2024-2025學年高中英語Unit3LifeinthefutureReading課時作業(yè)2新人教版必修5

Unit3LifeinthefuturereadingⅠ.閱讀理解AThefirstnewspaperwaswrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59B.C.Inthe700stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperinEnglishwasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourtant,whichcameoutinMarch1702.In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedtheBostonNewspaper,thefirstnewspaperpublisheddailyintheAmericanColonies(殖民地).By1760,thecolonieshadhadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculationintheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbun.Itsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopieseveryyear.【語篇概述】報紙的發(fā)展可謂日新月異,你了解報紙的發(fā)展歷史嗎?1.ThefirstregularlypublishedEuropeannewspaperstartedin.A.Romein59B.C. B.Germanyin1609C.Amsterdamin1620 D.Englandin1621【解析】選B。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。從第一段倒數(shù)第一句Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.可知答案。2.Fromthearticle,weknowthat.A.newspapershavethelongesthistoryintheUnitedStatesB.oneEnglishlanguagenewspaperhasthelargestcirculationintheworldC.thefirstEnglishnewspaperwasprintedinRomein59B.C.D.thereareallkindsofnewspapersallovertheworldtoday【解析】選D。推理推斷題。從最終兩段的內(nèi)容可知:如今不僅僅是英文報紙和日文報紙發(fā)行量驚人,僅美國就約有1800種日報,而且其他各國的報紙也都在發(fā)展,故選D。3.Thedailynewspaperhasahistoryofnow.A.lessthan19centuriesB.nearly1,900yearsC.about21centuriesD.only200years【解析】選C。推理推斷題。從第一段其次句話TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59B.C.可知報紙的歷史大約有21個世紀,故選C。4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“regularly”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.規(guī)則地 B.正式地;定期地C.非法地 D.時尚地【解析】選B。詞義揣測題。由第一段可知:報紙起先是用手寫的,而且是墻報;后來到了八世紀起先印刷;到了1609年,才在德國正式出版,故可猜知regularly詞義應選B。BWhenTVnewsprogramsreportwarsordisasters,theeditorsrarelyusethemosthorrifyingpicturesofdeadorwoundedvictimsbecausetheydon’twanttoupsettheirviewers.Evenso,viewersareusuallywarnedinadvancethattheymayfindsomeofthesescenesdisturbing,sotheycanlookawayiftheychoose.Butthemenandwomenwhosejobistorecordthosescenes-theTVcameramen-havenosuchchoice.Itistheirdutytowitnessthehorrorsoftheworldandrecordthem,nomatterhowterribleandunpleasanttheymaybe.Consequently,itisoneofthemostdangerous,exposedandemotionallytaxingjobstheworldhastooffer.Today,thedemandfortheirworkisrising.Theexplosionofsatellitebroadcastingand24-hournewsinrecentyearshascreatedanalmostinsatiable(貪得無厭的)demandforTVinformation.ButmajorbroadcastersandtheTVnewsagencies—suchasReutersandWTN-haveneverhadenoughstafftomeettheworldwidedemandforup-to-datepictures,soincreasinglytheyturnto“freelance”cameramen(自由攝影師).Thesefreelancecameramenareindependentoperatorstiedtonoparticularorganization.Theywillworkforanycompanywhichhiresthem,forjustafewhoursorforseveralweeksinawarzone.Butifthefreelancecameramanisinjuredinthecourseofthejob,theTVcompanyisnotresponsibleforhim.Thefreelancecameramanmustsurviveonhisown.TVwillalwaysneedhard,vividmovingpictureswhicharefresh,butthesecompaniesfeeluncomfortablewithlargenumbersofemployeesontheirbooks,explainsNickGrowing,onceforeigneditorforBritainChannel4NewsandnowaBBCnewspresenter.Byhiringfreelancecameramen,theycanbuyintheskillstheyneedonlywhentheyneedthem.Italsoenablesthemtocontractouttherisk.【語篇概述】本文主要介紹了自由攝影師的工作任務和工作特點。5.Thefreelancecameramen.A.havebetterskillsthanothercameramenB.aretiedtomanyTVnewsagenciesC.havetoberesponsiblefortheirownsecurityD.needtocontractoutrisksofworkforTVcompanies【解析】選C。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第三段Butifthefreelancecameramanisinjuredinthecourseofthejob,theTVcompanyisnotresponsibleforhim.Thefreelancecameramanmustsurviveonhisown可知自由攝影師須要對自己的平安負責。6.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.TVcameramenhavetowitnessdisastersandkillingwhethertheylikethemornotB.TVcameramenareaspecialgroupofpeoplewhoenjoyhorrifyingpicturesC.TVcameramenshouldbegivengreaterchoiceofworkD.thedevelopmentofTVresultedinthegrowingdemandforTVcameramen’swork【解析】選D。