1、UNIT 6THE MEDIA(满分：120分建议用时：120分钟)第一部分阅读(50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分， 满分37.5分)AWednesdays TV and Radio HighlightsCombat ChefsRadio 5, 8：00 pm.In tonights series, Harry Lomas returns to the studios kitchen in an attempt to attract his new members with enthusiasm for home cooking；quite a challenge when they
2、 have an average age of just 18 and are extremely short on training.Jack: a Soldiers StoryBBC 3, 9：00 pm.In Helmand, Jack Mizon was a hero.Back in Aldershot, hes a troublemaker.This excellent programme by Ben Anderson, broadcast early on BBC 3, follows Jack as he returns from Afghanistan.Mizon appea
3、rs as an interesting, attracting and disordered character, whose quickness to fight sees him facing incarceration(关押) in a civilian prison.Right to DieSky Real Lives/SRLHD, 9：00 pm.John Zaritskys programme deals with the controversial question of whether people should be able to choose to end their
4、own lives.Zaritsky focuses on the Swiss Organisation Dignities, which helps people with incurable illnesses commit suicide.The Essay: John MiltonRadio 3, 11：00 pm.Radio 3 has just begun a major celebration of John Milton.The Essay all week discusses his essays how they relate to the revolutionary cu
5、rrent of his times and of his own career.Areopagitica, his great essay on the freedom of the press and of thought, is discussed tonight by Andreas Whittam Smith, once of this newspaper，founding editor of The Independent, latterly president of the British Board of Film Classification.()1.What TV or r
6、adio programme can you watch if you return home at 10：00 pm.?ACombat Chefs.BJack: a Soldiers Story.CRight to Die.DThe Essay: John Milton.()2.Those who are interested in being a cook may like the programme _.ACombat ChefsBJack: a Soldiers StoryCRight to DieDThe Essay: John Milton()3.From the text we
7、may know Areopagitica _.Ais good at writing the essayBis a great essay written by John MiltonCdeals with many problemsDis an essay written by Andreas Whittam Smith【语篇解读】本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了几个不同时段的电视和广播节目。1D细节理解题。根据文章所给出的每个节目的时间可知，晚上10点后的节目只有The Essay：John Milton。2A细节理解题。根据节目介绍可知，只有Combat Chefs节目是关于厨艺方面的。3
8、B推理判断题。根据最后一个节目中“Areopagitica, his great essay on the freedom of the press and of thought”可知，论出版自由这是一本关于新闻自由思想的伟大著作，它的作者是John Milton。BA news release is a tool of communication, through which information is passed to even the farthest end of the world.It keeps us well informed of the happenings of th
9、e world which would otherwise remain unknown.When writing a news release, keep in mind that the media receive hundreds of releases every day.Try to follow these guidelines: Keep it short and professional.Come up with a catchy headline that will grasp someones attention.Sometimes the title will take
10、more time to come up with than writing the release.Thats okay the headline could be critical for getting an event covered!Cover the 5 Ws in your first paragraph.Those are who you are; what you are doing; where; when you are doing; why you are doing it, which help us understand the details about the
11、event.Besides, any opinions in the news release should be put in quotations from your designated spokesperson.Include things that the media finds newsworthy, which is the most essential(极其重要的)Make the time on your news release at least a half hour later than the time you have told activists to show
12、up at an event.This will ensure that activists are prepared and in place by the time the media arrive.Choose a spokesperson for the event who can be quoted in the release and will be available for calls at that number the day before the event.Have someone proof the release for spelling, grammar and
13、content (determine whether what you are trying to relay is clear and right)Sometimes the person who writes the release may not notice mistakes that a fresh pair of eyes will catch.Accuracy is the last but not the least important in terms of your content and the location and time that you tell the me
14、dia.If you do make a mistake, it is critical that you call and notify the media of the correction.()4.Whats the main purpose of the passage?ATo tell us the importance of the news release.BTo tell us how to avoid mistakes in the news release.CTo make us know how to make the news release.DTo ask us to
