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高二英语必修5课后阅读训练十四Unit4Period2
课后阅读训练十四
Unit4 Period2
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Newspapersareonemethodofbringingthenewstothepublic.Reporters,photographers,correspondents,andeditorsaresomeofthepeoplewhocreatenewspapers.Theyareknownasjournalists.
Reportersarejournalistswhogooutandgetthenews.Theyattendmeetings.Theycovereventssuchascourtcases,plays,andsportingevents.Theyinterviewpeopletogettheirviewsaboutwhatisgoingon.Reportersmustbeabletowriteastoryquicklysoastomeetadeadline.Peopledonotwanttoreadoldnews.Theywanttoknowwhatisgoingonassoonasithappens.Reporterssometimesphoneoremailtheirnotesandquotations(引用语)tothepaperfromthescene.Areporterintheofficethenwritesthestory.
Photographersworkwiththereporters.Theytakepicturesandeditthemintimetoappearwiththestory.
Usuallylargenewspapergroupshavecorrespondentsinforeigncountriestoreportnewsthere.Apapermayhaveacorrespondentwhocoversjustmedicalnews.
Aneditorisajournalistwhoworksatadeskinanewspaperoffice.Editorspreparethereporters’storiestobeprintedinthepaper.Theydecidewhichstoryismostimportantandgetsthefront-pageheadline.Theydecidewhichpicturestouse.Peoplewhoworkasjournalistshavesomethingsincommon.Theyarecurious,theyliketowrite,andtheyhavea“nose”fornews.Theycanspotnewsasithappens.Theyknowwhatpeoplewanttoreadabout.
【语篇概述】本文介绍了记者不同的工作岗位和职责。
1.Theunderlinedword“They”inParagraph2refersto______.
A.readers B.journalists
C.reportersD.strangers
【解析】选A。
词义猜测题。
根据上文中人们不喜欢读旧的新闻,可推知此处they代指的是readers。
2.Ajournalistworkingabroadtoreportnewsmaybecalled______.
A.astrangerB.aphotojournalist
C.aneditorD.acorrespondent
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
根据第四段Usuallylargenewspapergroupshavecorrespondentsinforeigncountriestoreportnewsthere可知答案。
3.Accordingtothepassage,boththereporterandtheeditor______.
A.usuallyworkintheoffice
B.decidewhichpicturestouse
C.havetheabilitytodiscovernews
D.oftenwriteeditorialsfortheirpaper
【解析】选C。
细节理解题。
综合文章第二段和第五段可知记者和编辑都有能力发现新闻。
4.Howmanykindsofpeoplementionedinthepassagearecalledjournalists?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
根据文章第一段Reporters,photographers,correspondents,andeditorsaresomeofthepeoplewhocreatenewspapers.Theyareknownasjournalists.可知本文提到了四类记者。
B
(2017·全国卷Ⅱ)
Whenaleafyplantisunderattack,itdoesn’tsitquietly.Backin1983,twoscientists,JackSchultzandIanBaldwin,reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds,VOCsforshort.
ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It’saplant’swayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening?
Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighborsreact.
Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.
Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,relativelyspeaking,staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.
Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?
Scientistsdon’tknow.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranches,andso,ineffect,wastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedto“overhear”thecry.Soinformationwasexchanged,butitwasn’tatrue,intentionalbackandforth.
CharlesDarwin,over150yearsago,imaginedaworldfarbusier,noisierandmoreintimate(亲密的)thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There’sawholelotgoingon.
【语篇概述】当植物受到攻击时,它们不是坐以待毙,而是释放出一种化学物质来保护自己并通知周围的植物。
5.Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?
A.Itmakesnoises.
B.Itgetshelpfromotherplants.
C.Itstandsquietly.
D.Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
根据第一段的内容可知当植物受到攻击时,它们不是坐以待毙,而是释放出一种化学物质来保护自己并通知周围的植物。
故选D。
6.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thetablesareturned”inParagraph3?
A.Theattackersgetattacked.
B.Theinsectsgatherunderthetable.
C.Theplantsgetreadytofightback.
D.Theperfumesattractnaturalenemies.
【解析】选A。
词义猜测题。
根据画线句子后面的Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.(要吃午餐的攻击者现在变成他人的午餐。
)可知,此处指攻击者遭到攻击。
thetablesareturned表示“局面扭转过来了”。
故选A。
7.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan____