1、Unit 2.阅读理解Every year in America, highschool students who want to go on to college take a national examination called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT for short. Their score is an important factor in determining which colleges will admit them. The Scholastic Aptitude Test measures ones mathemati
2、cal ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the English part involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension.But the SAT folks have added a single question, to be answered in an essay, handwritten on the spot. Thats an interesting way to test writing abi
3、lity, but content aside. Have you ever seen young peoples handwriting lately? Or anyones for that matter, in this age of computer keyboards? Students write numbers and sign their names on bank checks. They scribble class notes in what can generously be described as the written word.Yet todays kids a
4、re asked to write, thoughtfully and clearly, for several minutes on this SAT test. Good luck to the text scorers who must work out difficultly the scrawl (潦草的笔迹) of young people whove been typing on computers since the age of three! Teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help ones score
5、on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers. And dont forget, we all have to use handwriting from time to time, as computers go down when the power goes out.Then how to improve the handwriting? Well, with a few simple steps you can improve your handwriting.Position the pen. Y
6、ou should hold the pen between the forefinger and the thumb. You should then rest it near the first knuckle (指节) of the middle finger. The rest of your fingers should be curled (卷曲) under your hand and your hand should remain relaxed.Evaluate your writing. What do you like and what dont you like abo
7、ut the way you write? Make changes to your letters till you like how they look.Take your time. Make sure that, while you are writing, you take your time. Speed can definitely make your writing terrible. If it is worth writing well, then take your time.Practice. Practice it a lot; its not enough to d
8、o it once and hope for the best. It has to be something you work at to make great improvements.这是一篇说明文。在美国，每年想要上大学的高中生都要参加一项叫作学术能力倾向测试的全国考试，简称SAT。这个考试增加了当场书写部分，但是当前学生不注重书写，因此短文也介绍了如何提高书写的建议。所以此项改革会督促学生练字。1At present, the SAT tests students on _.Amath, English, reading and writingBmath, grammar, read
9、ing and handwritingCmath, foreign language and writing Dmath, foreign language and handwriting答案：B解析：细节理解题。由第一段以及第二段“The Scholastic Aptitude Test measures ones mathematical ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the English part involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that tes
10、t reading comprehension. But the SAT folks have added a single question, to be answered in an essay, handwritten on the spot.”可知，学业能力倾向测验衡量一个人的数学能力和对英语的使用。传统上，英语部分涉及语法问题和测试阅读理解的段落。但是SAT考试增加了一个问题，要求考生当场手写来回答问题。所以目前，SAT考试考查的是学生的数学，语法，阅读和书写。故选B项。2.The underlined word “scribble” in Paragraph 2 probably
11、means _.Awriting quickly and roughlyBtyping simply and correctlyCpainting clearly and neatly Ddescribing properly and well答案：A解析：词义猜测题。由第三段“Good luck to the text scorers who must work out difficultly the scrawl (潦草的笔迹) of young people whove been typing on computers since the age of three！”可知，祝那些必须克服
12、这些潦草的字迹给三岁起就开始在电脑上打字的年轻人的写作评分的人好运。所以通过上下文的语境可以判断出，在第2段画线的“scribble”一词可能是指写得又快又粗略。 故选A项。3According to the text, good handwriting can _.Ahelp students pass the testBmake a student more popularCshow students ability Dassist students in getting a job答案：D解析：细节理解题。由第三段“Teachers insist that good handwritin
