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Unit 4 课时跟踪检测(二)
Warming Up & Reading — Language Points
Ⅰ.单词拼写或用所给单词的正确形式填空
1．Everyone who is interested in the position needs to submit (递交) their applications before May 5.
2．It will require lots of time to assess (评估) the effect of the new policy.
3．The courtyard needs a thorough (彻底的) cleaning.
4．Mary is the right person who can finish the job before the deadline (最后期限)．
5．The incomes of skilled workers went up. Meanwhile (同时), unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
6．Many professional (profession) boxers end their careers with brain damage.
7．I still feel guilty (guilt) about things I said to my mother when I was a teenager.
8．She deliberately (deliberate) broke the beautiful vase; as a result, she was scolded.
9．While still at primary school, Tom had already shown admirable (admire) talent.
10．We guarantee to refund your money if you are not delighted (delight) with your purchase.
Ⅱ.选词填空
be guilty at， so as to， accuse ...of， be delighted at， be eager to， assist ...with， concentrate on， depend on， have a good nose for， inform ...of
1.The police accused him of drunk driving and put him into prison.
2．I can't concentrate_on my work when I'm tired.
3．Jane called her parents and informed them of her time to go back home.
4．We are depending_on you to finish the paper by Friday.
5．Please check the list carefully so_as_to avoid mistakes.
6．In my view, he has_a_good_nose_for news as a journalist and host.
7．The young man often assists his wife with the housework.
8．She was_delighted_at the news of her best friend's wedding.
9．Many volunteers have been_eager_to_ give more help to the local people since the earthquake happened.
10．Wendy was_guilty_at forgetting her best friend's birthday again.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．It's not easy to be a journalist. You must have_a_good_nose_for news.
当一名记者不容易，你需有对新闻的敏锐性。
2．You must have got_the_wrong_end_of_the_stick. I had never gone to your school before.
你一定是弄错了。我以前从没有去过你的学校。
3．You must keep_in_mind that there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.
你必须记住：世界上没什么免费的午餐。
4．It is important to read regularly if you are_eager_to_improve_your_English.
如果你渴望提高英语，经常阅读是重要的。
5．The Internet keeps_us_informed_of the latest news and also provides entertainment at home. It is no wonder that it's so popular worldwide.
网络使我们在家就能了解最新的新闻，而且也为我们在家里提供娱乐，难怪它在全世界那么受欢迎。
6．I am_delighted_to_receive_an_email from you. As for the party on July 1st, I shall be pleased to attend.
我很高兴收到你的电子邮件。关于7月1日的聚会，我会非常高兴地参加。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Although the Internet is relatively new to the modern world, it has rapidly become part of our daily life.It has become one of the major media of communication and news resources in today's society. It's not a surprise that this infant medium would soon take the place of the traditional sources for news.
But, can something so new be trusted In a medium where anyone can create a webpage, no one knows which news is fake and which news is real.At least with newspapers, we have our established names.And even with television, we think we can trust our nightly news report on the national television stations.Still, studies show that the Internet still is a main, if not the most significant source for news.
The Internet began as a connection of a few government computers used mainly for military purposes.Then, very basic things began to grow out of it: such as download areas and simple e mail.With the creation of HTML which could let you jump from site to site through links, “web browsers (浏览器)” were created.Then came the first webpages and the first bits of news whether the news was personal, local or national.The evolution of online news wasn't slow.In fact, most of the growth took place within a single year.
With the quick and recent influence of the Internet, it becomes difficult to differentiate between the more established news sources and the online medium.We know we can trust sites like MSNBC because they have an established name already in television news.But, with journalists like Mike Drudge (who broke the Monica Lewinksy scandal), his site has been considered more of a “rumor center” than a source for legitimate news.Yet this does not prevent people from using the sites, as news websites offer the quickest, most accurate statistics on news stories.Users need to be careful about which sources they can really trust, personal pages or professional ones.
