1、1 Unit 11 The Media（B） (35分钟) .阅读理解 The Internet is full of headlines that grab your attention with buzzwords(流行词). But often when we click through,we find the content hardly delivers and it wastes our time.We close the page,feeling weve been cheated.These types of headlines are called “click bait”.
2、 A headline on the Internet reads:“This phrase will make you seem more polite”.First,when you click through,you find another headline:“Four words to seem more polite.” Then,on reading the article,you find its actually an essay about sympathy.And what are the four words?Theyre “Wow,that sounds hard.”
3、 On some video websites,you might encounter headlines such as “Heres what happens when six puppies visited a campus”.It turns out its just some uneventful dog footage(镜头). Nowadays,with the popularity of social media,many news outlets tweet(推送)click bait links to their stories.These tweets take adva
4、ntage of the curiosity gap or attempt to draw the reader into a story using a question in the headline.These click bait headlines are so annoying that someone is attempting to save people time by exposing news outlet click bait through social media.A Twitter account run by Jake Beckman,is one such e
5、xample. Beckmans method is to grab tweets linking to a story and retweet them with a click-saving comment.For example,CNET tweeted “So iOS 8 appears to be jailbreakable but.”,with a link to its coverage of Apples product announcements.Beckman retweeted it with this comment attached:“.it hasnt been j
6、ailbroken yet.” Since founding the account,Beckmans Twitter experiment has brought him more than 131,000 followers.Beckman said that.“just my way of trying to help the Internet be less terrible.” Asked about his goal,he said,“Id love to see publishers think about the experience of their readers firs
7、t.I think theres an enormous opportunity for publishers to provide readers with informative updates that include links so you can click through and read more.” 1.Why are readers often cheated by tricky headlines? A.Social media has become more popular. B.Readers have questions to be solved. C.Such h
8、eadlines are fairly attractive. D.Therere always stories behind them. 2.Beckman attached his comment to CNETs tweet to . A.criticize CNET B.save readers time2 C.advertise apples new product D.tell readers something about iOS 8 3.In the last paragraph,Beckman appeals that . A.publishers be more respo
9、nsible for the link B.readers think about their needs before reading C.publishers provide more information for readers D.people work together to make the Internet less terrible 导学号07020037 .完形填空 (2017宁夏银川一中一模) When I was eighteen,I couldnt wait to get my first job,which meant I made the first step t
10、oward adulthood. But it was difficult to get a work permit.One day I went to a 1 ,where applicants took their physical tests for work permits.Although I had night blindness,my vision was clearer during the day,which helped me walk 2 by myself.Then the doctor began the 3 .“I suggest you see an eye sp
11、ecialist,” he said,“I 4 you have a retinal (视网膜) disease.If you do,youll never 5 a day in your life.” After much time and money spent seeking an 6 result,it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly 7 a person of sight.But still,during daylight,I could walk without 8 .I could read,but not
12、 for hours.My eyes began to 9 when I read more than a few pages.However,no matter how tired my eyes became,I never gave up reading.I knew the 10 of great writers.Their words were powerful,which 11 me to try writing.Soon writing brought me lots of 12 each time I completed a paper. Then an important p
13、hone call from an editor changed my life.An article I 13 appeared in a local newspaper.The newspaper,to my 14 ,continued to print my work.I got interested in writing and 15 up with each acceptance.On the pages,readers never knew of my blindness 16 I chose to present it.For me,finding my voice throug
14、h writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I 17 so many years ago.Now,Ive numerous essays and articles in 18 . Should I be thanking that misguided doctor?By falsely predicting that I could never work a day,he fueled my 19 into success.He set the bar too 20 and focused on what I wouldnt be able to
15、do.Yet I proved what I could do. 1.A.station B.company C.clinic D.lab 2.A.silently B.proudly C.suddenly D.easily 3.A.operation B.treatment3 C.examination D.argument 4.A.suspect B.acknowledge C.confirm D.advocate 5.A.rest B.work C.live D.sleep 6.A.urgent B.obvious C.accurate D.ordinary 7.A.reminds B.
