1、Unit 11The Media(本栏目对应学生用书P89)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分35分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ACommon Sense Media is a non profit group in the United States that studies childrens use of media and technology.The group has done a survey asking teachers about the effects of their student
2、s use of entertainment media.Entertainment media was defined as the TV shows, music, video games that students use for fun.Many teachers said they believe media use has hurt academic performance, which in some cases is already not very strong.Vicky Rideout wrote the report for Common Sense Media.“We
3、 have merely four in ten students feel poor at reading, at oral communication and more than that thing the students wrongly fear report writing.So we need to make sure that everything kids are doing is helping to accelerate progress and not preventing it.”The survey involved 685 teachers around the
4、country.71% of the teachers said they believe entertainment media has reduced students ability to pay attention in class.And almost 60% said it has hurt their writing skills.Many teachers thought it has negatively affected students ideas about boys and girls relationship.Many also thought it encoura
5、ges aggression and anti social behavior.Teachers who describe themselves as uncomfortable with new technologies were more likely than other teachers to see destructive effects of media use on social development.But not all effects of media use were seen as bad.Almost two thirds of teachers said it a
6、lso helps the students ability to find information quickly and efficiently.And one third said using entertainment media has helped their students to multitask (同时执行多项任务) effectively.Only 25% said it just has hurt them.Teachers who consider themselves as techsavvy (科技通) were more likely than others t
7、o see an advantage to students creativity from the use of entertainment media.Vicky Rideout said teachers accept that the way students spend their time and how they like to learn has changed.1Vicky Rideout holds the view that entertainment media _.Adeclines students grades badlyBinfluences students
8、performanceCaccelerates learning progressDmakes all students poor at writing2Teachers who describe themselves as technology knowers were more likely than others to _.Asee negative effects of media useBmake students aggressiveCteach students the use of mediaDsee the benefit of media use3It can be inf
9、erred from the passage that entertainment media _.Aonly affects students negativelyBmay be beneficial to parentsCis a double edged swordDwill guide public opinions【答案及解析】【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。美国的Common Sense Media通过询问老师来调查学生在使用娱乐传媒方面的影响，老师们对娱乐传媒的作用褒贬不一。1B细节理解题。根据第二段中Vicky Rideout所说的话可知，她认为娱乐传媒影响了学生的在校表现，故B
10、项正确。2D细节理解题。根据最后一段的倒数第二句话可知，这些老师看到的是娱乐传媒的使用给学生带来的好处，故D项正确。3C推理判断题。文章第二、三段讲述娱乐传媒给学生造成的不利影响，最后一段谈到了娱乐传媒的益处，可见娱乐传媒是把双刃剑，故C项正确。BThe consumer always has had to be clever，but with the economy worse and worse，the stakes(赌注)have been raised.The sharks are out there attracting us in，desperate for our money.Y
11、ou cant believe everything you read，even in a newspaper.I just saw an airline ad for holiday travel，promising me in VERY LARGE type that I could go almost anywhere for $199.Then，when I looked a little closer，there was a star that referred me to the tiny type at the bottom of the page that the $199 w
12、as a oneway fare.But I couldnt make a oneway trip.I had to buy a roundtrip ticket.I dont have a clue why they didnt just say the roundtrip ticket was $398.In fact，I think its a much more powerful selling point.For just under $400 youre able to return home from a holiday.Who in their right mind would
13、 want a oneway ticket?But perhaps the cruelest marketing trick done on us is the “calories per serving(一份食物的热量)” on food packaging.For years，I lived happily with the belief that each package was a serving.I didnt realize that each box or bag had a number of servings in it.So I ate.Who ever believed
14、a whole bag of potato chips could have only 150 calories？Me.And yes，Im a fool.But once I learned the trick that had been played on me，I became bored.I would multiply the number of servings in the bag with the calories per serving，quickly realizing millions of calories were hiding in those containers
15、.I finally calmed myself down and now dont even look at the calories per serving.It makes life easier.Thats why my recent purchase of the first box of holiday eggnog(蛋奶酒) was such a pleasure.Santa can count the servings.Ill drink till I sleep.If only that mattress(床垫) were on sale.()4.Consumers alwa