语篇解读：与传统媒体相比，互联网作为一种新的媒体形式存在着可信度不高的劣势，但它发展迅猛，前途无量。
1．What is the passage mainly about
A．How to find news on the Internet.
B．Why people trust online news.
C．The future of the online medium.
D．The development of the online medium.
解析：选D 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了网络媒体的发展状况。
2．With the examples of TV and newspapers, the writer wants to tell us that ________.
A．newspapers are always people's favorite
B．TV and newspapers will be replaced by the online medium
C．people still doubt if the online medium can be trusted
D．the Internet has more advantages than other media
解析：选C 写作意图题。第二段开头提到“But, can something so new be trusted？”及后文以报纸和电视媒体为例均是为了通过对比说明互联网上的信息可信度不如报纸和电视上的报道，说明人们对互联网的可信度存在质疑。
3．Which is the CORRECT time order of the following events
a．Web browsers were created.
b．HTML was created.
c．Download areas and simple e mail began to grow.
d．The first webpages appeared.
e．The Internet worked as a connection of a few government computers.
A．a，d，e，c，b B．e，c，b，a，d
C．e，b，c，d，a D．b，e，c，a，d
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段内容可知，答案为B。
4．Why does the writer think the website MSNBC can be trusted
A．Because it has a quick and powerful influence.
B．Because it has a good reputation.
C．Because it has very good journalists.
D．Because it is a professional website.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据最后一段“We know we can trust sites like MSNBC because they have an established name already in television news.”可知作者认为人们可以信赖网站MSNBC的原因是：它有着很好的声誉。
B
The other day my colleagues and I went up to Birmingham to find out how teenagers are getting their news and, more importantly, whether they can distinguish fact from fiction.I was alarmed by what we found out, and persuaded that whatever form it might take, news literacy is an area educators will need to think hard about.
Smart policy should be based on solid data, therefore, fake news could be dangerous.Ambitious politicians can use the issue of fake news to raise their profile (形象)．Technology firms can point to their response to fake news to display a social conscience.And journalists in traditional media can make their own trade, which is under great financial pressure, look noble when juxtaposed (并列) with the threat from misinformation online.
The teenagers at Cardinal Wiseman School in Kingstanding, Birmingham, were hugely bright.They knew the phrase fake news well.And they were greatly sceptical about the news they get from what they didn't quite refer to as the mainstream media.
We set them a small test, in which they would look at three stories, say whether they were true, false or in between — and why.In each case they mostly gave wrong answers, finally, but for interesting reasons.
All the questions that an adult might reasonably have on seeing a news article went through these young minds.Does the headline seem reasonable Is there anything about the presentation of this article that looks doubtful And so on.The pupils asked all the right questions, but came to all the wrong conclusions.
I wouldn't say that young people today are less bright than in yesteryears.But the amount of news and information they are downloading every day is immeasurably higher than a generation ago, and the fact that the Internet does contain lots of fake news makes me wonder if teaching news literacy may be worthwhile.
Of course, pupils who are good at logic and reasoning will naturally be better at distinguishing believable information.But it may be that the spread of unreliable sources online, combined with the ultra addictive nature of smartphones and the amount of time young people are spending online, bolsters (加强) the case for a more concerted, nationwide effort to deal with fake news in education.Even if, as I said above, we should be sceptical about fake news itself.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。在新媒体时代，孩子们每天都能接触到大量的虚假新闻，就此，作者提出了自己的应对策略。
5．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to
A．Fact. B．News.
C．Fiction. D．News literacy.
解析：选B 代词指代题。根据画线词前面的“my colleagues and I went up to Birmingham to find out how teenagers are getting their news and, more importantly, whether they can distinguish fact from fiction”可知，此处的it指代新闻，它的形式有真有假。
6．How does the author explain the danger of fake news
A．By giving examples.
B．By stating arguments.
C．By making classifications.
D．By presenting survey results.
