1、1Unit 4 Sharing李仕才*阅读理解。When people find out that I am a journalist, they often ask me: What do you think about the future of newspapers?I tell them that I think the future of communications is moving online. People expect me to be fearful for the future of print. After all, in some peoples minds I
2、wouldnt be able to build a career in journalism if it all moves online. However, strangely enough, Im actually comforted by the fact that online journalism is becoming usual. I am a blogger who has always been able to find a home for my writing online.Since I began writing blogs, I have become aware
3、 of how many people you can reach with online writing. Compare this to the newspapers circulation base, and you will have a strong reason for online journalism.In her successful blog post titled The job I have spent the last year learning is not the one I will have, author Jenny Surane states, “Prin
4、t is an expensive product to love. And general managers, publishers and editors must now figure out a profitable way to get their news into readers heads.”She goes on to state that people dont feel like picking up a newspaper now and would rather scroll(滚屏) through their Twitter feed, and get news f
5、rom many different sources.If print is dying, then a new form of communicating information is being born. The need for information has not died. If anything, it has increased. What has died, rather, is the way in which information is presented.Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is
6、 a desire for stories on the same topic from different points of view. The printing industry 2can keep pace with the need of providing a variety of sources, if it chooses to.Is the future of print grim? Maybe. But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people grim as well? Defin
7、itely not.【解题导语】 作者是一名记者。文章从多个角度探讨新闻业的未来走向。1According to Paragraph 2, the author feels Aconfident about the future of his careerBworried about the future of printCtired of being a newspaper journalist Dembarrassed about online writingA 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后两句可知，作者对他的职业前景感到有信心。故选 A项。2What information is
8、 conveyed in Jennys blog post?ATwitter is not very popular.BIt is hard to manage online journalism.CPrint still has its own advantages.DPeople have more options to get information.D 解析：推理判断题根据文章第四段最后一句可知，现在人们不想看报纸，而更愿意通过手机或电脑来看“推特”上的回复，还可以从许多不同的来源获得新闻。由此可推测，如今人们可以有更多的选择来获取信息。故选 D项。3What does the und
9、erlined word “grim” in the last paragraph probably mean?APromising. BDepressing. CUnforgiving. DEncouraging.B 解析：词义猜测题。结合上文中提及的内容可知，作者认为印刷业有可能消失，但是对新闻业的未来还是很有信心的，再结合最后一段可知，此处指“印刷业的将来会萧条吗？可能。但是传播信息给人们的新闻业的未来也会萧条吗？肯定不会。 ”由此可猜测，grim意思是“令人担忧的” 。故选 B项。promising 意为“有希望的；有前途的” ；unforgiving意为“不原谅人的；不宽容的” ；e
10、ncouraging 意为“鼓舞人心的” 。4What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo explore the future of journalism.3BTo analyze the cause of print decline.CTo explain the bright future of a journalist.DTo introduce a successful blog post about print.A 解析：写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文从不同角度探讨了新闻业的未来走向，这也是本文的写作目的。故选 A项。*语法
11、填空。Nobel Prizewinning novelist Gabriel Garcia Mrquez was praised as the most popular Spanishlanguage writer since Cervantes, creator of Don Quixote. He died _1_ April 17 in Mexico City at the age of 87, which people consider _2_ great loss to the world of literature.Garcia Mrquez was born in Colombi
12、a but lived in Mexico _3_ more than 30 years. He is best known for his 1967 masterpiece, the epic novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, about the trials and _4_ (suffer) of one family over several generations. Widely taught in college, it _5_ (sell) about 50 million copies in more than 25 languages._
13、6_ are worth mentioning are two other novels including The Autumn of the Patriarch (1975), about a cruel Caribbean ruler, and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985), about two lovers forced to separate in their youth _7_ find each other again when they are close to 80. _8_ Garcia Mrquez was awarded the
14、Nobel Prize in 1982, the Swedish judges praised both his novels and short stories “in which the fantastic and the _9_ (reality) are combined in a richly composed world of imagination, _10_ (reflect) a continents life and conflict” .1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍已故诺贝尔文学奖获得
15、者 Gabriel Garcia Mrquez的作品及小说上的成就。1on 考查介词。空后是具体日期，所以用 on。2a 考查冠词。a great loss “一个巨大的损失” ，作此意讲时常用单数，a 在此处表泛指。3for 考查介词。more than 30 years 是个时间段，所以用 for。44suffering(s) 考查词性转换。由空前并列的名词“trials”可知，此空需要填suffer的名词形式，作“苦难”讲时，既可认为是可数，也可认为是不可数名词。5has sold 考查动词的时态。根据上下文的意思，此处表示已经卖出约五千万本，作此义讲时，物作主语，无被动形式，故用现在完
16、成时。6What 考查主语从句的连接词。空处引导了一个主语从句，且在主语从句中作主语，表示“的事情” ，所以用 what。7who/that 考查定语从句的引导词。空处引导一个定语从句，且替代先行词 two lovers，在从句中作主语，故用 who/that。8When 考查连词。空处引导个时间状语从句，且表示“当时候” ，故用when。9realistic 考查词性转换。此处需要一个形容词，与前面的“fantastic”并列。10reflecting 考查非谓语动词。此空为现在分词作伴随状语。*完形填空。When your child is supposed to be doing hom
