1、Unit 4 课下能力提升（十三）阅读理解AMary Cope, who works as a dedicated volunteer at Memorial Hospital West, Florida, admits its her partner who often steals the show.Its easy to see why with one look at Lady, the dog of this pet therapy (治疗)team. “Shes the part of this team that makes it work，” Cope says.Lady wa
2、s a stray when Cope and her husband saw her seven years ago. She wandered on their driveway. She had no collar or dog tags, and a twisted front foot that looked badly broken. It was clear shed been abused.“I fed and watered her，” Cope says. “Then I took her to our vet.” A woman in the vets office sa
3、w her sweet nature and suggested Lady as a candidate for pet therapy. Cope agreed and contacted Therapy Dogs Inc., an organization that trains and certifies dogs for pet therapy, and signed Lady up for training right away.Ladys personality makes her a natural. Though neglected and abused, she is alw
4、ays eager to please and make others happy. Patients faces light up upon Ladys entrance. In return, Lady provides constant, unconditional love. “It doesnt matter who they are, or where theyre from, to her, theyre all the same，” Cope explains. “And in a hospital setting weve come to see that she loves
5、 them all.”Recalling an unforgettable experience with a 102yearold dog lover, Cope says, “The woman had a huge grin on her face. She said to me, Oh my gosh, Ive seen this on TV lots of times and its never happened to me before. I love it. Thank you so much！”When the very weak woman asked for a kiss
6、from Lady, Cope carefully put Ladys front paws on the bed and the dog gently granted her wish. Cope says that the expressions on patients faces when they meet her fourlegged friend are priceless.语篇解读：Lady是一条可爱、温顺的狗且是宠物医疗小队中的一员，她为住院病人带来欢乐，使他们更快康复。1.What is the text mainly about?AThe story of a therap
7、y dog.BAn injured dog.CThe effects of pet therapy.DPatients love for pets.解析：选A主旨大意题。文章主要围绕流浪狗成为宠物治疗队员的过程以及她给病人带来的欢乐展开，故选A项。2Lady became a good therapy dog because_.Ashe knew her environment wellBshe was loyal to humansCshe loved to be around patientsDshe was sweet in nature解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知，Lad
8、y天性温和、友善，因此成了“宠物医疗小队”的一员。3Why is the 102yearold dog lover mentioned?ATo show how therapy dogs work.BTo show the joy Lady brought to patients.CTo show Copes concern for the patients.DTo show old patients suffering and loneliness.解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知，Lady出现在医院中为一位102岁的老太太带来了欢乐。由此可推知，文中提到那位老太太就是为了表明La
9、dy给病人带来的快乐。4What does the underlined word “stray” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AA cruel dog owner.BA beggar.CA homeless dog. DA poor woman.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据第三段可知，当Lady第一次出现在Cope家的车道上时，她没有颈圈或狗牌，且一条腿因遭受虐待受了伤，因此Cope夫妇收留了她。由此可推知，她当时是一条流浪狗，故选C项。BNewspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past.
10、 There are not very many people who seriously read a newspaper every day. Most people only read the sports pages, the advice or the gossip columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements. Most people dont take time to read real news. They attempt to catch the readers interest with pic
11、tures and exciting headlines. These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see when you pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader to look through the rest of the paper. This is why editors always look for a good first page story a
12、nd a headline to make them stop and look. If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps they will go on to read the front page. However, they may read the headlines, but that is all, then they turn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements.It seems that peop
13、le do not want the news from a newspaper any more. They say they get the news on television now. More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a newspaper. What about you? Do you read news from a newspaper? Do you think it is easier to get news from televis
14、ion? Or do you care about news at all? Would you mind if there were no news?语篇解读：现如今网络的发展对纸质报纸的冲击很大。本文作者呼吁大家更多地关注报纸。5According to the passage, newspapers are _.Amore popular todayBless popular todayCas popular as beforeDgetting more and more popular解析：选B细节理解题。关键是理解文章的第一句话，由此可知报纸的地位已不如从前。6According t
15、o the author, which of the following newspapers will most probably attract the readers attention?AThe ones with interesting pictures and exciting headlines on the front page.BThe ones with sports news on the front page.CThe ones with classified ads on the front page.DThe ones with gossip columns on
16、the front page.解析：选A推理判断题。新闻往往用一些图片和令人感兴趣的标题来吸引读者注意。7According to the passage, most people read all of the following EXCEPT _.Athe sports pageBcomicsCadvertisements Dreal news解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第一段的第三、四句可以找到答案。8The authors attitude toward newspapers is _.Asympathetic BcriticalCnegative Dundetermined解析：选
17、A观点态度题。由文章的第一句话可知作者对报纸今非昔比的状况有点感慨，作者认为报纸应该受到人们更多的关注。CThe managing editor is usually the person in charge of the daytoday editorial process of a newspaper. He or she makes sure that the newspaper comes out on time each day and that costs are kept within a budget (预算). He or she is usually responsible
18、 for hiring and firing newsroom staff, and serves as the spokesperson for the newspaper. The managing editor may also be involved in story, photos and graphics (图形) selection, assignment, laying out pages, editing copy and writing headlines. The news editor is in charge of the news pages of the news
19、paper. He or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not. The news editor and his or her assistants also lay out pages of the paper.The copy editor edits stories and writes headlines. The copy editor is often the last person to see a story before it actually appears in print.The
20、city editor makes sure that the news in the city is covered and that as many local stories as possible get into each edition. The city editor monitors the local general assignment and specialty reporters.The state editor supervises reporters who cover communities and areas outside the city but still
21、 within the circulation (流通) area of the newspaper.The national editor supervises reporters in bureaus (办事处) in cities outside the circulation area of the newspaper. Most newspapers rely on the wireless services for national news, but some have correspondents (通信员) who work in other cities and repor
22、t to the national editor. 语篇解读：本文主要讲的是在新闻出版中不同工作人员的不同分工。9If you want to apply for a job in a newspaper newsroom, you are likely to be interviewed by_.Athe news editor Bthe national editorCthe state editor Dthe managing editor解析：选D细节理解题。由第一段的第一句“The managing editor is usually the person in charge of
23、the daytoday editorial process of a newspaper.”和第三句中的“He or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff”可知D项正确。10From the passage, we can learn that the news editors work includes_.Aselecting photos and graphicsBdetermining which stories are usedCediting storiesDsupervising the l
24、ocal general assignment解析：选B细节理解题。由第二段中的“The news editor is .He or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not.”可知B项切题。11The underlined word “supervises” can be replaced by _.Ais in favor ofBis in honor ofCis in charge of Dis in need of解析：选C词义猜测题。由第二段的第一句“The news editor is in ch
25、arge of the news pages of the newspaper.”及supervises所在句可知应选C。supervise“监督，管理”；be in charge of“负责”。12The national news is mostly sent to the national editor by all of the following ways EXCEPT_.Aby emailBby faxCby post Dby telephone解析：选C细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Most newspapers rely on the wireless services for national news”可知选C。