13、g can not only help ones score on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers. ”可知，老师们坚持认为，好的书写不仅能帮助一个人在SAT考试中取得好成绩，而且在以后的生活中，还能给潜在的雇主留下深刻的印象。所以根据短文，好的书写可以帮助学生找工作。故选D项。4The author mainly wants to tell us that _.Awriting seems to be very important in the SATBthose who will go to
14、college have to take the SATCstudents should practice handwriting more oftenDkids dont know how to write in the computer age答案：C解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，在美国，每年想要上大学的高中生都要参加一项叫作学术能力倾向测试的全国考试，简称SAT。这个考试增加了当场书写部分，但是当前学生不注重书写，因此短文也介绍了如何提高书写的建议。所以此项改革会督促学生练字。所以作者通过这篇短文主要想告诉学生应该多练习书写。故选C项。.七选五Therere five factors
15、which contribute to the spread of fake news: political gain; misreporting; going viral(病毒式传播); financial gain; and “not letting the truth get in the way of a good story”_1_ When the Titanic disaster happened, Telegrams stating that all the passengers from the Titanic had been rescued were reported a
16、s fact in newspapers, before the full extent of the tragedy came to light._2_ In the early 20th century it took years rather than seconds but the principle was the same. People shared the photographs around, not checking the accuracy of them, either wanting to believe they were real, or just because
17、 they were a novelty.Its long been believed that the motto of Fleet Street was “never let the facts get in the way of a good story”， illustrated by a news story earlier in 2017 that Jeremy Corbyn had refused to bow his head to the Queen at the state opening of Parliament. Only later did it become kn
18、own that protocol (礼节) doesnt require bowing to the Queen in these situations. _3_ The final two factors for a story to be fake news often go hand in hand: as a political tool, and a must to make profit. _4_ Easier than youd think. The websites with fake news can easily get astonishing hits, which t
19、hen attracts advertisements and thus earn the website owners a nice profit.The good news is that a number of new media organizations are trying to encourage us to think about where news comes from, who puts it out, and whether anyone can gain politically, financially or ideologically by it, before w
20、e share it around social media. _5_ AHow does that make money?BHow do people gain politically?CBut that didnt matter, the story was out.DHere is a good example of misreporting.EThat was how a good story came into being.FGoing viral is another typical characteristic of fake news.GThus we can give it
21、certain respectability and trustworthiness.本文是一篇说明文，传播虚假新闻有五个原因，文章对这五个原因做了举例说明并建议人们在传播信息之前要仔细思考这个消息的来源以及谁能够从中获利等，以此来确定新闻的真实性。1D解析：横线后一句“When the Titanic disaster happened, Telegrams stating that all the passengers from the Titanic had been rescued were reported as fact in newspapers”告诉我们当泰坦尼克号沉没的时候，
22、新闻报道说所有乘客都获救了。这属于典型的虚假新闻，列举的是错误报道的例子，所以D项“Here is a good example of misreporting.”符合语境，故选择D项。2F解析：横线后一句“In the early 20th century it took years rather than seconds but the principle was the same.”告诉我们在20世纪早期虚假新闻的传播要好几年，而现在只要几秒钟。虽然时间差别很大，但是这种病毒式传播虚假新闻的原则是一样的，所以F项“Going viral is another typical charac
23、teristic of fake news.”符合语境，故选择F项。3C解析：横线前一句中列举事例告诉我们实际上Jeremy Corbyn在国会上并不需要向女王鞠躬，但他拒绝向女王鞠躬的新闻已经传播出去了，至于最终是否是真实的并不重要。所以C项“But that didnt matter, the story was out.”符合语境，故选择C项。4A解析：本段最后一句“The websites with fake news can easily get astonishing hits, which then attracts advertisements and thus earn th
24、e website owners a nice profit.”告诉我们虚假新闻刊登在网站上，引起更多人点击这个新闻，会吸引广告商在这个网站上投放广告，网站的所有者就可以挣钱了。该句解释了A项“How does that make money？”所提出的问题。故选择A项。5G解析：本段第一句“The good news is that a number of new media organizations are trying to encourage us to think about where news comes from, who puts it out, and whether anyone can gain politically, financially or ideologically by it, before we share it around social media.”告诉我们很多新闻媒体鼓励人们在传播信息之前要仔细思考这个消息的来源以及谁能够从中获利等。这样做能够更好地确定新闻的真实性。G项“Thus we can give it certain respectability and trustworthiness.”符合语境，故选择G项。