Ⅰ.词汇知识

　　把下列单词与其英语释义连线

　　1．headline　A．on a plane，bus，train or ship

　　2．celebrity

　　B．a creature from other planet

　　3．aboard

　　C．a person whose business is politics

　　4．alien

　　D．famous person

　　5．amateur

　　E．the name that a person write down himself

　　6．politician

　　F．the title of a news report

　　7．autograph

　　G．article giving one’s opinion of a new book

　　8．review H．part-time

　　答案：1.F　2.D　3.A　4.B　5.H　6.C　7.E　8.G

　　Ⅱ.重点短语

　　1．________space 在太空中

　　2．be similar________和……相似

　　3．concentrate________...集中于……；专注于……

　　4．believe________相信，信任

　　5．now ________既然

　　6．come ________赶紧，加油

　　7．play a part ________在……中扮演……角色

　　8．divide...________把……分成

　　答案：1.in 　2.to　3.on　4.in　5.that　6.on　7.in　8.into

　　Ⅲ.必背句型

　　1．____________I have made this first visit，I hope I can come many more times.

　　现在既然我进行了第一次访问，我希望还能够来很多次。

　　答案：Now that

　　2．Is this the first time ____________aliens landing on the moon?

　　这是他第一次看见外星人在登陆月球吗？

　　答案：he’s seen

　　3. In the United States，newspapers usually have the name of the city ____________they are ____________(for example，The New York Times)．

　　在美国，报纸通常以它的创刊地来命名(例如：《纽约时报》)。

　　答案：where；produced

　　4．They have large ____________，a lot of big photographs and ____________ news and events about famous people，and news about the British royal family.

　　它们有大标题和许多大图片，关注名人和英国皇室的一些资讯和事件。

　　答案：headlines；concentrate on

　　5．The Sun，____________ 1964，is ____________ successful of the popular newspapers.

　　成立于1964年的《太阳日报》是通俗类报纸中最成功的。

　　答案：founded in；the most

　　Ⅰ.品句填词

　　1．There is nothing more natural than a child’s ____________(信赖)in his parents.

　　答案：belief

　　2．There is no material ____________(证据)，so the police set the man free.

　　答案：evidence

　　3．In 2009，the global f____________ crisis is continuing，resulting in the serious unemployment throughout the world.

　　答案：financial

　　4．Not only do we have to speed up our economic reforms，but also the c____________ reforms.

　　答案：cultural

　　5．She writes literary r____________ for newspapers.

　　答案：reviews

　　Ⅱ.选词填空

　　1．His drawing style ____________ that of his teacher’s.

　　答案：is similar to

　　2．To our surprise，these pictures were taken by an ____________ photographer.

　　答案：amateur

　　3．I ____________ you，so I believe what you said.

　　答案：believe in

　　4．The town was ____________ by English settlers in 1790.

　　答案：founded

　　5．The apple ____________ halves.

　　答案：is divided into

　　Ⅲ.语法和词汇知识

　　1．This business company ____________(found)in 1724.

　　解析：填was founded。found“建立 ”，句意：这家公司创立于1724年，要用一般过去时的被动语态。

　　2．On Saturday afternoon，Mrs.Green went to the market，____________(buy)some bananas and visited her cousin.

　　解析：填bought。动词went，bought和visited应是并列关系，表示一系列先后发生的动作。

　　3．Electric lights have ____________(taken the place/replaced)candles.

　　解析：填replaced。replace“替代”，前一个选项如果是 “taken the place of”也是对的。

　　4．We ____________(make/produce)more grain this year than we did last year.

　　解析：填produce。句意：我们今年生产的粮食比去年生产的多。produce“生产，制造”，符合题意。make“制造，做”。

　　5．I don’t have great ____________(belief/confidence) in ads；what they really want is to get more money out of your pocket.

　　解析：填belief。句意：我不太相信广告，他们只想从你的腰包里掏钱。belief表示“信念，信任”，符合题意。confidence“信心”。

　　6．We ____________(delight)to learn that our team has won the match.

