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2005－2006学年度上学期
高中学生学科素质训练
高二英语同步测试（2）—Unit 2 News media
第Ⅰ卷
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. —I'll talk to my son Bill about it as soon as possible. He usually listens.
—We need ________ listening. We need action.
A. more than B. no more than C. not more than D. other than
22. I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than a room with others.
A. to share B. to have shared C. share D. sharing
23. When I saw Jane, I stopped and smiled, but she _________ me ad walked on.
A. refused B. ignored C. missed D. avoided
24. We are kept of what is happening in the world by reading newspapers and watching television.
A. to inform B. to be informed C. informing D. informed
25. I must thank my parents ___________ to be a college student.
A. to make it possible for me B. to make it possible to me
C. for making it possible for me D. for making it possible to me
26. Does the school tolerate to late very often?
A. their pupils to come B. their pupils’ coming
C. their pupils come D. their pupils can come
27. As a journalist you should first decide what event before you make some interviews.
A. reported B. to be reported C. to report D. reporting
28. Young people usually _________ sports heroes, like Michael Jordon and Tiger Woods, who are really amazing.
A. live up to B. go up to C. look up to D. stand up to
29. Every object tells a story. Even the most ordinary objects can to us powerful images.
A. lead B. talk C. present D. face
30. To our delight she quickly adapted herself _________ the situation.
A. with B. of C. to D. into
31. —Shall I go and apologize to her?
—You'd better not. That'll make ________ worse.
A. affairs B. business C. matters D. event
32. by the beauty of nature , the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
A. Attracting B. Attracted C. To be attracted D. Having attracted
33. The earth moves around the sun, not_______.
A. the other way back B. another way round C. the other way around D. another way against
34. What makes us worried is that the number of the people _________ to drugs is ________.
A. addicted; increased B. addicting; increased
C. addicted; increasing D. addicting; increasing
35. —My children are always arguing.
— ________
A. Just ignore them. B. That's right. C. Are you sure? D. How old is the boy?
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Ernie Pyle wrote some books about the war. One was called “Here Is Your War”, and 36 was called “Brave Men”. In 1994, he won the Pulizer Prize for his work as a war reporter.
In January 1945, Ernie Pyle left to 37 on the war in the Pacific. On April 18, as he watched the American 38 land on the Island of Okinawa(冲绳), he was killed by a Japanese.
Ernie Pyle’s story shows a(n) 39 and dangerous 40 of a reporter’s life. A newspaper 41 once asked some young people why they wanted to become newspaper 42 . Most of them said it was because newspaper work was so “exciting,” or because “you go to places and see things.” Some said they wanted to become reporters because it was a 43 life. It was different from most jobs.
It is 44 that newspaper work can be exciting. Reporters go 45 the news is happening, and they see fires, storms, and floods. While their work may take them into 46 places, sometimes funny things happen too.
One reporter went to talk to a famous singer at her 47 . He found all the hotel workers on strike. The singer’s room was on the sixteenth floor, but the lifts were not 48. The reporter wanted 49 , so he walked to the sixteenth floor. The singer 50 to talk to him because she was angry and 51.
The reporter said he would get her some food if she 52 answer his questions. He walked down from the sixteenth floor to the 53. The cooks were on strike too, so the reporter 54 a plate of chicken sandwiches and carried them back upstairs. The singer was pleased, and she 55 the reporter’s questions.
36. A. the other B. another C. other D. one
37. A. print B. announce C. publish D. report
38. A. officers B. soldiers C. policemen D. officials
39. A. exciting B. excited C. interesting D. funny
40. A. course B. way C. fact D. side
41. A. typewriter B. journalist C. editor D. reader
42. A. reporters B. directors C. editor D. reader
43. A. dangerous B. dull C. free D. bad
44. A. good B. real C. sure D. true
45. A. where B. in which C. which D. the place where
46. A. dangerous B. beautiful C. faraway D. good
47. A. office B. hotel C. house D. home
48. A. doing B. operated C. broken D. running
49. A. a word B. a story C. the story D. the news
50. A. requested B. reduced C. refused D. regretted
51. A. cold B. hot C. full D. hungry
52. A. might B. could C. should D. would
53. A. factory B. shop C. kitchen D. hall
54. A. kept B. made C. did D. put
55. A. replied B. answered C. asked for D. asked
第三部分：阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Publishing on paper will draw up to an end in the next 30 years. That’s what some high-tech experts have said ever since computers began appearing in everyone’s workplace. If you have ever read a newspaper online, you have experienced a tiny part of what paperless future look like.
New technology will certainly continue to revolutionize written communication. But will the use of paper in our everyday lives really disappear anytime soon? Well, don’t give up on paper just yet.
Paper, an ancient Chinese invention, has dominated(主宰) written communication for centuries. Cai Lun, an official in the Chinese Imperial Court, is well-known for inventing paper in A.D. 105. This invention changed the world forever.