15、 read the news release on the latest events.()5.What does the underlined word “catchy” in Para.2 probably mean?ATricky.BAttractive.CImaginary.DFunny.()6.What is the most important for a news release according to the passage?AMake sure the 5 Ws in your first paragraph.BChoose a proper spokesperson fo
16、r the event.CMake the news release newsworthy and accuracy.DEnsure activists prepared for the events in advance.()7.Why do we have someone proof the release?ABecause they can write good articles.BBecause they are expert in mistakes.CBecause they can help polish the news.DBecause they know the events
17、 correctly.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要论述了如何写新闻稿以及写新闻稿时的注意事项。4C目的意图题。本文主要告诉我们如何写新闻稿。第二段的“When writing a news releaseTry to follow these guidelines”是文章的中心所在。其他选项尽管在文中均有所涉及，但只是以偏概全。5B词义猜测题。根据该词后面的定语从句“that will grasp someones attention”可知，题目应该抓住别人的注意力，即新闻稿应该有一个吸引人的标题。6C细节理解题。根据第三段的“Include things that the media
18、finds newsworthy, which is the most essential (极其重要的)”以及最后一段的“Accuracy is the last but not the least important”可知写新闻稿时，最重要的是该新闻有报道价值且准确。7. C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Have someone proof the release for spelling, grammar and content (determine whether what you are trying to relay is clear and right)”可知，他们能够帮助改错
19、，查明写作内容是否清晰和准确，即修饰完善新闻稿。CAll kinds of sports stars are becoming spotlights of the world.I hope that it has changed some parents idea of sports, and they have started to encourage their children to exercise more.Most Chinese have a wrong idea, thinking that sports are a waste of time.They think that
20、it is useless to exercise and children should spend more time in studying so that they can become successful professionals in the future.Jeremy Lins parents did not force him to work for a bank and earn huge salaries after he graduated from the Harvard University Department of Economics.If his paren
21、ts were not openminded, he would not have a chance to enter the National Basketball Association(NBA) and later sweep the world with the “Jeremy Lin craze”Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang graduated from the Shanghai Sports Technical Institute and the East China Normal University.He earned up to $461 million
22、 of advertising revenue(收益) after winning a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.Of course, not everyone can become a great athlete.Sports, however, enable children to learn something that they cannot learn in classroom, which helps them enhance their psychological qualities.In addition to fitness
23、, sports are also good for mental health.An increasing number of studies have shown that children who love sports have better memory, as well as abilities to unite and respond.Sports bring 10 good values, namely enthusiasm, discipline(纪律) and concentration, selflessness, respect, diversification(多元化
24、) in points of looking at things, courage, leadership, responsibility, setback(挫折) resistance and imagination.In other words, sports can improve a childs Intelligence Quotient(IQ), Emotional Quotient(EQ) and Adversity(逆境) Quotient(AQ)Therefore, the government should increase physical education class
25、es in schools.In addition to promoting child health and solving obesity problems, it can also enhance the peoples competitiveness.()8.What is the authors purpose in the passage?ATo share his great experience of meeting sports stars.BTo call on people to know the value of sports.CTo encourage parents
26、 to take part in sports.DTo show his concern for the education.()9.Chinese parents have a wrong idea about sports _.Abecause they spare almost no time in sportsBbecause they only want their children to perform well academicallyCbecause they intend to make their children specialDbecause they have no
27、choice to choose in China()10.The author takes Jeremy Lin and Liu Xiang for example _.Abecause he wants to show they both earn too much moneyBbecause he wishes all the parents to learn from theirsCbecause he hopes parents will know sports valueDbecause he stresses society pays more attention on spor
28、ts()11.If your kid goes in for sports _.Ahe must be a successful athlete in the futureBhe will turn a brave and generous personChe will become more mentally healthyDhe must be successful in the examination【语篇解读】越来越多的体育明星成为人们关注的焦点。很多家长已经改变了对体育运动的看法，他们开始鼓励孩子多运动，因为体育运动不仅能增强孩子们的体质，而且还能改善孩子们的心理素质。8. B目的意
