必修五 Unit 4 Making the news.docx

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必修五Unit4Makingthenews

必修五Unit4Makingthenews

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Itisdemandedthatthebooks_______（return）totheschoollibrarywithintwoweeks.

2．Whenthedelayedflightwilltakeoffdependsmuch________theweather.（2014·陕西，15）

3．Brianisgiftedin________（write）music;heisverylikelytobeaBeethoven.（2015·四川，5）

4．Not________（polish）hispoem，hedidn’tdaretosubmitittotheprofessor.

5．Ihavean________（appoint）withDr.Smith，butIneedtochangeit.（2013·北京，26）

6．Thepublishersareconfidentthatthebooks________（publish）nextmonthwillsellwell.

7．Ifacceptedforthejob，you’ll________（inform）soon.（2015·北京，31）

8．Oursoftware，unless________（update）onaregularbasis，maynotserveuswellinourwork.

9．Today，wewilldiscussanumberofcases________beginnersofEnglishfailtousethelanguageproperly.

10.OppositeisSt.Paul’sChurch，________youcanhearsomelovelymusic.（2015·北京，24）

答案　1.（should）bereturned　2.on　3.writing　4.havingpolished　5.appointment　6.tobepublished　7.beinformed　8.（itis）updated　9.where/inwhich　10．where

Ⅱ.单元考点作文串记

（一）根据提示翻译句子

1．作为一名记者，李强不但有很好的新闻嗅觉，而且具有令人钦佩的专业技能。

（notonly...butalso...倒装句，journalist，admirable，professional）

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2．每一次采访前，他都会全神贯注地做准备。

（concentrate）

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3．在采访过程中，他能够获得他所需要的信息。

（acquire）

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4．同时，他还能想起下一个问题。

（meanwhile）

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5．采访一结束，李强必须准确迅速地写出报道。

（themoment...）

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6．最终由主编阅读批准。

（approve）

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7．再经过后期的技术处理，一篇新闻稿就可以交付印刷了。

（technicalprocess，gotopress）

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（二）加入适当过渡词，连句成篇

答案　

（一）1.Asajournalist，notonlydoesLiQianghaveagoodnosefornews，buthealsohasadmirableprofessionalskills.

2．Beforeeveryinterview，heconcentratesonpreparingforit.

3．Intheprocessofaninterview，hecanacquiretheinformationheneeds.

4．Meanwhilehecomesupwiththenextquestion.

5．Themomenttheinterviewisover，LiQiangmustwriteouthisstoryaccuratelyandquickly.

6．Lastofall，thechiefeditorreadsitandapprovesit.

7．Afterthelaststageoftechnicalprocess，astoryisreadytogotopress.

（二）【参考范文】

Asajournalist，notonlydoesLiQianghaveagoodnosefornews，buthealsohasadmirableprofessionalskills.Beforeeveryinterview，heconcentratesonpreparingforit.Intheprocessofaninterview，hecanacquiretheinformationheneeds，andmeanwhilecomesupwiththenextquestion.Themomenttheinterviewisover，LiQiangmustwriteouthisstoryaccuratelyandquickly.Lastofall，thechiefeditorreadsitandapprovesit.Afterthelaststageoftechnicalprocess，astoryisreadytogotopress.

Ⅲ.阅读理解

Thoughlargercitiesweremostlyspared,Sunday’stornadoesdamagedsomesmalltownsinthemiddleoftheU．S.OneofthehardesthitwasVan,Texas,atownofabout2，600peoplelocated70milessoutheastofDallas.Windstherereachedupto140milesperhouranddamagedabout30percentofthearea.Weatherexpertssayitwasthestrongesttornadotohitthetowninmorethan70years.

EmergencyworkersinVanmovedquicklytohelpthoseaffected,buttwopeoplewerekilledandmorethantwodozenwereinjuredbythetornado’swinds.AdriverinthenearbytownofCorsicanawaskilledbyfloodwatersthathadrisenafterthestorm.

InLakeCity,Iowa,atornadotoretheroofoffSouthCentralCalhounHighSchool.Onehundredandfiftypeoplehadgatheredinthesafetyoftheschool’sbasement,andallescapedwithoutmajorharm.

Ninepeoplewereinjuredinthe130－mphwindsofatornadothattoucheddowninDelmont,SouthDakota,buttornadoesweren’ttheonlysevereweatherthatstatesawonSunday.ResidentsintheBlackHillsregionwerefacedwithalate－springsnowfallof10to18inches.

ScientistsmeasuretornadoesusingtheEnhancedFujita（EF）Scale.Itcategorizestornadoesbasedontheamountofdamagetheycauseandtheirestimatedwindspeed.EF1tornadoesaretheweakest,whileEF5tornadoesaretheseverest.ThetornadoinVanwascategorizedasanEF3.

Althoughtornadoescanhappeninanystate,theyaremostcommoninthecentralU．S.Thisiswhythatpartofthecountryisnicknamed（给……起绰号）TornadoAlley.Thoughthispastweekend’sstormsweredamaging,theywerenotabnormalforthistimeofyear.MoretornadoeshittheU．S.inMaythaninanyothermonth,accordingtotheNationalWeatherService（NWS）．

“We’vehadatleastonetornadoreportedsomewhereinthenationeverydaysinceMay2，”weatherexpertGregCarbinsaid.“It’sadangeroustimeofyear.”

【语篇解读】　本文是说明文。

龙卷风席卷了美国中部。

1．WhichpartoftheU．S.washitbytornadoesonSunday?

A．Thecentralpart.B．Theeasternpart.

C．Thewesternpart.D．Thesouthernpart.

答案　A　[细节理解题。

由第一段中的Sunday’stornadoesdamagedsomesmalltownsinthemiddleoftheU．S.可知，周日美国中部受到了龙卷风的袭击。

]

2．WhathappenedtopeopleinSouthCentralCalhounHighSchool?

A．Theywerekilledbyfloodwaters.

B．Theysurvivedthetornadoluckily.

C．Theywerebadlyhurtbythestorm.

D．Theywerenotinfluencedbythetornado.

答案　B　[推理判断题。

由第三段中的Onehundredandfiftypeoplehadgatheredinthesafetyoftheschool’sbasement,andallescapedwithoutmajorharm可推断学校的人因为提前躲到了地下室里而很幸运地从龙卷风中幸存下来。

]

3．Whichtornadoesarethestrongest?

A．EF1tornadoes.B．EF3tornadoes.

C．EF4tornadoes.D．EF5tornadoes.

答案　D　[细节理解题。

由倒数第三段中的whileEF5tornadoesaretheseverest可知。

]

4．ThenicknameTornadoAlleyisconnectedwith________．

A．aweatherexpert

B．thearea’sclimate

C．thearea’slandform

D．thecreationoftheEFScale

答案　B　[推理判断题。

由倒数第二段开头的Althoughtornadoescanhappeninanystate,theyaremostcommoninthecentralU．S....TornadoAlley可知，美国中部之所以有“龙卷风巷”的绰号是因为这一地区经常遭遇龙卷风。

据此可推断，该绰号和该地的气候有关系。

]

Ⅳ.完形填空

ElvaRobisonwillneverforgetthephonecallshereceivedoneSeptembermorning.Her22－year－olddaughterhadbeen__1__inacaraccident.

Theweeksandmonthsthatfollowedwerefullof__2__forElva.Relatives,friendsandneighbors__3__herandherfamily.ButElvadrewthegreatest__4__fromheroldhighschoolclassmate,IrmaHyson.IthappenedthatIrmahadlosther21－year－olddaughterinacaraccidentjustayearbefore,soshe__5__likenooneelsewhatElvawasfeeling,andthatgaveElva__6__．

Inthemanyyearssincethen,thetwowomenhavecontinuedto__7__oneanother’sjoys,lossesandhardships.“Idon’tknowwhatI’ddo__8__her，”ElvasaysofIrma.“I’vetoldher,‘Youhavesavedmylife.’AndIknowshe__9__thesameway.”