16、ys have had to be clever because _.Amost people are lacking moneyBnewspapers always tell false storiesCthere are many attractive salesmen aroundDthey are easily cheated by ads or something()5.In the authors opinion，the price of $199 was _.Atoo high to acceptBreasonable to payCequal to $400 in realit
17、yDnot practical at all()6.Why does the author think of himself as a fool?AHe ate a lot of food poor in calories.BHe believed potato chips were healthy food.CHe thought each serving had few calories.DHe mistook calories of per serving for each bags.()7.Whats the main idea of the text?AGoods on sale a
18、re usually bad.BAds today are hard to understand.CBuyers should beware of marketing tricks.DForgetting the calories makes life easier.【解题导语】本文通过举例告诉我们：不要被商家的虚假信息所迷惑。4D细节理解题。由第一段可知，随着经济的萧条，消费者买东西要更加小心，因为到处都充斥着虚假信息，消费者很容易受骗。5D推理判断题。由第二段可知，作者认为199美元只是单程票的费用，而顾客所需要的一般是双程票，因此，此项优惠并不实用。6D细节理解题。作者长时间以来认为一份
19、食物所含的热量就是一包食物所含的热量，殊不知，一包食物并不只是一份食物的量，因此作者认为自己是个傻子。7C主旨大意题。作者通过举例告诉读者：不要被商家的虚假信息迷惑。CMy daughter turned to me the other dayafter watching 30 minutes of televisionand said，“Mommy，can you please get me some chocolate milk？” I realized my_perfect_little_advertising_parrot needed some advertising educati
20、on. Yes，advertising dollars pay for programmes and websites，and support sports teams and even charitable causes(慈善事业)，but that doesnt mean we should take every piece of advertising we see.As adults，this seems obvious，but our kids need to learn it.The first step in helping kids understand advertising
21、 is to ask them a very simple question when they see an ad for something they want: is that something you really need？Indeed，my daughter needs food，and milk is a food I would say that she needs，but does it have to be chocolate milk？Of course not.Would it be fun to have chocolate milk every once in a
22、 while？Sure.And the conversation continues from here.We talk about how advertising can let us know about products that are really great，and some that really arent.We need to be careful and really think about what each ad is selling us and how its doing that.Some products are what we dont “need” in t
23、he strictest sense，but they might make life easier or more enjoyable.In that case we have to weigh the benefits against the costs.I remember having similar conversations with my sons.As my sons have grown older，they have pretty well understood what advertising is for and can enjoy advertising as an
24、art form in itself.Teaching kids about the whys and hows of advertising is an early step in raising a canny consumer(精明的消费者)Ill never be able to completely prevent the kids from seeing advertisements，but at least I can help them understand what they are seeing.()8.The underlined part “my perfect lit
25、tle advertising parrot” probably refers to _. Aa kind of chocolate milkBthe authors daughterCa TV programme for childrenDthe authors pet()9.In Paragraph 2，the author aims to show _. Athe need to give kids advertising educationBthe harmful effects advertising brings to kidsChow kids are influenced by
26、 advertisementsDwhy most kids like to watch TV programmes()10.According to the author，parents should let their kids know _. Amost advertisements are cheating customersBnot all the advertised products are worth buyingCit is bad to watch too many advertisementsDcommunication helps build good family re
27、lationships【答案与解析】8B词义猜测题。上文说女儿看了广告后要妈妈给她买些“chocolate milk”，后面作者意识到“my perfect little advertising parrot”需要一些关于广告方面的教育，由此推断出画线部分表示的是作者的女儿。9A目的意图题。承接上文可知该段作者重点说明为女儿进行一些“advertising education”的必要性。10B细节理解题。根据第二段，特别是“but that doesnt mean we should take every piece of advertising we see.As adults，this s
28、eems obvious，but our kids need to learn it.”可知答案。第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How could we live without the Internet？Thats how most of us keep in touch with friends，find homework support，research cool place to visit，or find out the latest news._11_but when youre sur
29、fing the Internet，you need to stay safe.No Talking to StrangersSince you were a little kid，your parents have probably told you not to talk to stranger._12_ Its easy to meet a stranger on the Internet.You might visit a chat room or get an email or a text message from someone you dont know.It can be f
30、un to make new friends，but do not communicate with strangers you meet online._13_ Children have been tricked online by people who pretend to be someone that theyre not.Some children have found themselves in a dangerous situation when they agreed to meet the mysterious(神秘的) online “friend” in person.