解析：选A 写作手法题。根据题干中的“the danger of fake news”可以将答案定位在第二段中。在该段中，作者列举了政治家、科技公司和新闻记者三个事例来说明虚假新闻会造成的危险后果，故答案选A。
7．Why is it hard for students to distinguish fact from fiction
A．They are not as smart as their parents.
B．They are too active to focus on one thing.
C．They have too much information to deal with.
D．They have no skills for dealing with such things.
解析：选C 推理判断题。结合第五段末的“The pupils asked all the right questions, but came to all the wrong conclusions”和第六段内容可以推知，学生们之所以很难辨别新闻的真伪，不是因为他们没有前辈们聪明，而是因为他们每天接触的新闻太多了，而这些新闻中充斥了大量的虚假内容。
8．What advice does the author give in the text
A．Develop children's ability to identify.
B．Spread the education of news literacy.
C．Provide more logic lessons for students.
D．Improve the media environment for children.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“...bolsters (加强) the case for a more concerted, nationwide effort to deal with fake news in education”可以推知，比起怀疑虚假新闻本身，净化媒体环境、消除虚假新闻才是举国上下一起努力的方向。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
If you need to interview someone for an article but you have never interviewed before, it can be frightening.Here are some tips for preparing for and conducting a successful interview.
__1__ If the person is a known author or speaker, take the time to read or listen to his/her work, or at least get familiar with his/her most recent or most important work.If the interview will cover recent events, review whatever is known publicly about those events.
Bring a recording device (录音设备)．You can use your phone or an audio recorder.In this way you needn't struggle to write things down.__2__ And this will make it easier to include direct quotes when you start writing.
Remember to make it a conversation rather than a list of questions.Prepared questions are just a guideline.__3__ You can also try to ask your interviewee about his/her personal thoughts and reactions to events and people they deal with.
Appropriate feedback (反馈) is also important.Feel free to say words that show you are listening, like “Yeah” and “Mmmm”．__4__ You can also give more facial feedback like smiling.
__5__ If the interviewee changes suddenly from one line of thought to another, lead them back to the area you're focusing on.Guide the interview but don't keep interrupting with many questions.
A．Politely ask if you can interview them.
B．Do your homework before you pick up the phone.
C．Then you can focus all your attention on the interview.
D．Consider how all the questions can be asked in a short time.
E．Nodding your head can be an encouragement to the interviewee.
F．In order to get the information you need, you should guide the interview.
G．You can try to ask questions based on what they have said to you in previous responses.
1．选B 本空是本段的中心句。根据空后的内容可知，在进行采访之前需要花时间了解被采访者，了解他们的作品，如果需要的话，还要了解与采访内容相关的时事。简而言之，要在采访之前做好功课。
2．选C 上文指出，带上录音设备进行采访，你就不需要努力地去作文字记录。本空与下一句为并列关系，承接上句内容，告诉我们这样做的好处就是你可以完全专注于采访，而且在后续写文章的时候可以直接引用被采访者的话，故正确答案为C项。
3．选G 本段首句给出的建议：让采访成为一次谈话而不是问题清单。那么如何做到这一点呢？本空和下一句给出了具体建议：你可以根据受访者先前的回答来继续提出问题，也可以询问他/她的观点。
4．选E 本空对上一句进行补充说明：你可以通过点头的方式来鼓励受访者。
5．选F 根据空后内容可知，为了获得你所需要的信息，你要引导采访的方向。本段末的“Guide the interview”也点明了本段的主题。
Ⅵ.课时微写作(根据提示完成小作文)
This morning, the teacher 1.informed (通知) Tom to go to his office, where he 2.accused (责备) Tom of cheating in the latest exam. He 3.demanded (要求) that Tom should 4.concentrate_his_attention_on (集中精力) learning and 5.depend_on (依靠) himself to 6.acquire (获得) rich knowledge. Tom said that 7.in_no_case (再也不会) would he cheat in the exam.1
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Unit 4 课时跟踪检测(三)
Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.单词拼写或用所给单词的正确形式填空
1．Television and radio needed many more women in senior (高级的) jobs.
