1、Unit 1 The mass media测试卷注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个
2、选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A.19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。1. How will the man find the times? A. Go on the Internet. B. Make a phone call. C. Take a train trip. 2. What does the woman want to do? A. Watch TV. B. Go for a walk. C. Access the Internet.
3、 3. How did the man feel before his speech?A. Relaxed. B. Nervous. C. Confident. 4. Why is Mike going to Charleroi? A. To meet friends. B. To take photos. C. To visit a museum. 5. What can you learn from the conversation?A. The plane was slightly damaged. B. David was not killed in the air crash. C.
4、 David lost his life in the air crash. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。6. What does the woman do here?A. Buy a radio. B. Get her radio back. C. Have her radio repaired. 7. When will the
5、 woman come again?A. Tomorrow. B. In three days. C. Next week. 听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。8. How did the man know about the flat?A. In the newspaper.B. From his friend.C. On the Internet.9. How many bedrooms does the flat have? A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.10. When will the flat be available?A. On August 1.B. Be
6、fore September 1.C. On or after September 1.听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。11. What is the man doing?A. Reading. B. Watching TV. C. Surfing the Internet. 12. What is the disadvantage of the book?A. There may be some false information. B. Sometimes the information is old-fashioned. C. Its price is a little high.
7、13. What does the man think of the Internet?A. Boring. B. Beneficial. C. Worthless. 听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。14. How many stories did the man tell the woman?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 15. What happened to the robber at last?A. He was killed. B. He was caught. C. He ran away. 16. Why did the man in the last
8、 story get in through the chimney?A. He thought it interesting. B. He got mad. C. He was locked out of his house. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the announcement mainly about? A. Advertisement. B. Warning. C. Agreement.18. Why is the store closing?A. They have to move far away.B. They want to try som
9、ething new.C. They dont have enough customers.19. What will the discount probably be on Thursday?A. 60% off. B. 70% off. C. 80% off.20. On which day will the products be free?A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Saturday.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。AMr Wil
10、son, professor of news media, has recently received many questions from his students and answered them online. Here are some of them: What is mass media?Mass media refers to the sources of information and news that reach a large audience. Besides traditional media, technology has changed and there a
11、re many new media introduced to convey information to the masses such as: books and magazines, televisions, Internet videos, films and documentaries. What is the importance of mass media?Different types of mass media provide us with various types of political, religious, economic and social related
12、news and information.Each media has its significance in some or the other way. For example, a newspaper provides information in rural areas and urban areas as well as a TV which also provides information, news and entertainment shows through a digital medium. What is traditional media?Traditional me
13、dia is considered as the oldest form of mass media, which transfers culture and tradition from generation to generation. People over some time developed different ways of communicating through local languages and written mediums. There are various forms of traditional media such as folk songs, fairs
14、 and festivals. Which sector is considered as the root of mass media?The first modern mass media institution began with the development of the printing press. Are there any problems associated with mass media?As with everything in life, mass media also comes with its own shortcomings. But there are
15、enough experts to make up for that.21. What has contributed to the popularity of modern media?A. Communication. B. Economic change.C. Traditional culture. D. New technology.22. Which is described as a traditional mass medium? A. A dialogue between father and son. B. A radio programme broadcasted at
16、night. C. A folk song popular with youngsters. D. A piece of big news via Weibo.23. What is true of media? A. It offers us all kinds of news. B. The root of mass media is Internet. C. The invention of paper is considered as the root of mass media. D. There are no shortcomings in mass media.BBritish
17、chemist David Evans has become an overnight celebrity on Chinese social media. His chemistry experiments have attracted over 2 million followers in just a few months. Evans is a chemistry professor at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He always wears a white lab coat, a pair of safety g
18、oggles (护目镜), and smiles often. Some web users say he looks just like the “grandpa of KFC”.Evans has posted videos of various experiments. His most popular experiments have attracted millions of hits on video-sharing apps. Excited childrens cheers and shouts can be heard in his videos. “I hope my ex
19、periments can arouse peoples interest in science,” he says.Evans has been interested in China since childhood. He first visited the Chinese mainland in 1987 to attend a chemistry conference in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. He quit his job in the United Kingdom and moved to Beijing in 1996. Many of his
20、friends thought he was crazy. But Evans says they just saw Chinas challenges but not its potential.Since 2011, Evans has turned to the Internet to popularize science. He learned that short-video apps are also popular in small cities and rural areas. And he realized this enables him to reach more stu
21、dents, who lack opportunities to perform fun experiments. But even a one-minute video requires a considerable amount of work. Still, he thinks its worth it to fulfil his responsibility to popularize science.His experiments always fill schools lecture halls with laughter. Some viewers call him “a Har
22、ry Potter-like magician”, but he disagrees. “A magician never tells the secrets behind his tricks, but a scientist always gives an explanation.” He sees himself as a teacher. He performs experiments to spread knowledge, inspire thinking, remove misunderstandings and show that science can create chan
23、ge. Evans says he looks forward to more “chemical reactions” with China.24. David Evans is popular on Chinese social media in that _. A. he is from Britain and is a famous chemist B. his online videos of experiments have gone viral C. netizens have found that he is the “grandpa of KFC” D. he has suc