31、_14_ The email could be from a person or a company trying to sell you something.A grownup should decide whats best to do，which may include changing your email address or telling the police.Keep Your Privacy(隐私)Anybody who uses the Internet has been asked to sign in，log in，or create a personal profil
32、e(简介)Kids need to check with a parent or grownup before doing so.Why？_15_.Another way to keep your privacy is to choose a screen name or email account name that isnt your real name.AYou can do all these things online.BThe same goes for the online world.CLet your parents know if a stranger emails you
33、.DThis information could be used for reasons you wouldnt like.EDont ask the strangers too many questions for information.FThink carefully before you create an email address or screen name.GDont talk to them，agree to phone them，or email them your photos.【解题导语】文章介绍因特网给我们带来的方便，同时说明了因特网也不是安全的，比如个人隐私信息容易
34、被泄露，因此上网时要注意安全。11A根据空格上文“Thats how most of us keep in touch with friends，find homework support，research cool place to visit，or find out the latest news.”可知，我们大部分人通过网络与朋友保持联系，网络帮助我们解答作业疑难，通过网络寻找旅游的好地方，查找最新新闻。因此推断你可以在网络上做各种事情，故选A。12B空格上文阐述因为你是小孩，父母会告诉你不要和陌生人说话，空格下文讲述在网上也很容易认识陌生人，因此推断B项“网络世界也一样”符合语境，起承
35、上启下的作用。13G根据空格上文“It can be fun to make new friends，but do not communicate with strangers you meet online.”可知，结交新朋友是有趣的，但是不要与网上认识的陌生人交流，G项“不要与他们交谈，同意给他们打电话，或者发电子邮件给他们你的照片”符合语境。14C根据空格下文“A grownup should decide whats best to do，which may include changing your email address or telling the police.”可知，成年
36、人应该知道做什么是最好的，包括修改你的电子邮件地址或者报警，因此推断C项“让你的父母知道是否陌生人给你发邮件”符合语境。15D空格上文阐述使用网络的人被要求注册、登录或者填写个人简介，做这些之前孩子们必须和父母或者成年人核准。由空格前的“Why？”推断，空格处是做这些的理由，故D项“这些信心可能会被用作你不喜欢的目的”符合语境。第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A jobless man applied for the position o
37、f “office boy” at Microsoft.The HR manager_16_him，then watched him cleaning the floor as a_17_. “You are_18_，”he said.“Give me your email address_19_Ill send you the application to_20_，as well as the date when you may start.” The man replied，“But I don t have a computer，neither an email.”“Im sorry，”
38、said the HR manager.“_21_you dont have an email，that_22_you do not exist.And anyone who doesnt exist cannot have the job.” The man left the office，_23_.He didnt know what to do，with only $10 in his pocket.He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 kg tomato crate(柳条箱)He then sold the toma
39、toes in a doortodoor round.In less than two hours，he_24_doubling his capital.He_25_the operation three times，and returned home with $60.The man realized that he can_26_in this way，and started to go earlier every day，and return late._27_，his money doubled or tripled(增至三倍) every day._28_，he bought a c
40、art，then a truck，and then he had his own fleet(车队) of delivery vehicles.Five years later，the man is one of the_29_food retailers(零售商) in the US. He started to plan his familys_30_，and decided to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker(经纪人)，and chose a protection plan.When the conversatio
41、n was_31_，the broker asked him his email.The man replied，“I dont have an email.”The broker said_32_，“You dont have an email，and yet have succeeded in building an empire.Can you_33_what you_34_have been if you had an email？” The man thought for a while and replied，“Yes，Id be a(n)_35_at Microsoft！” ()