Somestudiesfindthathavingawiderangeof__10__—belongingtocommunitygroups__11__havinganetworkoffriends—offers__12__．Butothersshowthatthemostimportantthingistohavejustafew__13__friends—“Qualitybeatsquantityallthetime，”saysLauraCarstensenofStanfordUniversity.ElvaandIrmawouldsurely__14__．FiveyearsafterIrma’s__15__died,herhusbandwaskilledinatrafficaccident.Elva__16__wenttoIrma’ssideand__17__todohouseworkandanythingelseshecould.“Shepracticallylivedhereforawhile，”Irmasays.

WhenElva’shusbanddied,Irmastayed__18__byherside.Elva’sdoctor__19__shejoinasupportgroupforthebereaved（失去亲人的）．ButElvatoldhimshereallydidn’tneedanyofthat__20__shehadIrma.

Bothcelebratingtheir84thbirthdaysthisyear,thetwobestfriendsstilldrive,travelandsupporteachother.

【语篇解读】　本文是记叙文。

一对朋友几十年以来一直相互扶持，帮助对方度过人生最黑暗的日子，她们用实际行动诠释了朋友的意义。

1．A.hurtB．killedC．punishedD．caught

答案　B　[根据下段中的IthappenedthatIrmahadlosther21－year－olddaughterinacaraccident可知，与Irma的女儿一样，Elva的女儿也“死（killed）”于车祸。

]

2．A.regretB．angerC．anxietyD．sorrow

答案　D　[白发人送黑发人，Elva自然很“难过（sorrow）”。

]

3．A.gotalongwithB．putupwith

C．reachedouttoD．paidattentionto

答案　C　[出了这样的事，亲朋好友都向Elva和她的家人“伸出了援助之手（reachedoutto）”。

]

4．A.pleasureB．comfort

C．prideD．satisfaction

答案　B

5．A.understoodB．remembered

C．realizedD．imagined

答案　A　[根据本段中的IthappenedthatIrmahadlosther21－year－olddaughterinacaraccident可知，Elva从Irma那里得到了最大的“安慰（comfort）”是因为Irma的女儿也死于车祸，所以Irma“理解（understood）”Elva的感受。

]

6．A.strengthB．safety

C．independenceD．faith

答案　A　[有人能与自己感同身受，这给了Elva力量。

]

7．A.controlB．enjoyC．shareD．express

答案　C　[自从那以后许多年里，她们两人都同甘苦、共患难。

share共享，分享，符合句意。

]

8．A.besidesB．despiteC．forD．without

答案　D　[根据本空后的Youhavesavedmylife可推测，如果“没有（without）”Irma,Elva不知道自己会怎么样。

]

9．A.actsB．triesC．repliesD．feels

答案　D　[本空前是Elva谈自己对Irma的感激之情，属于她的心理感受，故“feels（感受）”符合此处语境，表示Irma对Elva也怀有同样的心情。

]

10．A.backgroundsB．relationships

C．experiencesD．interests

答案　B　[本空后的belongingtocommunitygroups...havinganetworkoffriends都属于“人际交往关系（relationships）”的范畴。

]

11．A.inspiteofB．dueto

C．aswellasD．insteadof

答案　C　[根据下一句But...“Qualitybeatsquantityallthetime，”可知，下句说人际关系的质量重于数量，由此可推测，这句是说人际关系的数量很重要，故belongingtocommunitygroups和havinganetworkoffriends应该是并列关系，表示拥有广泛的人际交往关系。

aswellas表示“和”，符合此处语境。

]

12．A.protectionB．examination

C．treatmentD．development

答案　A　[根据上段中的Youhavesavedmylife可知，拥有广泛的人际关系可以提供“保护（protection）”。

]

13．A.specialB．trueC．oldD．popular

答案　B　[根据本空后的Qualitybeatsquantityallthetime可知，这里是说有几个“真正的（true）”朋友很重要。

]

14．A.preferB．expectC．agreeD．advise

答案　C　[根据下文内容可知，Elva和Irma用实际行动诠释了朋友的意义，因此她们应该是“同意（agree）”有几个真正的朋友很重要。

]

15．A.sonB．friendC．relativeD．daughter

答案　D　[第二段中的Irmahadlosther21－year－olddaughterinacaraccident提示了本题答案。

]

16．A.finallyB．immediately

C．suddenlyD．gradually

答案　B

17．A.decidedB．planned

C．helpedD．managed

答案