29、图题。依据第一段中的“I hope that it has changed some parents idea of sports, and they have started to encourage their children to exercise more.”可知，作者希望家长改变对体育运动的看法，真正了解体育运动的价值。9. B细节理解题。依据第二段中的“They think that it is useless to exercise and children should spend more time in studying”可知，大部分中国家长想让孩子把时间用在学习上，将来
30、成为专业人才。10. C推理判断题。在文章第三、四段中作者用林书豪和刘翔的成功例子，是为了让家长们注重孩子的特长，看到体育的价值，不要一味地追求学术方面的成就。11. C细节理解题。依据第五段中的“Sports, however, enable children to learn something that they cannot learn in classroom, which helps them enhance their psychological qualities.”可知，体育运动可以使孩子学到在课堂上学不到的东西，帮助他们提高心理素质。DIm often told I hav
31、e a dream job, that I work for a great company, getting to deal with the leaders in social media every day, and especially that I get to work from my home.Usually people who tell me that working from home is wonderful have never worked from home.They spend most of their career working from an office
32、 and hate it.In fact, I love being able to work from home and make my own hours.I truly appreciate being able to drop what Im doing to attend kids or go shopping, but theres a side to it that we dont often talk aboutthe negative side.No one wants to believe people like me, working from home, have an
33、ything to complain about.Really, Im not going to complain, but I do want to share a few things about telecommuting(家庭远程办公) that few homebased people want to tell you, because working from home doesnt look so wonderful.One of the reasons why I love my job is the flexibility.I know that I can voluntee
34、r for school projects, meet friends for lunch and work out for an hour as long as I get my work done.But do you know telecommuters have to make up the time if they wish to pepper their days with fun distractions? So while my husband and kids are watching a movie, Im working until midnight.Besides, w
35、hen you work from home, youre asked to hold your phone and Skype in case someone wants to talk to you during business hours.So its not so easy to be flexible!()12.We learn from the passage that the writer_.Acan balance her work and family life wellBis quite satisfied with her present workCpresents s
36、ome unknown facts of working from homeDcomplains about the disadvantages of working from office()13.The last paragraph mainly tells us that_.Atelecommuters are usually slaves of themselvesBthe writer is always busy with her workCthe writer can always make full use of the freedomDtelecommuters are no
37、t as flexible as you think they are()14.The writer probably agrees that_.Aget work done, or youll have no freedomBeast or west, home working is the bestCfreedom should always come before workDall work and no play makes Jack a dull boy()15.Who is the passage mainly intended for?AJob hunters.BOffice w
38、orkers.CResearchers.DTelecommuters.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。随着信息时代的到来，远程办公成为可能。它在方便人们工作和家庭生活的同时也带来了一系列的问题。12. C细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句中的“Im not going to complain, but I do want to share a few things about telecommuting(家庭远程办公) that few homebased people want to tell you, because working from home doesnt look so wonde
39、rful.”可知，作者介绍了一些我们不知道的家庭远程办公的事实。13. D主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“So while my husband and kids are watching a movieSo its not so easy to be flexible！”可知，家庭远程办公并不像你想象中的那样自由。14. A推理判断题。根据文章的描述可知，家庭远程办公并不像想象中的那样自由，如果没做完工作，在家中依然没有自由。15. B推理判断题。文章多次提到“telecommuting”“working from home”等，由此可知，本文是为办公室职员写的。第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5
40、分，满分12.5分)Tips on Young Adult LifeAs you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes.The changes may seem difficult._16_ Dont panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own
41、 choices.This is a time to be well informed about making choices.In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions._17_ You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do.Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
42、Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices._18_ But try not to shut your family out of your life.You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your fami