2．I'm afraid your teacher won't approve (同意) of your going there.
3．The English department (系) of our school will hold a party to celebrate Christmas.
4．More than 100 applications for travel visas have to be processed (处理)．
5．The new edition (版) of the dictionary will appear in the book store next week.
6．I have formed the habit of polishing (polish) my shoes before I leave home.
7．They were making efforts to provide time and accurate (accurately) weather forecasts during the Olympic Games.
8．Rice is the chief (chiefly) crop in most southern provinces.
9．The appointment (appoint) of a new mayor was reported in the newspaper.
10．The new proposals have won the approval (approve) of the board.
Ⅱ.选词填空
be involved in， be senior to， make an appointment with， approve of， ahead of， to one's delight， in process， commit a crime， be guilty of， be sceptical of
1．We were praised by the manager for completing the work five days ahead_of time.
2．The organization denied the accusation that it was_involved_in the murder.
3．Mr Smith was unfit for the position. It had to be filled by an officer senior_to him.
4．The research into the cause of the accident is still in_process.
5．To_our_delight,_our daughter adjusted (herself) to campus life a month after entering college.
6．We doubt whether John will defeat his opponent. This means we are_sceptical_of his chances of winning.
7．We live in a society ruled by the law. If you commit_a_crime you can never escape being punished.
8．If you approve_of a suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
9．He was_guilty_of stealing and taken into prison.
10．I'd like to make_an_appointment_with the doctor. I'm not quite myself these days.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．When Don paid a brief visit to me yesterday afternoon, I had_been_writing a film review for hours.
昨天下午当Don来短暂拜访我的时候，我已经写了几个小时的影评了。
2．My husband who is_three_years_senior_to me, is very considerate and always places me in the first place.
比我大三岁的丈夫，非常体贴，总是把我放在首位。
3．My father doesn't approve_of_my_leaving_school this year.
我父亲不同意我今年离校。
4．He knew the_process_of_learning_to_read.
他知道学习阅读的步骤。
5．I'd like to make_an_appointment_with Doctor Smith. Would 9：00 tomorrow be all right
我想和史密斯医生预约。明天9点可以吗？
6．The little girl wanted to polish_up_all_the_furniture in the house to help her mother do some housework.
这个小女孩想要把屋子里的所有家具擦亮来帮助她的母亲做家务。
Ⅳ.完形填空
In India, it is very common to see beggars at the crossroads. It would be __1__ to say that they should be given work, but often they can earn more through __2__ than working.
As I made my way towards the rickshaw (人力车) I had __3__， I slowed my pace as there was a man near the driver. Moving closer, I saw he wasn't a __4__， but a man selling incense (熏香). Perhaps seeing me __5__， the driver put away his __6__ purchased incense and sent the man on his way.
As I stepped into the rickshaw, my __7__ followed the man. He was disabled. I __8__ that I should buy some incense, but by then the man was too far away.
“I never use incense，” the driver said, __9__ my thoughts. Having sensed my __10__， he explained, “He could have been begging, but instead he was __11__ with honesty to earn money, so I wanted to show my __12__.”
Then he shared more __13__ to address the occupation of begging and I couldn't have __14__ with him more. When we arrived at my __15__， I gave him a 100 rupee (卢比) note instead of 10. I wanted him to use the money for __16__ like the one he did that day. He __17__ to take it. I then explained to him that that was not a “reward”， but rather a request on my behalf to use the __18__ for good. He was a man who spent his days on the __19__ and he had eyes to see those who need some support. He __20__ accepted and as I walked away, I could not help but smile.
