1、Making the news 课时作业(四)I完形填空A couple from Minneapolis, in the north, decided to go to Florida, in the south, for a long weekend during one particularly icy cold winter. They both had jobs, and had 1 managing their travel schedules (日程安排). It was decided the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday
2、, and his wife would 2 him the next day. Upon arriving as 3 , the husband checked into the 4 . There he decided to 5 his laptop (computer) and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he 6 left off one letter in her 7 and sent the e-mail without 8 his error.In the 9 , in Houston, a wido
3、w (寡妇) had just returned from her husbands burial service. He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory“ following a heart 10 (died and gone to report in heaven). The widow checked her e-mail, 11 messages from family and friends. Upon 12 the first message, she was so shocked as
4、 to fall to the floor, The widows son 13 into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer 14 which read:To: My 15 Wife. From: Your 16 Husband Subject: Ive arrived!.Ive just 17 and have been checked 18 . I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow.Looking forwar
5、d to seeing you then. Hope your 19 is as uneventful (平安的) as mine was. P. S. Sure is 20 down here.1. A. confidence B. argument C. doubt D. difficulty ,2. A. visit B. detect C. follow D. track3. A. aimed B. planned C. meant D. programmed4. A. hotel B. office C. airport D. station5. A. open B. set C.
6、show D. begin6. A. willingly B. accidentally C. purposely D. aimlessly7. A. article B. Sentence C. address D. letter8. A. looking at B. watching out C. noticing D. observing9. A. absence B. course C. meantime D. case10. A. blow B. knock C. strike D. attack11. A. hearing B. typing C. hoping D. expect
7、ing12. A. taking B. reading C. staring D. bringing13. A. rushed B. charged C. hurried D. walked14. A. screen B. keyboard C. window . D. mouse15. A. Living B. Loving C. Brave D. Poor16. A. Disappeared B. Deserted C. Departed D. Dead17. A. gone B. died C. left D. arrived18. A. over B. back C. out D. i
8、n19. A. arrangement B. journey C. voyage D. adventure20. A. hot B. sad C. new D. quiet阅读理解ADaily at this time we shall speak to you about America and the war. The news may be good or bad. We shall tell you the truth.The Voice of America February 24,1942Those words were from the Voice of Americas fir
9、st broadcast during World War . Today more than 80 million listeners tune in every day. The broadcast network is the largest in the world and reaches millions of listeners in Africa, in English, French, Hausa, Portuguese, and Swahili. The program is broadcast in Spanish and Portuguese for Central an
10、d South America. The Middle East receives its news in Arabic and Parsi, South Asia picks up signals in Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu. The Russian-language service is on 14 hours a day.All of the broadcasts come from the Voice of America headquarters (总部) in Washington D.C. Visitors can push a red button
11、outside any of the twenty-five glass-walled studios and listen to the broadcasts, in Hindi, that Indian citizens are listening to at that very moment in India.In addition to news broadcasts, the Voice of America sends out interviews and a wide variety of programs. For example, special broadcasts in
12、easy English are written for students of English as a foreign language Among the most popular features (特色) of the Voice of America are the musical programs which offer every kind of music from Bach to Rock.The Voice of America is the official voice of the United States government, but it presents o
13、pposing opinions as well. To give an objective analysis (客观分析 ) of the news, the station gets advice from newspapers, news services, reporters, and correspondents (通讯员 ) from all over the world.21. According to the text, the Voice of America broadcast_ during World War .A. only good newsB. only bad
14、newsC. the real newsD. uncertain news22. It can be inferred that South Asian people speak_.A. Arabic and ChineseB. Swahili and SpanishC. Hindi and ParsiD. Hindi, Urdu and Bengali23. If the visitors want to listen to the broadcast in Hindi, they_.A. need to understand 25 languagesB. need to push a bu
15、ttonC. have to learn EnglishD. have to be Indian citizens24. From the text we know that_.A the Voice of America presents different kinds of opinionsB. it was not during the World War that the Voice of America started broadcastingC. not only newspapers but also news services ask the Voice of America
16、for helpD. the most popular program presented by the Voice of America is the English courseBThe appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, som
17、e advertisers have appealed to peoples desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers money.Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a b
18、rand of bread was offered to dieters with the message that there were fewer calories in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic, but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.On the posit
19、ive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumers real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire i
20、nsurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buyin
21、g it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.25. Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by_.A. stressing their high qualityB. convincing him of their low priceC. maintai
22、ning a balance between quality and priceD. appealing to his buying motives26. The reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that .A. thin slices of bread could contain more caloriesB. the loaf was cut into regular slicesC. the bread was not genuine breadD. the total number of calories in t