Today, surprisingly, it seems the digital age has actually strengthened the importance of paper. Studies show that paper use has doubled in the last 20 years. People still like to print their longer documents and e-mails. But today’s technology is rapidly improving. And efforts toward a paperless world continue.
The Internet is clearly one giant step. Many of the publications have created Web sites that offer everything in their paper editions—and even more. Their Web sites can be continually updated as news happens. Other types of material have also fit well into the digital age. Dictionaries and other reference books actually work better in a paperless format. Information published on a Web site or CD-ROM can be kept more current.
In addition publishers have begun to produce e-book version of their best sellers. New e-book readers---a simple computer about the size of a paperback book—can store nearly a hundred books. But e-books haven’t gained a large following. Reading from a computer is simply uncomfortable and paperback books are easier to carry around.
56. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. The invention of paper revolutionized written communication.
B. Publishing on paper will disappear in the next decade.
C. Most books will continue in paper for now.
D. Digital books are read on a computer screen.
57. What surprises us today is that the digital age makes people realize ______________.
A. the importance of the use of paper B. the importance of paperless workplace
C. the paperless future will come sooner or later D. how important paper has been in the last 20 years
58. What is not included as a resource of paperless material in the passage?
A. e-books B. CD-ROM
C. a newspaper online D. dictionaries and other reference books
59. “The Internet is clearly one giant step” implies that __________.
A. It offers you an opportunity to experience a part of paperless future.
B. This new technology fits well into the digital age.
C. A substitute for paper might someday be a reality.
D. For now the world will continue to stick with what works.
B
Television has opened windows in everybody's life. Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914. Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle. And the result has been a general dislike of war and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.
Television has also changed politics. The most remote(偏僻）can now follow state affairs, see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed, he is more likely to vote, and so to make his opinion count.
Unfortunately, television's influence has been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world, that TV advertisement, lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe and want to practice what they see. They do believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable.
All educators agree that the "television generation" are more violent than their parents and grandparents. Also, the young are less patient. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures, to read a book that requires thinking, to listen to a teacher who doesn't do funny things like the people on children's programs. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. That’s the time it takes on the screen.
60. In the past, many young people .
A. knew the effect of war B. went in for polities
C. were willing to be soldiers D. liked to save the wounded in wars
61. The author thinks that TV advertisements .
A. are not reliable on the whole B. are useless to people
C. are a good guide to adults D. are very harmful to the young
62. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People have become used to crimes now.
B. With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.
C. People now like to read books with pictures.
D. The adults are less violent than the young.
63. From the passage, we can conclude that .
A. Children should keep away from TV
B. TV programs should be improved
C. Children’s books should have pictures
D. TV has a deep effect on the young
C
If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people a newspaper has become a habit passes down from generation to generation.
The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes new is what affects our lives ---- and the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic (基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted ( 传送 ) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that is how it will happen in future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read ——say, sport and international news.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media (媒体). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresee that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
64. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Best Way to Get News B. The Changes of Media
C. Make Your Own Newspaper D. The Future of Newspaper
65. In the writer’s opinion, in the future, _______.
A. newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
B. more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
C. newspapers will cover more scientific research
D. more and more people will read newspapers
66. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?
A. Sports and international news B. A menu of all the news
C. The most important news D. What are you interested in
67. From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A. newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B. newspapers will stay with us together with other media
C. television will take the place of newspaper
D. the writer believe some media will die out
68. The word “feed off” in the last paragraph means _________.
A. depend on B. live on C. fight with D. kill off
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分：写作
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
报纸和网站是当今世界上两大主要媒体形式。根据下表所提供的信息，写一篇题为Newspapers and Websites的英语短文。
| Newspapers | Websites | |
| Similarities | 提供信息；版面多；图文并茂。 | |
| Differences | 传统 | 现代 |
| 一天更新一次 | 一天可更新多次，信息速度更快 | |
| 随时随地可以阅读 | 必须有电脑和互联网 | |
| 只有图片和文字 | 除文字和图片外,还可带音频和视频 | |
注意：1. 短文须包括表中的全部内容，可适当发挥；
2. 字数：100字左右；
3. 标题和开头已给出，不计入总字数。
4. 参考词汇：更新—update 音频—audio 视频—video
Newspapers and Websites
Newspapers and websites are both important news media in the world today.
2005－2006学年度上学期
高中学生学科素质训练
高二英语同步测试（2）—Unit 2 News media
参考答案及听力材料
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One possible version:
Newspapers and websites are both important news media in the world today. They are similar to each other in some way. For example, they are both used to provide news and information for people. They have many different pages with various texts and pictures.
But there are great differences between them. Newspapers are traditional and have a long history, while websites are quite new. Websites need a computer and the Internet, while you can read newspapers everywhere. And websites have not only texts with pictures but also audios and videos, which makes stories more interesting. What’s better, websites change all the time. Many websites are updated many times a day. The latest news is always able to be seen on websites.