语篇解读：有些人虽然生活在社会的底层，但是他们宁愿去从事一些收入微薄的工作，也不愿靠乞讨不劳而获。这样的人值得世人尊重。
1．A.difficult B．easy
C．funny D．possible
解析：选B 由文章第一句可知，在印度，乞讨现象非常普遍。针对这一问题，说一句“应该给他们提供工作”应该是很“容易的”。
2．A.stealing B．serving
C．singing D．begging
解析：选D 空前的they指代的是印度的乞丐，他们选择做乞丐而不去工作，说明很多时候他们乞讨来的钱比他们工作挣的钱多，故此处应填begging。
3．A.seen B．driven
C．caught D．called
解析：选A 作者“看到”了一辆人力车，所以就向它走去。
4．A.guide B．friend
C．passenger D．policeman
解析：选C 上一句说作者看到人力车夫身旁有一个人，于是放慢了脚步。因此可知，此处是指作者走近一看，发现那不是要坐车的人，而是一个卖熏香的小贩。passenger意为“乘客”。
5．A.buying B．approaching
C．leaving D．waiting
解析：选B 车夫看到作者向他走过来，赶紧把他刚买的熏香放好，然后把那个人打发走，准备接活。approach意为“走近，靠近”。
6．A.newly B．openly
C．partly D．freely
解析：选A 此时卖熏香的小贩还在人力车夫的身边，因此可判断他是刚买了熏香，故用newly。
7．A.minds B．voices
C．steps D．eyes
解析：选D 由下一句可知，作者看出卖熏香的人是个残疾人。由此判断，作者在坐进人力车的时候，眼光还注视着那个卖熏香的人。
8．A.predicted B．concluded
C．felt D．said
解析：选C 看到他是一个残疾人，作者觉得(feel)自己应该买点熏香，但是他已经走远了。
9．A.organizing B．understanding
C．affecting D．interrupting
解析：选D 由下文可知，作者和车夫开始了交谈。此处指车夫的第一句话“打断”了作者的思绪。
10．A.concern B．confusion
C．shame D．hesitation
解析：选B 人力车夫明明买了熏香，却说自己从来不用，所以作者应该会很迷惑，车夫感觉到了作者的迷惑(confusion)。
11．A.working B．collecting
C．building D．cleaning
解析：选A 结合上文可知，卖熏香的小贩本来也可以靠乞讨为生，但是，他宁愿靠自己的诚实劳动去赚钱养活自己。此处所填的working与空前的begging构成对比。
12．A.interest B．surprise
C．support D．pity
解析：选C 由车夫的描述和他购买熏香的举动可看出，他这样做是想表达自己对对方自食其力的“支持”。
13．A.in the way B．by the way
C．in a way D．on the way
解析：选D 由下文可知，车夫又跟作者聊了许多关于乞讨这个行业的情况。这些应该都发生在车夫拉着作者一路前行的路上，因此此处应用on the way。
14．A.dealt B．talked
C．agreed D．struggled
解析：选C 联系上下文可知，作者和车夫一样，都想帮助那些自食其力的穷人。由此推断，两人的观点应该是一致的，因此此处应表示作者非常同意他的看法。couldn't agree more意为“完全同意”。
15．A.station B．destination
C．city D．school
解析：选B 由空后作者付车费可知，他到达了目的地(destination)。本来车费是10卢比，但是作者给了他100卢比。
16．A.thoughts B．needs
C．acts D．lessons
解析：选C 根据空后的like the one he did that day(像他那天做的那样)可知，此处应用act(行为)。
17．A.afforded B．desired
C．pretended D．refused
解析：选D 由下一句中作者向车夫解释可知，一开始，车夫“拒绝”要那么多钱。
18．A.money B．time
C．energy D．knowledge
解析：选A 作者跟车夫解释说，这不是对他的奖励，而是一个请求，请他以后帮作者用这些“钱”多行善举。
19．A.bank B．road
C．mountain D．stage
解析：选B 对方是一个整天在路上拉车的车夫，因此此处用road。作者认为车夫有更多的机会看到那些需要支持的人。
20．A.finally B．immediately
C．nearly D．suddenly
解析：选A 由下文作者露出了笑容可知，车夫最终(finally)接受了作者多给的钱。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
I was browsing through different websites and almost all of them had headlines like, “Simon Cowell's TV show ‘Red or Black？’ loses more than a million viewers，” “Pay TV losing thousands of viewers! ” , “Are TV shows doomed (注定) to lose viewers？” and so on.
