1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 单元检测（十一） Newspapers and Magazines . 阅读理解 A Walk into a newsroom of journalists and you will smell coffee brewing and see people rushing for their 14th bathroom break of the day. You will see a business “about people and why they do what they do, and wha t it all means” Thats how Jack S
2、mith, 72yearold former newspaper reporter and editor, described it to 30 visiting students from Auburn and Opelika high schools on the Auburn University campus. While growing up, Smith waited every day for the mail carrier to pull up in his 1939 Ford and drop the newspaper off. “Id read and study ev
3、ery issue, sometimes for hours on end， ” he said. The stories and design of the paper began his love for journalism. His first route when he went to college wasnt journalism though. He first wanted to become a civil engineer until someone told him the amount of math and physics involved. He then cha
4、nged to the business school, eventually making the move to journalism. Paul Burnett, standing on the same place as Smith did during his speech, inspired him while he was in college. Smith walked up the steps to his first job at the Montgomery Advertiser earning 50 a week. His first task was to rewri
5、te an article on Martin Luther King Jr. “Those seemingly meaningless stories could be just as important as a story on the front page.” He told the students that it is a job that needs hard work and they have to be eager to go and do all again the next day. “Im glad I didnt decide to build the Golden
6、 Gate Bridge or take Wall Street by storm， ” Smith said. That wouldnt have landed him a job that is so near his heart. For him, the sweat and pain in the life of a journalist was worth every moment. 语篇解读：一位退休的老新闻记者向一群学生讲述了作为记者的工作性质以及其中的甘苦。 1 When did Jack Smith first become interested in journalism?
7、 A When he was in college. B When he worked as a mail carrier. C When he was at the Montgomery Advertiser. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D When he read newspapers while growing up. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “The stories and design of the paper began his love for journalism.” 可知，杰克 史密斯打小就期待 着送报纸的来，读了报纸以后被报纸的设计及内容深深吸引，因此对
8、新闻行业产生了兴趣。 2 Why did Jack Smith give up being a civil engineer? A He wasnt interested in it. B He wanted to learn business. C Paul Burnett inspired him to be a reporter. D His math and physics werent good enough. 解析：选 D 推理判断题 。根据第四段中的 “. until someone told him the amount of math and physics involved
9、” 可知，杰克 史密斯因为数学和物理不够好，因此放弃了当工程师的想法。 3 What did the students probably learn about journalism? A It is hard and boring. B It requires many talents. C It should focus on important events. D It deserves peoples love and hard work. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，杰克 史密斯向学生介绍说看起来没意思的故事可能跟头版的文章一样重要。而新闻这个行业需要努力工作，需要
10、人们热爱它。 4 The last paragraph suggests that _. A Smith tried many different jobs B journalism mostly gave Smith pleasure C Smith loves being a journalist from his heart D Smith would have chosen a more worthy job 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，杰克 史密斯对新闻行业由衷热爱，从未后悔过没有选择其他职业。 B Does your local high school have a
11、 student newspaper? Only 1 in 8 of New Yorks public high schools has student newspapers and many of those are published just a few times a year. A few more are online, which can leave out poorer schools. Rebecca Dwarka, an 18yearold senior who works for her student paper, said, “Facebook is a new wa
12、y of finding out what happened. Nobody wants to actually sit 【 精品教育资源文库 】 down and read a whole article about it, which makes a whole article sound a little like a long sentence in lonely places.” I am not nostalgic (怀旧的 ) about high school student newspapers and never worked for mine. I put out wh
13、at was then called a personal magazine with a group of friends because we wanted to write about peace, war, rock n roll without school officials warning us not to make jokes about the local officials. School newspapers are in decline because students now find out what happened on social networking w
14、ebsites is a little discouraging because it proves that to millions of Americans, journalism is becoming a doityourself thing. Every citizen can be a reporter. When something happens, we look for social media messages as soon as they flash, too. Facebook posts and Tweets have become the means by whi
15、ch citizens and reporters can prove, deny, pass on stories and express opinions without the presss challenging, researching, or slowing the message. But truly good journalism is a craft, not just a blog post. It requires not only seeing something carefully, but also reporting it with perspective. It
16、 uses an eye for detail to help prove a larger view. And even journalism that conveys an opinion strives (力求 ) to be fair. If school newspapers begin to disappear, I hope there are other ways for students to learn that. 语篇解读：在美国，许多学校都有校办报纸，但是网络媒体的发展使校办报纸遇到了困境。 5 We can infer from what Rebecca said t
17、hat _. A students like reading detailed articles B school newspapers are becoming unpopular C Facebook is the quickest way of spreading news D long sentences are becoming popular in lonely places 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “Only 1 in 8 of New Yorks public high schools has student newspapers and many of th
18、ose are published just a few times a year.” 和第三段中丽贝卡说的 “Facebook is a new way . read a whole article about it” 可知，校报已经变得不受欢迎。 6 In the authors opinion, social media messages_. A make journalism become a craft B arent based on careful research 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C reflect the power of small voices D are u
19、sually discouraging for readers 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的 “Facebook posts and Tweets have become the means . without the presss challenging, researching, or slowing the message.” 可知，社交网站上的信息没有经过仔细的调查。 7 According to the author, good journalism should _. A fairly convey an opinion B convey a message qui
20、ckly C report news in detail D act as blog posts in modern times 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “It uses an eye for detail to help prove a larger view. And even journalism that conveys an opinion strives (力求 ) to be fair.” 可知，作者认为新闻业应该公平地传达某种观点。 8 What might be the most suitable title for the text? A Social
21、media or newspaper? B Everyone can become a reporter at present C Social networking brings about new journalism D High school newspapers an endangered species 解析：选 D 标题归纳题。本文介绍了由于网络媒体逐渐成为人们获取新闻的主要来源，造成了校报几乎消失的境况，故选 D。 . 完形填空 I have always believed that reading books can broaden the mind, touch the h
22、eart, and enrich the soul. It can also cause your imagination to do some _1_ things at times. I can _2_ several years ago reading a book where the hero went through several _3_ and at one point in the midst of his pain he cried out: “Where is love ？ ” At that moment in my _4_ I leaped into the story
23、, _5_ him by the arm and told him: “Its everywhere! Its everywhere！ ” _ 6_ is everywhere. You just have to open your heart to _7_ it. For me it is there every time I _8_ the dawn break upon a new day. It is there every time a(n) _9_ cool breeze blows across my face. It is in the first _10_ flower of Spring. It is in the green grass of Summer. It is in the last _11_ of Fall. It is there ev
