1、选择性必修2Unit 1 The mass media1、 重点单词整合复习1. _ adj. （一词多义）批评的，关键的，危急的2. trap v/n _3. release v/n_4. extend v._5. _v.建设_n.6. dozens of许多=_7. _轻微的，次要的adj._n. 反义词_adj._n.8. scream v.尖叫_9. investigate v.调查_n.10. contradict v.相反_n._adj.11. _n.事实_adj.事实的12. _v.总结_n.结论13. 揭露_14. _最小值n._v.15. _最大值n._v.16. commi
2、t v._17. _好奇的adj._n.18. accuse of_19. witness v._20. 突然兴起，迅速出现_21. _劝说v._n.22. _广告v._n.23. absorb v._24. 使添乐趣_25. boost 使增长 v._26. sponsor v/n_27. 理解_28. 增加_2、 课文语法填空改编Joseph Pulitzer was born on April 10, 1847, in Hungary. He moved to America and became 1._ American citizen in the 1860s. He had a n
3、umber of different 2._ (job) after he moved to America. He regularly 3._(visit) the library and studied English andlawby then he had learned very little English.While in the library one day, he began chatting to two editors of a German-language newspaper. They offered him a job.Pulitzer quickly beca
4、me a successful journalist and 4._ the age of 25, he had become a publisher. In 1878, he founded the newspaper the St Louis Post-Dispatch. Pulitzer worked 5._(tire), from early in the morning until midnight. His paper published articles about politics and social issues,6._ (accuse) government offici
5、als of dishonesty and wealthy people of not paying their taxes. Sales of the newspaper shot up. In1883, Pulitzer bought the New York World. He used the same business strategy he 7._(employ) at the St Louis Post-Dispatch 8._ sales of the newspaper mounted up until it was the bestselling newspaper in
6、the country.Pulitzer was the first 9._ (advocate) the training of journalists at university level. In 1892, he offered Columbia University money to start a school of journalism. Pulitzer died in 1911.One year after his death, the Columbia School of Journalism was established. Six years after his dea
7、th, the first Pulitzer Prizes 10._(award).3、 单元综合练习阅读理解第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AI like staying overnight at my Gramma Ruizs house until Gramma starts telling me how wonderful my cousin Maya is. Then its Maya this and Maya that until I dont ever want t
8、o hear another word about her.Thats why I wasnt too excited when Gramma called me to “come on over”. When I got there, it was worse than Id expected. Maya sat there, all dressed up and wearing fancy shoes. Maya was taller than Id remembered her from her last visit four years ago. She was talking abo
9、ut how nice to see me again. But I could tell that she didnt really think so. She looked about as happy to see me as if Id been a skunk (臭鼬) crossing her path.I couldnt remember what it was I didnt like about her. The last time she was here, wed had hours of fun together. After that, Id heard about
10、her only through Grammas tales. Now Maya was here, looking great with the latest haircut and a beautiful dress. I glanced down at my jeans and sneakers. I wished I hadnt come. It was bad enough that she was Grammas favorite smarter and more talented than I was but elegant, too? This was too much.May
11、as words crashed through my thoughts. “I hear you like to skate,” she was saying. I was surprised. I wondered how she knew about my skating.“I hear you take piano lessons,” I countered. A funny look crossed her face and she nodded.“I hear you were captain of your softball team,” she said.“Wait a min
12、ute,” I said. “How do you know all of this?”Maya shrugged and looked down. “I hear about you all the time from Grammas letters. Youre her favorite person to write about.”I couldnt believe it. Then I looked at Mayas face. Could she be jealous of me? “Gramma tells me about you all the time, too!” I sa
13、id. “I even know you wear a sizethree shoe!”Maya laughed. I also smiled, knowing now that Gramma had two favorites.21. What can we learn about Maya and the author?A. They hadnt met each other for about four years.B. They were eager to know something about each other.C. Not both of them were happy ab
14、out the gettogether.D. They both loved sports, such as skating and softball.22. We can infer that the author felt _ every time Gramma talked about Maya.A. excited B. curious C. amazed D. envious 23. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Fun Time with Maya B. Grammas Favorite C. Our Loving Gramma D
15、. A Surprise gettogetherBIts good to have friends that we can talk to and share our thoughts and opinions with. More importantly, theyre people we can ask for help or advice. But recently it seems, many of us are developing a new relationship with a mystery person that well never meet!Im talking abo