17、ework, are they chatting with their friends on Facebook or playing games? Many studies have shown that multitasking doesnt _1_， _2_ you child is probably proudly claiming they can do ten things _3_！ Many people believe that they can _4_ two or more tasks at the same time, but Dr. Edward Hallowell sa
18、ys this is _5_. The reality is that multitasking _6_ poor job performance.New handhelp _7_ such as smartphones, iPads, games and social networking sites make it very easy to multitask and _8_ attention leading to difficulty focusing on the task _9_， such as listening in the classroom or doing homewo
19、rk. “_10_， the brain actually _11_ kids for multitasking even though your childs performance on every task gets worse and worse. Kids dont know that they are doing _12_ because they feel better when they multitask， ” says Dr. Edward Hallowell._13_ the appearance of handheld devices and social networ
20、king sites, teachers have noticed a difference in _14_ performance, critical thinking skills and how information is _15_. “Multitasking prevents people from gaining a deep understanding of the information they are trying to learn， ” says Dr. Edward Hallowell. Kids have a difficult time sticking with
21、 a “difficult to understand” topic and _16_ to allow themselves to be distracted (注意力分散的), to tune out and switch _17_ to Facebook or using 5their cell phones _18_ working harder at understanding a difficult subject or problem. In the long _19_， multitasking affects grades. One study shows that kids
22、 that use the Internet while in class do _20_ on tests, resulting in lower grades.1A.play BunderstandCuse Dwork2A.only if Beven thoughCso that Dno wonder3A.at once Bright awayCin no time Dat random4A.advocate BdealCperform Dprefer5A.impossible BimportantCimpatient Dimpolite6A.results in Bresults fro
23、mCexists in Dexists from7A.designs BdiscoveriesCequipment Devidence8A.attract BdrawCpay Dshare9A.at hand Bon timeCon schedule Dat times10A.Uncertainly BUnfortunatelyCUniversally DUndoubtedly11A.remains BrewardsCregards Dreflects12A.better BwellCbad Dworse13A.Since BBeforeCWhen DWhile14A.accidental B
24、accurateCaccessible Dacademic15A.produced BprocessedCpossessed Dpromoted616A.tend BattendCintend Dpretend17A.out BonCoff Dover18A.except for Brather thanCmore than Dapart from19A.run BwalkCjourney Ddistance20A.hardly BsuccessfullyCpoorly Dmildly【解题导语】本文主要讲述了孩子们同时做多项任务对学业所造成的负面影响。1D 根据下文中的“The realit
25、y is that multitasking _6_ poor job performance”可推知，一次做很多事情并没有什么效果，work“奏效，起作用” 。2B 根据语境可知，空处上下句之间存在逻辑上的转折关系，even though“即使，尽管” ，符合语境。3A 根据下文中的“Many people believe that they can _4_ two or more tasks at the same time”可知，孩子们会声称能同时做十件事情。at once“一起，同时”。4C 根据语境可知，许多人相信他们可以同时做两件或是更多事情。perform“做，执行，履行” 。5
26、A 根据下文中的“poor job performance”可知，Dr. Edward Hallowell 认为同时做多个任务是不可能的。故 A项正确。6A 根据语境尤其是“poor job performance”可推知，同时做多项任务的结果很不好。result in“导致，造成” 。7C 根据空后的“smartphones, iPads”可知，此处表示新的便携式装备，故 C项正确。下文 13空后的“handheld devices”也是信息提示。8D 根据下文中的“leading to difficulty focusing on the task”可推知，多任务容易分散注意力。share
27、“共享，共用” 。9A 根据空后的“such as listening in the classroom or doing homework”可知，这些都是手头要做的事。at hand“在手边” 。10B 根据第一段最后两句可知，Dr. Edward Hallowell 并不赞成多任务行为，因此当大脑给这种行为以肯定或鼓励时，他认为是不幸的。11B 根据空后的“even though”可知，空处与 worse形成对比，由此可推知大脑反而鼓励这种多任务行为。reward“奖赏，报答” 。712D 根据上文中的“gets worse and worse”和空后的“because they feel
28、 better when they multitask”可知，孩子们并不知道自己变得更糟糕。13A 结合空后现在完成时的运用可知，此处应用连词 since“自从之后”引导状语从句。14D 根据上文的“teachers”可推知，老师们注意到学生们在学业上的差异。academic“学术的” 。15B 根据下文中的“Multitasking prevents people from gaining a deep understanding of the information they are trying to learn”可知，这些便携式工具的出现改变了学生处理信息的方式。process“处理”
29、 。16A 根据空前的“Kids have a difficult time sticking with a difficult to understand topic”可知，孩子们很难坚持一个理解起来有困难的话题，他们的注意力往往会分散。tend to do sth.“往往会做某事” 。17D 根据语境可知，既然注意力分散了，孩子们就有可能转而关注学习之外的东西。switch over to“转向” 。18B 根据语境可知，孩子们去玩手机或 Facebook，而不是更努力地学习。rather than“而不是” 。19A in the long run 为固定短语，意为“从长远来看” ，符合
30、语境。20C 根据空后的“resulting in lower grades”可知，在课堂上上网的孩子考试成绩差。*短文改错。Nowadays many people cross the streets without watching traffic light. So traffic accidents often happen to those dont obey the traffic rules. It has been the serious problem. Why dont they obey the rules? Because some of them lack of tr
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34、do they we Unless Iflike that, we will have fewer and fewer traffic accidents. And we live a would willhappier life.难项分析：第二处：those 后加 who 考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，those 作先行词且指人，故用 who引导定语从句，修饰 those，意为“不遵守交通规则的人们” ，且关系代词在句中作主语，不能省略。第六处：whathow 考查疑问词。分析句子结构可知，动词 solve之后有宾语，因此不用 what，需用表示方式的副词 how引导该疑问句。第七处：breakbreaks 考查主谓一致。whoever 相当于 anyone who，在句中作主语时谓语动词应用单数形式。*