16、robs C.warns D.informs 8.A.assistance B.medicine C.allowance D.balance 9.A.dance B.shine C.widen D.tear 10.A.houses B.habits C.names D.addresses 11.A.asked B.permitted C.forced D.encouraged 12.A.pleasure B.worry C.trouble D.stress 13.A.admitted B.penned C.wanted D.described 14.A.shame B.admiration C
17、.delight D.disappointment 15.A.gave B.lit C.came D.put 16.A.although B.after C.since D.unless 17.A.feared B.sought C.brought D.rejected 18.A.mind B.use C.time D.print 19.A.imagination B.personality C.motivation D.responsibility 20.A.low B.far C.long D.close 导学号07020038 .语法填空4 (2017广西柳州钦州一模) Chinese
18、people often bury the ashes of their late loved ones to show respect for them on Tomb Sweeping Day,which normally 1. (fall) on April 5 every year.It is a day for people to visit their ancestors tombs and honor them by 2. (burn) paper offerings.Chinese people traditionally believed that souls will re
19、st in peace 3. their bodies are covered by soil,which was considered more respect to 4. dead. But attitude towards burials has changed.Now Chinese are 5. (increasing) choosing sea burials in which ashes,accompanied with flower petals (花瓣), are thrown into the sea.Old people do not care how they 6. (
20、bury) after death,what truly matters to 7. (they) is the happiness of their children. Having an environmentally friendly burial has become important for many people.Chinas latest policy on burials encourages eco-burials including sea and tree burials,8. (make) a harmonious relationship between human
21、s 9. nature.Eco-burials save land,reduce funeral expenses and do less harm 10. the environment. 导学号07020039 .书面表达 假如你是李华,你们学校附近的一些饭店经常燃放烟花,噪音使你和你的同学们无法安心学习, 因此你写信给当地报社反映这一问题以获得媒体的建议。 1.饭店燃放烟花给学生带来的影响:无法集中注意力;有害身体健康; 2.饭店不愿意处理问题;想找到合适的解决办法。 注意:1.词数100左右; 2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。答案： .【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。网络上有些标题的目
22、的仅仅是为了吸引人们的注意力,这种 标题被叫做“单击诱饵”。 1.C 推理判断题。由第三段中的“These tweets take advantage of the curiosity gap or attempt to draw the reader into a story using a question in the headline.”一句可知, 读者受到一些有欺骗性标题的欺骗是因为这样的标题很具有吸引力。 2.B 细节理解题。由第三段最后两句及第四段内容可知,Beckman在CNETs tweet上发布一些评 论目的就是节约读者时间。 3.A 推理判断题。由最后一段中Beckman
23、所说的话可知,他呼吁出版者为其链接负责,为读者提供 含有链接的更新信息,以便读者能读得更多。5 .【语篇导读】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。一名医生的误诊使作者深受打击。但是作者却勇于与困难 作斗争,喜欢上了写作,并最终成功了。 1.C 由后面“where applicants took their physical tests for work permits”可知,作者去 的应该是进行体检的地方,故填clinic表示“诊所”。 2.D 前面说明尽管作者有夜盲症,但是白天作者可以看得很清楚,故此处说明这使得作者独自行走 很“容易(easily)”。 3.C 由后面医生所说的话可知,此处说明随后医生开始
24、“检查(examination)”。 4.A 由医生接下来说的“If you do,youll never work a day in your life.”可知,医生不 确定作者是否有视网膜疾病,只是“怀疑(suspect)”。 5.B 由前面的条件句可知,医生意思是如果这样的话,作者就不能“工作(work)”了。 6.C 根据下文“it was determined that I had an eye disease”可知,作者到处求医就是为了 得到一个“准确的(accurate)”结果。 7.B 由后面的but转折可知,这种眼疾会慢慢“夺走(rob)”作者的视力。rob sb of st
25、h夺走某 人某物。 8.A 由前文“Although I had night blindness,my vision was clearer during the day,which helped me walk easily by myself.”可知,在白天,作者仍然可以在没有“帮助 (assistance)”的情况下走路。 9.D 由前面一句“I could read,but not for hours.”可知,作者看书时间长了的话,眼睛便会 开始“流泪(tear)”。 10.C 由下文说明可知,作者知道那些著名作家的“名字(names)”。 11.D 由后面说明可知,这些作家的话有着巨
26、大的力量,“鼓励(encourage)”作者尝试着写作。 12.A 作者喜爱看书和写作,所以很快,每当作者完成一页纸,写作便给其带来许多“快乐 (pleasure)”。 13.B 由下文“The newspaper,to my 14 ,continued to print my work.”可知,作者“写 (pen)”的一篇文章发表在了当地的报纸上。pen此处用作动词,意为“写”。 14.C 由后面说明可知,这家报社不断地刊印作者的作品,这自然令作者“高兴(delight)”。 15.B 作者对写作很感兴趣,每当作品被别人接受,作者就会很“高兴,面露喜色(light up)”。 16.D 由语
27、境可知,读者在书中永远不会知道作者是盲人,“除非(unless)”作者刻意说明这一点。 17.B 作者通过写作来发表心声,让作者找到了多年来所“寻找 (seek)”的自豪与满足。 18.D 作者一直在努力,故此处说明现在作者已经“出版(in print)”了大量的文章。in print在 销售,在出版。 19.C 由该段第一句这一设问句可知,福祸相依,医生的误诊反而激发了作者走向成功的“动力 (motivation)”。 20.A 由最后一句“Yet I proved what I could do.”可知,此处作者所说明的是医生设置的障 碍太“低(low)”,并聚焦于作者所不能做到的,然而作
28、者证明了是其所能做到的。 .1.falls 考查动词时态。表示固定时间到来的节日等应用一般现在时态。 2.burning 考查非谓语动词。在介词后应用动名词做宾语。6 3.if/when/after 考查状语从句。根据句意可知,此处可以用if引导条件状语从句,或用 when/after引导时间状语从句。 4.the 考查冠词。定冠词the和形容词搭配表示一类人,the dead即指“死去的人”。 5.increasingly 考查副词。此处用副词修饰谓语动词are choosing。 6.will be buried/are buried 考查动词时态。由after death可知,此处表示将
29、来的情况。也 可看作一般情况而用一般现在时态。 7.them 考查人称代词。在介词to后应用人称代词宾格做宾语。 8.making 考查非谓语动词。前面已经是一个完整的句子,此处应用非谓语动词,make和前面句子 之间为主动关系,用现在分词做状语。 9.and 考查连词。between .and.“在和之间”。 10.to 考查介词。do harm to“对有害”。 .Dear editor, I am writing to ask for help about the problem of noise near our school. The noise is caused by firew
30、orks and the restaurants nearby are to blame.Now it has become a problem of great concern for me and my classmates.We cant concentrate in class no matter how hard we try since our teachers are often interrupted.Besides,living and studying in such an environment is harmful to our health.We are so pai
31、nful! It is clear that those restaurants are not willing to deal with the problem as they defend that it is not their problem.We dont want to get into an argument with them and we want to find a suitable approach to the problem as soon as possible.Could you please give us some advice? I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Li Hua