43、ly._19_ A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.This period is a part of the life cycle.There are some people who will be with you throughout lifes journey.There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways.Leaving school can be hard.The reality is that you may not even
44、 see all of your classmates again.You are a young adult.It is your life.No one can live it for you._20_ So making the right choices will be important to you.Life is for living.Enjoy your life wisely!AChoose your friends wisely.BThey will help shape the future.CThey may seem to happen quickly.DYou wi
45、ll probably want to be independent.EYou may appreciate what you have in your own life.FThe choices that you make from now on will be your choices.GYour family has been with you since you came into this world.【语篇解读】文章主要讲述了青少年成长过程中会出现的一些情况，并就此提出了建议。16C由后面的句子“Dont panic! You will deal successfully with
46、 them! You are a young adult now！”可知，他们似乎发生得很快。17B由前面的句子“In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions.”及空后的内容可知，他们将会帮助塑造未来。18D由后面的句子“But try not to shut your family out of your life.”可知，这里表示你可能想要独立。19A由前面的句子“to spend more time with your friends than your family”及后面的句子“A true friend will stand
47、 by you no matter what happens.”可知答案。20F由后面的句子“So making the right choices will be important to you.”可知，从现在开始你所做出的选择就是你的选择。第二部分语言运用(30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)I was teaching creative writing at a high school, when Micky gave me a note from his mother.It _21_ his absence from class the day before.I ha
48、d seen Micky himself writing the note.Most parentalexcuse notes I received were penned by my_22_.The forged(伪造的) excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy.The_23_ didnt realise honest excuse notes were usually _24_.The students are always more brilliant when
49、they_25_ excuse notes rather than on any subject.“The excuse notes are _26_ to be written by parents, but actually they are not.True, Micky？” The students looked at me _27_.There will be the first class to study the _28_ of the excuse notes.Everyone smiled.“Use your _29_ to try best.” _30_ went down
50、.Pens raced across _31_.For the first time ever I saw students so _32_ in their writing.The next day everyone had excuse notes.Heated discussions followed.The headmaster entered the classroom and walked _33_， looking at papers，and then asked me to his office.My heart _34_.He _35_ my hand，“Your job w
51、as great.Those kids were writing on the college level.Thank you.”()21.A.explainedBdescribedCintroducedDannounced()22.A.parentsBstudentsCteachersDpartners()23.A.editorsBreadersCwritersDspeakers()24.A.trueBfalseCeasyDdull()25.A.producedBconsideredCimaginedDdelivered()26.A.designedBcollectedCsupposedDi
52、mproved()27.A.eagerlyBnervouslyCexcitedlyDcoldly()28.A.formBdifficultyCmeaningDart()29.A.devotionBimaginationCconcentrationDinformation()30.A.HandsBEyesCHeadsDEars()31.A.paperBblackboardCclassroomDtextbook()32.A.curiousBcarefulCcasualDcalm()33.A.day and night Bin and outCnow and thenDup and down()34
53、.A.sankBroseCflewDhurt()35.A.watchedBtaughtCshookDcaught【语篇解读】作者是创意写作的教师，通过创新请假条的写作方式来激励同学们用心写作。21A请假条是“解释”他旷课的原因的。explain“解释”。22B从文章第一句话可知作者是老师。23C从语境可以判断此处指写请假条的人。24D家长写的请假条仅仅是说明请假原因，内容应该是无趣的。25A从本句内容可知，此处指学生写请假条的时候他们写得非常好。26C老师说请假条本来应该是家长写的。be supposed to “应该”。27Beagerly“热切地”； nervously“紧张地”； exc
54、itedly“兴奋地”； coldly“冷淡地”。听了老师的话，学生们都明白老师知道他们撒谎了，本来该家长写的请假条都是学生们自己写的，因此判断他们会很紧张，不知道老师会怎样惩罚他们。28.D从下文内容可知，作者利用写作课的时间去探索写请假条的艺术，让学生们发挥他们的才能。29Bdevotion “奉献”； imagination “想象”； concentration “集中；专心”； information “信息”。上文提到学生们写的请假条都很好，会想到各种理由、借口，由此判断老师鼓励他们运用自己的想象力去写。30C从后句内容可知学生们低头去写作。31A此处强调从纸(paper)的一边写
55、到另一边。32Bcurious “好奇的”； careful“认真的”； casual“随意的”； calm“冷静的”。根据句意，可知学生们写得非常认真。33Dday and night“日日夜夜”； in and out“进进出出”； now and then“时而”； up and down“上上下下；来来回回”。校长走进教室看学生们的讨论情况，来回走动。34Asink “下沉”。作者让学生们写请假条，而且就此在班上进行讨论，当校长叫他去办公室的时候，他认为校长会因此批评他，因而心沉下去。35C从校长说的话可以知道，校长很欣赏作者的做法，所以是握手表示祝贺和感谢。shake ones ha
56、nd “握手”。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)We are currently living in a world 36._rapid advances in medicine and technology influence our lives on 37._ regular basis.One technology, which in recent years 38._(develop) very quickly, is cloning.Clones refer to animals or plants that are produced to be exact 39._