推理推斷題。由其次段Theexplosionofsatellitebroadcastingand24-hournewsinrecentyearshascreatedanalmostinsatiabledemandforTVinformation.可推知是電視的發(fā)展促使了攝影師工作的發(fā)展。7.Accordingtothispassage,somemajorbroadcastersandTVnewsagencies.A.haveemployedenoughcameramenB.arenotwillingtoemploymanycameramenC.areverymeantofreelancecameramenD.areresponsibleforthefreelancecameramanifheisinjured【解析】選B。推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章最終兩段可推知許多主要的廣播公司和電視新聞機構不情愿雇用太多的攝影師。8.Theauthorofthispassageshowshisthefreelancecameramen.A.respectfor B.sympathytoC.angerto D.admirationto【解析】選B。推理推斷題。本文主要介紹了自由攝影師工作的危急和艱難,可以推知作者對自由攝影師持憐憫看法。CTheMinionsTheseyellowcreaturesbecomeabighitfortheircutenessoflovingbananas,nonsensewordsandsillymovements.WhenyouwatchedDespicableMe(2010),didyoupredicttheMinionswouldlaterbecomethemainattraction?Frombackgroundcharactersandthenmaincharacters,theirsuccessprovesgoodanimatedcreationscantakeonalifeoftheirownspin-offs(續(xù)集).ThePenguinsThepenguinswereoriginallyjustsidekicksinMadagascar(2005).Butin2008theytookleadingrolesintheirownTVseries,andin2014starredinthefilmPenguinsofMadagascar.Thepenguins’wit,sarcasmandcraftycomposurenotonlyaddsattractiontothekid-friendlyfranchise,butalsoservesadultaudienceswell.Soit’snotsurprisingthattheygottheirownmovie.ScratAsmallandfurrysquirrelwithalongtailfromanimatedmovieIceAge(2002),Scrathaswonpeople’sheartswithitspersistenceinacorns.Itisabigpartofits(IceAge’s)enduringappeal.Hedemandsalotofnuts,butheisasuperstar,andhedoeshisownstunts.Scratnowhashisownanimatedshorts,extendedscenesandmini-movies.PussinBootsOriginallyafairytalewrittenbyFrenchauthorCharlesPerraut,PussinBootsfeaturesacatthathelpshislow-bornmastergainwealthandpowerthroughtrickery.ThecatlaterappearedintheShrekfranchise.In2011,hehadhisownmoviefittinglytitledPussinBoots.【語篇概述】文章介紹了幾部受到人們喜愛的卡通電影中的主要角色。9.Accordingtothetext,anadultismorelikelytoenjoythecharacter.A.theMinions B.thePenguinsC.Scrat D.PussinBoots【解析】選B。細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次部分中的“Thepenguins’wit,sarcasmandcraftycomposurenotonlyaddsattractiontothekid-friendlyfranchise,butalsoservesadultaudienceswell.”可知,電影中企鵝的機靈、幽默和鎮(zhèn)靜,不僅吸引孩子,也吸引了成年人觀眾。10.Whichiscloseinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“sidekicks”inthesecondpart?A.assistants B.leadingplayersC.standers-by D.minorroles【解析】選D。詞義揣測題。依據(jù)后一句話可知,在2008年電視劇和2014年《馬達加斯加企鵝》電影中企鵝成了主角。由此推知,在2005年《馬達加斯加》電影中它只是一個配角,一個小角色。assistant“助手”;leadingplayer“主演”;stander-by“旁觀者”;minorrole“小角色”;sidekick“跟班”,故選D。11.Whatdothefourcharactershaveincommon?A.Theyhavecontributedmosttothesuccessoftheiroriginalfilms.B.Theyhaveprovedthattheaudiencesusuallyfavorcuteanimals.C.Theyhavecompletelystolentheshowwiththeirownseries.D.Theyhaveshowntheirsharedqualitiesofhonesty,loyaltyandunselfishness.【解析】選C。推理推斷題。文章主要介紹了幾部大受人們歡迎的卡通電影,其中的主子公都特別有特點,特別搶鏡,受到人們的喜愛?！皊tealtheshow”為“搶鏡”之意,故選C。Ⅱ.七選五依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,選項中有兩項為多余選項。CompanionshipofBooksAmanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen;andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,whetheritisofbooksorofmen.1Itisthesametodaythatitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofadversityordistress.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouth,andcomfortingandconsolingusinage.Menoftendiscovertheiraffinitytoeachotherbythemutuallovetheyhaveforabookjustastwopersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhichbothentertainforathird.2Butthereismorewisdominthis:“Loveme,lovemybook.”Thebookisatruerandhigherbondofunion.Mencanthink,feel,andsympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor.Theyliveinhimtogether,andheinthem.Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthinkout,fortheworldofaman’slifeis,forthemostpart,buttheworldofhisthoughts.3Theybecomeourconstantcompanionsandcomforters.4Andtheybringusintothepresenceofthegreatestminds