42、16.A.introduced BinterviewedCexamined Dinvited()17.A.game BtestCfavour Dreward()18.A.employed BreceivedCfired Dchecked()19.A.or BsoCand Dbut()20.A.put up Bmake upCtake in Dfill in()21.A.If BAlthoughCThough DEven though()22.A.means BsuggestsCreminds Dexplains()23.A.excited BfrustratedCamazed Dsatisfi
43、ed()24.A.tried BattemptedCsucceeded Dfailed()25.A.realized BcontactedCreviewed Drepeated()26.A.contribute BdonateCsurvive Dreact()27.A.Instead BOtherwiseCThus DBut()28.A.Shortly BRegularlyCOccasionally DNaturally()29.A.fastest BbiggestColdest Dhighest()30.A.health BfortuneCsuccess Dfuture()31.A.inte
44、rrupted BrecoveredCcontinued Dconcluded()32.A.curiously BhappilyCnervously Dpatiently()33.A.believe BimagineCpredict Dindicate()34.A.could BshouldCmust Dneed()35.A.manager Bboss Coffice boy Dpolitical leader【解题导语】本文讲述了在微软面试的一个男孩，因为没有邮箱而落聘。之后，他通过反复贩卖番茄的方式而逐渐积累财富，并最终成为美国最大的零售商之一。16B由前文没有工作的人申请职位可知，此处是
45、指人事经理对他进行面试。17Bcleaning the door 是进行面试的方式。as a test 意为“作为考试”。18A后文的“Give me your email address _24_ Ill send you the application to _25_，as well as the date when you may start”告诉读者，他被雇用了。19Cand是连词，表示顺承关系。句意：给我你的邮箱地址，然后我会寄给你申请表。20D申请表当然是用来填(fill in)的。put up “搭建，张贴”；make up “组成，编造”；take in “欺骗，吸收”，都与短
46、文意思不符。21A句意：如果你没有邮箱，这就意味着你不存在。任何不存在的人都不能得到这份工作。22A根据句意，suggest，remind，explain都不符合文意，故只能选A项，mean“意味着”。23B因为没有得到工作，所以他的心情应该是沮丧的。24Csucceed (in) doing sth.“成功做成某事”。句意：在不到两个小时的时间里，他成功地将他的资本翻番。25D由后文的“and returned home with $60”可知，此处是指他三次重复相同的行为。26C此处是指可以用这种方式赚钱养活自己，所以用survive，表示“存活下来”。27C前文和后文是因果关系，故用th
47、us，“因此”。28A由后文可知，他变得越来越富裕，所以此处是指不久以后。29B 根据后文来看，他变得非常成功，所以此处应是最大的零售商之一。30D后文告诉我们“and decided to have a life insurance”，所以此处应是计划家庭的未来。31D句意：当谈话结束的时候，这位经纪人询问他的邮箱。32A此处是指经纪人很惊讶，四个选项中只有curiously能够表达出这一层含义。33B句意：您没有邮箱还能成功地建立自己的王国。你能想象如果有邮箱您会干什么吗？34A见38题，根据句意我们可以选出答案。35C本题回归了文章的第一段。由“A jobless man applied
48、 for the position of office boy at Microsoft”可知，因为他没有邮箱而没能得到微软的office boy 的工作。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Most Americans dont like to get advice from members of their family.They get advice from “strangers”When they need advice，they dont 36._ (usual) go to people they
49、 know.Instead，many of 37._ (they) write letters to newspapers and magazines 38._ give advice on many different subjects，39._(include) family problems，the use of language，health，cooking，child care，clothes，and even 40._ how to buy a house or a car.Most newspapers regularly print letters from 41._(read
50、) with problems.Along with the letters are answers 42._(write) by people who are supposed 43._(know) how to solve such problems.Some of these writers are doctors，and others are lawyers or educators. 44._ two of the most famous writers of advice 45._(be) women without special training for this kind o
51、f work.【解题导语】美国有这样一种社会现象：大部分人在遇到困难后，并不是向家人寻求帮助和建议，而是求助于陌生人。因此很多报纸和杂志就会经常刊登读者求助来信和一些专家的回信，给出建议。36usually副词修饰动词，故答案为usually。37them句意：他们中的很多人给报纸和杂志写信。根据句意可知答案为them。38that/which此处“newspapers and magazines”是先行词，在后面的定语从句中作主语，指物，故答案为that/which。39including句意：关于家庭问题，语言使用甚至关于怎样买房子或汽车。根据句意可知答案为including。40on句意
52、：甚至关于怎样买房子或汽车。on how to do sth.故答案为on。41readers句意：大多数报纸定期打印来自读者有问题的信件。用名词的复数形式，故答案为readers。42written此处是过去分词作后置定语，故答案为written。43to knowbe supposed to do sth.“本应该做某事”，故答案为to know。44But句意：这些作者当中有一些是医生，另一些是律师或教育工作者。但是最著名的咨询作者中有两位是没有经过这种工作的专门训练的女性。前后表示转折，故答案为But。45are句意：但是最著名的咨询作者中有两位是没有经过这种工作的专门训练的女性。句子