57、(copy) of one another.Clones of different kinds are produced in various ways, and they have become 40._(value) in many medical applications and biological experiments.Most are produced in the laboratory, with some of them41._(occur) in several species in a natural way.A report in 2018 had pictures o
58、f Macaque monkeys that had been cloned successfully. Since they are primates(灵长目动物) like us, it gets us to come even42._(close) to find the right procedures of the cloning of humans.This comes to the question why we would need or want to do this.Would it be 43._ the best interest of humankind to dev
59、elop this technology? Besides, the moral questions that will be raised 44._(be) unbelievable, and would it be an accomplishment that could benefit humankind enough 45._(balance) the ill effects that it might produce?【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了飞速发展的医学和技术常常影响着我们的生活，其中一种技术就是克隆。本文介绍了克隆的概念、现状以及存在的一些问题。36where考查
60、定语从句。分析句子结构可以发现，空前是主句，空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词world，空处在从句中作地点状语。故用where。37. a考查冠词。飞速发展的医学和技术常常影响我们的生活。on a regular basis“定期地，经常地”。故填不定冠词a。38has developed/has been developing考查动词时态。根据时间状语“in recent years”可知，develop的动作从过去开始持续到现在，并有可能持续下去，故应用现在完成时或现在完成进行时。故填has developed/has been developing。39copies考查名词。copy在此表示
61、“复制品”，是可数名词。根据后面的“one another(彼此，互相)”可知，此处copy不止一个。故填copies。40valuable考查形容词。克隆在很多医疗应用和生物实验中变得很重要。根据语境和系动词后跟形容词的用法可知，此处用value的形容词形式valuable“珍贵的，很重要的，有用的”。41occurring考查非谓语动词。大多数克隆是在实验室中进行的，还有一些在一些物种身上自然发生。逗号前是完整的一个句子，逗号后是“with宾语宾补”的复合结构，因为occur是不及物动词，且occur与其主语在逻辑上是主谓关系，故用现在分词作宾补。42closer考查副词的比较级。根据句意
62、和空前的even可知，空处应用副词的比较级closer。43in考查介词。“in the best interest of”的意思是“对最有利”，是固定搭配。44are考查时态。此处描述客观事实，故用一般现在时；由句子主语“moral questions”为复数可知，谓语动词应用are。45to balance考查非谓语动词。它会是一个可以让人类所获的益处足以抵消它带来的负面影响的成就吗？enough to do sth.“足够做某事”。第三部分写作(40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部将于下周六下午三点在二楼报告大厅举办舞会(prom)。你是服务志愿者，但因故不能按时参加
63、，请你用英语给组织者Mr White写一封道歉信。内容包括：1表示歉意；2解释原因；3已将志愿者工作安排他人完成。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右，开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；2请按如下格式在相应位置作答。Dear Mr White，Im Li Hua, a volunteer of the English Club._Yours sincerely，Li HuaOne possible version：Dear_Mr_White，I_am_Li_Hua,_a_volunteer_of_the_English_club.Im writing this letter to express
64、my sincere apology to you for being absent from the prom to be held next Saturday.Now I give you my explanation.The reason why I cant take part in the prom is that I suddenly fell ill last night.My parents sent me to hospital, and I have to stay there for a week.Therefore, I cant attend the prom.As
65、for my volunteer work, I have appointed my classmate Tom to serve as a volunteer.I sincerely hope that you can consider my situation and accept my apologies.Yours_sincerely，Li_Hua第二节(满分25分)One day, my brother and I were in our apartment.My parents had both gone for a party and had left me in charge
66、of everything.I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV.All 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 open
67、ed it.Outside of the house stood a man who wore a black raincoat and black rubber 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 w
68、ould like to buy some comic books(漫画书), which he was selling.I quickly explained 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 realised something terrib
69、le would happen.As I was about to close the door, he forced his way into 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 h
70、ands and locked both of us in the kitchen.Soon, he went upstairs to search 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.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式在相应位置作答。The
71、doors were all locked from the outside and whats more, I didnt have the keys._One possible version：The_doors_were_all_locked_from_the_outside_and_whats_more,_I_didnt_have_the_keys. But, luckily, the man forgot to lock the window of the kitchen. Both my brother and I managed to get out of the house t
72、hrough 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.Just at the same time our parents came back home._One possible version：Just_at_the_same_time_our_parents_came_back_home. The pol
73、ice 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 us 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.
