1、 Section Warming Up & ReadingLanguage Points课时作业.单句语法填空1We are delighted (delight) to receive your letter knowing everything is all right.2You are required to_assist (assist) in preparing a report.3I tried to_acquire (acquire) the information I needed.4We are trying to_assess (assess) how well the p
2、lan works.5Thank you for informing me of everything that has happened.6Enough space should be given to the kids; in that case, they will get more life experience.7He accused Tom of cheating in the latest exam.8The teacher demanded of the students to_go (go) to school on time.9The governor said all a
3、pplications must be_submitted (submit) by Monday.10Concentrating (concentrate) your attention on English will enable you to master the language.单句改错1They were delighted to the news that their team had won.toat/by/with2In the rush hour，hiring a taxi for you to do what you are eagerly to do may be a b
4、etter choice in our city.eagerlyeager3The newspapers keep us inform of what is going on around us at any time.informinformed4Leave your key with your neighbor in case of you lock yourself out one day.去掉of5Not only the citizens but also the expert were against the plan.werewas.阅读理解Print newspapers wi
5、ll soon be part of our history. While the Internet and some other media are rapidly developing in a world where peoples lifestyles are more than busy, there seems to be less time for newspapers. The newspaper industry, in countries where newspapers dominated as a medium for many years, is now strugg
6、ling more than ever.Newspaper circulation (发行量) has been declining since over 20 years ago. “I foresee, in one or two generations, a society where you will access a newspaper only from a handheld screen，” warns William Papatassos, Blue & Gold advisor.The Internet attracts most of the younger people.
7、 The problem of newspapers is called “18 to 35yearold people”. This group of people is not willing to replace the regular readers who grew up using this traditional medium. And they like to surf the Internet to search for information. Some experts predict that by 2043, in America and many other coun
8、tries, newspapers will no longer exist.Fortunately, print newspapers still exist and offer advantages to readers. “Newspapers encourage more thoughtful thinking，” says journalist Kathleen Jasonides. “At this point, there is still room for it. Some people do not like reading shortened articles online
9、.”But some newspapers including the Blue & Gold provide articles of online editions (版本), bearing in mind the increasing use of the Internet. However, the great variety of specialized information offered by many other websites prevents these online editions from developing. In addition, the newspape
10、r industry has kept its best journalists for print; therefore the quality of articles is not the same.The only thing that we know for sure is that print newspapers are facing a crisis due to lack of revenues (收入) from traditional advertising and the appearance of the Internet.【解题导语】本文主要讲述了报纸逐步失去它的主导
11、地位，面临互联网等媒体的冲击。1The first two paragraphs mainly imply that print newspapers _.Aare facing a greater opportunityBare always part of peoples lifestylesCare suffering a dreadful challengeDhave been a leading medium解析：选C推理判断题。从文章第一、二段的内容可知，由于因特网和一些其他媒体的迅速发展，报纸已经不再是主流媒体。所以C项符合题意。2According to the passage
12、, the people aged 1835 _.Aarent ready to use other media to replace newspapersBregard the Internet as a main source of newsCare the regular readers of print newspapersDare growing up using the traditional medium解析：选B细节理解题。由第三段第三、四句可知B项正确。3We can know the following from the passage EXCEPT that _.Apri
13、nt newspapers have been gradually losing their readers since the 1980sBit is believed by some experts that newspapers will disappear in many countries by 2043Carticles of online editions can increase newspapers revenuesDsome newspapers provide articles of online editions due to the growing use of th
14、e Internet解析：选C细节理解题。C 项的表述在文章中并没有提及。第二段第一句告诉我们 A 项正确；第三段的最后一句告诉我们 B 项正确；由第五段的第一句可知 D 项正确。4We can most probably read this passage _.Ain a newspaperBin a textbookCin a novel Din a comic book解析：选A推理判断题。从文章内容来看，本文是在介绍报纸的不乐观的前景，还有一些专家的评论。这样的文章最可能出现在报纸上。故选A。.完形填空It might not be so unusual for a student t
