1、Unit 11The Media一、语法专项训练用所给单词或词组的正确形式完成下列句子。1_(walk) is a good form of exercise for both young and old.2I cant stand_(work) with Jane in the same office.She just refuses_(stop) talking while she works.3As a result of the serious flood，twothirds of the buildings in the area need_(repair)4Robert is in
2、deed a wise man.Oh，yes.How often I have regretted_(not take) his advice! 5Isnt it time you got down to_(mark) the papers?6Mr.Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to_(set) up some schools for poor children.7Having been ill in bed for nearly a month，he had a hard time_(pass) the exam.8I believe
3、thats the best way to prevent such a thing from_(happen) again.9It was so cold that they kept the fire_(burn) all night.10_(read) aloud is very important for us to learn a foreign language.二、语法填空阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空。(2013珠海摸底)What on earth does happiness mean? I cant give you its exac
4、t definition, but Im sure if you love and help 1._， youll get it.Ill never forget an old lady. She lives in 2._ small house alone. It is said that her husband and her son 3._(die) in a road accident years ago. Her life is bitter, but she often helps others 4._ a smile. Whenever it snows, she is alwa
5、ys the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life is full of 5._ (laugh) and love.But Im sad to see some people getting th
6、eir happiness in bad ways. They talk 6._(noisy) in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy themselves and they laugh at others shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at that time,7._ they will never get true happiness because they 8._ (lose) their personality already. Now I know what h
7、appiness is.9._ means kindness, love and unselfishness. Above all, I have come to understand that 10._ (bring) happiness to others is getting ourselves happiness.三、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。The common cold is the worlds most widespread illness，which is plagues(疫病) that flesh receives.The mos
8、t widespread fallacy(谬误) of all is that colds caused by cold.They are not.They are caused by viruses(病毒) passing on from person to person.You catch a cold by coming into contact，directly or indirectly，with someone who already has one.If cold causes colds，it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos
9、to suffer from them forever.But they do not.And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.During the First World War soldiers who spent long p
10、eriods in the trenches(战壕)，cold and wet，showed no increased tendency to catch colds.In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奥斯维辛集中营)，naked and starving，were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.At the Common Cold Research Unit in England，volunteers to
11、ok part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time.After taking hot baths，they put on bathing suits，allowed themselves to be with cold water，and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room.Some wore wet socks all day while others
12、 exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion.Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.If，then，cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds，why are they more frequent in the winter？Despite the most painstaking research，no one has
13、yet found the answer.One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times，and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.No one has yet found a cure for the cold.There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as aspiri
14、n，but all they do is relieve the symptoms(症状)()1.The writer offered _examples to support his argument.A4 B5C6 D3()2. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.BColds are not caused by cold.CPeople suffer from colds just because
15、 they like to stay indoors.DA person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.()3.Arctic explorers may catch colds when_.Athey are working in the isolated arctic regionsBthey are writing reports in terribly cold weatherCthey are free from work in the isolated arctic regionsDthey are
16、coming into touch again with the outside world()4. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _.Asuffered a lot Bnever caught coldsCoften caught colds Dbecame very strong()5.The passage mainly discusses_.Athe experiments on the common coldBthe fallacy about the common
17、 coldCthe reason and the way people catch coldsDthe continued spread of common colds四、基础写作根据以下信息写一篇介绍人物生平的短文。姓名：居里夫人国籍：波兰出生年月：1867年11月7日教育：从小就对物理表现出极大的兴趣。她学习很努力，但那时在波兰，不让女子上大学。因此她决定去巴黎大学学习，在那里获得了一等物理学位。主要成就： 1904年她和丈夫获得了诺贝尔物理学奖。1911年她获得了诺贝尔化学奖。世界上第一位两次获得诺贝尔奖的伟大科学家。写作要求：只能用五个句子表达全部内容。 参考答案一、1Walking2
18、working；to stop3repairing4not taking5marking6setting7passing8happening9burning10Reading二、1others2a3died4with5laughter6noisily7but8have lost9It10bringing三、语篇解读：本文通过大量事例证明感冒不是由寒冷引起的， 而是由病毒感染引起的。1解析：细节题。根据由第 2 段的两个例子、第 3 段的一个例子和第 4 段的两个例子可知 B 为正确选项。答案：B2解析：细节题。 根据 “One explanation offered by scientists
19、 is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times，and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on” 可知人们得感冒不是因为喜欢呆在家里，而是因为经常呆在一起病毒更容易感染。答案：C3解析：细节题。根据 “And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact
20、 again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes” 可知北极地区探险者是因为与外界接触后才得感冒的。答案：D4解析：细节题。根据 “After taking hot baths，they put on bathing suits，allowed themselves to be with cold water，and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room.Some wore wet sock
21、s all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion” 可知志愿者要遭受极大的痛苦。答案：A5解析：主旨题。阅读全文可知本文首先用大量事例从不同的侧面分析感冒不是由寒冷引起的，最后提出冬天得感冒的可能原因。由此可知 C 为正确答案。答案：C四、范文赏读Born in Poland on November 7,1867，Madame Curie，a French physicist，showed great interest in physics when she was young.At that time
22、 she worked very hard but women were not admitted to universities in Poland，so she was determined to go and study in Paris University where she succeeded in taking a first class degree in physics.Later she married Pierre Curie with whom she worked together on the research into radioactive matter.In 1904 she and her husband received the Nobel Prize in Physics and in 1911，she received a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry.In a word，Madame Curie is regarded as the great scientist who is the first scientist in the world to win two Nobel Prizes.