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高中英语Unit11TheMedia单元检测北师大版必修4
Unit11TheMedia
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第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
A
Discover
Discoverisanewsmagazineofsciencedevotedtothewondersandstoriesofmodernscience，writtenfortheeducatedgeneralreaders.PublishedbyDisneyMagazinePublishingCo.，Discovertellsmanyofthesamestoriesprofessionals（专业人员）readinScientificAmerican.Atrulydelightfulfamilysciencemagazine，eachissue（每期）bringslightnewandnewsworthytopicstomakedinnertimeandconversationsinteresting.
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59.48
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19.95（
1.66/issue）
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39.93（67%）
Issues：
12issues/12months
Self
PublishedbyCondeNastPublicationsInc.，Selfisahandbookdevotedtowomen’soverallphysicalandmentalhealth.Everyissuecontainsusablearticlessuchas“StyleLab”，inwhichwearableclothesaremixedandmatchedon“Non models”andthe“Eat rightRoadMap”，withtipsonhowtoeatproperly.
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35.86
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2.5/issue）
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20.86（58%）
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6issues/12months
InStyle
InStyleisaguidetothelivesandlifestylesoftheworld’sfamouspeople.Themagazinecoversthechoicespeoplemakeabouttheirhomes，theirclothesandtheirfreetimeactivities.Withphotosandarticles，itopensthedoortothesepeople’shomes，families，partiesandweddings，offeringideasaboutbeauty，fitnessandingeneral，lifestyles.Publisher：
TheTimeInc.MagazineCompany.
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47.88
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23.88（
2.38/issue）
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24.00（50%）
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10issues/12months
Wired
Thismagazineisdesignedforleadersinthefieldofinformationengineeringincludingtopmanagersandprofessionalsinthecomputer，business，designandeducationindustries.PublishedbyCondeNastPublicationsInc.，Wiredoftencarriesarticlesonhowtechnologychangespeople’slives.
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10issues/12months
1．Whichofthefollowingmagazinesispublishedmonthly?
A．Discover.B．Self.
C．InStyle.D．Wired.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。
从Discover部分中的“Issues：
12issues/12months”可知Discover是月刊。
2．Whichtwomagazinesarepublishedbythesamepublisher?
A．WiredandInStyle.
B．DiscoverandInStyle.
C．SelfandDiscover.
D．SelfandWired.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。
从广告中可以看出Self和Wired都是CondeNastPublicationsInc.出版的。
3．Whichmagazineoffersthebiggestpricecut?
A．InStyle.B．Wired.
C．Discover.D．Self.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。
根据每种杂志的价钱（Discover“67%”，Self“58%”，InStyle“50%”，Wired“83%”）可以推断出Wired减价的幅度最大。
4．Thosewhoareinterestedinmanagementandtheuseofhightechnologywouldprobablychoose________.
A．InStyleB．Self
C．WiredD．Discover
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。
根据Wired部分可知，本杂志是专门为信息工程领域的领导们设计的，并且Wired经常登载一些“技术怎样改变人们生活”的文章。
B
Newspapersareanimportantsourceofinformation.Manypeoplebegintheirdaysbyreadingthepaper.Inthiswaytheylearnwhatisgoingonintheworld.Sometimes，however，theydon’thavethetimetoreadthenewscarefullyandmustbesatisfiedwithaquicklookatthefrontpage，atothertimestheymaybeinsuchahurrythattheyhavetimeonlytoglanceattheheadlines.Therearenewspaperstosatisfyeveryreader.Inbigcitiestherearemanytypeswithseveraldifferenteditionseveryday.Insmalltownstherearefewnewspapersandperhapsonlyoneeditioneachday.Insomeareasthepaperisprintedweekly.
Mostpapershaveseveraleditions，especiallyonSundayswhentheeditionsarelargerthanusual.Thereare，besidesthefrontpagewiththemostimportantnews，thesportsnews，thesocietypage，theamusementsection，abusinesspageandsoon.
5．Peoplereadnewspapersto________.
A．learnasmuchknowledgeastheywant
B．learnaboutthemostimportantnews
C．getsomeinformation
D．learnaboutwhatevertheywant
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。
由第一段第一句报纸是一个重要的信息来源可知，人们读报纸是为了获取信息。
6．Theunderlinedword“glance”inParagraph1means“________”．
A．lookcarefullyB．lookquickly
C．lookslowlyD．readwordtoword
答案 B
解析 词义猜测题。
从语境看出，匆忙情况下看报纸用glance，当然是lookquickly。
7．Readingtheheadlines，peoplecanknow________.
A．whatthearticlesareabout
B．themostimportantnews
C．whatisgoingonintheworld
D．thesports，thesociety
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。
headline意为“标题”，匆忙情况下浏览标题，只能了解文章的大体内容。
8．Mostpapershave________onSundaysthanusual.
A．moretypes
B．moreeditions
C．fewertypes
D．fewereditions
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。
从第二段可知，周末报纸版面较多，而不是“类型”多。
C
ItisoftenarguedthatoneofthemostcommondifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumouristhatAmericansdon’tunderstandirony（反语）．SimonPeggexploresthistopicindepthinhisarticleWhatareyoulaughingat？
Heconcludesthatthisstatementisn’ttrueandIquiteagreewithhim.
Oneofthedifferencesseemstobehowoftenbothnationsuseirony.TheBritishuseironyonadailybasis，whereasAmericansdon’t.IthinkAmericansunderstandBritishirony；whattheydon’tunderstandistheneedtouseitsofrequently.WhenAmericansuseironytheywanttostatethattheyare“onlykidding”．TheyfeeltheneedtomakeajokemoreobviousthantheBritishdo；maybethisresultsfromafearofoffendingpeople.
IthinkthedifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumourarisefromaculturaldifferencebetweenthetwo.Americanjokesaremoreopen，abitlikeAmericansthemselves.Britishjokes，ontheotherhand，aremorereserved（含蓄的）．Thereisusuallyahiddenmeaning.
CertainAmericancomedieshavegainedhugesuccessinBritainandviceversa（反之亦然）．Therefore，althoughtherearedifferencesbetweenbothcomicstyles，thereisstillanappreciationandunderstandingoftheothersenseofhumour.BoththeBritishandAmericanversions（版本）ofthecomedyTheOfficearehugelysuccessfulonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Bothshowshavetheirownculturaldifferences，yettheydescribealifestylewhichbothAmericansandtheBritishcanrelatetoinasimilarway.
9．Thewriterbelievesthat________.
A．Americansdon’tunderstandironywhencommunicatingwiththeBritish
B．theBritishuseironyaswellasAmericansdoinmanyways
C．therearehugedifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumour
D．Americansuselessironybecausetheydon’twanttooffendothers
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。
根据第二段可知，因为不想冒犯其他人，美国人更喜欢开直接的玩笑，而不是使用反语，故选D项。
10．Accordingtothetext，Americanshavenoidea________.
A．whenandhowtouseirony
B．whereandwhytouseirony
C．whetheritisnecessarytouseironyoften
D．whetheritiseasytounderstandirony
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。
根据第二段中的“...whattheydon’tunderstandistheneedtouseitsofrequently.”可知，美国人不理解的是是否有必要常常使用反语，故选C项。
11．WhatisthemaincauseofthedifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumour?
A．Culture.
B．Lifestyle.
C．Historicaldevelopment.
D．Geographicallocation.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。
根据第三段第一句“IthinkthedifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericansenseofhumourarisefromaculturaldifferencebetweenthetwo.”可知选A项。
12．ThecomedyTheofficeisgivenasanexampletoshowthat________.
A．AmericancomedieshavegainedmoresuccessthanthoseinBritain
B．theBritishandAmericanscanunderstandthesamecomedyofdifferentforms
C．thesamecomedycanbeperformedtotallydifferentlyindifferentcountries
D．thedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericancomediesarebecominggreater
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。
分析最后一段尤其是第二句“...althoughtherearedifferencesbetweenbothcomicstyles，thereisstillanappreciationandunderstandingoftheothersenseofhumour.”可知，尽管英美人的幽默感不同，但这并不影响他们互相欣赏和理解对方的幽默，故选B项。
D
ThisisastoryaboutamotherandhersonthathappenedinthesouthofRussia.Themotherwokeuponedayandfoundthatherbodycouldn’tmove.Shewassenttothehospitalandsoonsheknewaboutthereasonwhyshecouldn’tmove，shewasparalyzed（瘫痪的）becauseofasuddenillness.Indoctors’opinion，shewasahopelesscase.
Then，followingtheadviceofthedoctors，thesongaveuphisjob，andbroughthismotherbacktothecountry，wherehefoundajobasafarmerandcouldstaybesideherdayandnight，givinghereveryspoonoffoodandkeepingpatientlymassaging（按摩）heralreadyparalyzedarmsandlegs.
Themotherwastrulysotouchedbyherson’scarethatshedecidedtopickherselfupandprepareforadifferentlifeinthefuture.Thisideawasjustthestrongestpowerthatkepthertryingandtryingtomoveherfingers.Andonedayaboutsixmonthslater，shesucceeded!
Herson’scareandlovehelpedhertorecovergradually.Duringthenexttwoyears，shecouldevenmakeanefforttomoveherbodyandnotlongafterthat，shehadbeenabletotaketheveryfirststep！
Andafterfiveyears，shewasevenabletodancewiththechildrenofthevillage，andbynowshehasfullyrecoveredandbecomeadanceteacher.
“Ibelieveinthepoweroflove，”thesonsaid，“Ineverstoppedbelievingthatshewouldwalkagain.”Itshoweditsgreatpowerthatthemodernmedicaltreatmentcanneverdo.Andtherealstoryjustshowsusamovingexampleofthepowerofloveandthatmiracle（奇迹）doeshappen.
13．Fromthesecondparagraph，whatdoyouthinktheauthorwantstotellus?
A．Thereareonlytwopeopleinthisfamily.
B．Thesontookspecialcareofhismother.
C．Thefreshairinthecountryisgoodforhealth.
D．Thesonspentmuchmoneysavinghismother.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。
根据第二段内容可知，母亲瘫痪后儿子辞去工作，以便照料母亲，给予了她无微不至的关怀。
14．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutthemother?
A．Shehadperformedamiracle.
B．Shewashitbyacarelesscardriver.
C．Shemanagedtowalkalittleaftershemovedtothecity.
D．Shecoulddancewiththechildrenwiththehelpofherson.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。
根据文章第一段最后一句“Indoctors’opinion，shewasahopelesscase.”可知，医生认为母亲没有希望站起来了；再结合倒数第二段最后一句中的“...andbynowshehasfullyrecovered...”可知，母亲最终康复，由此可知，她创造了一个奇迹。
15．Whichisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?
A．PowerofLove
B．MiracleofNature
C．UnexpectedIllness
D．ASonwithaStrongWill
答案 A
解析 标题归纳题。
根据文章可知，母亲突发瘫痪，儿子辞
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