者，故B项正确。3Which topic is least likely to be published in The New Yorker?AA poem.BA short story.CA humorous sketch.DA novel.答案：D细节理解题。根据尾段倒数第二句“It also publishes literary works, but mainly short stories and poems, as well

10、as humorous sketches (小品)”可知，纽约客还出版文学作品，但主要是短篇故事和诗歌，以及幽默小品等，据此可知，小说最没有可能在约纽客发表，故选D。【词汇积累】conference n. 会议，研讨会nonfiction n. 纪实文学head of state 国家元首【佳句背诵】Here are four wellknown ones recommended to help you learn about world affairs without leaving home.这里有四个推荐的著名国际媒体，可以帮助你在不出门的情况下了解世界事务。.完形填空Kevin Bri

11、ggs tells a story about a man named Kevin Berthia. One day, Briggs responded to a call. He 1 for an hour and a half as Berthia spoke of his 2 and depression. “After that，” says Briggs, “Kevin 3 to come back over that rail and give life another chance.” Briggs 4 him, but also asked, “What was it that

12、 made you decide to live？” The answer was, “You listened. You let me 5， and you just listened.”In fact, Briggs was suffering from 6 himself. You might think its ironic (讽刺的) that a man who 7 other people with depression from killing themselves, is actually struggling with depression himself, 8 he sa

13、ys, “If I can help somebody else through a 9 time, I will try to do that.”Briggs has been involved in hundreds of 10 calls, and hes only lost two. “The majority of folks I contact on that bridge do not commit suicide.” And those who 11 the fall have said that the second they left the 12， they knew t

14、hat they were 13 and made a terrible mistake. “That 14， that bridge, is something we all should strive for. Suicide is 15. There is help. There is hope.”篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Kevin Briggs劝阻他人跳桥轻生的故事。其见义勇为的精神值得我们学习！1A.tendedBwanderedClistenedDproved答案：C根据下一段中的“You listened . just listened.”可知，Kevin Be

15、rthia讲述自己遭遇的时候，Kevin Briggs则是在倾听(listen)。故选C。2A.desireBmotivationCcourageDhopelessness答案：DKevin Berthia打算轻生，由此可知他感到没有希望(hopelessness)，空格后的“depression”为提示。故选D。3A.continuedBbeggedCpretendedDdecided答案：D根据“give life another chance”可知，Kevin Berthia在倾诉完后，改变了主意，决定(decide)越过栏杆回来，故选D。4A.congratulatedBcritici

16、zedCconfusedDcorresponded答案：AKevin Berthia放弃了自杀的念头，Kevin Briggs就他这一明智的决定向他表示祝贺(congratulate)，故选A。5A.escapeBshoutCspeakDjump答案：C这里说的是因为Kevin Briggs当时一直在倾听使得Kevin Berthia可以倾诉(speak)，故选C。6A.headacheBdepressionCnervesDdevotion答案：B根据下文“struggling with depression himself”可知，Kevin Briggs有抑郁症(depression)，故选

17、B。7A.savesBforbidsCgraduatesDborrows答案：Asave sb. from意为“把某人从救起”，符合语境，故选A。8A.andBbutCsoDor答案：B前后文为转折关系，故选B。9A.pleasantBboringCdarkDordinary答案：C这里说的是Kevin Briggs会努力帮助别人熬过艰难、黑暗(dark)的时刻，故选C。10A.operationBgenerationCcompositionDsuicide答案：D根据全文可知，Kevin Briggs挽救的都是有轻生(suicide)念头的人，故选D。11A.arrangeBexperien

18、ceCwitnessDsurvive答案：D根据“the fall”与“have said”可知，有些人跳下去了，但却幸存了(survive)下来，故选D。12A.railBfreewayCclubDnet答案：A根据前文的“bridge”可知，此处指桥的栏杆，故选A。13A.rightBwrongCpositiveDdead答案：B根据并列连词and后“made a terrible mistake”可知，他们知道自己做错(wrong)了，故选B。14A.despairBhorrorCconnectionDregret答案：C根据上下文以及“bridge”的含义，并结合选项可知，此处意为人与

19、人之间的这种联系(connection)。故选C。15A.unhelpfulBterrifyingCpreventableDpainful答案：C根据下文“There is help. There is hope.”可知，给需要的人多一点帮助和希望，他们轻生的念头也就容易被打消了，也就是说，轻生这种行为是可以被阻止的(preventable)。故选C。.七选五(2020安徽省合肥市八校高三第一次联考)Have you ever been bored and decided to check social media, only to find out that your best friend