53、用一般现在时态，主语是two of，是复数形式，故答案为are。第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是李华。你的美国笔友Arthur 感冒已有一周，请你用英文给他写封电子邮件。内容包括：1. 询问病情；2. 就健康的生活方式给出建议。注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。【答案】One possible version：Dear Arthur， Sorry to hear that youve been sick for a week. Are you better now？ Are you keeping a balanced die
54、t？ It will do you good to have more fresh fruit and vegetables and less fat and sugar. Besides， taking exercise a bit will also help. Jogging and walking are among the choices. In addition， dont stay up too late. A regular schedule is strongly recommended. Remember， enough sleep and rest makes one h
55、ealthy and smart.I do hope youll get well soon. Yours， Li Hua第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。One day， my brother and I were in our apartment. My parents had both gone for a party and had left me in charge of everything. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Al
56、l of a sudden， the doorbell rang. Dingdong！ Dingdong！ My younger brother had rushed to the door before I decided to answer the door. We both thought that our parents had come home. As a result， he unlocked the door and opened it.Outside of the house stood a man who wore a black raincoat and black ru
57、bber roots. He looked no different from other people and said that he was a salesman and asked politely if our mother or father was at home so he could talk with them.Without thinking， my brother said， “No，” He asked if we would like to buy some comic books(漫画书)， which he was selling. I quickly expl
58、ained to him that we were not supposed to buy anything without our parents permission. However， it seemed that he was not willing to follow my advice and he had an intention to enter our house.Then， I realized something terrible would happen. As I was about to close the door， he forced his way into
59、our house. He forced me to tie up my brothers hands with the rope which he took out from his pocket. I tied up his hands but tied it in a special way so my brother could untie(解开) it himself as we often did. The man then tied my hands and locked both of us in the kitchen. Soon， he went upstairs to s
60、earch the bedroom for something valuable. I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied it for me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police， but the line was dead. 注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1
61、：The doors were all locked from the outside and whats more， I didnt have the keys. Paragraph 2：Just at the same time our parents came back home.【答案】One possible version：Paragraph 1：The doors were all locked from the outside and whats more， I didnt have the keys. But， luckily， the man forgot to lock
62、the window of the kitchen. Both my brother and I managed to get out of the house through the window and we ran to the nearby police station and asked them for help. The police arrived at our house as soon as possible. And as a result， the man was caught.Paragraph 2：Just at the same time our parents
63、came back home. The police asked my family to go to the police station. At the police station the police told us that the man was a wanted robber， who pretended to sell comic books and they had been looking for him for a long time. The police praised my brother and me for our bravery. After we went back home， I told my parents the whole story. They were thankful that we didnt get hurt but they scolded me for not stopping my brother from opening the door to strangers. I learned a lesson on safety and responsibility.
