2020-2021学年高中英语 Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines Reading and Vocabulary课后作业（含解析）外研版必修2.doc

1、Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines.阅读理解The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC.In the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609，whe

2、n one was started in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant. It came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin

3、Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704，John Campbell started the Boston Newsletter (时事通讯), the first newspaper published daily in the American Colonies (殖民地)By 1760，the colonies had had more than thi

4、rty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (销售量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven mi

5、llion copies every day. 1The first regularly printed European newspaper started in _.ARome in 59 BC BGermany in 1609CAmsterdam in 1620DEngland in 1621答案：B解析：细节理解题。 由第一段最后一句中的“Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609”可知，欧洲直到1609年才拥有了第一份定期发行的报纸。2Which of the following is true excep

6、t “_”？A. The first daily newspaper was set up in Rome 59 BC.BDaily Courant came out in March 1702.CIt was John Campbell who set up the first American newspaper.DThe reason why the government stopped the first American paper is not mentioned.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中“In 1690，Benjamin Harris printed the fir

7、st American newspaper in Boston”可知，C项错误。所以答案为C项。3From the article, we know that _. Athe newspaper has the longest history in the United States.Ban English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the worldCthe first English newspaper was printed in Rome in 59 BC Dthere are all kinds of news

8、papers all over the world today答案：D解析：推理判断题。本题容易误选为B项。文章的最后一段告诉读者英文报纸作为一个整体有着最大发行量。但对于一份报纸来说，发行量最大的应属于日本的一家报纸朝日新闻。从而也暗示读者，世界上有各种各样的报纸。4The best title for this passage should be _.AHistory of NewspaperBHistory of Daily NewspaperCThe Beginning of NewspaperDOn Reading Newspaper答案：A解析：标题判断题。本文主要告诉读者有关报纸

9、的历史，它并不仅仅告诉我们有关日报的历史，因此B项不妥当；而C项只说出了报纸的开始；D项则是说关于读报，从而排除C、D两项。.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。As the development of science and technology sped up, people had a much_1_(wide) range of places for their travels. They began to feel bored with the_2_ (attraction) on the earth. Going to the space s

10、tation became_3_dream of many people. Zhang Qiang was no exception. After taking up the prize he_4_ (win) the year before, he was taken into the future in a time capsule._5_(immediate) he arrived there, he was amazed at_6_the future looked like. Luckily, it was under the_7_(direct) that he became fa

11、miliar with the new surroundings in space in no time. Having been shown around a strangelooking house, he was then guided to a space station consisting_8_three parts. Inside the space station were the most uptodate inventions of the 31st century. In addition, there was a system where the waste was d

12、ealt with by _9_ (use) the theory of ecology (生态学理论). Though troubled by lacking oxygen, Zhang Qiang was_10_(satisfy) with his journey and optimistic about the future.语篇大意：本文讲述了张强乘坐时空胶囊到未来的所见所闻。1wider解析：考查形容词的比较级。根据语境及空前的much可知，这里指人们去旅游的目的地会更加广泛，故用形容词的比较级。2attractions解析：考查名词复数。attraction“旅游胜地”，是可数名词

13、，且此处表示的是不止一处的景点，故用名词复数。3a解析：考查冠词。根据语境可知，此处指“去宇宙空间站成为很多人的一个梦想”，表示泛指，故填a。4had_won解析：考查时态。文中讲述的是发生在过去的事情，且根据时间状语the year before可知，该动作发生在过去的过去，故用过去完成时。5Immediately解析：考查连词。此处要用连词连接两个句子，Immediately在此处作连词，意为“一就，即刻”。6what解析：考查宾语从句。空处引导宾语从句，且从句中缺少宾语，故填what。7direction解析：考查词形转换。根据空前的定冠词the可知，空处应用名词单数形式。8of解析：考查介词。consist of“由组成”，是固定搭配。9using解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，by后应用动词ing形式。10satisfied解析：考查词形转换。be satisfied with“对满意”，是固定用法。