The web is taking over
There are a couple of reasons why TV has been losing viewers.The major contributor to this is the Internet.Everything you find on TV can be found on the web, but not vice puters are more interactive (交互的) and are broadly used compared to the television.Videos of one's favorite songs and soaps can be downloaded and seen whenever one desires to.So, who really needs the TV now
____________
Ideally, if one is not employed, then he/she would spend more time watching TV. However, what if the financial state of that unemployed person makes him/her unable to afford to watch TV That's the kind of financial state many people are in today.Those who had taken a housing loan and were hit by the economic crisis moved back to live with their families.
A lot of questions have been raised on how the decreasing TV viewership is going to hit the television industry.There has been a shift in television advertisements to other carriers.Restaurants, newspapers and websites are now receiving more advertisements.This will definitely decrease the money earned by the TV industry.But in the long run, because of the increasing competition with the web, there will be more creativity.This will only improve the content seen by the viewers.
However, TV will always remain as a must have thing in every home.A TV brings people together.A TV will always be preferred for enjoying live soccer matches, new TV series and your favorite movies.A computer may be your personal equipment but a TV serves to be a family attraction.
语篇解读：电视节目收视率下降的新闻随处可见，作者分析了其原因，并对未来的形势做出了判断。
1．It can be inferred in the first paragraph that ________.
A．surfing the Internet is more popular than watching TV
B．watching TV is harmful to our health
C．there are many different creative programs on TV
D．TV is losing its popularity
解析：选D 推理判断题。第一段所列的所有新闻标题都是关于电视节目收视率下降的，可知电视的受欢迎程度正在下降。
2．What's the best title for the third paragraph
A．There are more choices for entertainment
B．Unemployment is affecting TV viewership
C．More people are living together
D．Busy life and less free time are influencing the situation
解析：选B 段落大意题。从第三段的第一句“Ideally, if one is not employed ...”就可以知道本段讨论的是就业问题对电视的受欢迎程度的影响。
3．We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.
A．TV is still the most popular medium
B．the TV industry needs more competition
C．TV won't be replaced by the Internet
D．the TV industry has more creativity than other media
解析：选C 推理判断题。最后一段主要说的是电视的重要性，从最后一句“A computer may be your personal equipment but a TV serves to be a family attraction.”可以知道作者认为电视不会被网络取代。
4．In which part of a magazine would you most probably find the passage
A．Education. B．Entertainment.
C．History. D．Figures.
解析：选B 文章出处题。文章主要介绍的是电视、网络两种媒体的受欢迎程度的变化，放在“娱乐”一栏比较合适。
B
Other people may have their own ideas for our life; we can value their thinking but we don't have to take it to heart.
As children, our parents had dreams for us. They wanted us to do well in school, and to do whatever was necessary to reach our highest potential (潜力). Later in life, friends may try to affect us with their ideas of the perfect partner or the perfect job. People close to us may have ideas about how we should live our lives, and ideas that usually come from love and the hope for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them — whether it is the parent who wants us to live out his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an already established role. Whatever the case, we can appreciate and consider those people's thinking, but finally we must follow our own inner guidance.
There may come a time when all the suggestions can become overbearing (专横的). We may feel that the people we love don't support our judgment, which can hurt our feelings. It can interfere (干扰) with the choices we make for our lives by making us doubt ourselves before we've had a chance to decide what we want.
We can tell our loved ones how much we appreciate their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own decisions. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences. When they see that we are happy with our lives and the path we are taking to reach our goals, they can make sure that all we need them to do is to share our joy.
5．We can know from the passage that ________.