　　解析：填are delighted。句意：得知我们的球队赢了比赛，我们都感到很高兴。be delighted意为“高兴的，快乐的”，因为后面从句的时态是现在完成时，所以主句宜用一般现在时。

　　7．He was punished for ____________(give) false evidence at the court.

　　解析：填giving。介词后面应该用动名词。

　　8．We____________(be) there several times，and every time we are warmly welcomed.

　　解析：填have been。句意：我们去那儿已经好几次了，每次都受到热情的欢迎。根据时间状语several times，要用现在完成时。

　　9．It took us quite a long time ____________(get) there.It was a three-hour journey.

　　解析：填to get。固定句型：It takes sb.＋一段时间＋to do...。

　　10．—I heard that someone took photos of UFOs in Xinjiang these days.

　　—I don’t believe a word of it! It’s ____________(possible)．

　　解析：填impossible。第二句句意：“我一点也不相信”。所以“那是不可能的”。

　　Ⅳ.完形填空

　　I was a reporter of an evening paper in London.One day I was __1__to write a few articles on __2__in London.It was then that all my adventures started.I made a __3__that the best way of collecting facts was that I would go deep into the__4__of life.I used to be an actor，of course, I had __5__all the skills of make-up and could still make good use of them.Having finished all necessary preparations, I __6__myself in one of the busiest streets.At home that night I was__7__to find that I had received more than a pound.

　　Well, you can imagine how __8__it was to settle down

　　to work hard on the newspaper at two pounds a week, when I

　　knew that I could __9__as much as that in a single day! I gave up my job as a reporter, though my pride was hurt.My knowledge of make-up helped me __10__and my clever

　　answers quickly made me almost a __11__character.All day

　　and every day, the money __12__into my cap and I usually

　　received at least two pounds in a day.In the end, I was able to make a large bright beautiful white __13__ in the country, and

　　later to marry.Nobody had any idea where my money __14__came from.My dear wife only knew that I had

　　__15__in London; that was all.

　　1．A.invitedB．askedC．calledD．elected

　　解析：选B。“我”是一家晚报的记者，工作就是写报道，此处指报社“要求”“我”写一篇报道。invite“邀请”；call“打电话”；elect“选举，推选”，均不合乎语境。

　　2．A.playing

　　B．shopping

　　C．publishing

　　D．begging

　　解析：选D。根据下文作者扮作乞丐去体验生活可知，报社是要求“我”写一篇有关乞讨的文章。beg“乞讨”；play“游玩”；shop“购物”；publish“出版”。

　　3．A.promise

　　B．conclusion

　　C．decision

　　D．preparation

　　解析：选C。make a decision为固定搭配，意为“作决定”。make a promise“许诺”；make a conclusion“得出结论”；make preparation“做准备”。

