高中英语Unit4Makingthenews单元检测卷新人教版.docx

1、高中英语Unit4Makingthenews单元检测卷新人教版2019-2020年高中英语Unit4Makingthenews单元检测卷新人教版阅读理解AThe Internet is redrawing the media landscape and will be for decades to e, but traditional media will not be left out of the picture, argue two University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, journalism professors. Ed Mullins, chairman

2、 of the Journalism Department, and Jim Stovall, the founder of Dateline Alabama, the news website of the College of munication and Information Sciences, agree that the future of the web is still a mystery, but argue that, in the near future, it will serve more as a helpmate to traditional media.“Nob

3、ody knows where the web is taking us, but when it es to journalism, old media will be dominant(most noticeable) players in the new media game.” Mullins believes. “ A report goes that most Americans go to sites operated by old-line media when looking for news on the web.”Just as national old media do

4、minate the web at that level, local old media run mostly by newspapers and, to a lesser degree, by television stations dominate those markets. Is there a pattern here? Yes, says Mullins and Stovall. “At least in the first decade of the web, newspaper panies dominate web journalism,” Mullins explains

5、. “Why? They specialize in news, and that gives them an advantage. What most readers go to websites for is news and e-mail, a form of person-to-person news, especially in the form of chatting.”The reason for newspapers dominance in web journalism, Stovall points out, is that they put the biggest mon

6、ey in news. “The Birmingham News, for example, with about 175 positions, has more journalists on its payroll than all of the states broadcast, cable, and web.”1. What role does the Internet play in journalism according to Paragraph 1 ?A. It will someday dominate the media market.B. It is likely to t

7、hreaten the future of print media.C. It will bee a helpful partner of print media.D. It will revolutionize traditional journalism.2. The following prove that old media still dominate web journalism except _.A. people prefer traditional media when looking for newsB. old media have the most important

8、position in local marketsC. newspaper panies have more control in web journalismD. few people go to websites to get national and local news3. What is the best title for the passage?A. Internet wont get rid of print mediaB. Internet challenges traditional mediaC. Looking national local news on the we

9、bD. Journalism should be dominated by web4. What is the authors attitude towards the future of traditional media?A. DoubtfulB. WorriedC. ConcernedD. OptimisticBAs Internet users bee more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your puter will save inform

10、ation, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experi

11、ment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a puter. The first group of people understood that the puter would save the information. The second group understood that the puter would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew th

12、ey could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific puter folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the fol

13、der location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called transactive memory (交互记忆).According to Sparrow, we are not being people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, puter use

14、rs are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are being either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing

15、.5.The passage begins with two questions to _.A. introduce the main topicB. show the authors attitudeC. describe how to use the Internet.D. explain how to store information6.In transactive memory, people _.A. keep the information in mindB. change the quantity of informationC. organize information li

16、ke a puterD. remember how to find the information7.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?A. We are using memory differently.B. We are being more intelligent.C. We have poorer memories than before.D. We need a better way to access information.CMany people write to newspape

17、rs and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writers full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are responsible for what th

18、ey say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social wor

19、ker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written plaints if t

20、hey do not bear the writers signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.There are people who wish to remain anonymous(匿名的) for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity seve

21、ral times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he doesnt want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be wil

22、ling to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter of responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. W

23、e all want to honor our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our name that we honor what we say.8. What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”? AWriters should be responsible for their names.BWriters need to provide their personal in

24、formation in the game.CNames are required to indicate writers responsibility for what they say.DPublications must bear the writers full name, address and phone number.9. The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may_. Anot get a reply Bbe accepted all the timeCbee a family probl

25、em Dhelp to end a relationship10. Some people dont want their names known because they are_. Aready for involvement Bhesitant to make a donationCafraid of an accusation Dunwilling to draw public attention11. The passage is mainly about_. Ahonor and writers Bsignature and responsibility Cidentity and

26、 signature Danonymity and signatureDForget Cyclists, Pedestrians are Real Danger We are having a debate about this topic. Here are some letters from our readers. Yes, many cyclists behave dangerously. Many drivers are disrespectful of cyclists. But pedestrians are probably the worse offenders. Peopl

27、e of all ages happily walk along the pavement with eyes and hands glued to the mobile phone, quite unaware of what is going on around them. They may even do the same thing while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing or elsewhere. The rest of us have to evade (避让) them or just stand still to wait

28、for the unavoidable collision. The real problem is that some pedestrians seem to be, at least for the moment, in worlds of their own that are, to them, much more important than the welfare of others. Michael Horan I love the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists (Viewpoints, May 29). I am afraid the

29、y seem to think they own the roads. I was walking across Altrincham Road one morning when a cyclist went round me and on being asked what he was doing he shouted at me. The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used. The police do nothing. What a laugh they are! The cyclists sho

30、uld all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear helmets, fluorescent (发荧光的) jacket and lights at night and in the morning they should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them. Carol Harvey Cyclists jump on and off pavements (which are meant for pedestrians), ride at speed along

31、 the pavements, and think they have a special right to go through traffic lights when they are on red. I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him. Other road users, including horse riders, manage to obey the rules so why not c

32、yclists? Its about time they had to be registered and insured, so when they do hit a pedestrian or a vehicle, or cause an accident, at least they can be treated and there might be an opportunity to claim. JML Write to Viewpoints of the newspaper.12. Michael Horan wrote the letter mainly to show that _. A. drivers should be polite to cyclists B. road accidents can actually be avoided