A．we should help our parents realize their dreams
B．the ideas other people come up with should be criticized
C．we don't need to care about others' words at all
D．it is love and hope that make our parents have expectations on us
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段“People close to us may have ideas ... the hope for us to be happy.”可知，和我们关系亲密的人可能会有关于我们应该如何生活的想法，这些想法通常来自于对我们的爱和希望，我们过得快乐。由此可知，是爱和希望让我们的父母对我们抱有期望。
6．What result may it be when your friends' advice is overbearing
A．You may love your friends more.
B．You may interfere with their thinking.
C．You may feel unhappy and doubtful.
D．You may be for their suggestions.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，当你的朋友的意见很专横，你可能会感觉不开心和不确定。
7．If you don't accept your friends' advice, you should ________.
A．change your goals in your mind
B．let them learn from your experiences
C．show your dissatisfaction to them directly
D．let them know that you will make decisions on your own
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，当你不想接受你朋友(给予你的)想法时，你应该让他们知道你要自己做决定的想法。
8．Which can be the best title for the passage
A．An Art of Refusing Others' Suggestions
B．A Road to Future Success
C．Appreciating Others' Ideas but Making Your Own Decisions
D．Good Ways of Sharing Our Joy with Others
解析：选C 标题归纳题。文章开篇点题，结尾扣题。主要讲我们身边亲近的人也许对我们的生活有他们的看法，我们可以感激他们的想法，但是我们应该自己做决定。PAGE
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Unit 4 课时跟踪检测(一)
Warming Up & Reading — Pre-reading
阅读理解
A
Mary Cope, who works as a dedicated volunteer at Memorial Hospital West, Florida, admits it's her partner who often steals the show.
It's easy to see why with one look at Lady, the dog of this pet therapy (治疗)team. “She's the part of this team that makes it work，” Cope says.
Lady was a stray when Cope and her husband saw her seven years ago. She wandered on their driveway. She had no collar or dog tags, and a twisted front foot that looked badly broken. It was clear she'd been abused.
“I fed and watered her，” Cope says. “Then I took her to our vet.” A woman in the vet's office saw her sweet nature and suggested Lady as a candidate for pet therapy. Cope agreed and contacted Therapy Dogs Inc., an organization that trains and certifies dogs for pet therapy, and signed Lady up for training right away.
Lady's personality makes her a natural. Though neglected and abused, she is always eager to please and make others happy. Patients' faces light up upon Lady's entrance. In return, Lady provides constant, unconditional love. “It doesn't matter who they are, or where they're from, to her, they're all the same，” Cope explains. “And in a hospital setting we've come to see that she loves them all.”
Recalling an unforgettable experience with a 102 year old dog lover, Cope says, “The woman had a huge grin on her face. She said to me, ‘Oh my gosh, I've seen this on TV lots of times and it's never happened to me before. I love it. Thank you so much！’”
When the very weak woman asked for a kiss from Lady, Cope carefully put Lady's front paws on the bed and the dog gently granted her wish. Cope says that the expressions on patients' faces when they meet her four legged friend are priceless.
语篇解读：Lady是一条可爱、温顺的狗且是宠物医疗小队中的一员，她为住院病人带来欢乐，使他们更快康复。
1.What is the text mainly about
A．The story of a therapy dog.
B．An injured dog.
C．The effects of pet therapy.
D．Patients' love for pets.
解析：选A 主旨大意题。文章主要围绕流浪狗成为宠物治疗队员的过程以及她给病人带来的欢乐展开，故选A项。
2．Why is the 102 year old dog lover mentioned
A．To show how therapy dogs work.
B．To show the joy Lady brought to patients.
C．To show Cope's concern for the patients.
D．To show old patients' suffering and loneliness.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知，Lady出现在医院中为一位102岁的老太太带来了欢乐。由此可推知，文中提到那位老太太就是为了表明Lady给病人带来的快乐。
3．What does the underlined word “stray” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A．A cruel dog owner. B．A beggar.
C．A homeless dog. D．A poor woman.