　　4．A.diaries

　　B．realities

　　C．beginnings

　　D．difficulties

　　解析：选B。此处表示作者要深入生活实际去了解乞讨生活。the reality of life“生活实际”。

　　5．A.played

　　B．acted

　　C．learned

　　D．tried

　　解析：选C。由上文可知，作者曾当过演员，自然也就学过化妆的技巧。

　　6．A.found

　　B．placed

　　C．lay

　　D．expressed

　　解析：选B。作者应是“置身”于街道上，而find指“意外地发现”自己在一个最繁华的街上。

　　7．A.excited

　　B．pleased

　　C．surprised

　　D．disappointed

　　解析：选C。根据下文可知乞讨得到的钱不算少，出乎作者的意料，所以作者感到很惊讶。

　　8．A.interesting

　　B．successful

　　C．easy

　　D．hard

　　解析：选D。既然乞讨一天可以挣到当记者一周的报酬，作者自然认为在报社努力工作一周只挣两英镑是非常“不容易”的事情。

　　9．A.make

　　B．spend

　　C．save

　　D．care

　　解析：选A。make“挣，赚”，与earn同义。spend“花费”；save“节省”；care“关心”。

　　10．A.a lot

　　B．a little

　　C．much

　　D．well

　　解析：选A。在乞讨过程中，作者对化妆的了解自然帮了他“很大”忙。

　　11．A.favourite

　　B．public

　　C．popular

　　D．funny

　　解析：选B。作者的回答使自己很快出了名。public character“出名人士”。

　　12．A.ran

　　B．came

　　C．threw

　　D．poured

　　解析：选D。pour“灌注；涌入”，形象地描述出人们施舍的钱数之多。

　　13．A.land

　　B．house

　　C．garden

　　D．car

　　解析：选B。根据空后的in the country可排除D项，再根据下文“to marry”可知此处应是建“房子”。

　　14．A.really

　　B．easily

　　C．simply

　　D．usually

　　解析：选A。人们只知道作者有钱，但并不知道钱的“真正”来源。

　　15．A.office

　　B．job

　　C．bank

　　D．business

　　解析：选D。前三个选项都是可数名词，前面应加不定冠词，只有business“买卖”为不可数名词。

　　Ⅴ.阅读理解

　　Mass media are tools of communication.Mass media allow us to record and pass information rapidly to a large, scattered(分散的) audience.They extend our ability to communicate with each other by helping us overcome barriers caused by time and space.

　　There are various ways in which mass media make daily life easy for us.First, they inform and help us keep a watch on our world.They gather and pass on information we would be unlikely or unable to get on our own.

　　Second, mass media help us to arrange time and life.What we talk about and what we think about are greatly influenced by the media.When people get together, they tend to talk about certain happenings in the newspapers or on TV.Because we are exposed to different points of view through different kinds of media every day, we are able to evaluate(评价) all sides of a certain issue.

　　Third, the media are used to persuade people.A good example is advertisements through the media.Newspapers, magazines and TV are filled with all kinds of colorful, persuasive advertisements.Though many advertisements may not say openly that they want you to buy a certain product, they describe their products in such a way that you may want to buy them.

　　Fourth, the media also entertain.All of the media make some efforts to entertain their audience.For instance, even though the newspaper is primarily a medium of information, it also contains entertainment features.Television, motion pictures, fiction books and some radio stations and magazines are devoted mainly to entertainment.It is estimated that in the future, the entertainment function of mass media will become even more important than it is now.

　　1．What are mass media according to the passage?

　　A．Tools for entertainment which make daily life easy.

　　B．Tools for education which help improve people’s knowledge.

　　C．Tools for communication which record and pass information to people.

　　D．Tools for advertisements which persuade people to buy things.

　　解析：选C。细节理解题。由第一段前两句话可知媒体是交流的工具，能够记录和传递各种信息。

　　2．How many ways that mass media help make daily life easy are mentioned in this passage?

　　A．Two.

　　　 B．Three.

　　C．Five.

　　D．Four.

　　解析：选D。细节理解题。第二、三、四、五段分别谈论一个方面，共四个方面。

　　3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A．From mass media, we know what is happening in the world.

　　B．Mass media’s main purpose is to pass the information of advertisements.

　　C．Sometimes we arrange our time and life according to mass media.

　　D．Mass media can make people feel easy.

　　解析：选B。细节理解题。从文章可看出做广告只是媒体的其中一个功能，并不是其主要功能，故B项表述错误。

　　4．How do advertisements make people buy certain goods according to the passage?

　　A．The advertisements make some efforts to entertain you.

　　B．The advertisements say openly that they want you to buy a certain product.

　　C．The advertisements describe their products in such a way that you may want to buy them.

　　D．The advertisements use a lot of colorful pictures to persuade you.

　　解析：选C。细节理解题。由第四段最后一句“Though many advertisements may not say openly that they want you to buy a certain product，they describe their products in such a way that you may want to buy them.”可得出答案。

　　5．From the passage we know that ________.

　　A．mass media are the only tool of communication

　　B．mass media make our life much more difficult

　　C．in the future mass media will make us more relaxed

　　D．the media tell people truth at any time

　　解析：选C。推理判断题。由文章最后一句“It is estimated that in the future，the entertainment function of mass media will become even more important than it is now.”可得出答案。