20、 is at Disneyland, that one of your classmates is eating delicious pizza at your favorite pizza store, and that one of your soccer teammates is climbing the Eiffel Tower in Paris? Have you ever had that feeling that others are experiencing things and enjoying life more than you are? Oh, man! Youre m

21、issing out! 1 Researchers call that feeling the fear of missing out or FoMO.2 Its so easy today to see what your friends are doing from the social media. Unluckily, we only have so much time in the day and only so much money to spend on food or entertainment. It would be impossible for us to enjoy a

22、ll the same activities we see others take part in on social media.Rather than realizing this basic truth, though, we usually let FoMO lead us to compare our lives with those of others on social media. 3 Why? We know all the sides of our livesboth good and bad, but all we see on social media are the

23、pictureperfect moments others share.4 FoMO makes us check social media more frequently, leading to addiction and a negative cycle that can be hard to break. Researchers have found that social media and FoMO can cause serious negative results, including feeling of depression, loneliness and boredom.5

24、 Researchers advise that we stop looking to social media for happiness. Instead, we should focus our attention on our real lives, including the people around us and all the things were grateful for.AHave you ever experienced FoMO?BAt least thats what you might think.CThis certainly leaves us feeling

25、 dissatisfied.DSo how do we break the cycle and avoid FoMO?EOver 75% of young people report feeling FoMO from time to time.FAs famous Theodore Roosevelt said, “Comparison is the thief of joy”.GIf you let FoMO control you, the only thing youll really be missing out on is your own life.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文

26、章讲述了社交媒体对人们的影响，呼吁人们关注自身周围真实的世界。1B根据上文“Have you ever had that feeling that others are experiencing things and enjoying life more than you are? Oh, man! Youre missing out！”可知，此处讲述人们自己的感受。故B项“At least thats what you might think.”(至少你会这么想)很好地承接上文，并引出下文。故选B项。2EE项“超过75%的年轻人说他们时不时会有情绪低落的感觉。”即指上文“that feeli

27、ng the fear of missing out or FoMO”，同时引出下文对于这种感觉的说明。故选E项。3C根据上文“Rather than realizing this basic truth, though, we usually let FoMO lead us to compare our lives with those of others on social media.”可知，人们通常与其他人进行比较，C项“This certainly leaves us feeling dissatisfied.”(这会使我们不舒服)说明与他人比较的结果。故选C项。4F本段主要讲的是

28、FoMO会使我们产生消极情绪，根据上文可知，我们之所以会产生这种情绪是因为会进行比较，F项用名人名言引出本段内容。故选F项。5D根据下文“Researchers advise that we stop looking to social media for happiness.”可知，研究人员给出了解决办法，故D项“So how do we break the cycle and avoid FoMO？”引出下文。故选D项。.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。A television can be found in almost every home. At pres

29、ent, we cannot imagine a life without a television. People at different ages watch them. Children watch cartoons, adults watch news and movies and old people watch family TV plays. However, the question about whether it has good or bad effects on children has been in heated discussion for a long tim

30、e. Televisions contain various kinds of content. There is no doubt that there are both advantages and disadvantages of childrens watching television.Of course，watching television can be good for children. It can give them a broader window to the world. For example, their information about the world

31、can be updated by watching news. They can know about the important things which take place in the world every day. For the children who dont go to school, watching educational programmes or cartoons provides them with basic education such as alphabet and colour. Besides, it teaches them good behavio

32、ur, such as being honest and respecting parents.On the other hand, televisions can have negative influence on children. There is a great amount of violence on television. The violence is often “glorified (美化的)” and made to look both exciting and rewarding. Children tend to copy the behaviour of the

33、characters on television and act as they do. A lot of studies have shown that watching violence on television has led to an increase in crimes, especially those committed by children. Needless to say, this influence has serious negative effects on society as a whole.Finally, effects of watching tele

34、vision on children differ. To some children, they can be useful. But to the others, they can be harmful. This is why movies in the United States have long had ratings (等级评定) to help guide parents as to which movies should not be seen by their children. Parents should allow their children to watch be

35、neficial programmes only. 写前导读：本文是一篇议论文。看电视是我们生活中必不可少的一部分，文章探讨了看电视对儿童的好处和坏处，并给出简单的建议。精彩范文Watching television can have both good and bad influences on children. (要点1) The first advantage of watching television is that children can get news and information about the world. (要点2) The second advantage i

36、s that children can learn much through watching educational programmes or cartoons on television. (要点3) The disadvantage is that the violence on television can cause violent crimes committed by children. (要点4) In short, parents should guide children to watch beneficial programmes on television. (要点5)