16、ut virtual (虚拟的) assistants. These are pieces of software that we can talk to and it can talk back to us. Examples include Apples Siri, Googles Assistant and Microsofts Cortana. It might be on your phone or computer or even a smart speaker in your home. They are changing the way we interact with tec
17、hnology instead of typing on a computer keyboard, we can now speak and a voice will answer.This advanced technology has the ability to think for itself and make its own decisions. It is a scary thought that this virtual voice can think for you will it stop us using our own brains and will we lose th
18、e ability to write things down or type? They are certainly clever, helping you to book train tickets, give you the latest weather news or even tell you a joke. But are they really your new best friend? One thing we cant do yet is to make small talk with it. We have to alter the way we speak. As Tom
19、Hewitson says “We will develop our own kind of language for speaking with machines that will be different from how we speak to other people It can be much more brief and to the point.”But theres no doubt that this technology will soon be commonplace in our lives. This year Google Duplex was revealed
20、, described by the company as artificial intelligence “for accomplishing real-world tasks over the phone”. Other companies are working on similar things. But before they perfect this new technology, dont forget who your real friends are!24. “A mystery person” in Paragraph 1 refers to _.A. a friend y
21、ou can turn to for help or advice in real life B. a friend who talks with you using advanced technologyC. a software that can speak to us and help us in many ways D. a virtual assistant for interaction only on our phone or computer25. According to the article, this advanced technology can do the fol
22、lowing things EXCEPT_. A. telling you a joke B. offering you weather reports C. booking train tickets D. talking with you about everything 26. The underlined word “alter” in paragraph 5 probably means _. A. improve B. change C. choose D. influence27. Which of the following statements would the autho
23、r disagree with? A. This new technology will be perfected by its designers. B. This technology is becoming increasingly popular in our lives. C. This new technology will become our real friend in the future. D. Many companies are developing such new technology at present.C“Acting immaturely (不成熟地)”
24、is used to describe fully grown adults who act like children. It has hit the headlines again recently, after the story of a 48-year-old man who lives at home with his mother, and hasnt had a job in seven years, aroused much heated debate online.According to reports, the 48-year-old is an excellent s
25、tudent, who has a masters degree that he earned while studying abroad. But since returning home six years ago, he has refused to work and chooses to live on his mothers pension (退休金), which has to cover both her medical expenses and his living costs. His mother, who is in her 80s, blames herself, sa
26、ying that she regrets letting her son take advantage of her. But netizens believe that it was not all her fault. “A 48-year-old adult with a masters degree from overseas should know by now how to take care of himself,” said Liu Guangming, a doctor of psychology. This is not the only case of adults a
27、cting immaturely to have been reported in recent years. Among college students, these people are not hard to find. Most Chinese born in the 80s or 90s are the only child. Since birth, they have been the center of attention. Their parents helped them every step of the way, while they only needed to f
28、ollow their parents advice and live under their protection. But when it came time to go to college, where they needed to manage their own affairs, many started to break down. Thats why time management, and other life skills, are so important. Its not really that difficult to feed and clothe yourself
29、 after all. Nor should you find it impossible to attend class or make time to study.Though independent living may be hard for most freshmen (大一新生), psychological (心理的) independence is what helps college students become adults. Anxiety and frustration resulting from psychological dependence will only
30、 create barriers for self-improvement in future. 28. What happened to the 48-year-old according to the news reports? A. He lost his job and has been out of work for seven years.来源:学科网 B. He returned home after he earned a doctors degree abroad. C. He has depended on his mother since he went back fro