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据第三段可知，当Lady第一次出现在Cope家的车道上时，她没有颈圈或狗牌，且一条腿因遭受虐待受了伤，因此Cope夫妇收留了她。由此可推知，她当时是一条流浪狗，故选C项。
B
Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past. There are not very many people who seriously read a newspaper every day. Most people only read the sports pages, the advice or the gossip columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements. Most people don't take time to read real news. They attempt to
catch the reader's interest with pictures and exciting head lines. These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see when you pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader to look through the rest of the paper. This is why editors always look for a good first page story and a headline to make them stop and look. If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps they will go on to read the front page. However, they may read the headlines, but that is all, then they turn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements.
It seems that people do not want the news from a newspaper any more. They say they get the news on tele vision now. More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a newspaper. What about you Do you read news from a newspaper Do you think it is easier to get news from television Or do you care about news at all Would you mind if there were no news
语篇解读：现如今网络的发展对纸质报纸的冲击很大。本文作者呼吁大家更多地关注报纸。
4．According to the passage, newspapers are ________.
A．more popular today
B．less popular today
C．as popular as before
D．getting more and more popular
解析：选B 细节理解题。关键是理解文章的第一句话，由此可知报纸的地位已不如从前。
5．According to the author, which of the following newspapers will most probably attract the reader's attention
A．The ones with interesting pictures and exciting headlines on the front page.
B．The ones with sports news on the front page.
C．The ones with classified ads on the front page.
D．The ones with gossip columns on the front page.
解析：选A 推理判断题。新闻往往用一些图片和令人感兴趣的标题来吸引读者注意。
6．The author's attitude toward newspapers is ________.
A．sympathetic B．critical
C．negative D．undetermined
解析：选A 观点态度题。由文章的第一句话可知作者对报纸今非昔比的状况有点感慨，作者认为报纸应该受到人们更多的关注。
C
The managing editor is usually the person in charge of the day to day editorial process of a newspaper. He or she makes sure that the newspaper comes out on time each day and that costs are kept within a budget (预算). He or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff, and serves as the spokesperson for the newspaper. The managing editor may also be involved in story, photos and graphics (图形) selection, assignment, laying out pages, editing copy and writing headlines.
The news editor is in charge of the news pages of the newspaper. He or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not. The news editor and his or her assistants also lay out pages of the paper.
The copy editor edits stories and writes headlines. The copy editor is often the last person to see a story before it actually appears in print.
The city editor makes sure that the news in the city is covered and that as many local stories as possible get into each edition. The city editor monitors the local general assignment and specialty reporters.
The state editor supervises reporters who cover communities and areas outside the city but still within the circulation (流通) area of the newspaper.
The national editor supervises reporters in bureaus (办事处) in cities outside the circulation area of the newspaper. Most newspapers rely on the wireless services for national news, but some have correspondents (通信员) who work in other cities and report to the national editor.
7．If you want to apply for a job in a newspaper newsroom, you are likely to be interviewed by________.
A．the news editor B．the national editor
C．the state editor D．the managing editor
解析：选D 细节理解题。由第一段的第一句“The managing editor is usually the person in charge of the day to day editorial process of a newspaper.”和第三句中的“He or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff”可知D项正确。
8．From the passage, we can learn that the news editor's work includes________.
A．selecting photos and graphics
B．determining which stories are used
C．editing stories
D．supervising the local general assignment
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第二段中的“The news editor is ...He or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not.”可知B项切题。
9．The underlined word “supervises” can be replaced by ________.
A．is in favor of B．is in honor of
C．is in charge of D．is in need of
解析：选C 词义猜测题。由第二段的第一句“The news editor is in charge of the news pages of the newspaper.”及supervises所在句可知应选C。supervise“监督，管理”；be in charge of“负责”。
10．The national news is mostly sent to the national editor by all of the following ways EXCEPT________.
A．by e mail B．by fax
C．by post D．by telephone
解析：选C 细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Most newspapers rely on the wireless services for national news”可知选C。