23、he loaf remained the same27. It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should_.A. think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisementsB. guard against the deceiving nature of advertisementsC. be familiar with various advertising strategiesD. avoid buying products that h
24、ave strong emotional appeal28. The passage is mainly about_.A. how to make a wise buying decisionB. ways to protect the interests of the consumerC. the positive and negative aspects of advertisingD. the function of advertisements in promoting salesCThere are three separate sources of danger in suppl
25、ying energy by nuclear power (原子能).First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station. Although the power station themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in u
26、se , namely road and rail. Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.Second, there is a problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for t
27、housands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes non-radioactive, so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buried under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve th
28、e problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.Third, there may occur the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power station. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.Se
29、parately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster (灾难) is extremely high.29. Which of the following is FALSE?A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to
30、 be transported across.C The containers are likely to be broken by an earthquake. D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.30. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are_.A. easy B. impossibleC. reasonable D. ineffective31. What do we learn from the last parag
31、raph?A. The power station is a safe place.B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be preventedC. The general public are strongly against the nuclear program.D. By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry.32. What is this passage about?A. Uses of nuclear power.B. Dangers from
32、 nuclear power.C. Public dangers at nuclear power.D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.I.完形填空The Voice of America began during the World War II , when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they t
33、hought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 “The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth. “Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOAs 6 had to be chan
34、ged, 7 the Soviet Union ( 苏联) became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.In the early days VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “ Music USA“. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 1
35、0 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1 500 words and is spoken 14 Of course, it is special English.In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world 17 into the VOA news room
36、in Washington D. C. 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.1. A. business B. culture C. support D. information2. A. reply B. answer C. join D.
37、interrupt3. A. time B. short C. English D. German4. A. news B. problems C. effects D. opinions5. A. stations B. news C. announcers D. officials6. A. home B. position C. purpose D. result7. A. if B. supposing C. considering D. in order that8. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support9. A. known B. rep
38、orted C. called D. printed10. A. American B. British C. standard D. enough11. A. normal B. fast C. good D. exact12. A. invented B. discovered C. taught D. stopped13. A. it B. who C. which D. that14. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly15. A. pleasure B. course C. opinion D. advice16. A. diffic
39、ult B. important C. various D. common17. A. flies B. sends C. delivers D. pasts18. A. all B. major C. American D. new19. A. broadcasts B. forms C. newspapers D. countries20. A. broadcast B. announce C. translate D. prepare阅读理解AAn old Indian story says that the game of chess ( 国际象棋) was invented by S
40、issa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished, he gave it to the king, who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the kings surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. “Your Majesty,“ said the minister , kneeling in front of the king.“ I
41、 want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard (棋盘) .two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth. and so on , doubling the number for each following square, give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard. “You dont ask f
42、or much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money, “said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace.But when the counting began, with one grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the third, and so on , the bag was emptied before the 20th square. M
43、ore bags were brought, but the number of grain needed for the following squares increased so rapidly that the king soon realized that he was not able to keep his promise even with all the crops in the whole India! In fact, he would have needed 8 466 744 073 709 511 615 grains, which would be as much
44、 as that they would produce in about 2 000 years!Now the king found himself keep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissas head, which, it is said, he finally chose.21. This story tells us_.A. how cruel the king wasB. how clever the ministe
45、r wasC. Sissa was a famous mathematicianD. how the game of chess came into being22. According to the story, the game of chess was invented by an_.A. American IndianB. ancient Indian officialC. Indian kingD. Indian officer23. The king was glad to know that Sissa only wanted some wheat because_.A. wheat was not expensiveB. it didnt seem muchC. Sissa was honest to himD. both A and B24. A bag of wheat was enough for_.A. 19 squaresB.