24、ceeded in doing various experiments25. What is true of Evens?A. He went to China when he was a boy.B. He held a chemistry meeting in 1987 in Britain.C. He hated UK and left the country for China.D. He saw Chinas potential before moving to China.26. Why doesnt Evans agree with the nickname “a Harry P
25、otter-like magician”?A. He thinks he is a common teacher.B. He thinks he explains the secrets of an experiment.C. He thinks that he never plays a trick on his students.D. He thinks that he does his experiments in public.CThat little “a” with a circle running around it is found in email addresses, wh
26、ich is most commonly referred to as the “at” symbol. There are dozens of strange terms to describe the symbol. Many countries associate this symbol with either food or animal names. Before it became the standard symbol for email, the symbol was used to represent the cost or weight of something. For
27、instance, if you bought 6 apples, you might write it as 6 apples $1.10 each. With the introduction of email came the popularity of the symbol. The symbol or the “at sign” separates a persons online user name from his or her mail server address. For instance, joe. Its widespread use on the Internet m
28、ade it necessary to put this symbol on keyboards. The actual origin of the symbol remains unknown. History tells us the symbol came from the tired hands of the medieval monks (僧侣). During the Middle Ages before the invention of printing press, the monks that performed these copying duties looked for
29、 ways to reduce the number of words being repeated. Although the word “at” is quite short to begin with, it was a common enough word in texts that they thought it would be quicker and easier to shorten the word “at”. As a result, the monks looped (使绕成圈) the “t” around the “a”. 27. Which is true of t
30、he symbol? A. It is only used to describe a pig. B. It is not widely used. C. It was used as unit of measurement. D. It could be found in every language. 28. The copying performed by monks must have been _.A. easy B. less important C. tiring D. comfortable29. Why has the symbol been put on keyboards
31、?A. Because it can be found in any language.B. Because it is widely used on the Internet.C. Because it looks much cooler on keyboards.D. Because many tired monks ask them to do it.30. The actual origin of the symbol _.A. still remains unknown B. cant be known foreverC. came from the InternetD. came
32、from the medieval monks tired hands第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（有两项为多余选项）。Youve always wanted to run a magazine, and youve finally decided to actually start it. However, you still want to know more about running a school magazine. If this is you, read on.1. (31)_ You should also
33、 ask a teacher if you can use their classroom for meetings. If you get permitted, continue.2. Make an announcement to your classmates. Give them a date, time, and place for an information meeting. Make sure it fits your schedule.3. Make sure everyone has their own role. You will need to be organized
34、 for this. You should give everyone their own role, like fashion columnist, agony aunt, editor, proof reader, etc. I mean, if there were ten people doing one thing it would never work. Remember you need to sort the jobs fairly, and make sure everyone is happy.4. (32)_ You will need to assign jobs to
35、 everyone who shows up, determine how it will be distributed, work out the design, and decide how often it will be published.5. Have regular meetings. On your information meeting, ask everyone what days they are available. (33)_ If you need a last-minute crisis meeting, make the announcement to your
36、 staff as soon as possible.6. Make a deadline for submissions. Make it a few days before the day you plan to publish the magazine.7. Edit the magazine. Microsoft publisher or a similar program will work.8. (34)_9. Begin working on your next issue. Always be ahead of the time. Its hard work, but in o
37、rder to make a good magazine, you need to have a plan for the future. (35)_A. Then decide when regular meetings will be.B. Publish your finished magazine.C. Host your information meeting.D. Here is how to run a school magazine.E. Tell your headmaster about your idea.F. If you have morning or afterno
38、on meeting, you can make the announcement then.G. Several magazines have a “next issue” page, which encourages the readers to buy it.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。News plays a signicant role in shaping peoples beliefs and opinions.
39、False news has always been a problem in _36_. The following pieces of news are well-travelled legends proved to be not _37_.Trying to keep warm in _38_ weather, a 50-year-old Cypriot (塞浦路斯人) huddled over his oil heaters. _39_ overturning it, he set himself on fire. _40_ in pain, he ran out and jumpe
40、d into a nearby river, where he _41_ like a stone and drowned.Frank Perkins of Los Angeles made an attempt on the world flagpole-sitting record (坐旗杆记录). By the time he came down, eight hours short of the 400-day record, his _42_ had gone bust (破产), his girlfriend had _43_ him and his phone and elect
41、ricity had been cut off.In a hospitals ICU, patients always died in the _44_ bed at about 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. This _45_ the doctors and some _46_ thought it had something to do with the supernatural. No one could solve the mystery as to why the deaths _47_ around 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, so o
42、ut of _48_, a worldwide team of experts gathered to _49_ the cause of the incidents.The next Sunday morning, all the experts _50_ waited outside the ICU to see what would _51_. Just when the clock struck 11:00, Pookie Johnson, the part-time Sunday _52_, entered the ICU and unplugged (拔出插头) the life
43、support system. _53_, he could use the vacuum cleaner.After being fact-checked, the above three pieces of news have been _54_ that they were almost entirely _55_.36. A. estateB. advertisingC. journalismD. profession37. A. interestingB. factual C. beneficialD. constructive38. A. rainyB. fairC. unusua
44、lD. freezing39. A. AccidentallyB. IntentionallyC. AutomaticallyD. Fiercely40. A. ProtestingB. Breathing C. CrashingD. Screaming41. A. sankB. slidC. bathedD. trapped42. A. headmasterB. colleagueC. sponsorD. journalist43. A. huggedB. leftC. kissedD. released44. A. differentB. brokenC. sameD. medical45
45、. A. amusedB. puzzledC. frightenedD. choked 46. A. stillB. somehow C. then D. even47. A. occurredB. extendedC. differedD. peaked48. A. pityB. curiosityC. excitementD. discrimination49. A. absorbB. boostC. investigateD. witness50. A. patientlyB. kindlyC. criticallyD. nervously51. A. come aboutB. sum
46、upC. mount upD. spring up52. A. nurseB. doctor C. sweeperD. tailor53. A. OtherwiseB. BesidesC. NeverthelessD. Therefore54. A. brought to lightB. brightened upC. got acrossD. got rid of55. A. minorB. falseC. memorableD. accurate第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。As a new reporter in (56)_ (journalist), Zhou Yang felt more than (57)_ (amuse) at his first-day exp
