1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Making the news . 阅读理解 A On Aug 29, 1988, the University of WisconsinMadison juniors Tim Keck and Christopher Johnson published the firstever issue of The Onion. The two founders claimed it was the “finest news source” in the US. 25 years later , it has become one of the most es
2、tablished media presences in the US. But dont expect accuracy and timeliness from it, for The Onion only publishes fake news or news satire(讽刺 ). Its aim is to make readers laugh and perhaps make them see things from a different angle. Will Tracy, The Onions editorinchief, says that their stories ar
3、e presented in a sort of news voice which improves them to a certain level of importance that isnt actually understandable. It has an ability to elegantly locate a problem with an economy of words. Traditional media outlets are cautious when reporting on sensitive topics such as religion and race. T
4、racy says nothing is off limits for The Onion. In her words, that is “no matter how uncomfortable they may make some readers”. Bu t the editors at The Onion do take a firm line, as Tracy explains, “What you have to be really careful about is what the target of the joke is. If the target of the joke
5、is wrong, then it doesnt feel right and it also doesnt feel funny.” The Onion generated public _outrage_ when earlier this year, it tried to make fun of a 9yearold Oscarnominated(奥斯卡提名的 ) actress by using highly impolite language. It later apologized. 语篇导读 本文为说明文，介绍了洋葱这样一家新闻组织的创建背景与报道新闻的原则和宗旨。 1 Wha
6、t can we know about The Onion according to Paragraph 1? A Its news materials are all real and timely. B It often makes fun of the public based on the wrong news. C Its aim is to make readers feel relaxed and see problems from different angles. D Its first article written by Tim Keck and Christopher
7、Johnson was published on Aug 29, 1988. 解析 C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，该报旨在使读者感到轻松并从不同角【 精品教育资源文库 】 度看待问题，故选 C 项。 2 What is the meaning of the underlined word “outrage” in Paragraph 3? A Anger. B Sadness. C Disappointment. D Grief. 解析 A 词义猜测题。根据第三段最后两句中的 highly impolite language, apologized 可知，他们的报道让公众很气愤，故
8、选 A 项。 3 Compared with the traditional media, the feature of The Onion is that _. A its targets of the joke are often children B it often makes readers feel uncomfortable C it also has the same limits on sensitive topics D it also reports news about religion and race 解析 D 细节理解题。根据第三段前两句可知，他们不像传统媒体那样
9、对诸如宗教和种族等敏感问题小心谨慎，他们会报道敏感话题，故选 D 项。 4 Which section of the newspaper could the text be taken from? A Education. B Medicine. C Science. D Culture. 解析 D 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了 洋葱这样一家新闻组织报道新闻的原则和宗旨，属于文化专区，故选 D 项。 B How Smart People Deal with People They Dont Like In a perfect world, each person we interact with
10、 would be nice, kind, considerate, mindful(留心的 ), generous and more. However, we dont live in a perfect world. 5 _ Then, how does a smart person do to deal with people he or she doesnt like? 6 _ 7 _ Sometimes we think that we are going to like everyone we interact with, even when thats not going to
11、happen. Its inevitable that you will encounter difficult people who oppose what you think. Smart people know that conflicts or disagreements are a result of differences in values. They check their own expectations. Its common for people to have unrealistic expectations about others. We may expect ot
12、hers to act exactly as we would. 8 _ Smart people do adjust your expectations appropriately. This way theyre not always surprised by a dislikable persons behavior. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 They allow space between them. If all else fails, smart people will allow space between themselves and those they dont lik
13、e. 9 _ With a bit of distance and empathy(同情 ), you may be able to interact both with those people you like and you dont like. A Here are some tips on it. B You are not perfect either. C However, thats not realistic. D Some people often drive us crazy. E They accept that they are not going to like e
14、veryone. F That may even result in getting along better by agreeing to disagree. G If at work, smart people will move to another room or sit at the other end of the conference table. 语篇导读 本文为说明文，主要介绍了聪明的人是如何对待他们不喜欢的人和事的。 5 解析 D 诠释关系。空前讲到：然而我们并不是生活在一个完美的世界里， D 项 (有些人常常使我们发疯 )紧承上文，符合语境，故选 D 项。 6 解析 A
15、顺承关系。空前提出问题：那么一个聪明人如何应对那些他或她不喜欢的人呢？空后列举了聪明人应对不喜欢的人的做法，因此 A 项 (这儿有一些建议 )作为过渡句承上启下，故选 A 项。 7 解析 E 总分关系。空后讲到：有时我们认为我们会喜欢任何 我们所接触的人，即使这根本不可能发生。 E 项 (聪明人接受自己不可能喜欢所有人的事实 )正是本段作者所表述的聪明人的做法，故选 E 项。 8 解析 C 转折关系。空前讲到：我们也许期待他人的做法会和自己一样， C 项 (然而，这是不现实的 )符合语境，故选 C 项。 9 解析 G 例证关系。本段主要讲了聪明人与自己不喜欢的人保持距离。 G 项 (在工作时，
16、聪明人会搬到另一个房间或坐在会议桌的另一侧 )正是聪明人对待不喜欢的人的做法，故选 G 项。 . 完形填空 Attitude with action is everything. Thats what Ive _1_ from a simple person at our office gym. Last month our city conducted a fitness center “FitnessOne”. And we had a trainer there, who had a bad _2_ to his work and us. He used to come down to
17、our office every evening but he was least _3_ about who was coming in and what people 【 精品教育资源文库 】 were doing inside. He only talked about the money he earned by _4_ people individually in another fitness center where he _5_ in the mornings. He never guided us. _6_,_he would not even _7_ properly w
18、hen any of us asked about the way of doing exercise. _8_,_at the end of last month he was _9_ and we got a new trainer. The gentleman was Bala. He would quietly come in and do _10_ for the first few days except looking at the register, _11_ who came regularly to the gym. Slowly, he became _12_ with
19、the users and started to correct their mistakes while exercising. And people built up _13_ in him. Yesterday, he called me to watch some specific exercises. _14_ his interim(暂时的 ) period of one month was coming to a(n) _15_,_he wanted me to learn them properly before he left us. Weve _16_ FitnessOne
20、 to appoint Bala as a _17_ trainer and now we are waiting for their reply. Bala could have taken his role as a trainer like our _18_ guy since he stayed here only for a month. But he _19_ to take it seriously and sincerely. His positive attitude along with his _20_ gained our trust and support. I th
21、ink this is his great achievement. 语篇导读 本文为夹叙夹议文。在健身房，教练巴拉身体力行地给 “ 我 ” 上了一堂课，他让 “ 我 ”明白：态度与行动决定一切。 1 A heard B suffered C collected D learnt 解析 D 句意：态度与行动决定一切，这就是我从健身房里一个质朴的人那里所学到(learn)的东西，故选 D 项。 2 A.reply B attention C attitude D devotion 解析 C 句意：那里有一名教练，不管是对待我们还是对待工作，态度 (attitude)都不好，故选 C 项。 3 A.bothered B delighted C moved D disappointed 解析 A 句意：他过去常常每 晚来健身房，但是丝毫不关心谁进来了，谁在做什么。 be bothered about 在此处意为 “ 对 ? 关心 ” ，故选 A 项。 4 A.praising B inspiring 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C training D comforting 解析 C 根据上文可知，他是一名教练，所以他挣钱的方式最可能是当私人教练，故选C 项。 5 A.worked B studied C stru