15、o run a school newspaper. But when it comes to _1_ the school newspaper of Harvard, its definitely a _2_ story. May Habib is now in her fourth year at Harvard. She _3_ works 4050 hours for the newspaper every week, in addition to being a fulltime student. _4_ such a busy schedule, she has no time fo
16、r lessons sometimes, not to mention _5_. “But its one of the best experiences in my life so far，” she said.One of the most important stories May _6_ is the Harvard AIDS research program in Africa. Harvard was granted a huge amount of _7_ from the White House to do research into AIDS. A female profes
17、sor at the school was in _8_ of the project.But top administrators at the university thought the professor shouldnt do the job because it was so _9_ a program that just a professor couldnt oversee the project. _10_ they took her off the project and put in a director.By talking to the professor, May
18、found that the administrators _11_ funding on the program for five months. She called a Nigerian doctor _12_ and was told that about 420 deaths in the program were _13_ to the delay of the money. She thought that Harvard administrators didnt take into account (把考虑在内) that impact _14_ they made the d
19、ecision.“That was really an important story. The second year the funding _15_ and I was told that the funding was _16_ not released. So I started making phone calls. Two days _17_， they released the funding. They did it so quickly because of the press, though I was a little student，” May said _18_.M
20、ay is a happy girl. “My secret to stay _19_ is optimism (乐观). My optimism is a sort of realism.” she said. “I think Im a lucky person. Even if I didnt go to Harvard, I would be happy _20_ .”【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位美国女孩创办校报的历程以及所取得的辉煌成绩。以此希望能对即将步入大学校园的同学起到一定的启示作用。1A.managingBreadingChearing Dwriting解析：选A
21、由上文的“run a school newspaper”判断，manage在此相当于run。2A.boring BsimpleCeasy Ddifferent解析：选D根据全文大意可知，“managing the school newspaper of Harvard”是“与众不同(different)”的工作。3A.actually BhardlyCusually Dreally解析：选C句意：她通常每周为这份报纸工作40到50个小时。只有usually符合句意。4A.Due to BAccording toCBut for DInstead of解析：选A“因为(due to)”忙碌的安排
22、，她有时候没时间上课。5A.beliefs BsportsCaccidents Dattitudes解析：选B与上一题一起理解：“更别提运动(sports)了。”6A.covered BtalkedCspoke Dtook解析：选Acover the story“采访/报道事件”。7A.duty BmoneyCwork Dpay解析：选B根据下文及第四段的“the delay of the money”判断。8A.front BfaceCcharge Dtime解析：选Csb. be in charge of sth.“某人负责某事”。9A.important BweakClight Dreg
23、ular解析：选A因为这项工程的“重要(important)”，所以校方认为这位教授不宜监管这一项目。10A.And BSoCOr DBut解析：选B与上一句一起理解。“因此(so)，校方让她离开这项工程”11A.advised BmissedCdelayed Dforgot解析：选C根据下文可判断，因为资金的“耽搁”(delay)，而致使约420人死亡。12A.aimlessly BimmediatelyCslowly Dcontinuously解析：选B于是，May“立刻(immediately)”采访了一位尼日利亚医生。13A.caught BbroughtCtied Dled解析：选C
24、约420人的死亡与拨款推迟有关。be tied to “与有关联”。14A.when Bas ifCeven if Dafter解析：选A当(when)哈佛大学的管理者做出决定时，没有考虑到会带来的影响。15A.came across Bcame outCcame away Dcame up解析：选B第二年资金“出台(come out)”。 come across“偶遇”；come away“离开”；come up“走近”，均不符合文意。16A.even BeverCjust Dstill解析：选D但May却被告之，资金“仍(still)”未解冻。17A.later BbeforeCago D
25、then解析：选A于是May打电话询问。两天“后(later)”，资金解冻。18A.nervously BproudlyCmadly Dcuriously解析：选B因为这是May的工作所取得的成果，于是她“自豪地(proudly)”说。19A.sad BupsetChappy Dgrateful解析：选C由本段首句“May is a happy girl.”判断。20A.at last Bin timeCas well Donce more解析：选C即便是没上哈佛，她“也(as well)”是幸福的。V短文改错Many people find it difficult to make frie
26、nds. I also face this problem when I was a boy. A possible reason is that we arent good at talk with others. Another may be in that we lack confidence when making friends.My suggestions for the problem is as follows. Talk, talk and talk. We never know for sure how we like a person or not until we ta
27、lk to him or her. The more people we talk to, more chances we have to make a lot of friends. Besides, remember to treat others well than we want to be treated. Trying to be a good friend and well have no troubles making friends. Finally, be brave and confident.答案： Many people find it difficult to ma
28、ke friends. I also this problem when I was a boy. possible reason is that we arent good at with others. Another may be in that we lack confidence when making friends.My suggestions for the problem as follows. Talk, talk and talk. We never know for sure we like a person or not until we talk to him or her. The more people we talk to, more chances we have to make a lot of friends. Besides, remember to treat others than we want to be treated. to be a good friend and well have no making friends. Finally, be brave and confident.