31、m abroad.D. He has refused to work because he thinks it hard to find a good job.来源:Z.xx.k.Com29. Why does the author think there are so many college students acting immaturely? A. They are used to being dependent on their parents. B. They are unwilling to follow their parents advice.C. They feel anx
32、ious and frustrated while studying in college. D. They no longer need their parents protection after entering college.30. What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows? A. The importance of adults acting maturely. B. Approaches to becoming psychologically independent.C. Ha
33、rmful influences of being psychologically dependent.D. Other reported cases of adults acting immaturely.第二节（共5个小题；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。选项中有两项为多余选项。The duty of parents is not just to get a good school for their childs education, but to encourage them from time to time so that thei
34、r interest in learning stays on. Some children are self-motivated towards learning and are self-driven to take up challenging tasks with positive attitude. Once their goal is set, they work hard to achieve it without having to be prodded (督促,激励). 31 They are not self-driven to learn new things in li
35、fe and tend to stick to easy tasks which require less effort. They need a lot of prodding to begin with something and their negative attitude leads to disinterest in learning. 32 If your child also shows lack of interest towards studying, the following ways may help you to motivate your child to lea
36、rn.Use interesting learning techniques. Making learning an interesting activity can be of great help. 33 The result is that they will gradually lose interest in studies. Using techniques like fun activities and games can bring back the lost interest and motivate the child to study more often.Aid in
37、studying. Parents must accompany their child during studies to help them out wherever they are stuck. 34 If parents help them in solving their problems and make them understand the subject, they will definitely like to learn some more of it.Appreciate and reward. A pat on the back works wonders for
38、motivating a child. Even if the achievement is small, praise and say that you are proud. 35 Sometimes, rewarding can also be used as a motivator. However, be sure to give reasonable rewards otherwise, they can turn heavy on the pocket.A. However, not all children are selfmotivated to learn.B. Childr
39、en usually get bored with routine study procedures.C. These positive words are great ways of encouragement for children.D. On the other hand, there are children who show least interest towards learning. E. In this way, the child will work harder each time he fails and will be able to succeed.F. Pare
40、nts of such children need to take that extra effort to encourage their child to study. 来源:学科网ZXXKG. Sometimes children do not like to study simply because they dont understand the subject.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。At the f
41、uneral, I tried to say good-bye to Grandpa, but all I could do was feel bad. Most of the adults were busy 36 to one another. They didnt talk about Grandpa. Afterward, I kept my grandpa 37 in my mind by talking about him 38 . I was afraid if I might 39 him. I told everyone he died. One day when I was
42、 with my mother in a 40 , I told the check-out lady. When we got outside, my mother hugged me close and told me not to tell 41 about Grandpas death. Then I realized that there were other ways I could remember him.I planted a tree in our backyard, in 42 of Grandpa. The stars made me feel 43 . Id choo
43、se a star in the sky and 44 it was Grandpa 45 . In school, my teacher suggested that I write stories and draw pictures. The more I wrote and the more I drew, the more I 46 about Grandpa and me. I gave my favorite 47 to the library in memory of my Grandpa. The librarian wrote his name on a special la
44、bel and put it 48 . I used to 49 the book. If it wasnt 50 the shelf, I was happy 51 was reading “my grandpas book.” 52 , I was working hard in school and having fun with my friends again. I cant remember everything about my grandpa, 53 every once in a while, someone or something 54 me of him. The me
45、mories feel warm and good. Now I know, and I want you to know, the best 55 are like love. They last forever.36. A. talking B. praying C. yelling D. explaining37. A. aware B. alive C. awake D. alike38. A. currently B. constantly C. occasionally D. absolutely39. A. regard B. forgive C. forget D. recall40. A. restaurant B. hospital C. school D. store41. A. strangers B. friends C. ladies D. gentlemen42. A. honor B. favor C. defense D. praise43. A. tired B. easy C. good
